The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-06-27

strong man At the polls, even with the wing party
Of Massachusetts,. The effects, therefore, OF forcing
entertained among the wings, that he is no longer
State nomination Of Mr.. Webster by a State con-
vention through the of politi sal mschinery,
will be to divide and distract the wing party to
journals were among the first to declare their pre-.
ference for General Scott, and the Atias published
a list of his battles, and his achievements the
field, an evidence that the people OF the United
States owed him great duty, which could be best
paid by exaltng him to the Presidency in 1852. In
several Of the smaller cities of the State the people
have nominated him, as in Springfield, Salem,
Roxbury, Lynn, and Lowell. The democratic
committee have issued an address to the democra-
tic party of the State, which calls for decided
ton on the old and tried principles of the party
They will soon hold their convention, when the plat
form for their future government will be laid down
MAINE.-In conse luence Of the postponement of
the State election until 1852, there is very little
political news from this State. The Portland Id
p1tisr, the wing organ, speaks preference for
Hon. Daniel Webster for the Presidency; and
though some Of the papers Of the party favor
ably disposed toward Mr.. Fillmore, from the Ian
guage of the advertiser it is evident the party will
favor the nomination of Mr.. Webster. The Au-
gusta Age, one of the most prominent Of the demo-
cratic journals Of the State, has for some time
past, and still continues to advocate the claims of
General Houston for the nomination of its party
of Maine occupies a conservative ground, and,
through its several conventions, has declared in
favor of the compromise measures.
PENNsrLvANIA.-The campaign in this State is
now fairly opened, and the views Of the candidates
for Governor, on national questions, are well un-
derstood. COL Bigler, the nominee Of the demo-
cratic party, is the friend Of Mr.. Buchanan for the
nomination, by his party, for the Presidency, and
occupies strong national ground upon the ques
tions Of slavery and the compromise. Gov. John
ston, the nominee of the whg party, is opposed to
the Fugitive Slave law, and tho firm friend
Gen. Scott for the Presidency, whose claims were
also advocated by the resolutions of the convention
After the nomination of Gov. Johnston he refused
to accept, until he knew the character Of the
resolutions to be adopted by the convention, as
any direct or implied censure upon his course in
refusing to sign the bill repeating the law conflicting
with the federal law for tho rendition of fugitive
slaves, would prevent his acceptance. The issue,
then, is fairly made up between sectionalism and
conservatism. The Philadelphia North AnTican,
of the first to advocate the nomination of Gen.
Scott for the Presidency, speaks in most extravagant
terms Of the claims of Gov. Johnston upon the
people of the State but has not word to say
upon the resolution nominating Gen. Scott for the
Office for which that journal was first to bring his
name forward. In the convention, q resolution
offered in regard to the rendition of fugitives
from service; but it failed by overwhelming
vote, while those of protested attachment to the
Union and the constitution were passed by de-
csive vote. The Pennsylvania speaks confidently
of the Of the democratic party, the issue
as made up between the constitution, the com
sectionalism, eesosm, and hostility to the solemn
behests Of the constitution.