The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-09-21
BY THE MAIL g..
WASHINGTON, Sept. Is, 1876.

WASHINGTON, Sept. Is, 1876.
The Merit Campaign-The Wing Parfy-7hsir
Probable Ticket Defined, and its Availability
Deiwsated.
From the present state Of the two great parties,
and their xplicable subdivision the wide
distinction between the wings and democrats up
on general measures, and the apparently irrecon-
clable discussions in either party, upon factions,
men, principles, schemes, doctrines, dogmas and
absurdtes, we may safely take up the prophecy,
and proclaim it to the twelve tribes of Israel that
tho campaign of ls4s will surpass, in forced
marches, the advance of our invading army into
Mexico-wil be more interesting in its skirmshes
than the march to Santa Fe, and more decisive
in its results than the battles on the Rio Grandes
or the return OF Santa Anna to the government OF
our sister republic.
We propose briefly to examine the prospects Of
the wing party, their probabilities for candidate
and their chances for success. Pending the late
session OF Congress, the military glory of General
Scott, taken into view with the browning giories
of the names and fame Of Jackson and Harrison,
was by all odds the predominant idea. 1t was
endorsed by Henry Clay at Ashland--it was taken
into the especial care OF John M. Clayton, one OF
the most accomplished political wetnurses of the
day--it was approved at q dinner Of the magnates
of the party in Washington, and down to July the
nomination Of the hero of Lundy's Lane, as the
wing champion for '4s, appeared to be a foregone
conclusion.
But, unsatisiied with the laurels ofthe victorious
warrior, Gen. Scott, unadmonished by the dis
astrous examples of his illustrious predecessors,
must take upon himself the hazardous occupation
OF "the complete letter writer" Did not the
Texas letter OF Mr.. Van Buren, extinguish HIM
Did not the Texas letters of Mr.. Clay "use him
up" especially that patriotic declaration, that,
" so lar from having any oblecnons personally,
to the annexation Of Texas, he would be giad 10
see it, And had not General Harrison to be
stopped, from the certainty that, II permitted TO
20 on he would write himself out oil the elecuon -
And did not the salvation of Polk turn upon his
Reputation OF pen and paper after the perpetra-
ton of that most mastery, conPrenehsive, am.
biguous. cabaistic and suspicious Kane letter
All true-true as gospel, every bit OF it. And yet,
in the teeth of these admonitons, Gen. Scott de-
GherateIv proceeds to open official correspond
ence with the Secretary OF War. What the re-
snltl ga hasty plate of soup" lays him out, to
ali annearances us dead as julius Caesar. II
changes al once the whole plan of the campaign
it leaves John NJ. Clayton without his man, and
throws out the hastyGeneral among the unavaa-
BILE commodities OF the party.
Now, then, the friends OF John Mclean who
had kent inthe shade, recover arms and come into
line. Gen. Scott will not answer--as certainly as
a pourd of hard cider elected Harrison, would
that hasty plate of soup defeat the Major ZEN raj
Winfield could never win the field after having
confessed to that unfortunately light and liquid dun
ner. Roast beef might have saved him,or salt JUNK,
but soup will never be countenanced by the Am
erican people as the rations Of a soldier. IL was
an affectaton of delcacy OF stomach, winch inc
nronort;ons Of a man sx feet six, and over two
hundred ayordupois, render positively ridiculous
it was a preten sion TO industry unparalleled In
the history Of any live General you can produce.
The GENERAL then was abandoned-the Old hunk.
ers of the wing party turned their eyes again 10
Ashland, but nc response from the orco'e has