Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1852-07-01

welfare Of the Wing party, or of the country.
On me contrary we fear that il forehodes dis
as'tous consequences 10 both, in putting The
parry upon an effort which we conceive TO
be hopeless We shall nevertheless neglect
io'nh'g III our power to promote it. success
which we are full aware will he very lutle
with the hope that the Wings Of MassacIu-
sets may at least carry the State election.
which is Of great moment 10 The cirizens Of
The Commonwealth, whatever be the result
OF the Presidential election"
The Boston Courier, paper that has exer.
cised great power among the masses, lets off its
tchagrin as follows
"General Scott, then, is nominated at Bal.
timore. After what we have said of The Inn
policy of adopting hun ms the Wing candi.
date, il would be something worse iban affec-
Iallon IN us 10 say we approve of this act, or
| TO put for,Ii any high flown phrases Of euo
GUM on the wisdom OF the Convention -
There will be plenty Of these indlted by men
who mean nothing at all by them more than
this, that they are ready to extol any thing
and support anybody. What we said week
ago, we see no reason to unsay now. Our
opinions, thank God, rest upon grounds 100
stable. TO be whisked about at a moments
warning by the cairices of few individuals,
whose blood has been kept at fever heat for
six days in sort OF Black Hole of Calcutta. %
The Boston Bee chuckles over the predica-
ment of Greeley and Seward in being obliged
to bring their noses to the grindstone of the
Platform for the sake of getting the man. How
enthusiastic that Sounds" ". Scott is The
candidate" We copy from the Bee as fol-
lows tI
Gould the public sentiment and devoted
feeling of the Wing party have been concen-
traled, we feel confident that a large majority
would have been decidedly in favor of Dan
lei Webster. But politicians and wirepulIers
wen, TO work, and w. Scott is the candidate.
In doing this, they have virtually surren-
dered to the Webster and the Fillmore men.
In gaining their man, they gave up their
principles, and we rejoice over their defeat
1t is great and good news to hear that even
such demagogues as Seward have abandoned
their Slavery cant! Ii is glorious to learn
that, by their backing out, agitation is pnt
down-savery is not 10 be discussed, in Con-
gress Or out of it-and the Union is TO be
sustained. Let the tOuchstone be Princi-
pies not men, and while these cIiques have
gained their man, they have lost their prn
ciples We are disappointed in the man,
but we glory in the platform" ...
That little pink of Boston wing aristocracy,
the Transcript, says .r 90 a.-ir
"lf the South choose to give such comfort
and support to the party identified with Cd.
position to the Compromise, the Webster
men must acquesce with the best grace they
can. 1t is useless 10 conceal The fact that
the news of the nomination of General Scott
excites no enthusiasm whatever among the
great body of the Wings here; that on the
contrary it is received with evident chagrin
Time may operate change in these senti-
men's, but the present feeling is one Of un
alloyed disappointment"
The New York Journal of Commerce saws
"Much disappointment was manifested
yesterday among The National Wings wher
the result of the SD ballot was announced ,
The New York Courier and Enquirer is in
dignant. 1t says rl .H
"TIe mass Of the Wings in this city
have received the intelligence with sul2en in,
dignation. On every side we have heard The
determination expressed not to support tht
Baltimore nominee. This last remark i,
certainly a very true one, and large numbe
| of Wings have remarked that sooner thar
vote for Scott they will 20 for Pierce. TIL
success Of The latter is generally believed beyont
Doubt" t
On the other hand, the Boston Atlas AM
the N. Y. Tribune, papers that have been try
ing to ride two horses, whiggcry and abolition
| H. 81.
spirit. Their inconsistencies, however great,
detract from their influence. Greeley, of tn
Tribune, as great political hypocrite as eve
went unwhipt, told the following truth in 1878
which he is obliged to deny in 1852. He SAT-
in letter to politician in ls4S, referring t
the appointment of delegates to the Nationa
| Convention
q" Send delegate to the Convention, i
YOU can, for Clay if not for Clay, for Cor
win ; il not for Corwin, for Seward; if no
for Seward, for Taylor But last of all 70
Scott. Scott is rain. conceited coreona6 of
man. His broins, all that he has are in hi
eqauletts, and if he should he elected Presi
dent, he would tear The Wing party into tat
tiers IN less than six months"
| lhere Is more truth IN The above extract
than is usually found in whig papers, and tina
is our excuse to our readers for drawing so lib
orally from such questionable source. TIL
reception is decidedly cool, but no more 81
than could be expected when it Is considered
what sacrifice of talent and statesmanshi,
has been made in casting off Webster, and wha
deluge of fuss, feathers and ranity is rolled OF
the party by taking Scott.