The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-02-08

We took occasion day or two ago TO note the wry
faces made by the southern wing leaders and journals
when General SCOTS s mentioned in their hearing
for the presidency The following, which copy from
the New York Express, goes TO show how the wind is
blowing at The North, and the complexion OF the wing
support which General Scott may there count upon The
Trbunes position in regard 10 the slavery issues is well
known; that OF the New Bedford Mercury is subsan.
tally the same while the New York Express is recog.
Missed as a chief organ OF the Fillmore or sver.gray"
portion OF the wing party:
That a MANS ENEMIss MS OWN HOUSEHOLD
often verified In the attacks made by essedy wing
papers upon the honest wing administration. The New
Bedford Mercury" which is for General Scott though
borrowing It's hostility from the Tdbune and papers Of
like iree-sol tendencies, Is talking in this wisci
1--WE dismiss this subjec, without expressing our
opinion Of Mr. Fiimoe's conduct We think unjust and
ungenerous extreme. BY accident he will have acted
part OF President for three years when he was only
elected Vice President That ought to satisfy him. because
the vice presidency beyond his fair deserts However
he The success, such has been, Of his
ton Mr.. Webster; because Mr.. Webster is old man.
than himself; because there was an Implied obligation on
the part Of Mr. Fillmore to make way for Mr.. Webster"
The Tribune finds nuts to crack in The following
"Mr. FuLnoRrs DEorsIoS,-The only Journal of our city
which flies for President. Daniel Webster head
has the following pungen editorial in It's last Issues
"'TuE WITHDRAWAL. OF Mr. FLtsoRs We learn from a
his word Mr.. Webster that will allow his name to
be used at the WING convention candidate for the pre-.
idency. He has frequently said this in Mr. Webslets
hearing since the dissolution Of the last Congress and when
publicly announced that he had decided with.
draw his name, Mr. Webster astonisbed. GOODNESS
at sprung up between them when Mr. Fillmore sent
TO Mr. Webster message, the substance OF which
stated above Whether Mr. Fillmore viii Withdraw his
name 10 than pretend 10 knoo but be-
lievs he will. H1 chances about the sars hshsr he
,oifhdraps OF hold, on"
There is wing in the country, who wishes
success his party who desires the election Of wing
President who will assa Mr.. Fillmore after the above
fashion, they do with any success
10 the wing cause their candidates
Indications like these clearly presage the doom OF the
southern wings II is TO take Gen Scott either without
any definition OF his position or else with such one as
will suit the Tribune, the Mercury, the Albany Eve
ming Journal and the free-sol wing leaders like Mr.
Senator Seward, for whom they speak
In States like Kentucky, Tennessee. North Carolina,
and Louisiana, this regimen will put the wing party TO
severe pugation. Already it has brought before the
leading wings there the important issue, whether they
will prefer justice 10 their section fealty 10 their party
a wing administration with the slavery agitation re-
opened by their own act or democratic administration
with the maintenance Of the existing Adjustment as
part OF its policy