The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-04-27


We copy below the view taken blythe Baltimore Ameri.
can OF the arrangements lately made by the wing con
gesona 10 surrender the absolute control OF the
Wing National Convention TO the ant-sayery asiiatos.
and TO elect General Scott possible by an ayowed sec
tona canvass. The American is OF the most tho
rough going wing journals in the country and has al
ways been marked By the moderation Of its tone the
sectional issues It's indignant protest. therefore. against
the counsels which bear sway ths whg party goes
far TO show connexion with the declaration OF almost
the whole southern whig press that the Scott movement
led and organized command al the South hardly
enough support 10 make considerable exception TO the
unanmiy with which the southern popular vote will be
cast against him Messrs. Mangum, Stany, and Ward
will from present appearances, hardly be able TO organ
ze respectable southern wing bolt in General SCOTS
favor, il he receive the wing nomination. in his present
position OF manifest hostility to the maintenance OF the
fugitive law. II is manifest that almost the entire wing
party of the South will sympathize in the spirit, and fol-
low the lead on this point Of Messrs. Marshall, Gentry,
Williams. Cabell, Outlaw and Brooke, and their
ciaes. who either withdrew from the in disgust
refused participate at all lis proceedings Indeed,
no other result could be anticipated when the northern
wing majority had declared, in substance, its fixed de-
termination to have sectional canvass, and TO repudae
all the obligations of the Compromise bride for whig
abolition votes Upon these proceedings the Baltimore
American comments as follows:
"The congressional wing caucus presided by a
southern senator, finds expedien, would rule
the Compromise from It's deliberations Did the
GUS and that southern and other southern leaders
who with him, dread to lose the favor and the
of Mr. Seward and his factions IL these things be
would be better respectfully suggest, for both of the
conventions that NEE, in this city in June adjourn
at upon assembling and go Buffalo Let them
pretend nationality which they show themselves in.
peent to maintain let them shalter their platforms,
and the dismantled wrecks for fuel kindle the fires
of that sacrifice at which the rights OF the South, the
premacy oil the constitution, and the integrity OF the Union,
be offered up the shrine Of seconalsm for is
to sectousism that they saccumb and yield the tribute OF
obedience. Haa.r
THE county will hardly allow itself to be deceived
upon this point. Men OF the South of all parties
but ask themselves, Shall allow political
be controlled and the expression Of political opinions
to be suppressed by anatcal body of secionas the
North, hostile in the extreme and who will avail
themselves OF the concession thus yielded advance
exorbant demands Shall we offer encouragement to
aboltonism by thus acy acknowledging its strength and
own dread of il! How suppose otherwise than
that the whole North-every non slavehoding Sate-w
hasten to occupy ground which we shall have demon
sated be politically strong and commanding These
copcu sions force themselves into vicw they be
KEEP, out Of the sight of the public matter how perse
verngy the politicians who do wish them
persist in binding themselves.
"The whg caucus, those southern leaders who sustain
its course to Mr.. Fillmore and Mr. Webster
through them the whole country now and
that whenever northern shall be found bold enough
and patriotic enough incur the risk of odium home Ia
the support Of constitutional principle which
rights and the safety Of the South he only do
his peril bur with the those
whom he berends will abandon him without scrupe &c
the tender mecies Of those whom he has offended for the
sake and for his duys sake and that they will thus
him when they might uphold him, and when they nigh
make his uiu plant with their own-showng graft
tude for services done them and rendering manly nc
| acknowledgement for services done the country.
"The county, doubt not, will take of thi,
virtual announcement"