The daily union., 1852-04-14
TIN. ulum..om OF tn. Northern wings.

Under the caption of The Wings and the Presidency"
an article appears in the New York Tribune of the 10th
nst which transfer our columns because the n-
als subscribed to it intended suppose dis
close the initiated the fact that il is written by gentle
who is justly supposed to represent the opinions Of
Senator Seward accurately and nearly than any
other writer in the newspapers and because the pro-
gramme OF action which the article lays down in advance
for the northern wings has been thus far fully carried
by them in the late whig 1t may be added tina,
the spirit OF the article has been fully and recently
sponded 10 by the influential whig presses OF the
Norih-the Albany Evening Journal among them
and that il is quite in harmony with the position
ed by the northern wings OF the House in the late vote
on the compromise resolutions, and by the northern
wings of the Senate in the previous the petition
presented by Mr. Seward for the repeal OF the fugitive law
We regard the article, therefore, being an accurate
statement Of the umaium offered by the northern wings
to their southern allies basis OF party union the
coming presidential In this ii is worthy
OF attention.
The main point of the paper is 10 the effect that there
has been not now, and be, any agree
ment or community of opinion between wings Of the
North and wings OF the South in relation to sectional
questions so far as such questions any OF Them may,
jecs for the action of the federal government This
being the general doctrine OF the paper its most important
specification is that the northern wings, party,
betrayed and beaten in the adoption OF the Compromise
that that measure always has BEEN and is, odous
TO them. and that recognition OF it 6nali,y as
OF permanent obligation, TO be expected al their hands
II upon this understanding the wings OF the South
continue to cooperate with their northern party allies
well and good II not then such cooperation is out Of
the question, and the northern wings must do their work
alone with such help they get from the anti-sa.
very elements OF their section. II is in this view
and direct reputation Of the compromise policy OF
Mr. Fillmore. which the northern wings find to be inol-
eabe, that General Scott is to receive the whg nomi-
nation. We hold il to be 6red fact that, so long
as present counsels predominate in the whg ranks,
General Scott, though he may write something vague
or evasve will write nothing which, when truly read. is
the least in contradiction OF the views thus set forth
And this being so, perceive with regret, and with
serious apprehension for the peace and safety Of the
country that the for Gen Scott is likely be in
substance and in principle whatever it may be in form
sectional canuoa II will be the first sectional canvass
for the presidency through which the country has been
called TO pass and every patriot in the land should lend
his aid in awakening the attention Of the country be-
times to the aspect which presents and the issues which
il raises.
In so far the coming on the part OF the
wings seeks any other object consequence than to
place the executive offices OF the country and the dis
bursement Of the public money in wbig hands, pro-
poses to overthrow or disturb the existing legislative
policy OF the country, which is democratic To effect
thi. reversal Of our present public policy, the northern
antpatby to slavery is relied upon the main ns,ru.
ment and the whig canvass for General Scott is the
form in which this instrument is applied to accomplish
the end desired The hope of the whig leaders s, that
the northern ant.slavery feeling is strong enough to
place. under such circumstances the power OF the country
in whg hands, against the efforts of the democratic party
aided by whatever aid il gather from patriotic feeling
everywhere, and from the aroused instinct OF sectional
self-preservation at the South
We have heretofore noted some Of the which
have made the policy Of the whig party for the last
twenty years mainly sectional policy. Bat in past
time the effort OF the wings has been to disguise
and cloak up this fact in the conduct OF the presi-
dental elections. The time seems at last 10 have
come when the mask is to be thrown off, This
political game--ihc bodest and the most danger.
Gus which the country has yet seen played upon a
large scae-has been long pondered and prepared OF
the great Of political events which have recently
taken placspmong TO consummate this preparation,
not one could have been spared. The annexation OF
Texas; the Mexican war; the acquisition Of territory
the Pacific the establishment OF democratic tariff and
tho oreat democrate rupure at the NORTH and