Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-07-05

praises of "Od Chippewa and "Od Chepul,epcc 10 the
very Skies it will require something more substanila
than such breath carry old hero the White House
Tens of thousands of Wings, when these pandl's sHSe
their will in spite of themselves be reminded that
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His sure as ever rod; =.
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oh and killed tod by carrying double
II quotes largely from its correspondence. "Many Web
ser Wings" writing from Boston, suggests, in of the
nomination of Hon. Daniel Webster Independent can
dida.e for President of the United States,
ave will guarntee 5000 good and true men from Massa
chuse,,s who will pledge themselves TO attend such Con
ven,on and who have already bound themselves TO vote Tor
him (Mr. W. in any event.
A New York subscriber says: =
at has been my LOT to meet several gentlemen from all
,ar. of the Union since the nomination Baltimore
of whom were delegates that convention but more dis
satisfaction apparently .eitnessed than in most OF
them The only Thing seemingly to satisfy large portion
Fillmore independent candidate In the coming
election" /. i
Another holds this language:
"On the one hand The nomna had been rendered 10
Daniel Webster who without doubt s the first choice OF
thousands who usually vote the Democratic ticket goI-
victory would have been the result
ION the other hand have Gen. Scott and we shall also
have defeat.
Another in the name Of the "North" asks
"Who believes that one in hundred OF the New York
and Brooklyn Wings preferred Scott delegates and what por-
should be elected, would he represent the Wing princi-
Piles 7"
Another, claiming represent thousand out of every
fifteen hundred Wings excains:
"No we will not DO hood winked by parcel of dema.
goguss and political gamblers who have tried all the games
from pitching coppers their knees 10 the dirt TO lottery
tickets for hundred thousand dollar przes and finally with
all Their wires and balls and stool pigeons well arran
ged, make grand rush 10 subve!t the whg party
oggrandze themselves und pocket the spois. We
wish they had taken candidate less worthy OF our
h,,to In ha ka ON
count OF his company" -.
Justice proposes the question Of relative popu-
larity Of Webster aud Scott ....
The murmur of dissatisfaction throughout all
easse and only remains for you second the wishes OF
the people accomplish the undertaking. will bs seen
if Mr. Webster can carry vote when placed in uxtuposl-
on with Gen. Scott and whether the saying be trus among
the smaller minded politicians of the day-hc can't get
single State.
Another correspondent audng the enthusiasm Of the
collegiate and professional Students and of the whole Ger
population for Webster concludes by urging an indie
pendent nomination.
1.-THE nomination was made by small majority. All de-
pends the it DO possible let nominate and
elect the independent National Candidate Daniel
Webster
Another urges that the nomination of Webster
ny preserve the
Thousands of Wings in this State and the Eastern
States and in fact In Of the States Of the Union who
the heat Of their Indignation have openly proclaimed in
vlncibe hostility TO Gen Scott and In the Absence Of Mr.
Websters name, will vote for the Democratic nominees.
Or ia the Wing alarmed al the rising Webster movement
dedicated in several portions of the North and is determined
TO kill 1t off in The bud by using up the "Godike" II
there is any faith TO be placed in signs me following from
the ". Y Mirror Wing, does indeed look alarming the
Scott party:
An IMPORT Ant MovEmrsr.-We uro in possession of nn
aeous communications from oil paris and sections Of The
country calling for the meeting OF National Convention Of
Union Men, without distinction of party, for the purpose OF
nominating Daniel Webster for the Presidency The "Un
ted Order of Americans have called convention be held
week, with THE object in view. The friends Of the
movement hopo to throw the election into tho House,
where, they say Daniel Webster will fare better than in the
Baltimore Convention. New England is moving in this d.
recton and in few days shall see decided de-
veopments laying OF the foundation of an Amer
icsn Union Party.
We we'll imagine that the Scottes greatly iiled
by the Webster fire the rearby hs expressive silence
upon the merits OF Scots nomination. when called upon
ra,y and by his emphatic reference something roten
in Denmark whcn in reply 10 The Mississippi delegation
sad that he regretted that policy
In the Convention "becuuse il would write false chapter
In the history of the country" But do think thai,
The Wings depreciation Of the strength Of Webster s Jusl
fed by the history OF events 1t has been stated upon
thoy which reliable, that los Of The Fillmore
ready Saturday evening, before tho nomination.
their for Webster if his New Eugand friends
could obtain 40 for him in addition votes from
Wisconsin and from California which had already been
cast for him. This certainly shows weakness the North
of The way, it probable that the protesting Fill
more but at heart Scott men, from the South might have
been Induced 10 have Como with their O6 brethren and given
Webster the Nomination. 1t is doubtless true that Webster
could not have obtained strong from the North
because of The bitter and malignant personal hatred and vi
ruleni hostility Dir Fillmore not only led them 10
resist his nomination, and Mr. Webster because
he stood somewhat the PLATFORM but induced them
to sustain Gen. Scott throughout or no other says
he Pno,nn thon No. t. ,Jo F,r
hest line antagonist position from the object Of their bitter
and envenomed hostility" they resisted the nomination Of
Mr. Webster because 1t would have been triumph Of
seward ana the higher law. This is Doubtless the
position Oh me casseu the Wing has discover other
sons nor YET oused with which bambooxe the offended
South. But no attacks upon Webster no special pleading
however Ingenious blot out from tho mind of Tho
South the strong impressions of wrong which ia clearly de-
pic,ed as follows In the spsechof Mr. Gentry Whip.
fine Convention OF the ensuing Wednesday brine for
ward and nominate Gen. Scott, who, this late hopr
retrieve himself from the odum of his
with the Northern men and Northern papers, whose anti.
Southern feelings we'll KNOWN if sir, this is done de-
ance of the claims of another candidate whose eoqucnce
and whose influence helped TO the South from the
sane efforts for mastery the OF the North, and in
position 10 the equally solid claims of the who sacrificed
his Northern friendship preserve the South those rights
which have descended 10 them from their fathers who gal
lanty aided in achieving Independence if this be the
sun OF the meeting of that Convention the Wing party is
los aud for myself shall support the Democratic platform
az the only guarantee of safety the country against the
insidioas approaches of Northern dominion"
We would inform The Wing that was the Boston Jour-
nal Wh!g which represented Gen. Pierce to be "a lnea
dsscendent of the Percys and the Duke of Nohumber.
land" An exchange appends WIN, Shakespeare put into
the mouth of ono of their contemporaries
Prince Henry" am not yet of Percy's mind the Hot.
spu. of the North he that kills elk seven dozen
or SCOTS breakfast washes his hands, and says to his
wife, Fie upon this quiet life, tcant cork.,"
--<oos-------.
At the Scott ratification meeting in Columbus, Ohio, Mr.
Dennison said Scott sis the very TO- drys the Cloths
aud vandals from the capitol" This unfseng hit
81 the present administration.