The southern press. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-03-11


what srace it could spare from Democratic dis-
cords, to the republication Of all tho glorlhca-
tons of Mr. FILLMoRE which it could collect
So evident has been its leaning in that direction,
that we suppose dissatisfaction must have been
caused by it, for in Mondays issue il pretends to
be aopen to- all parties, influenced by none" ScoTT
WfBsTER, FILLMoRE--anybo the convention
chooses to nominate-is just the man for it; "all
Wings alike" and beyond the reach of con
tDgencies."
| This sudden change of tune is very curious,
but nobody will be deceived by it. "The cat in
the meal tub" is evident enough to the friends
Of Messrs. WEBSTER and ScoTT respectively,
the only two other members of the Wing party
whom the Republic admits even to the dignity
of second choice, after " our own dear Fill
MORE"
Here is the Republics leader 10 which we have
| referred:-
Mr.. WEBsTER.-We publish, this morning, Il
| full account of the proceedings of the great
meeting held on Friday night, in the city of New
York, for the purpose of presenting the name
| Of Mr.. Webster for the Presidency, subject to
the decision of national convention. Public
opinion seems to have narrowed the circle Of
Wing candidates to three individuals--Mr.t
Fillmore, Mr. Webster and Gen. Scott. 1t is
thought that one of these three distinguished
men will be the Wing nominee and it should
be the aim of all good Wings to cultivate such
relations among the friends Of these respective
candidates as will enable them to unite cordially
in support of the individual who may be the
choice of the convention. With these views,
we cannot but regret TO see the language that
has been held by one or two Wing Journals in
regard to Gen. Scott and Mr.. Fillmore. When
| a Wing newspaper undertakes to say that nei-
ther Gen. Scott nor Mr.. Fillmore can be elected
under any contingency, or that whilst any other
Wing than Mr.. Fillmore would certainly carry
New York, any one of the Democratic candi-
dates would beat Mr. Fillmore in the State sew
enty or an hundred thousand votes, we think
the force of party obligations and party fidelity
is entirely overlooked. We beiiepe that no man
can be nominated By the national Wing cOnpen-
ton pho toiH mol receiUe The entire Wing role,
Uhether the nominee be Gen. ScoA, Mr.. Webster,
or Mr. Fillmore.
A more scandalous charge was never brought
against party, than is conveyed in the allega-
ton that Mr. Fillmore, if the nominee of the
Wing convention, will be- deserted by seventy
or an hundred thousand Wines. tits well that
the party are forewarned of the treason contem-
plated in a contingency" If it is true that we
have seventy thousand men in our ranks capa-
Bile Of this contingent baseness, let US know
who they are, and let them stay away from
convention BY whose action they do not intend
| to be bound.
So far from there being seventy thousand mas
cent traitors to the convention in the Wing ranks,
4 To hat fha hol
given of ten Wings of any influence or consid-
Grafton in the State of New York who will avow
that they purpose to withhold their votes from
Mr.. Fillmore, il he should be The nominee of the
convention-or for General Scott, or for Mr..
Webster. IL is perfectly well known TO the
country that these three gentlemen are all Wings
alike-that they agree in opinion on the ques.
| tons of immediate political iuterest-and that
no good intrinsic reason exists why Wing who
can vote for one of them should vote against
any other Of the three who should, on full con.
sultation and elaboration, be presented as the
candidate Of the convention.
1t was remarked ty Byron that cant seemed
to be the prinaun mobile in his day--Cant polt
zeal, cant social, and cant religious. A better
specimen Of the political genus never fell under
his eye, or excited his disgust, than these gloz-
ing words Of the Republic. Its declaration Of
belief, which we have italicised, demands cred
ulity, or relies on stupidity, on the part Of
those to whom il is addressed, equally mon
strous and insulting. IL such were actually the
case-if the chickering's and the bitterness dis
played by the friends of these sthree individuals"
towards the Others respectively, had been mere
4 In t.t.~ o,,I aboo, ~ L.
posed in this statement But such has not hith-
erto been the case, however much "the cohesive
power of plumber" may have drawn together
some ofthe spoilsmen in the ranks Of each The
answer to the vague generalities Of the Repufb
lie we will adduce few proofs out Of many in
our possession. 81
II will be noticed that the organ commences
by Indignantly repudiating the idea that the
~6delity" ofthe Wings Of New York to Mr.. Fill.
MORE or Gen. ScoTT could not be relied on. Il
considers the charge "scandalous," and goes on
TO say that not Ten influential Wings could be
found in the State Of New York who awould
avow" such purpose. Observe the language
would auOio. ls not this an intimatiou 10 Mr.
SEwARD, and his Enthusiastically more than
ten in number in that State-that il they will
make no apolOolS, convenient credulity will be
exercised, and the unity Of the party be pre-.
served
But the Southern co-operators of the Fill
MORE organ here have exposed The game. The
New Orleans Rec one of The r,out oc,;,o $1,000,
them, distinctly declares its want Of " fidelity"
and that Of the Southern Wings generally, to
one Of the three individuals" in long article,
two paragraphs Of which will serve our purpose.
The Bee says:
In the first place, the South will assuredlv re.
fuse oil support 10 Winfield Scott unless he runs
on de compromise platform. No candidate,
Wing or Democrat, can receive the Southern
vote, who does not toe the mark on this ones
tion Tho TyiIff1e IL riuht anonoh In a,f,c;na