The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-07-14
The Movements OF the Enemy.

The committee to conduct the Scott has
r,enced operations and the first movements made by ii
Indicate the INSCRIPTIONS policy it pursue.
Our readers will remember that the Hon. Truman Smith,
OF Connecticut. directed the action OF the wing cleo
pioneering committee OF ls4s; and they have for.
gotten the character acquired for that committee by the
manner in which the campaign conducted, whereby
section of the Union deirauded OF its franchise
We informed that the Connecticut senator is at his
oil post actively dschargng his old Duties with the CO.
operation and assistance OF Mr. Fitz Henry Warren, one
OF The chief counsellors OF General Scott
When Gen. Pierce was first nominated, the National
Era attacked him on account OF his hostility TO alb.
oonism manifested in his public career and by his
in Congress His check abolition petitions
by disposing of them summanly, without reference TO
committee report their mers-his opposition to
Mr. Hale when that gentleman resisted the annexation of
Texas because 1t would add TO the consequence OF the
South, and to MIR Atwood when he entered into a-
with abotonism-were dwell on particularly, in
order nhame the anti slavery sentiment and array Il
against him. That attack Of the abolition organ has now
been endorsed by the Scott committee, acting here in the
presence of General Scott; for the committee has repub
lished il in pamphlet form, and has sent thousands Of
copies to the North aud Northwest in order 10 bring to
the support OF the wing ticket all those hues and shades
OF abolition fanatcism which do not obey the CON-
mands OF Mr. Seward The adoption OF the abolition
appeal by the wing committee exposes the worthless
Of the wing platform, by revealing the accredited
agents of the wing party actively engaged 10 foment
ing the anti slavery excitement and renewing agi,a-
lion those subjects intended TO be settled by the
Compromise This is the line OF policy pursued here
in the city Of Washington, in the very presence of Cen
esl Scott, by msn who held daily intercourse and con-
suliaon with him. When considered in connexion
with other circumstances, il shows plainly that General
Scott, and those who now control the movements Of
the wing party, base their hopes upon sectional vo,e
and that they bending all their efforts TO build up
sectional party by forming frmer alliance with the
aboIonsi.. utterly reckless OF the inevitable conse
quences OF purely sectional canvass II is bumilis
ting to see how far the prompngs Of ambition or the
hopes OF personal aggrandizemen will lead men to i'm
peril the public safety We have jus, passed through
Of the trials which have ever been subjected
The dangers which menaced u.s. and the fears Of the beat
and ERNEST men among U.S. are fresh in every mild. and
yet we political organization from thirst for power
and The emoumenis which flow from power, deliberately
recalling the dangers which have Just passed By us, and
imparing vgor TO the baleJ enemies OF the repub
lie The eighth resolution OF the Baltimore platform is
held before the eyes OF the people in order conceal
the dangerous purposes d the wing party South OF the
Potomac General Scott is spoken Of as virginan--as
one whose birth, whose education, and whose sympa
thies make him alive to southern rights and south
ern honor and his acceptance Of the platform along
with the nomination is held to be sufficient evil
dence oil his desire for the restoration of peace and Of
The nationality Of his political ideas. Al the North be is
spoken Of citizen OF New Jersey whose prominen,
supporters constitute the worst element OF northern poll
tics, and whose chief advisers and associates the foes
OF the Compromise and the friends Of agitation In The
mean time his political managers, in his verypresence.
have adopted The aboionst attack General Pierce,
and by so doing have indeliby imprinted the hdeous
features Of secionaIism Cen SCOTS and have
given such character TO the that the defeat Of the
wing ticket and the overthrow and dispersion OF the band
OF factions which support il. have become to be sbso-
luely Indispensable to the permsnency oil the Union.