The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-06-22

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Great Contest Begun.
Yesterday. a one s'eleck, the Wing National Con.
ventisu, ct Baltimore, AFTER the 6fty-third ballot
reached . majority, declared Scott to be the whig
candidate Of the coming election. This oonsumms-
ton we predicted and believed from the moment he
was started by Mr. Clayton Of Delaware, adopted by
Governor Johnston, Of Pennsylvania. and backed up
by AL the energy Of w. H. Seward and his associates
Of New York. 1t is triumph of Seward over Fillmore
and Webster, with all the favor, influence and pa
tronsge Of the government TO back them: but it is
not . triumph Of which w. h. Seward and the whig
abolitionists can boast The whig party, by q So
lemn act Of their National Convention, and by an
immense majority, stand pledged in favor Of the
Compromise measures, including the Fugitive Slave
law, and against American intervention in the af-
fairs Of Europe. The wings, in fact, occupy the
same ground that the democrats assumed in their
convention.
The two parties have thus committed themselves
to the same principles, and appealed to the same
great interests thrSugheut the country. The con-
test, therefore, between these two candidates and
parties will not be 50 much contest between con-
ficting principles between individuals and the
ground Of personal characterperhaps still more be-
tween the influence Of cGques in both the parties.
It will be an interesting and claMorous fight.
Tie old distinguished men Of the whig party, from
Webster down, are now thrown back on private life
as unsuitable TO the present age, and Seward and
the anti slavery faction step into their place,
now in the ascendancy, and under the shadow Of
General Scott take the field.
The contest for the Presidential election now be-
gins to assume some tangible proportions. from
which rational calculations can be made as to
the final issue. There are now candidates-one ON
| each sde-one democrat and the other whig-both
repudiatng the anti slavery elements Of the North,
| rs well as the secession elements Of the South. As
between the two parties, there is probably balance
Of strength, the result will, therefore. be deter
mined by the sections repudiated by both With
regard to the Southern section, who had been so
clamorous for disruption Of the Union we find that
they have fallen into the wake Of the Democratic
National Convention, and that they regard the
nomination Of Pierce satisfactory and reasonable.
The reputation, therefore, by these two conven-
tions, Of the abolition sentiment has produced the
most happy effect upon the temper of the secession
lists Of the South
Unfortunately, however, there seems not to have
been the same disposition among the sections in the
North, whether they are called the CELEBRITY
n.n," the freesoilers, or the anti-slavery clique.
| We have already published the calls Of national
conventions Of different branches Of this party-an
anti slavery convention at Cleveland on the fourth Of
August, and free soil convention tho first Of
September at Buffalo. We now learn that there is
to be national convention of the liberty men, on
the eleventh Of August, at Pittsburg. There is to
be also State convention at Worcester, on the sixth
Of July, Of the Same stripe. and which will merge
into the national convention at Cleveland. In fact
| the whole of these conventions are kindred, and
| they will ultimately unto into one party. The
convention called to meet at Pittsburg is the ema
nation Of the free soilers Of both houses of Con.
gres, and may be regarded as conclusive as 10 the
designs Of that party.
| In illustration Of the principles by which this
party are Influenced, give extracts from several
of their organs-the Washington Era, the Com
monirsalh, Of Boston, and Fred Douglass paper at
Rochester. These journals indicate clearly enough
that they intend to take strong ground and organ
ze their forces against the nominations Of both the
Baltimore conventions.
1t is well known that the anti-slavery sentiment
has been continually increasing in the country. till
it has reached 300 000 votes in the free States
General Harrison was the last President elected by
| q majority of the popular vote. Every election
| since has been decided by the minority, and the
votes of ciques distracted from the majority. In
1874, the greatest number Of votes was alb
stracted from the wings; in lS4S, the greatest
number distracted from the democrats,
! under the Van Buren, detection The ques
tion now is, which of the two nominees will lose
the greatest portion of free soil votes in ccnse-
quence of the various elements IN agitation
over the free States It will require some time and
attention, during the movements Of these factions
for the next few weeks, to determine which Of the
two parties will have the advantage in point Of or
ganizaton, integrity, and firm adherence to their
platform. As matters stand, Pierce appears
to have the best chance, he has fortunately at
tracted and concentrated in his own person, oil the
centrifugal elements which flew off from the demo-
cratic party in the North in 1913; and the South
will stand by him as immovable rock General
Scott on the other hand, labors under this diff
Guilty, that having adopted the whig national plat
form, he cut himself off from the support Of
considerable portion Of the abolition fanatics Of the
North, while his avowal Of those principles comes
somewhat too late to obtain for him hearty rally
of the entire wings the South.
Protestantism and Liberty, and DIR. Brown.
The recent lecture Of r. Brownson, of Boston,
before he Catholic Institute in this city, in which
he maintained that " Professionalism is incompatible
with liberty" has been much talked Of in private
circles, and many liberal Catholics, who not in
the leading strings of Archbishop Hughes, have
been shocked and scandazed at the extravaganza
and absurdity of the doctrines put forth in their
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