The daily union., 1852-05-09
yyhig Presidential Tactics.

| Inc suojolneu ietler from lne New ioTk Express
gives the latest news as to the method in which the
wings design if possible TO close up in their convention
the breach wide and Deep" which the compromise pol
icy has made in their party The letter is the more note
worthy in that its writer is supposedfrom the conden.
al relation in which he stands toward the senior editor
OF the Express, who distinguished whig member OF
Congressto have unusual the best sources Of
information TO the in which the whjg game is
TO be played.
The main fact stated in the letter is that arrangements
have been made to pass compromise resolution in the
Wing Convention. We have seen the anti compromise
whg journals declaring that such resolution if passed.
would be cheat and nulliy and that the whig party
must lose every northern State the resolution should be
adoped in good faith indicating the real policy OF In.
party. But wshave before the compromise north
en whig journals lending coun,ensnce the idea that
compromise declaration by the Wing Convention would
be cheat. Now, however the Express distinctly admits
that if such resolution be adopted, and General Scott
made the nominee, its obligation will be wholly repud
aled by the northern majority OF the whg party and that
the candidate under the lead Of Messrs Seward and
Johnston will be represented as opposed TO the msn,e
OF the fugitive law and will receive on that ground
the nosthern whis abolition vote This being the case,
in the eveat Of General Scos election the policy Of his
administration upon the sectional issues is asceraned
from the start, There is pretence that, il elected he
will throw of the lead Of The who bring him
forward as their candidate and place him in power.
We have now, then, the distinct avowa Of both the
compromise and anti-conpromse whig leaders of the
North that the for General Scott in that region
will go upon the dea that he ia auor Of aialain
ing s fugitive ia,o. any declaration Of the oonueation 10
he contrary Notwithstanding Both sections OF The
northern wings now avow through their chief organs-
the Tribune on the one side, and the Express on the
o,her-hat such declarations will be "sy humbuz, .
and so be regarded.
This state Of facts certainly carries forward the pre-
minary discussions OF the coming canvass TO remark.
able point The southern wings demand the 6nalty of
the Compromise 10 be declared in a resolution of the
Convention, letter OF the candidate as condition
precedent to voting for General Scott "Take YOUR reso
luton" say the anti compromise whIgs it is so much
waste paper-a trap to catch gus with We shall
pay no regard 10 it, and know our man and the nfu-
ences ha, couttol him y Then come forward the com
promise wings of the North, and they say to the South
The Convention will give you resolution or letter
neither will be OF any account resolution or no resoIu
ton, letter letter, General Scott is to be stood upon
the whig abolition platform, and voted into power on
that platform or not at all you OF the South TAX
him and elect him, you now know exactly what YOU
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Never before venture to say, gull trap so
baited II is plsis that all this assumes that southern
wings not Ia when they say they wish 10 have
the Compromise maintained. II is altogether incredible
that their northern allies would dare TO treat them with
such utterly dsdainfu candor except upon the assum
ton that the stand made by the southern wings for their
section is sham, and that they cannot be dyipen
out Of the whig party. In taking this view Of The
southern wings, Of opinion that Messrs Seward,
Johnston, Il Co will be found to have reckoned with
out their host. The jehus who hold the reins and
flourish the whip the whig chariot box are driving
too fast, and they will upset ere long
Correspondence of the Errress1
Prs,ide~tof Maraurrirg. etc, dc.
t.T .#. ...t WAsuIveros, May 9Th.
il said that Mr. Mapspur has given over his intention
south who seeded from the and the souhc
whss who ssid IN will not come out X may be because
they cannot agree upon principles, itmsy be from
other cause but about the there is s dispute
Il learn h,oupb o the secretaries of The oauous
The official record ss inside up. the call Mr. Anppurp
concnfs with the c'rntfy spd MARSHALL declaration,
ty s,nendnent on, Of ords ntmated that be would re.
ccive ~ 81 subssufivr proposition" Ii Is not denied
that Mr.. Msngvm declared thst he presnnoutced
arst that he would rob. Mr. N.rsbas esoiution
cf order either substantive proposon prrpo-
Of other and IL 10 believed hist Mr.. Gentry
sxreed waive his sndneni, tho tfce sod wing
from the North would, Immediately upon the hs
log OF the time and place, have moved, spd 70 the sbssnos
nert particularly OF the southern whlTs left be-
hind thovgh fsvsr Of The 6nsIiv o the comproniss