The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-07-08


roombs and Stephens Of Georgia, Brooke Of Missis-
sippi, Abercronbie of Alabama, and other Southern
members Of Congress-, lately identified with tho whig
party, but who now remdiate General Scott. on the
ground that he has fled in his letter Of acceptance
TO clear his skirts Of his abolition and free soil inch
nations and partialities.
We hardly expected these Southern gentlemen
to push their consistency to this extremity. We
were rather disposed to think that, as the Seward
faction accepted the candidste though they "spit'
upon the platform, so the Georgia Unionists, par
erceience, would accept the candidate for the sake
of the platform, and for the sake of the party,
like the Courier and Enquirer. That paper
despises the nomination Of General Scott, and
thinks, as Mr.. Webster thought of that Of General
Taylor-that it was nomination absolutely
not fit to be made, over the head Of the Greae
Expounder but STILL like Ancient Pistol, cotem-
porary guJps it down-"he eats and swears." And
SO, it was expected that after little swearing and
bravado the Southern wings, of the Georgia
stripe would fall into line and work tremendously
in the Scott harness to the end of the campaign.
But they cannot 20 the ticket and to prevent " all
mistake and apprehension +" in the subject, they
have come out with their manifesto.
The old Intehigencr at Washington 10 struck
dumb with amnzement; but soon as it can col
leot its scattered IDEAS the seceders may look out
for a broodside. The old fogy Commercial, of this
city, affects to be well pleased at this happy deliver
ance Of the whg party from these locofocos in dis
guise But there is no use in mincing the matter
This act of secession of Mr.. Stephens and company
reduces the prospects of Gen. Scott in the South
very materially. Georgia may now be considered
as bopelessly gone Tennessee is at least rendered
exceedingly doubtful for Scott; and as for Virginia.
Alabama, and Mississippi, they have always been
entirely out of the wing estimates. Those States
which were impregnable against the whirlwind and
tornado of Harrison's popularity, are, of course,
given up as hopelessy irreclaimable. But there
was some expectation by the wings of Tennessee and
Georgia; and now, if they go by the board, it will
become an imperative duty on the wings of the
North to carry all three of the great States Of New
York, Penpsy lvania, and Ohio, or the chances are
that they will lose the election. But, again with
the whig free soil detection in Ohio, in lS4S how
is Ohio 10 be carried And with both branches of
the democratic party in New York, even to old Mar
tin Van Buren, himself, thoroughly reunited, and
ranks, and a considerable GOODNESS among the Fill.
Pennsylvania is even doubtful, if the seventeen or
eighteen thousand majority against Governor Johns
ton at the last election means anything.
The wings of Georgia hold State convention on
the 10Th July, on the Presidential issue and the
direct question before them will be, whether they
shall or shall not accept the Baltimore wing nomi-
nation, ''with the resolutions annexed" The
movement of Messrs Toombs, Stephens, and their
associate protesants at Washington will be very apt
to push the Georgia convention to a separate no.
mnation, and was probably intended to effect
that object. Thus, the unsatisfed friends of Mr..
Webster in New York and Boston, and the un-
satisfied friends of Mr.. Fillmore everywhere, may
yet have Union ticket to their liking Possibly
Mr.. Webster or Mr.. Fillmore, nolens rolens, may
be nominated by the Georgians-possiblys somebody
else, in connection with Graham on the regular
wing platform, so that the seceders may have the
privilege of voting half the regular whig ticket
any how. We must wait for the Georgia conven-
tiop-and, above ALL for the grand flibusteripg,
white and black, brooches and petticoat convention
at Pttsburg, Of the llth Of August; and the State
elections CT August, for the definite sha ping of the
campaign The Southern Wing manifesto is but
the beginning Of the end. Hurry up the soup.
Col. BENTON on NATIONAL PoLITIcs.-Colonel
Benton is ga lion, and not a rabbit'-so he says
himself In proof Of this, We published yesterday
certain extracts from a late speech at st. Louis
by this old hon. He isup q candidate for Congress,
and has been defining his position before the people
He is lion-no rabbit. He makes horrible work
of his enemies, on the stump; and, from his own
showing, statesman politician of these times or
any other times has been blest with such host
Of active, perseverDg conspring, bitter and unprn-
cipled enemies, as the hungry swarm by which Old
Bullion is surrounded. But he is lion-no rabbit
Nor has old lion in the desert, assaled by
reg iment of dogs and Hottentots, made bettor
fight g solitary and Alone" than the indomitable
ex-senator from Missouri. He is a lion-no rabbit
Nor is he content with drawn battle or an armis-
tice with his foes. lie is lion-not q rabbit.
Nothing will satisfy him but their determination or
his own. He is lion-not rabbit. One way or
the other, he is resolved to purify the democratic
party of Missouri, perish in the attempt. He is
lon-not rabbit He is not to be laid quietly upon
the SHELF like Cass, Buchanan. Marcy, Butler, and
the rest Of the old foges but he has shown that the
attempt with him makes the issue a battle of life
and DEATH He is lion-not n rabbit.
After serving thirty years in the United States
Senate, he regards the conspiracy by which he was
superseded as an objectionable outrage and so,
to pave the way for ousting ''Davy Atchison,"
when his term shall expire, Colonel Benton is up as
a candidate for the House of Representatives. He
is lon--not a rabbit. The supposed descent to
that body from the Senate requiring an expana-
ton, he justfes the step with considerable force,
and pleads that the House holds in fact the ntia-
tive and controlling power of the governments
fact which, we apprehend, nobody will attempt to
dispute. If elected, also, he will serve his const-
tucnts, constantly looking forwards, and not back
wards for Benton, after his own fashion, belongs to
the progressive democracy. He is lion-not q
rabbit. IncontestibIy, if elected, he will make the
fur and feathers fly in the House worse than did old
John Quincy Adams in his day, who, from the