The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-07-29

10 inc EdHUf W ING tHAO"s
Being raised by wing parents. in thorough whg
State, and educated IN wing schools. have ever been
able, the pures principles, 10 support. lar my
feeble efforts and means would allow heart and hand
the wblg cause
Ii is true. that in last contest principles were in
great laid aside for the available man and
although against my principles. led TO favorable
conclusion and rendered my feeble aid. with the hope of
securing able and honest cabinet was disappointed
in the first cabinet although by the wisdom OF Provi
dence the administration has since, 10 great extent been
satisfactorily remodelled.
But for months before the late Wing National Con-
veniion at Baltimore. inferred from the character of the
wire workers, who leading northern fanatics, that
General Scott was the around whom the old wing
party would be called upon to rally their standard
bearer; and all occasions publicly declared my oppo
son 10 such nomlnation-on the grounds, hrst, that
although great general and soldier. General Scott made
no preensions nor could he 10 craftsmanship that his
whole attention had been from necessity devoted his
proesson and while he has grown old and renowned in
military service, his political views far from LIBERAL
as his letters most conclusively show, obey being the
only criterion from which The public come 10 any just
conclusions as TO his capacity as statesman. In the
second place, have witnessed the great efforts made
by the wing aboitoDss parties TO his nomination
while am fully convinced, from the very fact OF his
conserving TO be the tool at such men, Gen. Scott has
placed himself under obligations that must be returned.
in his letter Of acceptance e. TO enccle himself with
his friends Seward * Co 1t will be readily admitted by
all parties that he could not have obtained the nomna
ton without the influence of Mr. Seward and his party,
and if elected. it must be by them And thus will the
reins of government be placed in the hands of Free
sellers and aboonsts, thereby renewing the sectional
strife that we so recently and fortunately settled, and
which the democratic platform declares to be fixed and
final while the whg platform, endorsed by the Seward
ites implies that the settlement shall stand only long
they in the minority Let the Seward faction gel
into power and they will find it necessary to repeal or
amend the compromise acts and renew the sectional strife
which has been SO recently composed.
Since his nomination, General Scott finds il necessary,
for the sake of foreign influence recommend change
in the naturalization laws. by which foreigners may have
free to the polls, after twelve months service in
the army navy OF the United States thus displaying
his early disposition for meddns with the constitution
for the sake OF experimenting and raising more
those points the discussion OF which shook the very
foundations OF our Union, and made the braves hearts
tremble for the permanency of glorious confederacy
l. for determined not 10 yield my support the
tool of such factons nor will put availability in the
place OF policy laid down by our forefahers, which
has stood the teshe most rigid test that could be pre-
scribed-up TO the present time And willie conceive
it my daty TO oppose such nomination by all honorable
means, appeal all the old and true whigs North and
South, weigh well the matter before they act in be-
nall OF the otWafu Let tnem remember That
between the two old parties wings and democrats the
great difference has dwindled down TO nothing We have
learned that prosper without national bank and
the tariff has become mere sectional question Then,
is il not wisdom at TO clear skirts of anaticsm
and avoid the dangers OF pungng our country into
another struggle for life and death, without great
head and paciher to bear safely through No our
champion is dead and with him died The old wing party
and in its place only found free sosm. abolilionism
and isms of every shape and hue.
In view OF these facts, let every honest whg cast his
influence for Pierce and King, tried men-men that
stand erect the platform that Union OBJ.
ject to. and WILL all know, carry the principles of
that platform boldly IN their fullest without sacr-
fcing political view Upon the result of this cleo
ton the fate of the Union depends and for its safety
united let stand and fight in the approaching contest
A FRIEND TO THE UNION