The southern press. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-03-27
Troubles In the Wing Camp

The Wing presses have made merry over the
discords of the Democracy, but they themselves
are now having stormy time of it. Mr.. CLAY's
letter has created equal confusion in their camp
as the Democratic Repie,o in the other. The
Express, an administration organ, speaking Of
the ire excited among certain Wings by Mr.
CLAWS letter endorsing Mr.. FILLMORE, says;
| aThere is another class of persons exceed
ingly troubled by Mr.. Clay's letter. They are
his old political enemies, who derive all Their
| prospects Of future success from the hoped for
divisions in the Wing party. MIR. Clay's letter
is calculated to Influence Mr.. Clay's friends, and
| these are legion in all sections OF the country
They respect him so much, and have that conf
dence in bis wise judgment and purity of pur.
pose, that any opinion expressed by him is nm
| auestionably destined to have great weight in
the community. Hence the reflection of both
the Boston and New York Post. They dream
unpleasant dreams, and see disordered visions in
every opinion expressed by Mr.. Clay which has
political bearing"
On the other hand, the attacks OF the special
friends of the administration, open and covert,
upon the orthodoxy of Gen. ScoTT, have made
his friends bestir themselves. Warned by the
example of Gen. DUTLER, they have not ex
tracted letter from him for publication, but
have put forth the following substitute, which
is now going the rounds Of the press. tits evi-
IDENTIFY kind of By Authority production, and
most dexterously done:
GEN. ScoTr.-We find the following letter in
the Nashville Banner, written from Washing
ton
AT present we have but three men spoken Of
as candidates for the Presidency, and for the
Vice Presidency but one Of distinguished prom.
inence. The platform of Fillmore, Scott aad
Webster, is one and the same They individu-
ally plant themselves upon the compromise
measures, maintaining their settlement as an adj
justment, in principle and substance, OF all the
dangerous questions involved. To ascertaiu
definitely the past and the present position OF
General Scott upon these important measures,
] visited him last week, having had the pleasure
of a previous acquaintance. In our CONVERSE
ton, remarked TO him that with many Wings
of the South his position was ambiguous, or
indeed they were not cognizant OF 1t. lie OBJ
served that of this he had been informed, and
the intelligence, TO him, was both painful and
surprising. "How can any one doubt my past
or present support of them! Did not at the
first meeting of the friends of the Union, held III
Castle Garden, New York, publicly proclaim my
approval of them-at period, too, when but a
few in that city advocated the propriety OF their
| adoption And, Immediately after my perusa
of Mr.. Claws first great speech in their defence
made in the Senate of The United State, did
not sit down at my residence in the city OF New
| York, and write to him in substance as follows
II have, IN my day and generation, fought
battles which have gained for our common
country some little renown and glory. These
howeker, might have been won by other men, OF
if lost, would have been repaired by the indom-
liable chivalry OF our brave soldiery. But the
great battle which you are fighting, involves
all that is glorious or immortal, of the present
and the past, all that is dear and hopeful Of the
future. II Is the battle Of the preservation OF
the Union and the Constitution the perpetuity
Of our republican institutions. trust in God
that you NAV be successful In your patriotic un'
dertaking. For most heartily dPprpoe Of all
The measures of your BIZ, and piA gire 10 them a
cordial and energetic support" This letter, that
he addressed 10 Mr. Clay, he had no copy Of
| nor Of similar one which he addressed 10 Mr.
Webster, Immediately succeeding the perusal OF
his great speech upon q e same measures; but
| the above is its substance But this is not all
"Did not" said he, "during their di.cussion ia
Congress, personally exert my influence for their
passage through both Houses Besides, there
is extant the most incontestble proof that had
il not been for my humble aid and influence, the
compromise measures could not, by vote o.
from five to ten, have passed the House Of Rep
resentatives." Such is the substance Of wha
he said The publication Of these facts is du,
to General Scott for the ignorance Of them ha
abated the ardor Of his friends in the South, anc
aggravated the aspersions Of has enemies