Year: 1860

John w. Syme, Esq, The very worthy gentleman who
presdes over the editorial columns of the Raleigh
Register, at whose head haunts the name of Bell and
Everett did in 1854 preside over the destines of that
old and staunch Wing paper the Petersburg Lnteli-
gecer and from the editorials of that paper the follow
ing remarks are extracted


From the Petersburg Inteigencer, March 2, 1854.


The Vhig Purity.


We have for some time been under the impression that the
new phase which the slavery question has assumed in Com
gess would play the mischief with the old party organza
% = pdsea % as those organizations were upon the recogn


IN theT respective platforms of 1852 of the Compromise
o iooo ne never for moment believed that the Free
M Hefs @ VINO embraced the Democracy platform had part
oc III thelr uecarat0ns or that they would not
selze the rst opportunity after getting their share of the
Po o TRUSTING out @ the coyen foot which they cunning


have We any great confidence in the body of Northern
Whgs because the influence of VIM. H. Seward over them
has been too obvious to have escaped our notice.


Wlth iew distinguished exceptions the Wings of the
States have been found steadily opposed
the const uonal rights the SOUTH as regards their
peculiar institution They almost unanimously resisted the
Fugitive Slave b and have given Indication since of the
slightest change iii their position We had hoped, however,
Notwithstanding all the dscouragements that the Wing par
Y at the North would under the wise counsels of such men
as Everett Choae and others of like stamp, be brought to
consider The toes and hazards of their anSouthern DEM
and become united with the Wings South in great
national party. We expected with confidence that EDWARD
EVERETT would, of all men, have signazed his devotion
the conservative interests of the country they are en-
bodied and guarded in those great of the thirty


first Congress, known collectively the Compromise-of
which be always avowcd himself the ardent friend


If he had stood firmly up to the crss-if he had proven


himself true TO his post the time trial-there would
have been chance of getting the Wing party safely over
the Abolition breakers amidst which it STRUGGLING
BUT HIS INFLUENCE HAS BEEN DIRECTED Only
| no PRECIPlTATE THE DISASTER WHICH HE COULD
HAVE AVERTED. Never did an eminent commit SO
Wrctchcd blunder-neVer statesman amentablV
at fault as is Mr. Everett in his upon the Nebraska
bill. He has lost splendid opportunity of consolidating
his ameOt blazing brightest amongst the shining lights of
the land lie has, with strange inatuation, abandoned
the lofty position which he long held with honor him
self and benefit his country and descended unite him
self with whose doctrines, practices can
not but be the opposite of his. WHEN WE SEE SUCH A
! MAN SURRENDER HIMSELF TO THE FREESOIERS
| AND ABOlITIONISTS AND TAKE HIS PLACE ALONG
SIDE OF SEWARD, AND CHASE AND SUMNER, we
have nothing to do but express astonshment at the
spectacle and regret amentabe instance of nstabi
lty IN one OF the most gifted inteects of the age.


The detection of Mr. Everett the National Intei.
Gencer has played havoc with the Wing party. IT IS USE
! LESS TO DISGUISE THE FACT THAT ABOLITIO. .iISM
AND FKEESOlLISM HAVE WITH THESE ACCESSIONS,
EFFECTUALLY BROKEN THE TIES WHICH BOUND
TOGETHER THE WIIGS OF The SOUTH AND OF
The NORTH. The former cannot raternize with the lat
vital constitutional principle which is embraced in the Ne
basa question There could be neither consistency pro-
pety sincerity in any union between them after the
proceedings Of the Northern Wings upon this question:
For days have been rife of meeting of the
Southern Wings having been secretly held Washington,
in which Messrs- Toombs, Stephens and Others declared
the party disbanded. AND DENOUNCED THE NATION
SOUTH We know not whether these rumors be well found
ed not but this will say that that is they shall be
COnrmCd shall be gated at the stand taken by the
meetng and shall cheerfuy cast in lot with the South


our Southland abide the consequences Inclination
| no less than duty impels US to the determination