The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-02-06


nipples the surface Of events. indicating important
movements in the depths below In the first place. the
idea generally prevalent that Mr. Webster. believing
that there should not be two presidential asprans in the
cabinet and having TO the conclusion that al
his time OF life he could afford make even tempo
rary surrender OF his aspirations. would leave Mr. Fill
mores administration, SO that he might be less tamme
led in his efforts to gain the nomination of the wing con-
yenton. Then the rumor that Mr.. Fillmore in
tended 10 withdraw his own pretensions in MIR. Web
siers favor, and give to the Massachusetts statesman
the whole benefit OF the power, patronage, and good
will OF the administration. In the mean time Cen
eral SCOTS claims were strenuously advocated by the
more extreme portion OF the wing party. under the lead
OF Messrs Seward Weed, & Co. but the result of the last
elections in New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio, where
the General deemed TO be the strongest whg. threw
deep shadow his prospects, and he passed for the
time into comparative oblivion. Then we had another
rumor that Mr. Fillmore had determined, on the advice OF
his friends and admirers, 10 withdraw; but this
did not assert that he intended to withdraw in favor of
any particular competitor for the votes of his party.
The Republic promptly denied the fact which Dame
Rumor had stated, and asserted that Mr. Fmore's
friends and admirers had advised him not TO withdraw
from the lists, but TO hold About the same time, Gen.
Scott manifested some symptoms OF returning vitality; and
the air filled with reports that the circumstance that
he was the avore OF Messrs Seward, Weed & Co.,
about TO be obvated by movement which would recon-
Gle the compromise wings of the South, and exhibit
the followers OF Mr.. Clay and the disciples OF Mr..
Seward in loving fellowship, striving 10 elect Cen
eral Scott President OF the United States Even the
modus operand by which this unnatural conjunction
would be produced stated. 1t represented that
the Hon James c. jones' of Tennessee, the bosom friend
OF Mr. Clay, would be put on the same ticket with Gen
era Scott, and thus acquire for it at least show Of
strength in the savehoding States, to aid the anti com
promise force from the North which Mr.. Seward could
bring into line
We do not. of course, pretend to know wha, happens
behind the wing curtain We simply tell what has been
told us. We only see the rppes on the surface,
and not acquainted with the soundings of those
depths in which wing intrigue works out its purposes
But yet chronicers Of passing events would call
attention to two facts. leaving every one 10 draw his
own conclusions from them The first is, that the wing
members OF the legislature Of Maine have actually nom-
mated General Winfield Scott for President and the Hon.
James c. Jones for Vice President. The locality from
which his nomination comes and the body from which it
comes are both significant Maine is far of, and we'll
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the state OF southern wing opinion. The wing members
Of the Maine Legislature not empowered to speak in
the name even of the Maine wings and their action,
therefore, could be repudated, by the author of
that action, in the event that it should not be properly
responded to.
The other fact 10 which we alluded above is, that
Mr.. Cabel, OF Florida brought up singular debate in
the House of Representatives few days ago On bill
pending TO make land warrants assgnable he brought
up the presidential question. frankly stating that his OBJ
ject TO elIci! debate He declared himself to be in
favor Of Mr. Fillmore in preference all Others and in
gentle way, gave General SCOTS pretensions some
heavy blows. The desire TO eiica debate coming from
such quarter, has meaning in it when considered
in connexion with the have already stated
Mr. Cabells sense OF justice forced him to admit
that in the past times the northern democracy had sent
sounder men 10 the national legislature than the wings
had yet he made futile attempt 10 prove that the
northern democracy, body, is not sounder than the
northern wings. But pass over this point as il does
not properly within the scope OF present pur-
pose and ourselves with selecting the following
extracts from Mr. Cabels remarks as we deem them 10
be significant in the present aspect OF the presidential
question, and portion OF them heavy rebuke to the
shutting evasion and accommodation practised by the
wings in lsls which brought such imminent peril to the
Union
CAS- General Scott nding my high admira
ton OF the man, Notwithstanding the friendly relations ex-
stng between us, will not do what believe the demo-
cratic party will dotake without any exposition of
his principles Here let say that 1t is almost if en-
tely late for this gallant soldier do hmso Justice
extcatc himself from the false position in which the
acts Of designing have nveged him. The American
people may say, did the French Louis Philippe IL is
too late. He has put 1t of too long He has allowed him
self remain too long in false position, and it may
be late for him to remedy the and consequently
the injury he has done himself think say with con.
Gdence that he, he stands receive the sup.
port OF respectable portion of the southern WING party.
In his present position il nominated by the wing party
the presidency do believe that in my State he would
receive fifty votes and quite that he would not
get the electoral OF southern State. have been
told by gentlemen that in his present POSITION
would receive the vote Of Kentucky If nominated but
do believe it, appeal to the gentlemen from that
State to bear in declaration make that
man will receive the wing OF that State who does not
come out clearly, manfuly and decidedly and put him.
self upon ecordwho does define his position in
| such manner that there can be no mistakng H.
81 repeat sir the southern wings determined, far
they concerned, that shall be elected Presi
dent Of the United States whose opinion capable OF mis-
sentaon IL is In favor of the settlement OF
not come forward before the world and put himself upon
the record and so1 In that way all doubt would be
removed. We will hold him liable to the imputaton OF
abolition sentiment of the North, Let northern wings
nd III then