The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-03-20

thoy nave mol only not lenounccd their ehaiae'e 90 1
ocrss, Blu, have steadily affirmed IT, and have looked
ward constantly to the democratic party as beyond dispute
the only national party to which they can belong when
ever their temporary organization shall DC given up
In word. the two southern partiesnehef OF them DC
ing yet quite unanimously agreed that shey ought now 10
Ssbsud-do seem substantially agree that in Of
dsbandment, their members must either plainly falsiy
The pledxes OF their recent organization else according
to all present political prospects, give their support TO the
democratic nominee Some OF the leaders Of both these
organizations seem. like Mr. Stephens. unwilling to admit
this conclusion bat they hardly deny that it is
the plain tendency and the instructive impulse OF the
msssss in their ranks it certainly is the inevitable in
ference from the declarations Of principle which they
now rally.
And the reason OF this state OF feeling at the South Is
both obvious and adequate. No intelligent man will deny
that for years past and prior to the Compromise. the
wing party at the North has, and over again. de-
clared the modern form Of free-sosm to be cardinal
and Interchangeable wing doctrine" and camored in the
last for feeso support the ground that the
proviso was their .,hunder that they had announced
and sustained that principle, and were in word. as good
fressolers anybody. Nobody will pretend that the
democratic party. as party. ever took that ground
though doubtless in particular localities. there were
power In this state Of facts the southern wings trusted
General Taylor without pledges. and swiftly found them
selves and their section betrayed by his administration
Yet il they could not trust General Taylor safely. to
what wing can they pausiby give their confidence :
What whg can be fortunately placed than he was
to do them justice ls Mr.. Fillmore Mr. Webster
They have tried itfathfuly and fairly tried so at
least say their friends And what is the consequence
Why, at this moment, in Mr.. Fllmores State. his
own journals are reckoning up the numbers of those wings
who openly pledged to bolt if he be nominated and
in Mr.. WebsteIs own State great Webster demonsra-
station held and elaborate address in his favor is
put forth. in which the word swing" does not
cur II Is the same substantially in the similar Web
ster meeting in New York city. There, too, the
Webster ground is avowed 10 be substantially 'no-
party" ground II is true that both these demonstra
tons seem to have fallen almost stborn into the polit
ical arena But that is not the point The point that
these demonstrations do, in their whole character, make
manifest the fact that the northern wing organization
means to have more to do with Mr.. Webster. Andit
10 idle deny that Mr. Fillmore is included in the same
condemnation Indeed il cannot be Otherwise; because
the offence against the northern wings Of favoring the
Compromise il TO both these gentlemen, and by
force Of his position Mr. Fillmore must be looked upon
~ Of the two the chief offender. Hence northern
wing State convention has nominated either OF them,
even such convention has approved recognised
the Compromise a. final adjustment.
But these same conventions OF them--have
nominated General Scott In nominating him. not one
of them has recognised the fnaly OF the Compromise.
Even in Indiana this was not done. attempted; and
there il anywhere the attempt might have been expect
cd In most OF the northern States such recognition
by the wing party from the first out OF the question
New York. Massachusetts,, and Pennsylvania, in wing
convention and caucus, patched up awkward "cheaf
to take the place of it, Other States like Maine YER
mont Ohio, Wisconsin, and Michigan openly secuted it
Yet in all of these Staes the name OF General Scott
was plainly in the ascendant in most OF them it was
in advance inscribed upon the wing banner. This in
itself was solemn warning 10 the South OF Gen Scotrs
supposed position and tendencies the sectional ques-
tons Yet more was to come Scarcely had the nominating
conventions adjourned than the leading party organs in
all these States began interpret the nomination. and de-
clare its significance And with accord. and far
a we know wthou, single exception, these organs de-
clared that General Scott nominated as /" the I'M
pledged candidate" and must, like General Taylor be so
taken or not taken all II will be for General Scott
and his friends hereafter TO consider how far this state
OF facts be regarded virtually committing him as
q public TO his present non-commal position. II
il plain that the northern wings have nominated him
the faith OF his holding that position Il will be for him
and his friends say how he change that posi-
ton without breach OF good faith. That thousands Of
wings at inc North will regard such change OF posi-
tion on his part entirely unwaraned and unjusthed
we do not doubt And his own long silence would ap
pear indicate that he is himself Of similar opinion.
Whether be desires TO the Compromise maintained
NOT, the inevitable inference is, that public man
he great difficulties in the way OF any declaration
this time in favor OF its maintenance.
The consequence is clear The South, il il will sup.
port the apparently inevitable nominee OF the Wing Con-
veniion, must probably support him unpledged. The
Taylor precedent makes this bad enough but is the
worst II the pledge is withheld, il plainly withheld
because il has broken down the eminent wings who
have given IL and because the wings Of the North re-
fuse TO sanction it, and because the nominee has been
put forward in the expectation that il would not be gwen
and because the wing organization OF the North adheres
to policy Numerically opposed 10 it, These reasons
Tor Withholding pledge to maintain the Compounds
make the refusal TO give terribly significant to the
South They fully explain why the two recent counter
southern organizations to agree in their dstrust OF
the wing party, and in the conclusion that II any ma
tona organization is be trusted aided BY southern
action. II must be the approaching democratic organza-
ton nj Baltimore sa