The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-06-13
More wings Confsssing Judgment

We have already nohced the empnauc asowal OF some
half dozen leading wing journals OF the North, that
the wing party has chance hope in the coming
ysss il the Wing Convention shall nominate the eandi-
date whom four.fflbs OF the northern delegates 10 that
convention are pledged 10 unprecedented Scott
TO the list Of these wing organs which the nomination
Of General Pierce has thus made TO ''come down."
now add the New York Courier and Enquirer in The last
received number OF which we find the following article
which we give entire;
GENERAL PIERCE AND THE COMPROMISE The Scott pa
psrs insisted that the nomination Of General Pierce
was made 70 please the Jsesoters and that therefore,
please them and their abolition allies, the wings lave no
alternative bai to nominate General Scott We oppose the
nomination Of General Scott because the abotonists de-
mand it. And the following extract from letter written
by General Pierce 20 Maj Laley, he read in the Ba
more Democratic Convention, viii prove how utterly fase
i the assertion that he in any way nciines free ssisB
or aboiontfig, OF a other ism Ii the wings nominate
anybody but Daniel Webster in opposition, Pierce will
cary The whole conservative vote oil the countrys
'TREMoNr HousK, BosroN, May 81, 1867
"H the compromise are 10 be substantially
and firmly maintained, the plain rights secured by the
can make TO You or me whether the outrage shall
seea 10 fall on South Carolina or Maine, New Hsmp-
shire Are not the rights Of each clearly dear all
will never yield {, craven spirit from considerations OF
policy which will endanger the Union Entertaining these
views the action OF the convention must, in my Judgment
b vital five Of the Moth WHO have by the oons,i
uona rights of the south 10 be abandoned 10 any
Union must sink together As told you, my namo viii
be before the convention butt cannot help feeling that
.rd important 20 tc hones Of de-
mocTacy, progress, and public liberty.
This is manly and true and against who holds
such language, no half-aGdhaIf measures prevail
Even General Scott write just such letter.
/, would be of avail The whg nominee be the
man whose position admits OF no queson--whose life
sirues the practical wing platform"
It's Indeed, proud thing for the democratic party TO
a 4 1
sentiment aud comprehensive patriotism thus held up
by hs opponents in terrorem 10 fright the souls OF the
ey-doers in the wing ranks. 1t is an atlestation to
General Pierce's merits and position latriot and
his entire fitness and adequacy to NEE, the
exigences OF the country al this cisis-which as rare
as it is remarkable
In the above extract the Courier is quite certain that
letter from General Scott al this hour do him any
good and in another article of the days paper that
journal 'anphes It's meaning" as follows:
Against Scott Pierce would carry every eastern State
aud probably New York and Pennsylvania while every
HIN any other candidate who il not avowedy the friend
OF the compromise We what their del
e2aes in convention may say dove know beyond all
poradgenture that the southern lost the gallant
old chieiiain Even loter this late day peging him
SELF to sustain the Compromise would avail him. while
would most assuredly greatly damage him with those
who have entered into his support the ayowed gronnd
that he is not committed 10 tbs promises bat is pledged
against the exercise OF the veto power"
In still another column of the same days paper, the
Courier thus quotes and comments upon the statements
OF the New York Tribune
"The Tribune is zeaously engaged in the cause of
Gen Scott is the Penny Times yet it thus very sum-
marily dispoes Of the assumption that Franklin Pierce
ifeesoiler;
The Union does not contain bitterer or a more pro.
sarptiye pro slavery bunker than Ftankiin Pierce FIR
ne has been foremost in sitting every aspiration or
insisted hat John p Hale should be ostracised aud
he refused TO vote for The annexation Of
Texas witaoat stipulation that plu OF It's immense
unsettled 'errloy should be secured 1r free soil The Post
John Atwood OF his 40 Tor governor add drive him
Of The parry nothing else tean expressing repog
nance TO The idgttye-saye law. In all New Ensiand.
slavery and slavacachng have had puous
'hok.andthin sefvitor than this same Frank Pierce
This is strictly true and because II is true and he
the Democratic National Convention has clearly,
fauy and e,aphatcay endorsed tho compounds meas
ue the whig party will inevitably be defeated if il places
nominaioa for the presidency Gen Scott. any other
candidate who 10 not very decidedly committed TO that
great Constitutional adjustment Of the agations oil 1850
We anticipate that such declarations these from
the leading wing journals of the country may hereafter
become useful for reference; and notwithstanding the
r,bd fanalicsm sometimes indicated in their abu-
SiVe terms, do not grudge the space they occupy
10 our columns, showing they DO, that the wings
have "reazing sense" Of what is before them. In
this view we add one more ex,Tat. Somebody has told
The gallant Colonel OF the Courier that OF the
southern delegates may 20 for General Scott whereupon
the Colonel lays down The law Of the in the follow
ing TERMS:
And now behold we told by certain southern dele
gates 10 he Wing National Convention that a
rpetitncy from personal Preferences, they intend
to pass by Mr. Webster, and give hor for who,
being non the compromise neaufes, smore
ton allies In other words, oerain southern politicians
about to sell their btargbt for mess Of pouage and
say their northern friends, We n distress, and
called upon you 10 the rescue You promptly
spoaded appeal and saved from threatened dan
To you have made the promise
part Of your political creed bnt purposes being
swered we abandon you and your great leader and
the principle for which contended, crafty personal
production, and 70 buy the suages Of those very
nom whose nachnaons You saved utmost need
such, we aver, i virtually tho language Of certain poi
ucans who about 10 represent the South ia The Wing
National Convention. Whether IL be just, honest hon
oable, we leave the southern profile determine In
their honor and chivslry have been believers
Bat In tho Of every wing Of the NORTH
We tell them and their leaders, in all anness and with
The most perfect good faith thar II they dare perpcfnae
The threatened dshono and thus abandon those who
Rood by them ia telr hour Of peril universal cry Of
Indignation and condemnation viii from those who
have been thus deceived and sacrificed a mistaken
PfHcy; and that they viii hereafter be LEFT 10 the tender
norces of those very fanatics, whom they
acnice their earliest, ables and friends. IL may
be according thoir present of honor and chvary
thus those who have been the Earliest and most
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