The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-06-23
correspondence

BALrIHo0, June %, 1851
Now tina, the Wing National q kenton has nominal
ed lis candidate for President, the question which first
and naturally arises in the mind is Has that body made
good choice! The intelligent men of which the eonyen
lion composed and the very able and experienced
politicians who made General Scott the candidate and
carried him through the convention, ought TO know
whether NOT the selection The best that could have
been made Doubtless they had well considered The
question; and they would not have paid before the
convention, will they now pay, much attention to the
opinions OF political opponent. But there are few
facts be gathered from the action OF the convention OF
the highest Importance, not only IN the present contest
but ia the future history OF The whg party As those
facts we'll worth noting by the democrats as well as
by the wings, shall advert 10 them
The nomination has been made entirely by one section
Of The country The two three scattering votes in
Tennessee and Virginia OF ambitious designing men
does moi affect this fact Nor does the assent OF the
southern States the nomination after il had been made
make il the less undenabe. The speakers from the
States OF the South who responded to the nomination. at
die call OF the convention spoke OF the platform more
than Of the man. and professed TO place their hopes and
confidence in the nominee because he would stand upon
that platform That the theme OF all their speeches
they had never any confidence in General Scotl-they
could not have now, apart from the platform They had
looked upon him with suspicion they had condemned his
intimate connexion with the free soil wings; they had OPP
by the power of the aboonist yote and by the skful
management Of Seward Gov Johnston, OF Pennsylvania,
and other leading OF that party; they had peseyer-
ngy voted in even after the platform had been
adopted against the sectional nominee of the ree-so wing
party and many OF them had said that, under prom
ses with any letters, nor upon any PLATFORM could
they or would they support Gen. Scott. This the
position of The South up to the time of the nomination,
Gen. Scott receiving the ffiysecond ballot
than six southern votes and yet many of these very
men, duped by sagacious ree-soil politicians hurrahed
for the man-the nomineefor the sake of the platform
few were bold and honest enough express their OBJ
jecons. More would have done but for the conse
quences to their party, which they still hope preserve.
This nomination--seciiona moi to say acous, in its
character it be sectional in its influences and in lis
resus That is the question II General Scott should
be elected President, has he the disposition if he has,
could he or dare he break from the party who will have
placed him in power! Will moi those leading men,
Seward Johnston and others, who have nominated him
in spite Of The determined hostility OF the South, exercise
openly, Or if il suit their purpose better. secretly, pow
erful influence over his administration We have no
evidence that General Scott is not hostile 10 the nsu
toas OF the South, and that he will not his inu-
ence or power destroy them 1t will be said that he
endorses the platform OF principles laid down by the
convention, which is sound upon the question OF sa-
very True he says at the eleventh hour with the gilt
terng prize of the presidency before his eyes, II will
lay down" That is truly characteristic OF General Scott
He has no principles OF his own he will be anything
do anything to be President.
But has not the free soil party always supported him
Has not now nominated him. And il he should be Pes
dent will not be that party who will have ma e him
What folly them what ignorance OF human nature, to
suppose that his administration would not be, and must
not be, influenced by those who have given him power
Nothing is more logically true than that such
qlence must follow snch II General Scott
should be President the Tree soiles and aboonists will
govern this republic.
How can the intelligent and patriotic men OF the South
support such nomination. and suffer themselves to be
blinded by words and when facts and the
uperng evidence OF human nature prove that where there
principles in the mind they Of little value
paper But the South viii not and cannot support this
nomination. Nor will great many patriots of the
North support free soil nominee have heard il said by
the best and some OF the influential men (whgs) Of
both sections OF the counuyand that since the noni
naiion-iha they would not support General Scott The
wing party will be completely sectionalzed and abolition
lied suppose that Senator Diwson, Crittsnden, and
others, when they declined the nomination for Vice
President. did uader the impression that connection
with Scott AMI the free soil party would not be very
creditable in the eyes OF southern people. The dem
ocratc party hail the nomination OF General Scott the
best destroy the wing party and TO give the democratic
candidates success.