The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-10-22
The Big WING BIunder.

Taken for all in ALL the presentnent oil General
Scott as the wing candidate is the biggest blander on
political record We shall not look upon Ills Ike AGAIN
In one sense, indeed, even when the Wing Con-
yenen met, il was safe for them TO blunder, iof
thew had no chance any way. The country was sick
OF whig rule, and quite resolved 10 have democratic
administration. But General Scott was the very
man OF all others bring that result about-indeed to
leave from the frs, 10 the last from the letter OF aecep
lance 10 the electonee ring tour not the very slightest
doubt about H. Maeaulay says that James the First
was one OF that class Of monarchs specially pre-
pared by Providence for The very purpose %
bringing about revolutions General Scott belongs TO
a similar class OF candidates lie IS admirably quar-
flied TO make the defeat OF the party which presents MN
as It's nominee summary, sweeping, and sure. his
friends agreed that this so when the wing conven-
lion met in lsss Just this account he then Jailed 10 gel
the nomination Apparently with view to qualify him
self specially 10 render such service TO his country as
wbg presidential candidate the General has been busy
in making up political record in letter form for gem
eral circulation since ls4lwith what eminent success
the county is now deciding To the same end, appa-
renty, he shapes his demeanor on the stump when ne
goes forth 10 found "asylums" and elecloneer In
The same view, upon a and unprecedented system
of oraorical tactics, he manGuvres IN all his speeches
the personal pronoun OF the first person singular,
cruelty overworkng that innocent part OF speech 10
The same end with wonderful persistence, he fights his
ltte' battles over again, and shakes hands with Sen
ator Seward and Co., till his hands very sore
S,ch are the Establishments with which the skful SOL
der tnrned politician woos defeat Till she fairly STILES
him in her EN- brace.
IL h.ya haan FIRE fOretOu.
came the wings, then, 50 bunder' They had expe-
renee They had bundered before on Taylor. lie was
elected solely because OF democratic discussions. Mill
ary popularity could not have done 1t done And then
Taylor's administration was wing blunder, second
only in magnitude 10 SCOTS canvass But the wings
like the Bourbons could learn nothing and forget nom
ing And So having nominated military popularity IN
General TAYLOR, they now nominated military unpopu
lary in General Scott Nor did they blunder by halves
They gave an epic completeness to their action Start
ing with man who could not be elected any way, they
put on him the sectional brand, and wherever he moved
they raised the shrill whoop of "hgher-aw" ag
tation
And then came an unexampled array of wing testmo
malls. The New York Express (Scott whig) said thai
the General if elected, would bring back the Gaphlns
The New York Enquirer (Scott whg) said that to secure
the nominations he had repuda,ed his convictions as
native" The Boston Advertiser cScot whg) demon
stra,ed that he could no way be elected The Boston
Courier (whig, but not Scott whg) demonstrated that
he could be elected he ought not TO be- The whole south
en wing press, with very few exceptions, said his nomi
nation would bring disaster the Union The ables
southern wing leaders re-echoed the sentiment The can
yass was well argued by the wings themselves agains
"a. bafo fair
Such was the ou,set and then, 10 crown all, having
made their nomination blunder, the wings made thel
The result is before us IN the Iale eiecuons-Iore
Swallowed" On the second OF November il will be be
fore us in strong aud permanent coors-a TRANSPORTATION
OF our government, full restoration OF democratic
tendency, "the democratic sentiment OF the country
mbodied and the q Man Tor the Times" in power.