The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-06-22

adaptation. selected in him its III and chosen standard
bearer Not another in the land was there who
could well fulfil It's conditions suit It's purpose His
nomination is and is universally felt 10 be, the dehnye
triumph OF sectonasn over nationalsmof the desire
for agitation The desire for peacein the wing ranks
Gen. Scott nominated sew ardism Triumphant
The preceding article penned in the momentary
expectation of receiving the Geographic intelligence OF the
nomination OF General Scott. II has now come. IL
appears that he nominated by l59 votes against the
effort OF the united South No now truly deny
that in this result Mr. Seward and his allies in the
ascendant and that il General Scott be elected the con-
troll OF the wing party and OF the executive government
will be in their hands There is not aboonist nor
bgot OF sectional fanatcism in the country who will not
/" breathe ifeer and deeper when he learns this result"
II is true thathe main hope of these is not much
that the wing party will succeed in this Should
such be given them, than their most
guine hope will be fulfilled But they that whatever
be the result at this tme the wing party for the future is
in the bonds of sectional agitation II is delivered, bound
hand and foot into the custody Of the anti slavery aga
tors who have made Gen. Scott their candidate.
In previous analysis OF the wing platform on the
sectional issues. have shown that presented at first
by the southern whg caucus il was drawn IN the most
unobectionabe form compatible with any pledge OF the
wing party the issue OF sectional tranquility yet be-
fore could be adopted by the convention. all the dex
tery Of special pleading resored TO to strike out
OF il any specific recognition OF the Compromise as a
covenant adjustment OF the sectional controversy, and
any idea OF inaliiy in those measures and that, by
the terms OF the resolution, those acts were placed
upon The same footing with all other acts OF the
Thiryrst Congress, and the door opened TO their repeal
or modification Just SO lanaticsm should ill the
public ear with The cry that they, any OF them, were
abused or evaded From this day forth the anti slavery
agitation by the wing party 10 catch the votes OF the enc
mics OF the South and OF the Compromise will be set
foot It will be seen by the report OF the conventions in
another column that Gen Scott made haste TO accept by
telegraph both the nomination and the platform which had
thus been tempered with 1t will be SEEM also, that the
nomination opposed even on the hnai ballot, by the
almost unanimous vote Of the South.
We gave in our last issue the formal statement, on the
floor of The convention. that Henry j. Raymond, late the
speaker of the New York assembly, now the editor Of
leading Scott and Seward organize New York Times
had declared and published in his own journal the fact
that the northern wings had consented to take the platform
even in its mu,laed FORM only the condition that The
wings OF the South should yield and accept Gen. Scott
as their nominee The statement was indeed dsavowed
in the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Johnston, OF Pennsylvania
being the chief witness TO prove il untrue Here Is indeed
strangely selected voucher to the South But we learn
that We steray just before the nomination. the matter came
M again in convention and, ON full discussion, the
lion 10 expe Mr. Raymond from the convention. on tht
ground that his despatch calnmnous, Wls lost The
only possible inference from this vote is. either that II
the Judgment OF the convention Mr. Raymond's state
mest was we'll founded or that false charge oil dishon
q fable bargain made against the members OF WING
Co INVENTION does not dsquay man TO retain bis seat IN
that body The convention being placed in this dilemma
bv re- Opn vok, bound, in common respect to IL
memb srs to accept the conclusion that they believe Mr.
RAYMOND to have published the truth
Rut theye is another witness 10 the meaning OF the
olaorm. and the motive in which it was accepted BY
tho North The New York Tribune Of Saturday says
in lis leading editorial;
The next Job the platforms thoroughly bunker
ii. ;ece of concocted OF southern pine, ant
,,h.r awkwardy polished Our frieads ,csrs adcssd ant
urged BY the southern Scott nae" 10 ef ~ pass qnehy'
n, U,Ss,r and Fillmore had Joined hands 10 pass
- bo,, and any pfotnt determined rsrsfaues 10 its adop
,on btbs northn friends OF Scott ,cond subject them
o9,,. a, a perhaps dsfsat Old Chippeoa's ~ominaton"
The Tribune it will be remembered, has from the frr
declared III at any pledge by the Wing Convention t.
m, n,a;n the Compromise would be "a humbug,"
all. tran and a cheat And now that Journal tell
ns i, so many words, that the platform was adopted
bv The northern wings lest the refusal 10 adopt J
.hout,N preyent the nomination Of General Scott ADJ
- mi. Il q extraordinary fact that General Scott him
s , 81 N strained by the circumstances OF the case
,,ocs,, n IN same despatch both the nomination and III
.,,e, aud there can remain no doubt either as TO To-
.ra,csmeut or understanding upon which the platform
Laid dow n, or as the value oil pledge so taket
~ a.. conyen lion and its candidate 1t is but small
.s,a,on 10 The South in receiving candidate Tor tn
n,..;asncv from. the hands OF Senator Seward.
Such are the circumstances under which The VIII
Marty or al least the ahoonist element in IT. is nov
preparing TO give the country sequel 10 the miilaT
administration OF President Taylor That most disas'-
Of presidential experiments, IL the wings co ~.
purpose ia TO be repeated under cir ~
disastrous and ill-omened
Hls Moeeu 'V for the country That against such
result ue Wn force OF the democratic party is firmly
soiyeo anu ally united To tina, great party is now inru
seIemn task Of yndcatng the nationality and
ing the purity OF the government II occasion viii
will require and will every democratic effort
have fierce political elements 10 encounter and subdu
But in the sacredness OF cause the strength OF
principles, and in the commanding power which
already been everywhere recognised in the names