The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-07-15
The whig Party and MIR. webster.

The confessed inability OF the whig party. as now or
gained, 10 give any guarantee that. il clothed with the
power Of the government, ii keep the public peace,
is main point on which the present canvass must
turn. The highest wing authorities in the land at the
North and at the South, tell us that Gen. SCOTS nom
nation is the work OF those wing leaders who, by
driving the trade OF sectional agitation, and holding out
the prospect of its immediate renewal have in the great
States. where the wing force is greatest got The control
OF the wing organization II is this fact which is now
turning the eyes and the hearts OF so many wings to
the independent nomination OF Mr. Webster 1t Is
this fact more than anything else, as we believe,
which causes Mr.. Webster himself up TO this time anx-
,usy to epel the idea that he has resolved to support
Gen. Scott. or Mr.. Websters hesitation and reluctance
no reasonable or honorable explanation can be given,
save the strong conviction 10 his mind that by supporting
Gen Scott he will practically repudate and abandon the
policy Of peace betUesa The tgo seetons to which, in the
grandes hour Of his life. he committed himself and his
political fortunes on the 7h OF March, 1850. The ques
ton now before him is whether in obedience mere
PARTISAN obligations, he will fasy his great deed OF that
day. Mr. Websefs and career already belong
to history; and slau1ch and unnnching opponents as
we are OF his political views questions OF gen.
eral public policy we yet free as Americans
to express the hope tina, since the wing party has prac
ucally cast out of its present organization the sent-
OF nationality Daniel Webster in his course will
al least be true 10 himsclf-w remember the browning
glory OF his later years. and serny and to the last refuse
BY supporting General Scott. aJop, the politics OF WIN.
H. Seward and abandon his politics the sectional
issues declared the 9TH OF March. II is idle for
Mr. Webster for anybody else pretend tina, he can
supper, Gen Scott without ef.coniradiction To
DO 40 will be a f" step backwards" Hi, hesitation
shows that he himself feels this His best and ables, wing
friends avow that they feel H. Neither he nor they can
be deceived by the whg platform To his cost and their
own, they we'll know and they have truly told and put on
record The shameful and progae history OF that matter
They know, and be knows, that the wing abolitonis az
iiaors-the men in the whig ranks who have made and
making, sectional agitation their political CAPT.
tal-waned their man, and got him. by pledge which
they repudated and uampled under foo, before the ink
IN which II written had dried. Mr Webster knows
his friends affirm, and the country knows that these
men struck him down because OF the deed OF the 9TH
Of March. The question before him and bis friends
is wheiher be will finish the work be began tina, day.
or whether he will by bis vote and counenance sustain
those wings who that work, and make to the
knife on him as the doer Of il. How he will solve this
question we know not The most honorable and patti
we do know But one thing at least, is certain there
Is moi one wing sbeliionist enemy Of Daniel Webster
there's not OF that lsnatca whig crew, from Gov
e'no' Johnston. down-who have hunted him with
ooioquy and insult for The last two years who have de-
ho"nceo MS 7hof March speech tergiversaiioa s.;
mere IS not one of these who will not yell for JOY to
see MN now 'egiversae back again into the Seward and
oco" ranks' and thus give the whg agifaors reason
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SUI TOO" 70 Drag MAT they were not only strong enough
carry nef own man in the convention. add then 10
'epoaae '"e' pauofm bat tina, they had power after
Waos spite o. his hesitation, in spite Of his convr.
uons as testified by that hesitation, in spite Of his re
00oeo OPINIONS 10 whip IN Daniel Webster into their
party traces and into The support Of their nominee
'heIe . one other point Of view IN this matter Mr.
"eoset cannot elect General Scott All thahs can do
sacrifice his own consistency in pa,n attempt 10