The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-09-15

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The Presidential Question-scott versus
Wcbster-WaM Street Gazing I'm.
1t is an indisputable fact that, through the in
trigues and influences Of W. II Seward and his anti
slavery allies in the North, General Scott secured
the nomination oft wbig convention at Baltimore
It is also true that Mr.. Fillmore and Mr.. Webster,
from their honest maintenance Of the constitutional
rights of the South, had become utterly obnoxious
to the Northern branch Of the whig party, and were
onthat account rejected. And although the South
extorted from the convention, as condition prece
dent to any nomination, platform Of principles en-
bracipg the fnality of the compromise measures it
cannot be denied that the leaders and leading organs
of the Seward soft party, "execrate and spit
upon" that platform, as farce and nullity ONO
binding effect.
These are facts, and there can be no mistake in
their meaning. They simply mean that the anti
slavery faction which controlled the Wing National
Convention, and secured the nomination Of General
Scott admit of compromise with slavery, endorse
dnality; but pledged to the extinction Of sa
vely and that their object in the election Of General
Scott but their first step towards getting strong
foothod in the control Of the general government
That foothold obtained, through the insidious
schemes of Seward and Company, the process of sap
ping and destroying the domestic institutions Of the
South will be comparatively easy 1t will be managed
through the agency Of the Northern abolitionists,
as the balance Of power in political elections;
and the South may then look for no other fnality
than the total abolition of slavery, q secession
from the Union, and the establishment Of an indie.
pendent Southern eonfcderacy. The South, in
such contingency, would PROFESSIONALLY &C.
cede and where, then, would be the commercial
and manufacturing prosperity Of the North, and
the proud and prosperous commercial supremacy Of
New Yo1k' That question We shall presently
answer.
| In the meantime, we have a word or two to say
upon the cratic and inconsistent of the New
York Courier and Enquirer. With all its profes
sions of veneration for Mr.. Webster, admiration
Of his conduct, and disgust for The causes and the
mode Of his rejection at Baltimore with all its won
derful solictude for the constitution the Union. the
compromise measures, and the great commercial in
tcrests Of this great commercial city and at time,
too, when the true conservative Webster Union
wings, in Georgia, North Carolina, and Massachu-
sets, coming out for Webster in an independent
| movement, we find the Courier deserving him, and
ranging itself in that piebald party supporting Gen.
Scott, Of which Seward is the head and Greeley the
| tail. But our contemporary Of Wall street has his
reasons for this course Of protesting set of prn
ciples while advocating another Hear him =
five believed it were possible to elect Mr.. Webster,
with the candidate Of the Wing National Convention in
sihuDdIcd, Of such result-f supposed that any
spectacle number Of Mr. Websers intelligent friends
tssent Webstsr Of isf standins and Ordinary in
tegenee would grayey assure us.tLat they have the
such moyement-we should not hesitate to unite with
them, and say, "God speed" to the work in hand But
there is no such hope for US.
That is to say. as Mr. Webster cannot be ele.ted,
there is nothing gained by supporting him and his
principles. The first object is to secure the spoils
and We must even knock under to the abolition
higher law party, till the election is over, because
without their support we have no hope of the spoils
They have rallied upon General Scott, and he is ga
good enough Morgan till after the election" if we
can only secure the spoils Neither the bonus Of
So, SIS BY, the mission to Vienna, are to be
had every day, 50 that when there is such an open
ing before US, however SLIM it is folly to throw it
away. II We elect Gen. Scott, something" as hi
cawber says, "may turn up" But what is the use
Of sticking to Mr.. Webster and his principles, when
we can't elect him. Furthermore, the Courier goes
on to say
hat has befn done cannot be un3oHe. The past can
not be recalled And although we shall never to
deplore the defeat Of MIR Webster at Baltimore, bat
shall always look upon as act Of national ingrat
tude and political insanity we cannot forget that We in
common with the whole whg party, owe duty to our
country and to principles from whes injustice to
canno. make right Is an old ert; and 1t Is true
as 1t l. old The wrong done TO Mr. Webster will not be
General Scott, who cannot be Justly charged With
| the Of the Convention; and above ell and
over all, the wrong perretratod by the Baltimore
1 Convention WeEftCr.
his friends and tie great whis party Of our coun.
try in committing an squs!y grieyous wrong asains.
constitution and Of Daniel Webster him elf and In the
support and establishment of which he has done
than any other man sDy Of men which this
try has ever produced.
Fiddlesticks-al this enthusiasm for Mr. Webster;
for to what singular and absurd conclusions the
peculiar chop logic Of our Wall street contemporary
carries him. Perhaps 1t Is owing to the bad moral
atmosphere Of Wall that he thus stultiGes and
confounds himself, all the way through. He says
"the defeat Of Mr.. Webster at Baltimore, was an
act of national ingrasitude and political nsaaity;'
and In the same breath he urges the friends of Mr.
Webster to hurry up to the rescue Of the very faction
by whom Mr.. Webster was thrown out Of the convsu-
ton. he drops the great expounder Of the consttu.
ton as dead-head, and joins Greeley and Truman
Smith in applauding Gen Scott as the first captain
Of the age with the solitary exception of tho conque-
Napoleon" But at Inst, with longing eye upon
the loaves and fishes, and seizing at the most sha
dOwy possibility like the dog after the shadow, our
wise and concriating neighbor says 1--WE cannot
now elect Daniel Webster, but we can elect Winfield
Scott; and In 50 doing we secure the triumph Of
wing principles TO our country, and herewith, oil
the blessings which IN honest and wise admnistra-
! ton Of the government can secure" Is not that
! consoling' The triumph Of whig principles"
What principles Not those laid down In the Bal
timore platform; because tho clique who managed
the nomination Of Gen. Scott, and who are mauag.
Ing his election, openly rcpudiate and "execrate