The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-06-26


other offices, approved the administration of Mr..
Fillmore and those statesmen by whom he is sur
rounded, while they cast both him and Webster
overheard into the ocean of the past, and hoisted
new banner in favor of General Scott, whose name
and military fame are we'll known throughout the
republic and the world The approval of the ex-
isting administration is, therefore, on its face,
a mere empty compliment, springing from a wish
to concentrate their little power instead of leaving
ranking opposition that might be directed against
the new candidate and the new platform.
The treatment of Mr. Webster by the Pennsyl
yana wings, is fatal to his prospects for the Pres
dency. 1t lays him the shelf. The nomination
of General Scott, from such quarter, and in such
tones, will influence unfavorably the wings Of all
the States, and more particularly the wings Of the
Southern States, towards Mr.. Webster. Even in
New York and New England the blow will be
feltseverey on the prospects and purposes of Mr.
Webster, and all those who call themselves his
frierds. In the midst of weak an 1 imbece move
ment in Massachusetts, this nomination will come
like thunder clap among Mr.. Webster's friends,
paralysipg all further efforts in that quarter. The
friends of Mr.. Webster in this city and in this
state have always evinced imbeclity, mingled
with corruption and folly, and now they have
ceived final and vigorous coup de grace from Penn
sylvania.
General Scott may now be considered for all
practical purposes, the guar whig candidate for
the Presidency. The nom nation by Pennsylvania
makes him New York, Ohio, and other States,
viii follow up the movement. The National Wing
Convention, if it should meet, will merely
ratify and sanction the nomination made by Penn
sylyana. General Scott thus being the whig
didate, the question arises, what is the platform
which he stands! We have already stated, in gene
raj terms that the platform put forward by the
wings of Pennsy lyana is favorable to the Union
and to the compromise while eride,tiy ieares open
the discussion reiatre to the repeal notification of
the Fugitive Stare lap. Ii is the same platform as
hat Of William II. Seward and his friends, in this
State. 1t is the plato of the free sellers of New
England and the Northern States The position is
boldly assumed in favor Of the course of policy
which will leave the Fugitive Slave law subject
for discussion hereafter, and for further and I'M
limited agitation in the canvass and at the polls
Such being the case, General Scott being the
regular candidate of the wings of Pennsylvania and
soon to be the candidate of the wings in all the
Northern States, the platform of the free
sellers, led by William Ii. Seward, of New York
and Charles Sumner, of New England, the ques-
ton arises how will he be received, under such
flag, and under such auspices, in the Southern
Statesl Without the aid of the Southern States
no man be elected to the Presidency by the
popular vote Under such platform, General
Scott, in spite of his military popularity, could not
expect to get single vote from the South. The
Southern people, therefore, both wings and demo-
Gratis will be obliged to repose their own prin-
ciples, and make their bed platform of their
own erection. We expect from this great move
ment among the wings in Pennsy lvania that the
Southern States will decline to have any connec-
ton with any national onyention, and will here
after nominate their candidates, who will be
more suitable and acceptable to them than could
be those Of any convention held either in Philade
of the country the unionists and disunionists are
beginning to find out tn at their best policy will be
tonomnate their own Residential candidates so as to
throw the election into the House Representatives
where they will have better chance of making their
ownterms, and eecting their purposes tn they
could by participating in any national convention
at Philadelphia or Baltimore Caucus nomina-
tions, at Washington, for twenty years in period
gave pres dents, but the system fell into dsre-
pute. Convention nominations at Baltimore aud
Philadelphia followed the caucus plan, and that
system, after twenty years has equally fallen into
disrepute. The Southern States have for fifty
years governed the Presidency, and the policy of
this repubc-and there is every appearance that
by their union and concert Of action, they will
complish the purpose in 1852, by carrying the
election into the House Of Representatives. We
will see