The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-07-21
The Wing Party and the Presidensy--r is
slavery Question and tie Union.


The fragments Of the late Whig patty OF the
usited States are just now in a most embarrassing
saaation. Never more 20. The Northern branch
Of hi. heretofore respectable organization, il would
spysar, have deliberately abandoned the south,
and contemplate sec;iona. campaizn. upon Sec
snai sues, and for the sectional object reducing
Ne South to complete submission % the nero viii
ETA Northern majority. WHAT does this al p1r-
,snd An sggrav ,ton of the still ovi-tinc preiu-
dice. between the two sections. an alienation Of the
South from The Unioh az combination through
sut tie Southern States fo- tie lat desperate re-
sort of secession. What other effects can %, an.
Nciratcd fiou . campaign bctVccn southern
sla ery aud Noft EN- 4bolti1nim The pre- pnt
attitude OF tho Northern rbig party is therefore
ba4. exceedingly bad, unpltro,ic. and sulciih
IT, tendencios are give trouble n the couutryt0
Strengthen The sg..dcs ~ continued psoyy,atiou--
" encourage the Northern ugihfsrs by eouees-
scps--to destroy the fair flms q General Sc,it
and to de,troy sTarty.
Both the old parties are now divided, ea "a into
w. principal factions. and various .ubI,.ioa. of
heretieaI ou,sid.rs The moin body Of Ia, northern
S.mocratic party 81, g5r The comprlmi.c., ara thc
hitbful execution of tte Fugi,iso SLAVE Law and
Cas- Iouglas buchanan, and others. are al % GOOD
sonl.,ion f0r ng upon these i-sucf, anI --el
eth rs a. may b. p.0po.cd ~ The Baltimore Con-
rsullon as aiiiiioaai comprom.ses With the co-th.
Even Prince Ohm an Buren, and tbe barn5arnes
are Kindly Opposed towards the alty milo 70
spoi., and 60 any rea enable pr, grammc thai IL
mes. available To, Southern wing u The le
noeracy. especially iu south Carolina, C-s -ya,
Fiorida, ami Alabama, arc merged in The
sscestion party, and cannot CO operate wish
the party Of the North. TAs Wig pa-y Of
The North seem already h0 X and line, 10 have
gone over 90 the free sodcr., aud toe indcscriba
bic motley olqucs Of traitors and fanatics ,n.
rolled under The gtdancc % seward, Greeley.
Carl. = d Douglass, Abby Kelly and company
The declared policy Of this pe-buld comb aat.on is
the repeal of the Fugitive Slayclav, auds pefma-
ncnt embargo against the cKtcasior u slavery, and
sgainst the introduction Of another slave State into
the Union. And Upon this pc'leus platform, 20 In
sullrg The south and pc.ilous 70 the pcaco y
a. coupiry-so iauatical and suicidal % al con
ccrrcd-they propose. az far as We have any de-
velorcmens, 70 place Gen. Scott before the North,
and I'm open defiance Of the south and all tho com
Tnct' FOR their security
The Wing state Convention az Lancaster. Pa
declare their designs against the Fugitive Slave law
the whig party Of Ohio leave /. an open question;
md the whole whg party of the + tn, rndcr The
tall shadow Of Cen scott. consen. o'' better
for the South than position Of armed neu rally
against IT, '-rtitution Of slavery. Vet su.h s their
stra.tened col...ion. that w. the pomia.. u the
whig party, they should qualify his position, he may
Iose in the North without gaining Ia th, south
The chances are, then, in the event Of GU SCOTS
nomination, that he viii stand nOr. commit,h on
slavery, take back his native America letter, and
rely upon the wings and their abolition reinforce
,ncsts for an election 10 all this do not i'm ylach
the patriotism Of Gen. scott. lie hss proved TOO
sfsn bis devotion 20 the glory Of HE oounty 70 D.,
quofionci. Bot be Is in the hand of hi'f'ioni'
and vhls they are shaping cut the plan o.