Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-03-23
wHIG PRESIDENTIAL MOVEMENTS

The Whip journals have had their merry makngs over the
temporary disensions In The Democratic ranks-but their
own troubles rapidly developing themselves
striking letter from Washington appears in tho ~ tx
PRESS national Wing organ and champion OF Mr. FIJI
o.s nomination. The letter refers to the election TO the
National Convention in Oneida county, of the removed U.s.
Marshal OF the Northern District Of New York, and oi
removed Postmaster in Genesse coun'y-e'h eeo't
with view to damage Mr. Fillmore" The Marshal it is
alleged was removed because Of his Discrimination to ex
ssuts Federal laws he fugitive slaveluwD Ond BY way Of
revenge this Marshal and Postmaster removed on account
OF similar "hgher nw notions, Sen. 10 the wing Na
,onsl Convention to slaughter" Mr.. Fillmore. This FACT
and other free soil Scott in New fox are wen
calculated arouse the opposition OF such formerly "s
States 90 Tennessee North Carolina, Kentucky &C. ~
Convention 10 be made up of Northern Wings and nccor
ding to tho writer the Wing members OF Congress from
these States begin say he people will go into no such
Convention" The writer goes on to say;
There ure that delay the calling OF wing
Convention and If they increased, and made more OIL
by the election delegates of more removed ofhce hode
OF BY svermens such the Courier gives u.s. hat fl
moro ucan't carry delegate from New Yoik) they make
it Impossible for Northern Wings 10 bring their southern
Wing brethren into Convention with them The Southern
Whe States rely upon IT, VIII never @ 10 90 u nr anv
Whig candidate that they carry their people Tor; but Mr.
Fillmore has by grea, Wing principle of mo veto OF
constitutional act Of Congress-, but for very exraoroi'
nary cause and they will stand by him just as long as an
sor, made punish him. or TO damage him. Tor being
The writer declares that Wings of the North, will un
doub,edy hold their National Convention somewhere but
tho Whlps of the South under existing circumstances stand
in position of armed neutrality Referring the general
belief 10 Gen SCOTS being he peculiar candidate OF tue
Savardes-whose conac is death, and their friendship
poison 10 their candidate"-,he writer remarks that
e who survived other peril is perishng only
from the malaria of Abolition. II L. monrnul Indeed 10
see and gallant soldier who has thus surnounteo all
the perils of field and food, die only of malaria"
Thus writes northern nan-and yet We see the Rich
mord Whie not only ready 20 60 into National C"nVen-
,ou with It's eyes open TO the facts but pcdgins It.
self sustain Gen. Scott he stands totally uncommltea
on the great question Of tho day But than this-lhe
Petersburg lnelgencer which independence
oue pledges of Gen. Scott ~ sneered at and assned by It's
associates Of the Wing press The Alexandria Telegraph
referring to the Petersburg Intelligencer, says
Sons Wing journals placing themselves in position
Of great embarrassment should General Scott DC the nom-
inse Of ths! pay-perhaps IN ignorance OF tho true quee'
tion also. Butt Is their own affair.
The same aper protests against any attempt the part
the Richmond Wing Convention to ammel or in any way
TO ebarrass by its Instructions their delegates TO tho Ma
tIons Convention" any such movement as an expression
of preference for Mr. Fillmore. 1t declares that virginia
Whreery should e careful neulraze by her action
In the National Convention the voice OF some other State
more likely than herself to its for the Wing no
scotrs opinions "nothing less than trick in
tended to embarass the Whgsforgetting that this cn
for information from Wing papers we'll tried in the
faith.
The Baltimore News, with its new Editor M. WV, Da-
Wis of Norfolk, smphatcally asks:
IL tbs Petersburg Intelligence clean gone daft or only Ia
horns under temporary dcusion that Virginia are
rseuls,s the whole affairs of the Whg pary General Scott
hsa TOO much good sense TO be continually paradup his
ysws to public especially at time when decacy
bid, IT, Under present circumstances II would place him
posrou positively ridiculous 10 say The least Of it, Until
the nroper time comes let The States that Will not give
single Wing electoral vote be content with what u :nSth
scott did and said while membe. of the cabinet OF Mr. Fill
more The Inelgencer devotes portion OF lis columns
TO statement of the snar that nconsiderate editors have
gotten the Democratic party into and another portion 10 an
endeavor induce party to follow suit II may seon &c
good advance the interest OF one candidate o}
Internationally squabbes thus engendered which may
prove serious.
Virginia 10 desperate Democratic State these gentlemen
argue and therefore her Whig9ery be content" with
what Gen. Scott said and done The Wings Of Virginia
have no right to doubt the souudness Seward candidate
for the Presidency
But the Petersburg Intelgencer in its recusancy has
,aunch and able ally in many leading Wing papers al the
Sou,h-amona them the New Orleans Bulletin an nfuen
tisl party organ 1t says:
"Gen Scott hos nevsr yet publicly placed himself upon The
Csmprou.ise Platform. When he does this openly ana IN
oua6edy and proclams without any reservation whatev-
ar that II elected President he will resist any attempt 70
abrogate those and that ne will enforce mem 10
full extent of the powers tho disposal of the Executive
them and not until them will the Wings OF the SCUM oe pre-
pared 70 supper, bis claims fully and snthu'asicay Inc