Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1852-05-13
Condition 81 the wing PARTY.

A writer in the New York Express, who
signs hmself.sAn EysTer ne Capitol" and
whose views in relation to the present aspect
of the whig party We have before noted, con-
tinues his developments in the following strain;
He is.speaking Of the late swhig caucus, and
whst he says isweAw worth attention:
'sThe adjournment over 10 another night,
was, however,1 presume, but 10 take time
TO reflect, to consult, to deliberate. All
agree ins having Wing Naticnaf Son:
vention, and on the duty. to fix the time and
place. The only real question is, 'Hhall the
fight that is coming, and seems inevitable, take
place in an open public National Convention,
or be avoided, if possible, by some concert OF
action among the whig members of Congress
here!' The Southern wings almost in mass,
say they cannot join the northern fee-sollers
in putting down Fillmore and Webster, and
their national principles of administration
,cithom some public assurance that their success
sors piu sustain those principles. This many
of them think they ought 10 have here; or, if
not here then in the National Convention it is
indispensable for their existence at home that
such an assurance should be had. Such north
ern men, however, as Thaddeus Stevens, Gov.
Seward, and Mr.. Fowler, make no conceal
ment of their views, that such an assurance
would be death to them. What can be done
amid such conflicting interests, it is not for me
to say.
{" Ho,c, what will be done at the next eau
cus-which is, fixing the time and PLACES
to be done, l cannot foresee 81 but apprehend
such rupture on The part Of the South as ,0il
slio,c us all that the ,chig party Is practically
rent in sectional tirain. Some southern
wings will yet cling to northern wings, and
some nur,hern wings will yet cling to southern
wings; but both the minorilies iU,l be utterly
ouerthro,un in ,uhat seems to be the coming Sec
tional storm I may be gloomy in my visions,
but see no land ahead. lH1o7 ish '2"ha3'
g The practical difficulty arises from the at
tempt in New England to demolish Mr.. Webs
ter, because of his 7th of March speech; and in
New York, from the attempt to demolsh Mr..
Fillmore, because he did not veto the fugitive
slave law Gen. Scott is the instrument used to
do it-not, am assured, with his sanction or
consent-nay, in spite of it, perhaps; aud yet
such is the naked, tangible, irresistible fact
Theorize as men please, this is the English of
all this action. This is what it means--no
more, no less. New England is to be asked
to sacrifice Mr.. Webster, and put Mr.. Fill
more upon the altar Of the abolition Moloch !!
If Mr.. Webster had made no 18th of March
speech, and Mr.. Fillmore had vetoed the fugi-
tive slave law, no man can doubt that both
would have been overwhelmingly popular,
both at Christiana and Syracuse. The South
is asked to look and see the sacrifice go on -
When New England mandates the ilustrious
Webster, and New York her once favorite and
hitherto invincible son, the gallant wing States
Of Kentucky, North Carolina, Tennessee, and
Louisiana, are expected TO send their delegates
to Philadelphia to look on and assist at the
sacrifice Can it be done! We shall see. -