The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1859-08-03
The Oad-EiEac wings

The National Whjg Committee" held n
meeting in New York on Tuesday last, and pas
sed the following resolutions unanimously:
"Re9o7vel, That, in the judgment Of the COM
mittee, it is not expedient at tins time further to
discuss or agitate the question of the slavery OF
! the A fiican race in this country. That it be
respectfully recommended to every citizen to
vote and act according to his convictions ofright
and duty; but those who, with us, believe that
sufficient has been said and wrtten,foT the pur-
pose ofexplanatien and elucdaton, will forbear
further discussion of the subject ofsIavery, and
turn their attention to other topics of general
importance; such as our foreign relations, in
cuding the question Of the extension Of terrific
nv, the building Of railroads for national purpos-
es, the improvement of our harbors and the
navigation Of our rivers, to facilitate internal
commerce; the subjects of currency, and tariff
of duties and other means for developing our
own internal resources and home wealth, and
binding together, by the ties of interest and
| fraternal feelings the various parts and sections
Of our widely extended republic"
| Whereas the above resolution was introduced
| for the consideration Of the committee in the
early part Of the present year, and had relation
| to the discussions relative to slavery which ag
tated the country at that time, and which had
| brought into existence parties OF sectional
character; but since the introduction ofthe res
oluton question has most unex expeCtedly arisen
| in some parts Ofthe country ofa novel character
question whether the A (rcan slave trade ought
to be revived. This question the committee
does not regard as one of sectional character,
or there is no geograp phical section OF the Uni
ted States in favor OF the revival ota trade which
| long since became the adherence OF most OF the
civilized countries of the world. The commit
tee does not believe that there is one State IN
this Union which would approve of such re
vval, and they entertain not doubt ,hata We
ry large majority of the slaveholding States
themselves would, if called upon, be found utter
ly and Indignantly opposed to the repeal of the
law Of the United States abolishing the African
slave trade; therefore, be it.
Reso'ved, That in passing the above resolution
the National Wing General Committee Of New
York would not be understood as recommend
ing or suggesting that any citizen of the United
States or any human being residing in this re.
public, who may not be citizen, should be re-
strained by any consideration whatever from
expressing openly decidedly and ifit please him
Indignantly, on all proper occasions, hts opposi-
ton to and his adherence Of the African slave
trade.
Resolved, Also that this committee regret to
say that they think it not inappropriate or I'm.
called for at this time, TO declare their firm ad-
herence to the great fundamental principle o
republican liberty oBEDIENCE TO LAWS CON.
sTITUTIoNALLY ENACTED. Submission to the
will majority oftbe people, lawfully expressed
underlies the foundations of every republic
We have as little respect for the citizens OF Sy-
racuse, in New York, or Obern in Ohio, rs fol
those OF Charleston, in South Carolina, or Savan-
nah, in Georgia, who openly violate this princi-
pie. They are alike, in our Judgment, TRAI-
TORS who cvnSpire against the welfare and very
existence of the State, and should be held UP
to the scorn Of mankind.
In single handed contest between Democ-
racy and Sewardism, which seems now to be in
evitable, we are thus furnished with additional
evidence that the old.lne Wings of the North
could not, if they would, avoid cooperating
with the former. Even their neutrality would
contribute to the agitation of the question
which they so virtuously and unqualiledly con
demn.
On the subject Of the revival Of tho Africar
slave trade, the reslutions express the unchan
geable sentiments of the Democratic party
1t can scarcely be supposed, by the most ardent
advocate Of that mischievous proposition, thai
these is the remotest probability, even now or
hereafter, that the laws passed by the aid o
Southern votes, prohibiting this traffic, will like
ly ever be repealed. Should bill for that pur
pose bo introduced at any time during the pres
ent century into Congress, it would not likel,
receive the undivided support ofa solitary slave
holding State,