The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-05-27


either of these two gentlemen should, through
the new aud powerful efforts making at the
South tn their favor, and the unexpected influx
Of delegates from that quarter-suppose, we
say, that FILLMORE or WEBSTER should be the
Wing nominee! What then would be the posi-.
ton of the organ what that of the party that
should acknowledge its authority to represent
them? This testimony, from supposed poiti'
cal enemy, will do more to swell the breeze al
the South, in favor of these two :" leaders and
champions in the Wing ranks" than anything
emanating from friendly source
Since DoeBERRY insisted on being z" written
down. we have seen nothing on the " ashiug
ton boards equal to this expose. We venture
the assertion that no Wing paper at the South
will fail to reproduce it and from the material
employed in the movement there, the chances OF
these gentlemen are not to be despised. One
of the best informed, as well as the most inso-
lent supporters of Gen. ScoTT, the "lndepend
ent" correspondent of the Philadelphia North
American, in his last letter shows unmstakeable
evidences of fear al the movement of the South.
ern Wings.
For the first time he admits that there is
something in the movement, and cphers up the
chances of Mr.. FILLMORE to within ttoenty-
three potes of a nomination. IoN,' the astute cor
respondent of the Baltimore Sun in yesterdays
letter, makes the following strong showing for
him {:
"Without South Carolina, l45 constitutes a
majority of all the electoral votes, of which the
South, exclusive of Delaware, cast H.. Add
to this number, Is from Massachusetts, from
Vermont, from Maine 3 from Ohio, from
Pennsylvania, 8 from Michigan, from Wiscon-
sin. in Rhode Island and 2 in Connecticut,
and it is apparent that, even without New York,
Webster and Fillmore conformity, can control
the Wing nomination for President Let the
Wings of Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi
join the administration Wings in Virginia North
Carolina, Kentucky and Tennessee, and it will
be difficult for the friends of General Scott to
effect Judgment in the South. The few Wings
in the South who have joined the Scott move
ment are merely actuated by the belief that Gen
Scott is the most available man. That, how
ever, is an optical deusion which the events Of
the coming week may dspel. The Scott Wings
must not begin to count their chickens till the
Democratic convention has adjourned sine die"
Further to expose the suicidal character Of
this endorsement, and how far the Union is
duped Or dupng in its allegations about the IT.
reconcable character of the differences in the
Wing party, we subjoin Wing rebutting tsst-
mony. Even the Presidents own special domes.
tic organ, the Albany Register, emphatically
says;
"The Fillmore delegates 60 into the conven-
ton as Wings. Their first choice is Mr.. Fill
more, but if it shall turn out that that faithful
and distinguished Wing can not be nominated,
they will heartily sustain Mr.. Webster, General
Scott, or any other Wing who may be fairly
chosen by the majority"
The N. Y. Tribune, the very ringleader of the
Abolition Wings says:
awe SHALL SUPPORT HIM (MR.
WEBSTER) If HE IS NOMINATED"
"Mr. Grinnell is pledged to vote for Mr.. Web.
ster, but will vote for Scott if he sees there is
no chance for Observation-Disclosures of the
| Chairman of the 8ih District Convention, New
| York"
But the friends of Mr.. Webster have had ali.
other great project in reserve. as foreshadowed
at their meetings
The Journalof Commerce says:
i eff both conventions should reject the com.
j promise, il is certain that Union convention
I will be held, and will nominate Il candidate, aud
it is very probable that they will tender the
nomination TO Mr. Webster"
This is the anchor to the windward. Can il
be, that the old vision of Compromise Union
arty still haunts the brains of sundry Old Fo
gies on both sides We have taken but two
out of the Unions budget of bunders yester
day. There are more of the same kind
In view of such strange antics on the part Of
that "Old Fogy," may we not well inquire
| WHOSE ORGAN Is IT!