Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1851-06-19
NOr tho Boston Atlas
The Nniie1. Whig Party.

| No one, who interests himself in political az
fairs, can fail to perceive that the two great par
ties Of the country arc preparing to break ground
for the next Presidential election. Who the
party candidates shall be is not yet distinctly
visible, though, with the facts before as they
stand, we can give fair guess.
There are a few facts in regard to the Presi-
dency which we deem settled The first is. that
the Wing party will have their candidate; and
each candidate will be selected in the usual way,
by delegates IN a National Convention. There
may be three or four States in the South, such as
South Carolina, Georgia, Mississippi and Flor
da, from which delegates viii not go, as in those
States party tics are apparently somewhat chang
ed, and the question which ostensby divides
the electors is whether the Union shall stand or
be dissolved. The elections which are to take
place in Georgia and Mississippi during the
summer will 20 great way TO settle this ques-
ton. If the Union candidates succeed--and we
have little doubt of the fact notification will be
quiet for year or two, at least Out of the
States named, the question of Union or nulllfca-
ton cannot be made an issue, as there are no
dsunionsts IN other Sates-cOnsequently there
can be no such issue made, and therefore, the
old party lines and party names Will stand as be-
fore
he Uninn candidate in Georgia is Hon. How
ell Cobb, late Speaker Of the House Of Repre-
u
President on the Democratic ticket The I'm
ion candidate iu Mississippi is Senator Foote,
prominent candidate also for Y. President on the
same side. If these gentlemen succeed, they
VIII strengthen the Democratic presidential
candidate in both States indeed, we would hard
w give a straw for the chance of any Wing
candidate carrying either of the States, IN the e.
vent Of Mr.. Cobb or Mr.. 'oote being elected
Governor. Both gentlemen may during the can
/. !. ...i .t f- . lts, J.
aud say they care nothing for old party names,
all they look 10 i8 The Uuon, Tur UMoN In
this way thousands OF Wings VIII commit them
selves 70 the democratic candidates, and enough
viii stick 10 carry the vote Of Georgia for the
nominee of tine Baltimore Convention. Mlsslss-
ppi is sure for him any how We believe that
Mr.. Cobb has as much at heart the Vice Pres-
dency IN -, and the vote of Georgia TO back
him up as he has the Union 1t win be
found when perhaps, 1t is too late, that this cry
of the Union" has been used by the able poll
ticans in the South, and by the Journal of Com
nerce and the FREE TRADERS who support it in
New J orll 10 get a Locofoco administration into
power, when they can have things all their own
way. Il is certainly a curious fact, that IN both
Georgia and Mississippi, where the great body
of the Wings are Union men, and nine tenths of
the disunionists are Locofocos, that the cards
should have been so shuiiled that two prominent
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puoeTn 'or'aI Gtnalaatcs OH rie oH.qil ScAel' ~
po'h 9'"lgs lo', l'ol"i0gs ~ .ne I'ou' II
'uohs us ll uic l'IIo'o0oS "v"'u ~" al, ,HI du-
vantage TO their Presidential candidate, kelly TO
accrue rom the Cnoh movement "e W hBs
/ oeng sincere ~ meF professions ol devotion 10
the Onloh WI" De liie uuPes OIL tnose VINO u'e
iess sc'upuous ana more open n"Hheu'
me same game VIII oeiTieu in me nee STATES
thoueii not win the = me success NeIler par
/ " "ii put, up "a eei1la'le VINO Is "o' OIon
man ont that VIII maze no dh.erehce' dislnc-
tons "ill DC drawn Inc Loc9loco party, Win
out exception, VIII ci"hn I3f uelr candidate
purer niooa tnah Io"S IN 'he VEINS oil tie wing
cahuiua.e' ne journal Oh commerce. new
ork Ileraia' ana 'le quasi ns"f@ ana rec
Trade press, VIII chime III WIN then' All past
/ experience mas proved that there never was
slde issue OF tnls character t9 nae me Locoiocos