Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1851-04-10
The Next Presidency.


the following items. We ought to say, perhaps,
\ that the Washington Republic and Boston Cour-
i Ter Webster organs) have seized the cat by the
! tail, and are doing their best to hold her back:
but it is evident that the animal is determined to
20 ahead-tail or no tail. We recommend the
"organs7 to study the tale of Mike Fink, on our
first page. They are bound to be floored
o. Ii in vain to pretend that the nomina-
ton of General Scott is popular movement. 1t
is no such thing. The motives that prompted
the manpuvre under his name, in this quarter, at
least are not difficult TO understand. They will
soon be sufficiently apparent to the world
Boston Courier
Or ntighbor of the Courier will find out, one of
these days, whether the nomination of GENERAL
Scorr sis popular movement or not There
a is something singular in the unanimity and read
r mess with which the name of the CoNQuEROR
OF MEXICO has been taken up and adopted by
The Wings in a large portion of the country, at
this early period of the canvass. We freely con
tess that we are in favor Of GENERAL Scorr as
the Wing candidate for 1852, although we are
not IN favor of beginning the campaign actively
at this early period But if the opponents ofths
great man are disposed TO sneer a, and bclltilc
him, and bring the anthems Of the Administra-
ton to bear upon him or his friends we are ready
e w
sought ia preClpitate the discussion We do not
wish 30 have it begun for months to come We
wish to get into no collision with Wing papers.
II the Courier and other papers take other views,
we snail respect them. They are as much enu-
tied TO their opinion, as we are TO ours We
shall regard their preferences with respect. and
trent them accordingly. All we ask is, that how
ever much we may differ Ia regard TO candidates,
we shall all agree to abide by the decision of the
ban Nuf f.,ttt .,fr. !
canvass UNITED, in favor Of the Wing nominee.
and against his Locoioco competitor This we
promise on our part, and this we shall perform
Boston illus.
The Boston Courier has an article deprecaing
the idea of starting candidates for the presi-
dency al the present moment and speaks sneer-
lngy OF " one or two attempts IN certain quarters
10 thrust q candidate upon the public notice, hu,
without any success whatever Is the Courier
50 Ignorant of what is going on in this country
as II would have us believe Zone or two at
tempts" quotha! Why there are more than a
hundred newspapers In the United States now ad-
vocatng the election of General Scott, and the
I Wing party of one whole State has already
pledged itself 10 join HIM. IS ithout any sue
cess whatever,n say you Just so said the oppo-
nents OF General Taylor previous To his nomina-
ton but vet he was nominated and elected too.
when no other Wing candidate could have been.
me- Oouncr then- as now, knew nothing Of that
overwhelming force of Wing sentiment 10 the
Masses "hen 1t does speak, leaving little truce Of
the work of those hacknied politicians who speak
not until some great man speaks, or an answer
comes back FROM Washington, 90 the question:
" W hit s 10 be done DEE great mass ol the
/ W ing voters are quite as Intelligent as the Iead-
crs; ANA The editor of the Courier will leave
the quiet of bis sauctum, aud go ont among the
people, he wIll find that nmety-nine Of every
hundred wings, 90 whom he propounds the inqul-
ry as to W hat Is TO De done 10 save the wing
party wal answer nominate General Scott
The thing is Just as oppaieu, now as WAS the
necessity of Gen. Tayors nomination in ls4s.
or Cen llarrisons IN lciO.
The Courier thinks, to quote the language of
a"'lle'' ult i"e great oaay oil the Wing party
ar Aot lle'tl satisHe'i "ili PRESIDENT flllmorcs
course mus l'f' oul they iinnk u respectful 10
"'l u"i'i's loneeI Delofe l4Ning measures coicu-
la1oG 70 create unnecessary agitation Perhaps
ne'I'S an u'e papers Which puoiish the United
S'''es Laws ny authority think IN the same
way out we mmk me " ing party or any por-
uohVi w. nave a Hsht 10 agiiate the question of
'he Iie'oeh'y JUST "heh tney please. There is
mo want OF respect towards President Fillmore,
cypress OF hnP.eu' IN bringing forward General
scout MI uimore mas no clain--be came into
ms present Posluoh oy accident, and under pc
cell"'y ul"cu4' cl'eulistance aud IT IS the fault
OF those circumstances that Joe has not been able
to unite the Wing party. he might, we think,
have pursued more conciiatoy course; he
might az lels' nave avoided She small policy of
'sp9is -oi paying Tor PARTISAN newspaper ser
wees 10y changes IA the mediums of Publishing
lhe pubic laws ont on the whole he has not kept
lit wig party so conNen nifty small' as others
ml2Ht ia'e kept IT, eult The inct IS notorious
tnat "a urge poflion u not a majority ofhe Wing
party is arlyed I'D quasi opposition 70 thena-
lional aamnl 'lf"iloni and d o. PLAIN enough that
ne" cahdiHhif VINO can unite the various ele-
menis' must be brought forward, or the Wing
party IS MS good as dead and buried. Incur omn-
ION General scott is the only manon whom the
Dl.j. ~. :''5 "''N any nope Oh success bosi.
Du''5 ''"'''
iNFit1D ScoTr.-A meeting of the Wings
OF Huntingdon county, favorable 20 the nomina-
ton OF General scott for the Presidency. IS 10 be
heid m the borough of Huntingdon, Penn, on
iae l3th OF Aprl. The call Is snged by 33S
W higs of the county. 4 large public meeting
~ te " W. ~ AIH.sI4ls county, PENN held
az vac OouIt li9uTs1 IA Aiiahn,ng' on 'he lNh
NV" "lPo.'5u ueleg'.e 10 ,,'e nlg STATE Oon-
'oNl'oi' an" P'ssuu d icnBIiy series oil resolu-
s,on ~ ,a'o' Oh oooo'' lof resident ana John
r,,,l io' No'e'oi' a il'el,Hg ol me wings
i.'Ii'oi 10 I,i'ial oyo. i3P ule FTesidency' was
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