The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-09-26

Immediate disruption oil the wing party or in its final abo
litionzation believe he cannot get the vote OF sin,
gle southern State He will be nominated, II nominated
at ALL by sectional yoie If, indeed. all the representa-
lives OF the South shall be true the trust conhded 10
lhem and he who fails 10 represent southern sentiment
and southern feeling Ia that convention upon nose hgh
issues let him look TO ilet him look 10 II he has
position hope or prospects at hoe his hopes are not
directed elsewhere than at home let him look well 10 H.
He who berays the trust confded him by any portion
oil the southern people in that convention ana under ex
sng circumstances acquiesces IN or gives ms consent
to the nomination OF General Scott, II am not very
much mistaken will be branded with brand oil iniamy
that viii dshonor him through his life and be eproach
TO his children when be is IN his grave l.
! "Bu the abolonzing of the wing party VIII mol DC
the only evil result accomplished by the nomination Of
General Scott at Baltimore. Il will place William a.
Seward in the same relation 10 me wing parry OF .te
party OF New York and the great States adjoining thefe-
TO- and. indeed, to the whole whis party OF the North
a most influential and controlling position Many men,
know, acting under his influence, and guided ny the
engines which he controls, who 90 not know from
whence comes the power that moves them he has
reached position OF power and influence al the North
that gives him an almost absolute control the north
ern wing organization He Is the focus at which con-
cenate all the hopes OF that class OF nercenary pollti
and pecunafy advantages. He has for years controlled
the patronage OF the great Empire State OF New York
in amount-ad has occupied position mat enabled
him, to very great extent control The patronage o.
the federal government here 10 reference Szens OF
New York. He is looked to as d probable President
Of the United States at some future day by his parsans
and tnal TACT gives nm all The power incident 10 sucn
position He can concentrate. WELD. and command
greater number OF energetic men. accomplish any OBJ
feet which he desires. than the President OF the United
States, with all the patronage which he dsposes That
is his position Such is his power and influence.
"Sir. do not undertake to Judge the motives and OBJ
ects oil any man. except so far as those objects and mo-
tlves are revealed and displayed by his acts. Trying
him by this rule public man, in the performaice OF
what esteem TO be public duty, have right to re-
fer to his position and inquire into his objects and pur
poses Such inquiries IN regard to the objects and pur
poses OF such address themselves 10 the interests
Of the republic. is always painful matter to me to
be Obliged to specify any individual in public debate,
and nothing but necessity would induce me to do 80
now. But, sir, | say that Mr.. Seward, when General
Scot, is nominated, will be naugurated emphacally into
the position of ruler and controller Of the wing party Of
! the nation"
The following extract is from the able speech OF Mr..
Toombs delivered in the House OF Representatives, the
50 of July asti
But what does Gen. Scott say He said he wrote %
letters 10 secure the nomination. That is true. But he
declined 10 write any because il confonnabe to the
policy OF those who sought 10 give to him. Laughter
they wanted silence, and he gave il to them. We de-
of public policy which we intended to make paramount
TO all others in the election We could not get them My
friend from Tennessee, Mr. Genryl and from Florida
Mr.. Cabell,] and, according SCOTS statement
many Others clamorous before the nomination, de-
handing TO know what he thought about them-what
were his opinions upon them-dd he approve ihem-and
would he carry them out in good faith They heard no
voice from him. and it could be brought out, and
there was but one reason why it was not got We were
told that when he should obtain the nomination shout
receive It, He would not write letters TO secure the nou-
Daon but il would be fair open sailing when il should
be made. How has he answered those questions
accept the nomination, with the resolutions annexed
take II cum onert. Laughier There is not single line
in the whole letter which expresses his approval OF the
Compromise, commits him TO its faithful maintenance
II does not require much writing for say whether
he likes the platform, whether he does like it, and
whether he would carry out it's principles not But he
took great deal OF writing 10 get around IL he says,
accept it, There no declaration here that 1t should be
v,
says he does not intend reduce This party by pro-
serpton to exact conformity TO his principles whatever
they are.
Il did intend 10 support General Scott any event
think him unfit for the Office under any circumstances
and dangerous TO the county, in the highest degree, IN
his present position | am now Offering additional reaa
sons furnished by himself why he should not be elected
to the office which he seeks The reluctant members OF
the convention are told, You went to Baltimore aud
you are bound by the action of the convention But
wish TO show them that this is sound principle OF
party action, ami that you have the right TO demand OF
your candidates TO stand up To general rules OF honor
and good faith. Whenever parties declare their prnci.
Pies they have right to have candidate to carry
Them out They have right TO know whether The can.
ddae approves OF those principles not he says lac
will not then nobody is bound by the nomination Those
are my opinions Of party nominations
" General Scott has not done it. He has not declared
ms appreciation OF these principles IN any part OF THIS
letters but the contrary, he has declared that prncl
pies shall make no difference when il comes TO the i'm
poran business OF becoming the almoner OF fifty millions
OF dollars oil the public money.
81 very easy for him 10 say whether or not he
agreed with those principles and approved OF them,
Pierce and King, and Graham have done lie is painful
obscure where his duty be plain, but sufficiently
certain where obscurty would least have been prudent
His additions TO the platform certainly not TO my
taste. tie has put two additional planks to IT Laugh
teri That is a little singular as his friends seemed 30
much opposed 10 this kind OF political structure. General
Scott Is for enlargng and making the platform broad
enough not only for you and and this country, but
also to his past and get himself out OF
his past commitias. Ii became necessary him 10
+ write part OF his political history. He had certain
commilials 10 the ienets OF an exploded party HIS
former opinions OF naturalization laws were no,
agreeable TO large class oil counuymen He there.
fore proposes alter them He proposes TO give TO all
foreigners the right OF citizenship who shall faithfully
serve, IN time OF year board oil our public
ships in land forces regular volunteer, their
receiving honorable discharge
do not know OF single sentiment ever uttered by
General Scott in relation TO the principles settled by The
Compromise or IN relation TO the subject OF slavery "a
general. that is in unison with my or the convc-
tons OF the ssvehoding States OF this Union. If he
had stood upon these great questions where he ought
friend, the senator from New York Mr. Sewsrd al.
tempting to relieve him by letter TO the public from
some what Of the odum of his alliance But be did not
stand there For more than ayear General Scott has
been the known candidate OF the free soil wing OF the
vhlg party. Even his friends in the South operated
with them TO sttangle all acknowledgment OF the Com
promise IN Congress or the convention They finally gave
him the nomination 10 them he must look tor bis cleo
hon 10 them he must mainly look, If elected, for aid
and advice IN carrying the government HIS election
would reopen the sectional strife which have Just
terminated and mperil all that gained TO the
Try by the Adjustment Under these circumstances he
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