The daily union., 1852-09-16
whis Boasting and wing Despair.


systematically dishones, and disgusting. TIER assaults
upon the character OF Franklin Pierce have been ehaac
erzed by tragic feroeity which could contemplate
with other feeling than deep They begin
now. however, to vary their tone little. and for hs
ofihe country they ndusing 10 an aee.
tation of confidence Of success Their hollow vauns
and their simulated delight the prospect OF SCOTS elee
lion C) are rresistbly comic They seem to fancy that
her system OF scaplng and tomahaw king has been sue
cessfu aad with sort of savage exullaion they dance
and whoop around the Of their imaginary victim
This is species OF sport in which The whig press are
welcome to indulge II it is agreeable 10 them, ia
certainly amusing 10 us II they choose TO relieve ,htr
anguish by screams OF delight and TO hide despair under
the mask OF confidence. il is nothing than Satan
counting aloud, racked with inward pain" did under
similar circumstances of distress and defeat Onys
portion OF the whg press have the TO appear 50
calm and confident in the face Of inevitable overthrow
Some, among whom The New York Tribune is con.
| spcuous do not attempt TO disguise their apprehen.
sions of defeat. II is said that Seward, in fl of
despair, has quit the OF action and has gone on
tour Europe divert his mind and TO chase away he
gloom Of melancholy which depresses hin. Perhaps
however, he goes TO England for other purpose;
may be The visit Of his especial friend, George
Thompson. 10 inquire after the health Of the Crafts,
bear amessage OF hope and promise OF succor from
his "choice and CREATION" Winfield Scott, to Exeter
Hall and its Society for the Universal Abolition Of
Slavery possibly he goes lin order to his can.
d,lac from expiring in paroxysm of indignaliona
against the "foregner) to concoci. in conjunction with
the tory Premier OF Great Britain scheme for the e
feclual prohibition OF Irish emigration this country
Who knows! But matter to thn; it is certain
that Seward and the whg press have expectation o
Scotrs election. There some veteran champions Of
the turf who can tell from the manner in which horse
runs the first quarter what "boom" he has, and what
chance to "win." In like it manifest 10 The
sagacious foresight Of the veterans of the whg party
from the way Scott event off," that be would make no
run at all They had anticipated that tremendous en-
ihusasm would greet his nomination; they predicted
that 'ihe fires Of 1910 would be rekndled," that
" Fuss and Feathers would become what 'On
Tip was, and that the "bowl of SOUP would
be potent draught the shard cider" Of
the Harrison campaign. Their disappointment, there
fore, is overwhelming at the feeling of cold ndf.
erence, not to say open discomfort, with which the
nomination OF Scott has been received Their calcula-
tons utterly confounded dspassonate considera.
lion of the qualifications OF their candidate was the very
Thing which the wings deprecated An appeal 10 the peo-
pile upon party issues the peril above all other,
which they most dreaded. They meant 10 20 into tho
campaign the savage rushes into battle, with hideous
yes and loud shouts, hoping by that device to sustain
their own courage and 10 scatter the enemy ia panic.
they put Scott into the field. confidently calculating that
the spendor OF his military achievements would dazze
the eyes OF the people, and like the decefu light OF the
ignis fatuus, seduce them from the path which they
should pursue into the and ollies, and pens Of
whggery. In all these expectations they are bafed
Their cunning contrivance has signaly miscarred.
The element OF in their calculations was tbe
element Of error upon which the system Of whg
politics is based, and which imparts to it its peculiar
character; and that is contempt for the intelligence
OF the masses. The people are not such the
wings suppose. They know that ma1 may be
great soldier and ignorant politician; that he ay
be a master in the art OF fighting. and tyro in the
science OF government; that he may be hero at the
head Of army. and imbecile the head OF cabi-
They know that proficiency in the science Of war
does not constitute man a competent statesman, any
than proficiency in the science OF government fits
man for the command Of arpies. They see that all
this hubbub and hurrah about Chippewa and Chepulu.
pee is gas, and has nothing whatsoever to do viii
the question whether the whg candidate, Major General
Winfield Scott ought 10 be elected President OF the Uni
ted States The people knsw. and see, and understand
these things well as William H. Seward or Truman
Smith, and hence their utter Indifference the sd cpp
tandum appeals OF whg orators and their cool contempt
for "Fuss and Feathers" The fact that the nomination
of Scott has awakened no enthusiasm among the peo-
pie only proves that they not stupid as the wings
suppose.
The leaders OF the whig party have surrendered all
hope of the election OF Scott and If they nantes, any
energy in the contest is the energy Of DESPAIR Look
abroad over the face OF the counrysee how discon-
tented divided and dspiriled The whg party is-and then
contemplate the unanmity the hirmony and the enihu-
sasm Of the democracy. With such prospect before
him. any pretend be in doubt as 10 the issue
OF the present canvassi The vauGtings OF the whg
press simply ridiculous.
Mr.. r.. w. Thompson's speech at Baltimore.
We publish in another column communic alton which
cri,cises with force and justice portion OF speech de-
livered at whg meeting in Baltimore, Monday night
by Hon r w. Thompson, formerly member of Con-
gress from Indiana II is well known that Mr. Thomp.
son one Of those who. acting und er the guidance
OF Mr. Seward and in concert with Mr. Ewnr, OF
Ohio Mr. Winthrop, then Speaker Of The House OF Rep
esenatves, and Mr. ynton, OF Ohio then chairman Of
the Committee Of Ways and Means succeeded in d. feat
inv the Walker amendmpnt nm The al of March ,eto