New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-02-13
WASHING ION.
The Presidency and General Scon-The North
and the south-Slavery Agitation-Mr Sew
ard and Mr.. Badger.


The Presidency and General Scott-The North
and the south-Slavery Agitation-Mr. Sew
ard and Mr.. Badger.
CorrsspoudeRce of The N y Tribune.
WASHINGTON Wednesday, Feb. IL, 1852
There seems to be every probability tina!
long before the Philadelphia Wing Convention
assemblies, all interest in it will have entirely de-
partcd, 50 far as the selection OF a candidate is
concerned. II is plain enough already, that
ripened public sentiment will only look to that
Convention to enunciate forcgone conclusion
The aspect of affairs in the North, South, East
and West and the Drift and tone of things here,
all point with unerring certainty to this result.
Cen ScoTr will walk over the course.
As to the election, there are two ways in which
i may be accomplished. The Wing party (act-
ing as National partly North and South, en-
elect General ScorT whether they piH, depends
upon the Southern Wing States. So, again, the
North can elect him and whether they may DO
50, likewise depends upon the Wings of the
South. II the Southern Wings can be so short
sighted as to force a sectional issue, and place
the North under Gen. ScoTT's lead, why then we
say the General may be elected by Northern
stronger than might seem at the first blush -
Such an election is by no means unlikely. But
we do not wish to press this view of the case
We do not and shall not believe, without further
and stronger evidence than we have yet seen
that the Southern Wings arc so utterly blind and
insane as TO insist upon forcing sectional issue
in the next Presidential election There may be
those in the North who desire it. We fear there
are But everything contributing to such an I'M
toward result should be sincerely deprecated by
every one who desires to preserve the National
lily Of the Wing party and the tranquility OF the
country But, as we have said before, this de.
ponds wholly upon the Wings OF the South
The Northern Wings will make no such issue
desire no such ISSUE Blu, if it is forced upon
them, they have no alternative but to accept it,
end fight the battle accordingly
Let il be observed that the existing agitation
upon Slavery and the Compromise comes ex-
clusively from the South. There has not been
q word heard from the North at this session, in
the way of petition or otherwise, upon the sub
lect except a depreciation Of agitation. The
North has been uniformly calm, temperate, for
bearing, acquiescent. 1t has not asked Congress
to so back or so forward in regard to their past
legislation denomnated the Adjustment" The
North was voted down, and there il remains.
battle was fought in Congress, and the North
was defeated, and 20 this day not the least sign
Of renewing the contest has been manifested in
eNher hall of legislation FooTE has dragged
the SUBJECT matter of the old contest into the
SENATE, and left 1t there as precious legacy for
other parties to renew the battle over, if they
are fools enough to do it, But is Mt he pretty
leader for the Wings to be following IN the
business Of agitation The Northern Wings
will net follow his pestilens oounsels. Let us
nope the Southern Wings viii adopt the same
~ise conclusion, aud cease 20 be numbered
among the aeitators.
Mr.. SEWARD gave us a skeleton speech in
erayon to-day, on Irish affairs. 1t was well
Knit, strong, life. like, and showed the hand Of
master lie mapped out the strong features of
ais subject in striking profile. We commend hin
greatly for his condensation, but as you vii
have the speech by telegraph, the readers OF
The Tribune will Judge for themselves of its I'm
doubted merits
Mr. BADGER followed. He is a hrs,.rste law
yer and always can, and almost always does, tel,
you the very best things that can be said on the
wrong side Of subject. lie is capi,al at the
process of deception, and if called upon to ad.
mre living Venus, would have his knife into
her In Eve minutes to show you what she was
made Of and prove blythe operation that she was
not such charming creature, by no manner of
means, as one might be deludcd into the supposi.
tion Of, by simply taking an external view. Mr.
BADeEE's point was, The az leas. always has
point in bis remaiks,) that If we went to talking
honstase TO other nations about freedom and
Oppression. and such sort of ianaticism, they
would be down at once upon US about Slavery
and that the only way for US was to shut up'
and let otter people go ahead in their own way,
while we looked after our niggers.
lie tped hard to make General CAss under
''alo some distinctions he was drawing in his
s'gumeni, but the General wouldn't understand.
'as general y good GA general principles and