The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-06-29
A Loud Whig Response.

We regret to perceive that the National Lfeii,gencr
has given over for the time least. The task of
nca,ing its readers the wing responses 10 the wing
nomination Such collection in its columns would al
least presen, very spicy parsy; but deemng the sub
ect one OF public interest," give the subjoned article
from journal usually regarded the leading organ Of
the wing party OF Georga-,ha is, when that State has
an organized wing party We gave the response of the
Augusta Chronicle and learn that the voice OF the
Macon Messenger is quite in tune with the following
from the Republican-all OF which, and particularly the
las, half Of it, we Commend 10 the attention OF whom it
may
"NomSArloN or GENERAL ScorT.-The National Wing
Convention hus nominated General Winfield Scott for Pres
iden, and the Hon. William A. Graham Of North Caro-
lima the present Secretary of the Navy for Vice President
ave deeply regret have make this announcement,
20 far the fret office is concerned We had hoped that
Willard Fillmore, the model statesman, Daniel Webster,
the grea, American would have received the nomination
We could have supported either of these with no less
pride pleasure But General Scott is very different
person. He has played the part OF silent, and we have
bad enough OF silent candidates Nay, he has been
kept before the people for months with paddock upon his
lips and his principles in Mr. Stewards beecbes-pccket
As sueb needless say that neither the wings
Of Georgia support him.
ut will for the eesoil advocates of General
Scott point the platform of the convention, The plat
form is piece OF patriotic workmanship 1t was built by
southern hs nds But what they he for that any
other platform Their abolition organs have already re.
pudsred IT, Listen the New York Tribune OF Saturday
las. the mos, bitter and relentless mouth piece OF the abo.
lion horde
"'rhe Job the platforms thoroughly hunkets
piece Of oinerwork. coacocted OF southern pine and
rather wkwardly polished. Our friends advised and
urged by the southern Scott lei pass quietly
the Webster and Fillmore had joined hands pass
any how, and any violent. determined resistance 10 it,
adoption by northern friend. OF Scott would subject
them odun, and perhaps defeat Old Chippewa's noin
50, after Rufus Choatc had been allowed make
s support the platform let slide (under the previous
question: by "a yeas TO So nays Ppt us down No. Mr.
"No, the supporters OF General Scott caro- nothing for
the platform OF the convention. They consented 10 its
adoption bccsuss they could help themselves and be-
cause they feared that "a violent determined resistance
wond damage his prospects The platform ia but tran.
script, an Embodiment, OF the principles and practices OF
MIR. Fillmore and Mr Webster yet they were over.
slsughed and man taken who has dared openly
TO give IN hs adhesion TO the compromise measures These
tried and faithful menthesc rorers men, If you please
thrus, aside for other than because they
maintained the principles forth In the platform To
place Gen Scott upon this PLATFORM therefore, present
him to southern wings, trick Of his free-so support.
en-too shallow TO be successful.
ITO make Gen. Scott President would be 10 place the
reins Of in the hands OF Mr. Seward and ~
keep hi. epoweru soil organization in the porth
ern States 1t would be furnishing him cub with which
70 beat out brain. eight year hence when n.
should be brought forward himself candidate for The
presidency. Southern wings never thus stnfy the M
selves. They tau,ely submit TO the erooiop,
sacrifice OF such men as Fillmore Webster he be.
guided into the support OF ppppet IL the hands na-
nous faction In times past they have yielded much 10
hsr northern brethren They have fought protection
when their manufactures needed protection and for INFER
nal Improvements and northern enterprises and northern
men They have done all this and more. the sacrifice
not unsqpeny of local power not OF local interests
bottbey cannot support Gen. Scostwe Mr. Seward
Thar is asking too much of us
No party 10 any period OF the history or bis tInion b,
made more sacrifices TO liberal and catholic spirit of ma
onry than the wing party of Georgia In return thew
have been cheated and betrayed They cannot vithout
abandoning The conservative principles in which they
70 long been educated, associate with the aboons Of
Nsw York, Pennsylvania and Ohio, who long since re-
solved upon the nomination Of Gsn Scott.
~ wiz be remembered by reader. that we took no
pn sending delegates 70 either Of the Baltimore Conven.
pO"' our position has been that OF the las Union CON