The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-06-15

chosen his friends and thrown himself into the of
northern sectional faction, and he must lake the
quences oi MS own voluntary act With his anteceden
ana attendants, and the numerous ndiscTeet letters he
has written II Is absurd TO suppose that he be elect.
ed President My information leads think him the
weakest man who be nominated, and that ques
iionable II he can carry any State but Vermont. II IL
morally impossible for him TO carry one southern State
Stale conventions IN every one of them have committed
themselves 10 policy he REFUSES TO Every south
whg member OF the last House OF Representatives
except two, pledged himself support any man who
would not commit himself TO this policy Their con.
slltuenls have generally approved their and il
they are honorable men, they bound 10 oppose the
election OF General Scott, unless he will in the
equyocal manner publicly commit himself to this policy
before his nomination
Where is the southern State in which, under favorable
circumstances the wings will not have contest
for the ascendency' Kentucky, Maryland. and North
Carolina have recently elected democratic governors
Tennessee. with every advantage the side of the
wings, has elected whig governor by but about sixteen
hundred majority Is i not therefore, strange thai any
against General Scott OF which have spoken will not
be sufficient TO make his defeat certain in every OF
the States have named
Even at the time that il was uncertaia what was his
position, and when il asserted that he would soon
make public declaration satisfactory to The South, no
southern State but Delaware expressed Willingness to
All the southern people know of his opinions on ques-
tons OF deepest interest to them at this me is contain
ed IN letters published some years from OF which,
the letter 10 Mr. Atkinson. have quoted and 10 another,
his celebrated Canada letter." written 2oh June.
lSio bnai DrleHy T2feT here 0lher letters Of
enslve, which have not now, but which will again find
the light should General Scott be the whg nominee
This, say, isa the public knows OF his opinions; par
tcnlar individuals may be more favored In the last
letter have referred 10, which is of comparatively late
date, he says "Though opposed 10 incorporating with
any district densely peoped with the Mexican race,
and northeastern neighbors." Happy to increase the
overgrown power of the North by adding four five
more Tree States 10 the Union but utterly opposed
TO any southern acquisition, and 10 The annexation OF
territory into which, by possibility, slaves may be intro
duced Verify it is not strange that free soers should be
SO earnest IN Their efforts 10 nominate the author OF
these letters! His conscience and sense OF duty will
not permit him 10 write word to weaken the hold
he has the affections of the enemies OF the South
the compromise measures and the constitution of his
country; but he sees no violation OF propely IN writing
formal letter. as he did the 10Th of March last, to
make his peace with the "foTeignefs in the United
States" whom he violently denounced in 1911, when
he decred himself n favor of total repeal" of all our
naturalization laws To make bid for the votes OF the
vast foreign population in the United States he could
ind time and justification 10 write letter pending the
election OF delegates 10 the nominating convention; but
his conscience and of popety forbid him 10 say
one word 10 quiet the fears OF the southern peopeto
relieve himself from the odous position which he
placed by the manner in which his had been
cated with the northern agators, TO the doubt
on the public mind as 10 his real opinions and position,
and 10 give TO the friends OF the Compromise and the
constitution the influence OF his iliustTious Can
il be possible that majority OF The people OF any one
southern State will vote Tor such candidate for the
presidency | will not-cannot believe 1t !! They
have already proved that they will not. With a
unanimity Unprecedented in the political annals OF
the country, they have urged the nomination OF north
man, who has been tried, and who divesng himself
OF all sectonay, has proved himself national
sevaive, ready stand by the constitutional rights of
every section of the confederacy and resolved TO do his
duty-nolhing moe-to all. Such man is the present
excellent Chief Magistrate. Ga the broad platform OF
the policy OF his Observation-Disclosures INIT TERvEHTfoN
FOREIGN AND DoMEsTIc-we propose 10 meet north
political associates. We cannot depart from
this position and it is this basis alone that we
can act together. | implore my northern friends to
think OF this. Those who say otherwise greatly
deceived aud will mislead you. As whig, earnest
and true, | appeal TO you to save the whig party.
Ours is sectional platform, as is shown by the
fact that choice is for Mr.. Fillmore, northern
II is broad enough for the patriotism Of northern and
stand with us, and will build up party, preserve
the whig party. give happy government TO our
people for years And, sir if the southern wings stand
ruif they remain true themselves and to the best
erests of the countryirue those northern men who
have been true them, who have thrown themselves
into the breach, and bravey lighting the battles
of the constitutional they do their duythere is enough
OF conservatism and patriotism among the of the
North rally with around the standard OF the con.
stiuon, and prevent the formation OF sections al parties
against The dangers OF which the Father OF bis Country
has so soemnIy warned u.s. But, sir, if southern mer
fater now, ii they sacrifice principle, southern rights
and constitutional requirements, TO what they call party
policy, ALL LOST The responsibility for the
bered evils which must flow from this surrender 10 free
soil exaclons will be theirs and the OF betrayed
constituency will follow them TO their graves. hav,
done, sir.