Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1852-06-02
10 The Eaiiors ol'Me WINS.

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lishingthe enclosed extract from the Maysvie Ea
gle, which find in the Republic of the 29th in
slant.
ask its publication, because [ have seen
stated III the newspa pers that MIR. Seward ha
made an estimate of the votes in the Baltimore
Convention, by which he gives the nomination t,
Gen. Scott, claiming several votes for him from
kentucky-apd because it presents briefly, bu
truly and forcibly, in my opinion, the high con
sideratons of duty, fidelity, patriotism and policy
which demand the nomination Of Mr.. Fillmore
and especially by the Southern Wings. Who
will ever again confde in the Wing party; who
from the North, will ever again do battle for oul
rights and the safety of the South, under the
Wing banner, after we shall have abandoned in
the face of the foe and at his bidding, the man
who has perled all for us, and whose sacrifice is
demanded because he has been faithful and true
to his country and her Constitution l..
From the Maysville tky) Union
The Wing National ConUen6on-lMr. Fillmore
and Kentucky
In the National Convention, we take it for
granted that Mr.. Fillmore will receive the vote
of every delegate from Kentucky. 1t is unques-
UlOneu anu u0QueSClODdDlG IIdI Uo Is preferred as
the Wing candidate for the Presidency, over
every other man, by an overwhelming ma jority
of the Wings of this State. Nobody doubts,
body denies this. 1t is required then by fidelity.
by policy and irremissible duty, that he shall re-
ceive the unanimous vote, as we have no doubt
he will, of the Kentucky delegation. And it is
due not only to him and Kentucky that it should
be SO, but due also to the interests Of the Wing
party of the Union, ard due furthermore to the
prospects OF any other who may possibly be the
nominee Of the party instead of Mr.. Fillmore
If, in a convention in which Kentucky supports
the pretensions of herfavorite, another should
ertheless receive the nomination, she can with
perfect consistency and honor yield her own pre-
ference Tor that OF majority of the body; tor the
Wings OF Kentucky understand the point of hon
or, duty, and patriotism too well to be guilty Of
the chicanery and baseness Of asking National
Convention to support their candidate when they
mean not to support another should another be
preferred. But at the same time, 1t is essential
to the authority and influence of the convention
upon the masses of the party. that their preferen
ces be fairly and fully expressed and considered in
the nominating body. If the will of Kentucky,
then, be honestly expressed and respectfully
sidered in the convention, she wlldo her full duty
in behalf of the nominee, whoever he may be-she
will cordially vote for Scott, even though she
preferred Fillmore. But it, by any misrepresen-
tation of the known wishes of Kentucky, her ia
vorite be denied the nomination, we could not
and would not be answerabe for the consequent
ces. We fear they would be fatal to Wing as
tendency in the State, and in the Union.
In every quarter of the South it seems perfectly
clear that Mr.. Fillmore is the preferred candidate
of the Wings, and he will sommand, beyond all
question, respectable support from the ranks of
the Democrats He will receive in the National
Convention efficient support from various
States of the North anl, if he shall be the nomi-
nee, will enjoy the entire support Of his patty,
whatever the spirit Of rivalry for the nomination
may allege to the contrary for effect upon the
convention. The contest for the nomination is
virtually narrowed TO a choice between Fillmore
and Scott. The friends of Webster do not per-
sist III alleging that he has any prospect of success
before the convention. His supporters, we have
no doubt, will cordially go to the side of Fillmore.
Scott certainly presents formidable show Of
strength from the North; but coolly looking over
the whole ground, and estimating the relative po-
sitions of and parties, our conviction is that
the nomination of Fillmore can be, as we sincere
ly believe it ought to be, made sure, If the dele
gates from the South remain firm and united
throughout.
We shall certainly give our support to Scott if
he be fairly nominated But at the same time we
think the convention ought to nominate Fillmore,
He deserves the nomination by every title; and
every suggestion of principle, policy and duty will
sustain it, if made. 1t is the conviction of all can
did minds that he is the best President we have
had since Washington He has passed in serene
triumph through the most fiery ordeas. Even
his political opponents acknowledge that no one
could have more faithfully more successfully
discharged the trying duties devolved on him in a
period OF extraordinary difficulty, He has Gained
the strife and tumult of sections and at the same
whilst tr1e md firm nd inHa hoe
displayed dignity and moderation that have Sc
cured him the respect and confidence of all par
ties. His administration, in a word, in the deci
slve language OF Mr.. Clay has been one of emf
nent ability and success and he has proved him
self honest and conscientious"
To set him aside, thus tried and proved, to make
way for Scott, would be, in our Judgment, as I'M
wise, unjust, and absurd as it would be if we
at war with great power to depose General Scott
from his command in the army to give place to
Mr.. Fillmore. They are both now precisely where
they ought to reman-Fi Fillmore in the Presidency
and Scott at the head of the army. We know
that each is in his sghtsphere at present, because
each has been tried and proved; but we do not
know that reversal of their positions, OF the re-
versal of the position Of either, will be attended
with satisfactory results Nobody, at least, can
pretend that Scott, Or any other man, can make
better President than Fillmore is proved to be,
any more titan we could pretend that Fillmore, at
the head of the army in time of war, would prove
an ADLER general than Scott.
We repeat our conuiction that FGIaqore's nonaina-
ton aoiU be assured, 1t ought to be, # the SOUTH
ern delegates TO the National Comuention remain
united and firm.
ENCRoACHMENTs OF THE SEA.-A commune |
cation in the Charleston Courier, states that the
sea for the last ten years has not only been en-
croaching on our harbors, but has threatened to
invade OLE rice river domains with lis CALI inndn