The daily union., 1852-07-09
The Scott Men and Messrs. To0mbs, Gentry
A. Co,

The Scott Men and Messrs. Toombs, Gentry,
a. Co,
The New York Times whose editor betrayed the
secrets OF the Wing National Convention, and exposed
the disrsputable understanding on which platform
was erected, and by which the whg nomination was
complshed--denounces Messrs Toombs Gentry. Ste
phens and the other southern wings who refase TO
support Gen. Scott We are not surprised at this for
expected matter Of course. that those who sustained
the whig nomination would underrate the importance
and denounce the motives Of the southern movement
against them. We did not, however, expect TO see the
motives which Messrs Toombs, Gentry, Stephens. and
their companions. have set forth in their card. openly
derded and opposed by such appeals those which we
find in the New York Times The editor of that paper ID
in the full confidence of that body OF men which forced
the nomination of Gen. Scott on the whg party and
which arranged and continues arrange all the political
movements intended TO elect the presidency one whom
they esteem the hero of "aA iniQuitous and God
abhorred war"
The manner in which the Times meets the sou,her rn
movement is not without grave significance. 1t speaks
OF " southern uraism," "pro-slavery crusaders" and
J" the whips Of southern overseers" in manner which
is plainly meant 10 the abolitionist sentiment
which has already produced SO much mischief and TO
il as the controlling feeling and passion OF sectional
party To the end it sneers at and rebukes those
national wings who desired to put an end to agitation
II alleges that they have been humlated and degraded
at the hands OF southern men, in manner calculated to
arouse their resentment and 10 prevent others from fol-
lowing principles which necessary preserve the
Union and to maintain the constitution and the laws
and which the northern supporters OF General Scott repu
date as proslayery exactions and southern ultrasn
The Times says of the objections urged against Gen
Scott:
"We commend them the sober second thought OF
those the North who have thought hitherto thar we
could not go too far in the effort concilae southern ia
naticsm-who have been ready and eager accept any
test make any promises and take any oaths which the pro-
slavery crusaders thought fit to exact-who showed
seemy haste climb upon platform erected expressly
for their execution and which It's trainers worth
less the moment II was bult-and who have disciplined
themselves, by long course OF training into flexible obe
dience to the dictates and the lash of southern
They may now begin the depth of humiliation into
which they are expected to descend"
This is meant to apply to the compromise whigs OF the
North. II is clearly blow aimed at ,hem and intended
through them to wound the platform erected by the
Wing Convention. Ii is equivalent to a declaration that
the Scott men, having umphed in the nomination care
nothing for the understanding by which that nomina-
ton was effected. and that they to repudate and
denounce IT. under the plea that the southern wings have
been iahless, and have crminally refused TO go in
solid phalanx for Scott and Graham The Times cannot
conceal the resentment il feels because portion of the
whg party OF the North did not bow to the higherlaw
doctrines OF Mr. Seward, but sustained the Compromise
as settlement, and made il necessary for the Scott men
10 permit platform 10 be adopted before they could se
cure the nomination Of their favorte Had the northern
wings been united. they could have nominated General
Scott and perhaps fastened muzzle on his mouth during
the canvass AT all events they could have presented the
whig party TO the country and 10 the world free from
any commitment in favor OF the constitution Blu, por
ton Of the northern wings tired OF agitation and
wished 10 put end 10 it, This made Gen Scotrs nom
ination without southern votes mpraccable and forced
his friends TO purchase bis nomination by understand
ing" with southern wings, which pretended platform
could be raised TO shield them from the indignation of
their constituencies The Times conceal its anger
when it reflects the facts we have specified, and il
be,ays its want OF respect for that series of resolutions
which the Wing Convention attempted 10 foist upon
the country as permanent platform of whg principles
Those resolutions not adopted from desire to make
known the basis which the wbig party solicited the
support OF the people They adopted for the purpose
OF securing Especial and temporary purposeo procure
the nomination OF particular candidate. and to shield from
public indignation whose votes were necessary to
accomplish that end. The platform has no permanency
in it, II has accomplished its object, and we already see
abundant evidences that it will be "spit upon" by the
Scott party, and then disowned and destroyed The
Times evidently con,empla,es the possibility OF purely
sectional struggle, based the reputation OF the plat
form and direct appeal to the abolition sentiment; for
i, closes Its remarks with significant allusion
contingency when it will longer ask the South for its
help in the election OF Presidents