New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-04-08
WASHINGTON.
The Presidency and Wing Candidates.

Correspcnderce Of the ~ T. Tnouhe
WASHINGTON, Tuesday, April g. lS5a.
Itadmits of no question, that it's not good
uolicy for the Wings to get into much OF quarre'
o, er their candidates for the Presidency. Tae Ns-
York Herald and The Washington UH,'n, however,
evidently think such quarrel VIII be capital
thing and are therefore helping it with all their
might By the aid Of the raw head and bloody bones
of imaginary Aboliionism, the crotcnets OF imprae-
tiesble and the mole-eyed views Of ootruse wings
OF the South they labor Justify ard appear to think
they may accomplish this end II there be other
journals, sailing under Wing colors, whose conduc-
tors privately their first preference to be Mr.
FILLMORE and their second the nominee OF the Bal
tors Convention aiding and abetsing in this work,
they should unmask publicly, In order that their aims
may be understood.
We take it that no candid inquirer need have much
difficulty in deciding the question OF Mr. FrLLNoEss
chances OF election in case of his nomination. And
az assume that the Wings are after suces' and
not for the elevation of this .ha. man personal
grounds If 1t he fairly shown that MI FILLMORE
has no chance Of election, take it to be perfectly
clear that the Wings should turn from his support
and ,ry and find somebody whom there is good
prospect of choosing. Now, will anybody show rs
any reaonsable chance Of Mr.. FnLxoRE's election,
ter complains that declare be has no chance but
it does not show, or pretend to show, wherein our
reasoning is defective We point out specifically the
reasons why Mr.. FILLMORE cannot be elected. IL
we are wroBg in any point, then it can be sho wn
lust as specifically. We say he cannot be elected
without one or more OF the States OF Massa-
ehusetts, PENNSYLVANIA, Ohio, or Indiana, admit
ting even the impossible supposition that he can
carry NewYork. Now We allege on the concur
rent testimony of the best judging Wings of those
States and By the evidence OF the state OF par
ties and the recent results Of election therein known
to all men, that he cannot possibly carry either OF
them. We say that he is no stronger, to say the
least. than Gov. JOHNSTON in Pennsylvania, MI
WINTHROP in Massachusetts,, OF Mr.. VINroy in Ohio
Is not this perfectly fair and Just conclusion And
with such prospect this before u.s. let him 90 As
well 40 his most sanguine friends declare or even
hone he will do in the South, OF what avail Is 1t
Still be cannot be elected.
Let us, in considering this question, leave Niger
ology or the science of slave-catching, for mo-
ment, and come down to sense. II Mr.. CABELL, or
Mr. Any bedy else, can show that Mr.. FILLMORE has
any chance of being elected, if nominated, then he
NAV talk about the desire OF the Wings to throw Mr.
FILLMORE overheard because Of his views on the
Compromise. But il he cannot show This, how
utterly idle is it to utter such ngmarole as this To
urge his nomination, till this is done, is to court the
overthrow Of the Wing party. To insist upon Mr..
FILLMORE with the prospect before us, is to insist
upon defeat. II gentlemen mean this, let them say
SO manfully that all the world may understand their
position. But if they do not, let us see theiv pro-
eramme of the prospect. Let II be shown how Mr..
FILLMORE may be elected. Let US have the par
tculars.
Compared with the hazy hullsbaloo about nomi'
mating and electipg Mr. FILLMORE, there would be
sense in coming out and declaring that defeat rah
him. is preferable 10 success withovt him. That IN
less we can have Wing candidate who will come
out and pledge himself that in Congress should
repeal or medify the Fugitive law, that he would
veto the bill or that, in Congress should put
the PTovso on to the Territories, he would reto that
For this is the precise meaning OF all letters. or
pledges, OF proteststions, Oh the Compromise from
any candidate for the Presidency, as no new
President would have thing to do with the BY gone
question OF the Compromise measures, unless he
should be presented with bill for their repeal or
modification We say that there would be compare
" &c q M that Il %
cannot have such a candidate IN lieu OF him. then
gust exactly the result Of Mr.. CABELLs position.
Whether he sees 1t or not we dont know, but at any
rate he does not acknowledge IT, Now we should
like to understand If Mr.. CLAY and Mr.. FILLMoRs's
other supporters propose to drop Article No Q, out
OF the Wing creed. They have aoIos ated the one
term law without giving any OF US chance TO vote
Do they an to revive the veto doctrine, Oppo
sliion 10 which has so long been favorite theme
with Mr.. CLAY, and a cardinal point in Wing poll
ticsl J.s.P.