The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-02-24
Mere Whig Prospects.


his claims in public and private meetlngs-and
while the incumbent sits calmly In his CHAIR OF
State, and dreams of the Observation-Disclosures
bitter and irreconcileabe, are breaking out among
the various factions that constitute what by
courtesy is called the Wing party They can
not even definitely agree on the terms on which
the Southern and Northern wings of the party
shall come into convention, and many urge the
impolicy of holding any convention ut all Tho
Wings of Georgia generally, now merged in the
Union organization, have thus far fatty refused
to return to their allegiance The same state
of things exists in Alabama, Mississippi, and
probably two or three other States
The Augusta (Ga) Chronicle and Sentinel
publishes long letter from ALEXANDER IL
STEPHENS, in which he repudates distinctly and
decisvely former party ties-deprecates the
Milledgevlle movement, which was to carry over
the party to the Baltimore convention, and de-
clares the Alabama policy of separate organiza-
ton to be the true one for the Southern Union
men to adopt. This letter, as part of the
movement, wc shall publish tomorrow.
The Central Georgian, published in Summers
vile, says; THE Union party of Washington
county, have meeting called for the first Tues
day in next month, and we should Judge from
what we can gather of their movements, that
they will bounce the Alabama resolutions. The
Milledgevlle caucus did not give satisfaction to
many of the leading Union men of this county,
and we suppose that the action of the meeting
in March, will give utterance to this feeling;
they seem to think that there is n cat in that
meal tub"
The Chronicle had before taken the same
ground in an editorial, in which it uses the fol-
lowing language. After declaring that it has
"no idea that either of the Democratic or Wing
conventions will adopt any sound resolutions in
relation to the Compromise and slavery" its
plan of campaign, which will doubtless be de-
nounced by the regular Wing leaders as factous,
is thus put forth:
The South, if she would act in concert, has
the power in her own hands, and could elect her
own President without difficulty. But there are
too many local aspirants for place, the only hope
iOt WuOoC puCCCoo, III tHo CotAuioSiOu Va IhCu
friends, is in adhering to their old party organi-
cations. Hence we see such expressions of
confidence as those of the Tennessee conven-
ton, issuing from various sections of the South
Suppose the fourteen Southern States should
unite, and cast their votes for any one candidate
Such thing might readily be done, by nominal
ing reliable man upon the compromise ques
ton, and Of enlarged, liberal, and conservative
views, in relation to other questions that have
hitherto divided parties. Does any man suppose,
that with the vote of fourteen States, (the el,c-
ton in the Hou-e,) he would be defeated ?
Such result could scarcely be possible, when
the other seventeen States would be divided ne.
cessarly between two other candidates
And this Wing thunder finds an echo even.as
far North as Virginia.
The Petersburg IalelAgencsr republishes the
above with commentator, and says that its own
impression is that it would be unwise in the
Wing party of the South to come to any definite
conclusion as to whether or not they will be rep
resented in the convention. The Wing conven-
ton, we hope, will not meet at an early day, and,
in the meantime, there may be developments
which will determine concusively what is the
true policy of the Wings of the South. OF one
thing, however, we are very well assured-that
the Wings of the South, whether represented in
the convention or not will vote for no candidate,
no matter by whom nominated, ,oho wiH not
come oW Dih an emphatic endorsalion Of the Com
promise, and adistinct pledge to resist the doctrine
of intervention"
Even this qualified dissent is significant from
such source. From the North the signs ar
equally squally.
The New York Tribune and its sympathsers,
are indisposed for National Convention, because
they are afraid that there may be discord and
disunion in the ranks relative to a Compromise
test for the candidate, which would rule them
out entirely. Independently of these troubles,
anything but an amicable feeling shows itself
through the organs of the administration and
SEWARD side of the party, respectively. As a
small specimen, we subjoin one, out of many
squibs from the Albany Journal, levelled at the
Express:
For their opposition to Mr.. Fillmore, Matte.
son, Smith, Sage and others, were defeated for
Congress, in 1850. In 1851, candidates innu.
merable bit the dust, for similar reason. III
the same men wish to try the chances again in
1852 and on the same issue, let them come on.
The people are ready for them.-Syacuse Star.
This, which we find copied into the New
York Express, is long delayed confession of
hitherto denied fact. The confession might be
received as an evidence Of repentance, were il
not accompanied by threat to repeat the of.
fence. Coming, just now, from the endorsed
official organs of the administration, it is signif
cant. There is reason to hope, however, that it
is uttered under mistaken idea of what would
be, rather than knowledge of what is, agreea-
BILE at Washington.
There is little ambiguity in the last sentence
and very significant inuendo conveyed. Will
the BY Authority organ explain the real prospects
Of the parties within the party, and their mutual
relations at the present time! Is there to be
war or peace between the Albany Wing regency
and the White House! In consideration of the
hating Of the Southern wing, arc the Free-soilers
to come into full communion with the admins