Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1852-1853, 1852-04-10
WHIG GAICIIS

WHIG CAUCUS.
The whlg senators, we understand, held caucus
in the Senate chamber yesterday, and appointed
committee to confer with a committee of the wings
Of the other House, for the designation of the time
and place for the assembling of the Wing National
Convention to nominate President and Vice Presi-
dent. We learn that the utmost harmony prevailed
between Mr.. Seward and the southern wings at the
meeting. 1t is presumed the convention will be held
at Philadelphia, though some prefer that New York
or Cincinnati should be selected. The lst of July
will probably be the time fixed for the meeting of the
convention. " 4uaiLabiity and erpediency' are BOTH
it seems consulted in the selection of the period of
this meeting. The wings desire to shape their action
by what takes place at the Baltimore Convention,
which meets, our readers aware, the LIST of
June. Washington Union All inst.
So it appears that Southern Wing Senators-in-
GLIDING, of course, Messrs. Mangum and Badger
have been in caucus with William Fl. Seward, and
that the " utmost harmony prevailed between the
parties. One of the Washington Correspondents of
the Baltimore Sun, noticing this caucus, says:
"Though the whig Senatorial caucus, held on Sa-
urGay last merely took into consideration the time
and place of holding the Wing National Convention,
yet the perfect harmony which existed between Gov.
Seward and the Southern members of the caucus. is
looked upon a plain indication that General Scott
is to be the nominee
"Ion," another correspondent of that paper, says
The Wings are beginning to take steps to-
wards the Presidential election, but not with much
apparent confidence To agree as to time and place
of holding the National Conventional one there is
to be-is the first object, and the Wing members of
congress relied upon make those arrangements.
The difficulty as to the selection of candidate is
evidently increasing Notwithstanding the Nashville
letter vouching for Gen. SCOTS fidelity the COM
promise. The chief objection to Gen. Scott is that
he is the choice OF sectional party, which party is
none the less sectional because it is STYLED Wing.
The objection to Mr.. Fillmore s, that is long
enough to- an accidental President, for any Presi-
dent; that prior to the death of Gen. Taylor he was
a fOr he
and that he cannot carry New York because the
chiefs of the old national Wing party will not sup
port him.
The result must be, either in dropping both Scott
and Fillmore, and taking up Mr.. Webster, or some
other candidate, in division of the party. In the
latter case, it is already intmated that the seeding
portion of the wing party will unite in other
organization, or adopt the democratic platform and
measures provided thev be of an unexceptionable
character. Faction, like misery, makes strange bed
fellows"
Now: what we have to say about this &c harmony :"
and union as between Southern Wing Senators and
Seward is this: Seward is a true Whig-he has uni
formy supported the Wing nominees, and he is a
party man of the best grit. He voted for Gen. Tay-
lor, and he will vote for Mr.. Fillmore provided he
should be nominated by the Wing Convention for
reelection; and such being the case, Southern Wing
Senators doubt felt it be his right to act with
them in the referred to. The point is, will
these Southern Wing Senator'S SeUard obtain The
cOnrol2 That is the question, and to it there can
be but one answer. The strength of the Wing party
is in the free States-Seward is the master spirit
that party in the free States-these Southern Wing
Senators know these facts and they know also that
it would be IDLE for the Wing party to make any
nomination which would not be generally acceptable
in the quarter alluded to; and yet, under these cir
cumstances, and with the experience of the past be-
fore them, which teaches that Seward has never yet
been foed defeated in his calculations and purpo-
ses they go into caucus with him. Or in other lords,
surrender themselves and their constituents to him
as an offering the shrine of party. Is not this
Can such combination prosper! Will Southern
shareholders endorse it If they should, and if Gen.
Scott the avorite of Seward, should be elected as he
is and without pledges on the compromise, " the
next candidate they will be called upon for
for President DiH be SeaOard HIMSELF "Is thy ser
want dog, that he should do this thing2 Let the
developments of the next five eight years give the