The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-06-30
Wing Warnings /!

Can such warnings this from the national wings Of
1.-The Norh be lost upon their party allies of the Sou,h
I'VE copy from The Boston Courier
" Let us look for a significant fact III.
rejection Of Mr. Webster and The nomination of Gpoe.
Scott by the Baltimore Convention have raised
shout OF EMULATION among the freesoile and sboion
How 10 this The croakng OF raven from e LEFT cou2
loot have been more sinister auguiy to an old Roma
when setting out upon journey, than the paudts h.
men TO the wings their entering upon the political
campaign under the Baltimore candidate Are we Ia hs
fright when chcered by birds of such ii
omen This may well sgive pause IL must set every
sober minded man among the wings thinking Ha. ls
convention done its duty Has il satisfied the country
will any good come Of its dongs1 We told that al
though the result is acceptable the country all vs
have do is to make the best OF IT. But ,ehai is that
beMa This is qucS lhat must be answered.
Does any wonder that the mination of General
Scott is received with orbiddng mprmurs by great po
ion Of the wbig party, when IL is Who did the deed
and how IL done 7 There some persons indeed
ho deploe the folly and deprccntc the conse auence I'll
the transaction, but recommend acquicsoence simply o
The ground OF Its being regular nomination, Tie
choice OF the candidate, they tell US, fairly mad.
Now, whit is fairness in business like this Nobody
nies that the ballots taiy written fairly dropp into
Tho boxes, and fairly taken Fairness such as this te
certainly wasmechanical fa.no.-1rtm ,ticaf air.
|ncssin the act Of baAoirg But the true cbaset5r1 the
transaction lies much deeper than this and much
broader ground The thing should be not only fair m
las well fair in tbs end. There should be
corrupt influences no Justification Of public sen,mw
under the mask Of arthmetcai majority no foe.n
log Of opinion sprinQing OF traps, taking unds
advantage; no circumventon; no juggling, no secr
nsres; crafty beguiling making up factitous sent
ncnt, without any true expression OF the general will
there has been viating process OF this cbaacter mpn
through the whole transaction, which has led end
the p shmept bot he defeat cf the gss
object for which the convention designed, sn
uau say the thing fairly done To ing the fan..
II this nomination 10 the real tes-cns II at will be nsr
,ibr to the common Of every common man--t arr
ask himself Has the convention done what psos
desired il TO do Has /, done the people In hs
hearts approve We need thcsc questions as
people speak everJ~ here He that hath esnn
hear, let him hear.
There those " no dss pprove cf q whole uvre"1
but disposed - submitthoug with exceeding fsae
snce and migg vng-t) The nomination OF Cement scON
because Of the platform We admire the easy temperm
than the wisdom shown by such sc1 tiescence. NO
ion. as II Appears TO can be inc onsise " ~
platform is already discarded BY those who con'rvea
ION instion and hey will not be bound by IT, They ="
Old ~ith the brutal arseness and fToc y OF snsat
characteristic Of the rce-so nad nbo on class Of pow
clans, that although they support General &c ~ tr oop
srecrate, and spit upon the wing platIor Now,
spiringcats, in whose unable company are ds'heo
20 into The struggle The very who surround ~
eral Scott. who managed the convention 50 a. "ph
about his nation and who will possess his ear sno
rect his counses in Whatever publis station he may
py. He is epphsticaily their candidate, and u u y"
gay he viii be used for their special purposes oS
wings have any confidence in such men l-any hops
business carried under such auspices y