The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-03-31

secuoas as much distracted and indeed bitterly hostile
IN views aud purposes, the national divisions
OF The same party al the North and the South
Ihefollowing paragraph. which we copy from the AL.
bany Evening Journaperhaps the most influential wing
paper IN the State and theeading organ Of Mr. Seward
shows the spirit in which the controversy is carried on
= No man regrets more than Cen Scott the base use
which Is being made Of his by clique of heartLess
and soodss in this State for the only purpose
Of defeating Mr Fillmore. "-L0chp@t Courier.
The Courier has recently been by two young
gentlemen holding places In the Post Office Department at
Washington This edct against the heaess scoundrels
ofths State who prefer Gen Scott for the presidency may
therefore be deemed official, by authority"
The New York Express. on the other hand, quotes
two more wing authorities, as follows
" The Syracuse Journal conenrs with the Rochester
Democrat in declaring the hostility Mr. Fillmore in
this State is owing his position the Compromise Its
words
q. We say the wings of this State will for Mr.
Fillmore because OF his compromise associations
" The Rochester American replies
"'The sooner II is unde rsood, here and WHERE that
such Is In fact the ground upon which clique Of abo
onists, claiming be wings. oppose MIR Flmore's
inaion, the better Of quite idle expect the
support snch men Tor any other candidate stands
the same grounds and Il is absolutely certain that no one
who does not occupy the same compromise position can
ton"
We have heretofore supposed that of the two
wings OF the wing party NOW divided, both locally
al the North and nationally in the two sections of the
country would succumb 10 the other and that according
to the old wing tactics, some sort OF union would be
patched up between them Such would doubtless be the
if the wing party animated by any reasonable
hope OF being thereby enabled to elect their President
But in the general absence OF any such hope the wing
feud is fast becoming deadly. The northern aboli-
ZIONIST wings, confident thai they the vast local
majority OF their party in New York, Ohio, Pennsyl
yana. Massachusetts Vermont, Michigan and Wis
consn, beginning to proclaim 10 the wings of The
South that Mey are moi suanied at all in the Wing Ma
onal Convenon--or, as the Tribune phrased il in ls4s.
the philadelphia Saughter-house." Such the
whole purport Of the article which quoted yesterday
whig parly-thc New Bedford Mercury. reused by the
savageness Of the spirit thus displayed against their
southern allies the friends Of Mr.. Fillmore. in New
York and elsewhere already numbering and noting
that portion Of their force which be relied upon for
an organized bolt.
The truth is the wing party, independently Of the
fact that the sectional question has fairly riven it
asunder. crushed under the odum of its general
during the past few years The of 1912 broke down
and annhilaed the old federal organization. The Mex
lean war would al have produced similar result
upon the wings but for the stupendous party fraud
which peperaed upon the people in the nomination
and election Of General Taylor This event gave the
wings breathing time for trial. To what
they have used it appears the notorious fact that
at this moment--wih wing administration three years
powehe wing party is both morally and practically
far weaker than it the day of Mr. Folks inaugus
ration after the defeat Of Mr. Clay The hope has
had for months past has centred in the prospect demo-
cratic dissen,ions, and is now fastpassing away.
Our National Defence, and Report Of Genera
Shields OF the Senate
Two Of the most important branches of national
defence examined in the report submitted by Gen.
Shields from the Military Committee OF the Senate on
the 23i instant We refer 10 the Notifications and the
corps of artillery. In relation TO the FIRST the report
looks to the modification OF the system 1916 as re-
specs works Of minor class, but puts in bold relief the
necessity Of carrying forward the plans for foryng our
important Pacific harbors. and completing the principal
works already commenced-such as the Tortugas and
Fort Delaware. Ia respect 10 the artillery, which is
scarcely less important element of our military power
the report looks the introduction OF more thorough
~ stem OF discipline and instruction. Various reasons
have caused this be neglected, and TO fall away
IRON The Stale oil efficiency which should possess in
country like ours, where the standing army must be
small, and which in future must depend 10 great
extent upon the use OF artillery for lis defence Our c
generally know the Of and practice with small
arms, but few know anything whatever of the use Of
great guns 1t is important that the regular force should
be competent TO furnish the proper nucleus of accom-
plshed officers and men for the instruction Of citizens
who must be the main reliance in war.
The bill accompanying the report upon The artillery
has this in view, and, with the resolution upon the Ion
fcaons, is worthy Of the serious attention OF Congress-
and Of the country.
General Scott In Psnnsyivanis.
From among multitude Of similar indications OF the
spirit Of the most moderate southern wings towards Gen.
eral Scott, in view Of his present position and political
associations select the following article from the Pc
tersburg Integencer which is well known as journal