The Whig Party And Abolition

Wc have belbre gWéti our readers ej tracts iVbïn leading Whig papers, ; instilo cogitations ansing among tl.em ; nendcavorig lo answer the simple bul nuzzling WAi sludlhcdoa Weshaü keep our readers apm.ed ol the state of the discussion ia that party imtil they shall séltíe down uppii sorae permanent basis. A v.riler in tb.e Boston Courier, who claims to have had some expericnce and considerauon as a poliliciau in 'lis !)iirli' has grillen out a prcscription for ils cure v.-hich is worthy of notice. Like a irue physician, he ficst investigates the cansas of'thedefeat of the Whigs, of which four are enumerated in one of our e-xchangcs. They deserve attention. 1. l!A diminished confidence in mere legislaíion upon suhjects of financc and protection to promote national prospenty." 2. Want pf higher "moral consideration&V in their measures and candidatos. 3. The Anti-sJnvery sentioient. 4. The nomination of Henry Clay. lt seems thaJ in 1842 the writer gave some advice to the party which they did not heed, and were therefure defeated.- He tells us that # "Asliomsof roLicvl recommended: 1. To "incorpórate most dislinctïy in our political creed a f uil and practical reeognition of theessential impovtance of mornlity in the measures and men, held up for public adoption. 2. Acopt Anti-Ölavery principies, at least so fnr as our ndmitted conslitutional rigjUs shall permit such action. 3. Withdraw the name ot Henry Clay.:}The party were not then prepared to follow bis prescríption, and a great overihrow, has been the consequence. Bul heseems to hope more deference will be paid'to his adrice in future, for he comes out vhh a regular plan for combining olí the Whig ':elemenis of power" as follows: "1. The party uay incorpórate into their creed ïfie principie of protecüon. and rightTully appropriaTëlSir-taorfh_ whatever of 'feeling ihere may be in iheir favor in this country." "2. The Whig party can appropriate io itscl f a consideru!)le portion of tlir.l feelingthatgave occasion for the formation ofthe '-Native American party." ''3. The W big party should recognize most distincily the essential importancc of moralüy in the measures they propose nnd the candidates they hold up for office. There are a great many in their ranks. or have been, who feel ihat this has been too much neglected." 4. "Let the partjftadopt decided AntiSlavery ground. Humanity, _patnotism: self-resnect and self-preservation. allmand it." "No snbmíssion (to slavery) w"]l avail us, if we are base enough to offer it. - The Democracy have out-generalled as. They have bowed lower tban we could. and "the dark prize is theirs, beyond ihe hopecf successful competition. The reason why we have been no moro successful in gaining and keeping mojorities, has resul ted from the equivocal position we have occupied. Wishing to be regarded as the "irue Liberty party," we have wished to keep hold of svulhcrn support."We hope our Wbig readers who may be expecting aid from slaveholders, wil] nctice one truth here brought to view to which we have often ad verted: "The Democracy ■ have BOWED LOWER than we could, and the dar!: prize is TiiEnis, Isyond the hope of succcssful compelilion." The wriler thinks that if the Whig. -will occupy the true position ou Slavery and Naturalizalion, they will "absorb the materuü of the Naüve and Liberty partios."Thus the reader will see trom tbc cxfracts we have given from leacling Whig papers in Boston, New York, Albany and Syracuse, that a portion of the Whig party are in favor of ostensily tuking an tislavery ground. Whether they are foi going into it in eaniesl, and pracdcah'i remains to be seen. The Emancipato expresses a belief ihat there is no sincerity on the part of those who hav-e originated the movement - that it is intended asa poliücal manoeuvre forregaining Whig ascendency in ihe North, to vyhich ihe Slaveholderswill readily assent, and when the great Whig party shall meet at Washington in 1848 to nomínate i President, the 400.000 Whigs from theSlave. holding States will be received in good f-ellowslup, and Abolilionism will be kicked out ofdoorss Before coinciding ex actly with oui brother of the Emancipa lor, we will wait a Hule and sce how our new allies will carry themselves. - Having taken an anti slavéry stand, íheymust either advance or recede. They cannot remain stationary. Theh position is critical,and Ihey wilLsoon perceive it to - be so. The New York Tribune has already been catechized by the Whigs of opposing views and obiiged to answer catogorical.ly , to the charge of Abolitionism, yen ornay. The Courier and Enquircr brought thatters to a focus by presenting its specific charge, il t;Whnf v. ■ - fnrg! ■[ :■;■ ■■■'.. " and i: ' ialet ,- . .pose to inscribe aboWion principies vjion I he Whi ban-ner-a. design treasonable to the party and to the Union."' Tl;e next day Mr. Grcely. carne out in a long n nielo, ' respomling "nolguüty" as follows: Wliile therefore, wájfepcct eer to be. oswecver ave boon. óniv hosiüc aivi rmxiouv rVsirons pf íf CNtlnction, r.ANNor , NCAOiy x -v SHALL SVkVjB OtLjfeÜSm tmÈ UOI-vCüUIUiNG AC'JIOiN OE TÜE FlCi)i;:ilAL GOVELINil I3NT. TluisliieTi-ibunetíikes grounu eHf 1y ogainsl llic position di tho J.ibcrly parly. It goes for no natioxal voi.itICAli AGATNST SLAVEUV. The Liberty party is fo abolishing tho Slave Tkade in Washington, betvveen the several States, and on the Occan; and for aboliáhing'Slavcry in the District ofGolumbia, and t!ie Act óf 1793. The Tribune in tíiia paragropji, íakes ground AGA1NST all these thingi. as ihey all -involvc or requirethe concurring action of the Federal Government." So much for the Aboliiionism of the Tribune. - W hat say the State. Journal, Gazeitc, and theolher Whig papers of this State that follow the lead of the Tribune: do you agree to this; or disagree? We should like to have af] our Whig neighbors define their position with equal piamness.Inother States we fihd severa! Icading papers taking sidos without hesiation; and the prospect nou' is that the Albany Evening Journal and its fr iends will be obliged to take the back track, and unsav what they have said, or be silenton the project for some time to come. The Livingston (N. Y.) Whig has an adíele cntitled" The Black Fiag Stolen,'7 strongly condemning the movement.- The Whigsays:"We can assure the conductors of the :lbany Evening Journal, that if they have 'magined that the liosts of true hearted Whigs, vvho so latei y did sucfa glorious, :hough unsuccessful battle against the armies o! Locofocoism, will follow where ;thcy lead,' íliey are deslined to a most jvrievousdisappointment. Reávjeá forbid that ihe Vv7 h'ig party, without a shadow ÍL reason, should give up the noble principios fov wlic it has been contendin?, or_tliatits Northern braneh should prove thehTsehe?3 both ingrates and hypocrües, dissolving their connectinn wiih that noble band of Southern patriols, who, with a spirit almost as glorious as that of the ancient martyrs, have dared to stand by their Country, the Constitution and the Right.':"In conclusión, we say again, we be-" lieve the Whigs will remain firm, notwithstanding Smith and Sevvard may undertake to draw ibem f rom fromlheir position over to the third party grounds. - lst. Because, ifthe principies of the third party should be carried out, it won ld dissolve the Union. 2d. Because, to do so, would inevitably drive f rom our ranks some of the purest and most illusirious Statesraen, and among tbem the leader under whom waso lately baüled: and it would be a lacit acknowledgment tlftit Abolitionists vere right in their fantasïic and bigoted course in the last eleclion, because f they are now right tliey were then. - 3ut let none hold fast on account of prideof opinión; if any are salisfied that none of our Soulhern brelhren are fit to hold ofnce. and of the oíber cqually absurd propositions of third partyisin, let them wheel inio its ranks; bul tlien let ihem be men enough to de mand the dissolution of the Union, for it will inevitably follow the succcss of the Whig party. "We say agáin' lo the Whigs, let Cis go on AvS WHIGS, avoiding Abolitionism, Nativeism. and 'every other impraclicabiUty."The Chicago Journal answers m the dffirmative, conditionally: "We are asked. first, i f we are in favor of the abolitioa of slavêry. We answcr we nrc. We are asked, secondly, if we go the excrcise of the constilutional power by ihe Gíeneral Government for the remomoval of slavcry, and unequal dislinction on account of color, where the Genei'al Government has the power to act. We nswer, yes, ivhen ti can he dove toitlt the ndemnift 'catión and assent of the govrncd."Suppose borse stealing to bccome gene rally prevalent, how Iongbeforeit would je abolished by a party that would act igainst it by legislatioaonly wben all the thievcs had givcn their assent'to the proloscd (nactments1? The Oneida Whig goes sirong for the old landmat'ks of Whiggorv. That paper saysr 'Why on earth ehould Northern Wliigs raise the (lag of Emonicnation svhen they have no one to emancipate? Shall we do it to gralify and win to lis the few Ihousand mad, impracticable zealots, andworse, who have dono usall the injuïy in their power, and brought tliis calamity upon our country, and disafibct and drive from us our noble Southern brethren who have for twelve years fought side by side with us against Jacksonism. that fulal plague to thc'Gonsti'.uiion'? Shall we do this'? Shall wc sacrifice the 400,000 whig.-j at the vSoulh, intelligent, philanthropic," pairiotic men, for 60,000 conc"!itei!, obstinate men vvhö. are never.theless not be ibund six':months in the same íaith. the prey of yagrant lecturers and i.hc (nol3 of iVn.p'rmcfj)'é3 noliticians;? - añ e.changc.Gov. Seward, who has been strongly suspected of being at the bottom of this movcment, had come out in a letter, in vvhich hé declares íliat he is not a cartiHdatë for any office, nor sholl he be in future, nor will he accept any public trust. He ihen soys: -LOOKING TO THE WIIIG PARTY FOR LL EFFHCTUAL Mi'ÁAOllA'lMON AND PKOGRESS, ï asc Icavc io h'fi liïs peace-oering upon ils alara, Sfc." WülLibcriy men now be content tolet him nlone in his Whiggery, and apply themselves io their proper business - the conversión of the peopleI