The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1852-06-30
Our New York Correspondence.
New Yonk, Jurc 20. 1851

action OF the National Convention, was
changed into enthusiastic excitement BY
the telegraphic announcement, that the
Wing delegates assembled at Baltimore.
from all parts of the Union, had harmo-
niously presented General Winfield Scott.
the hero of two wars and many battles,
wise in council as he is brave and pru-
dent in action, to the suffrages of the
people, for the high Office of President of
the United States. The original advo-
Gates of Gen. SCOTS nomination were,
of course, supremely delighted but the
friends of Mr.. Fillmore and Mr. Web
ster, strongly as they had contended for
their personal preferences, yielded
scarcely less cordial assent to the express
sed will of the majority. The triumph
of principles has always been dearer to
the Wing party than their attachment
to men and however much our oppo-
ncnts may have counted upon existing
discussions in our camp, they will find us
marching shoulder to shoulder, resolute-
ly onward to victory
On the evening that the news of the
nomination reached this city two hun
dred guns were fired and spontaneous
gathering of the Wings took place at
the Broadway House, which had been
promptly and brilliantly Illuminated.
The meeting was one of the largest of
the kind ever held in New York, and was
addressed by Hon Joseph White, Sena-
tor Morgan, VIM Milliken, Esq, and
Lieut.. Brown, the last of whom served
as an officer of Dragons in the Mexican
war under Gen. Scott. Lieut. Brown
praised our illustrious candidate, with
that earnest admiration and affection
which are almost universally entertained
for him by all who have served under his
command.
The nomination of William A. Ora
ham Of North Carolina, for Vice Prcsi-
dent, is peculiarly acceptable to the
Wings of the city of New York. Aside
from the many claims which his unswcry-
ing fidelity to the Wing party, his mark
ed ability, and his estimablc personal
character, have given him upon popular
support, his nomination is felt to be
well merited tribute of regard to the
present Administration, of which he is
one of the most important officers.
Iu short, taking all things into consid-
Grafton, it is impossible to say the Con-
vcntjon could have acted more judicious-
ly. They have made nomination which
can be elected. They have felt the me-
ccssity of - union of the Wings for
the sake of the Union" aud have By
common consent, waved personal prefer
ences for the sake of ensuring victory.
The hitherto unterrifed Democracy"
are truly terrified at the hopelessness OF
a contest against the Great Captain of
the Age, under the leadership of one Of
his most obscure licutcnants. The Ere |
ming Post, one of the most sagacious
locofoco papers in the country, thus OK
presses its fears -
"All the Wing press of the country
will support the Wing candidate, com
mencing with the Administration jour
nails at Washington. The President has
already avowed his satisfaction with the
nomination. Mr. Webster will be none
the less active now than he was in ls4S.
in promoting the success of Gen Taylor
and, before the election-day arrives, it
will be as difficult to find any Wing who
was not Scott man from the start
as to find a dog without feas. We warn
our Democratic friends, therefore, now
that they will have to contend with the
undivided forces of the Wing party,
that they can hope for nothing from its
discussions, We warn them, also, that
they have an antagonist who is not to be
despised. We deem it our duty not to
disguise our impression upon this point"
The TESTING about the obscurity of
Gen Pierce is not without some founda-
ton in truth Looking over number
of Democratic papers from different
parts of the country, dated shortly af-
ter his nomination, find him variously
named. Even the Albany Argus, which
is so tn oroughly posted up in political
m alters, called him Gen Pea-rce The
South Caroiinian announced the nomi-
nee as Franklin j. Pierce the Wins
boro' IN. CO. Register, as Franklin A.
Pierce and the Vincennes lind lSe'iti-
mel informed its readers that 4" Gen John
A. Pierce is the unanimous nominee Of
the convention. A better nomination
Il is not possible to have made" Me-
thinks there are six Richmonds in the
field
Those free-soil Democrats who have
not been successfully sold to Pierce and
King, have called convention to meet
1t Pittsburgh, on the 18th Of August,
ior the purpose of nominating candidates
or the Offices of President and Vice !
President of the United States, on the
Buffalo platform of ls4s Some of the ,
blanks have rotted away but they think ,
here is room to stand upon yet. 1t is Z