Daily American telegraph., 1852-06-09

read and well remembered by every wing Oh our
broad land, and should guido him to duty and a
certain triumph. How admirable is its spirit
when compared with the "rule or union" decla-
rations unwisely made by some Of our erring
friends If the lesson inculcated by this Address
shall sink deep into the hearts Of the men Of our
party, their success viii be certain. Honor to
the Wings of Pennsylvania, from whom it has
proceeded!
Address Of the Wnig State Central Com
The Wings of Pennsylvania, profoundly sensi-
BILE of the Importance of the great political strug-
gle they are about to enter, beg leave respect
fully to submit, through their State central com
mittee, to their fellow Wings OF the Union,
statement of their position and their reasons Tor
maintaining it,
| AS Pennsylvania has never yet cast her cleo
toral vote in vain, and she is likely to become,
as heretofore the arbiter of the contest, and, of
consequence the battle-ground, it is proper for
those who have the best means to know the
ground and its circumstances to impart their
knowledge candidy and honestly to their breth-
rem of the same faith and party.
The history of the past fully establishes the
falsty Of the proposition that republics are un-
grateful. The memories of Washington, jackson,
republic has never yet been ungrateful to those
who have led her armies, defended her rights,
and adorned her name with an imperishable re-
nown. This is in accordance with the nature of
MANN accordance with noble and generous
impulse. And as long as human hearts are con-
stituted as now, the who has denied himself
the comforts Of home-foregone the pleasures of
wealth-invested the strength of his body and
the powers of his mind-risked health and life
in the defence of his country will always receive,
at the hands of his fellow citizens the highest
earthly honors and rewards, when the opportu-
nifty offers to confer them.
In fidelity to the constitution, and in gratitude
to its defenders, Pennsylvania acknowledges no
superior Within the broad limits of this great
democratic empire there is to be found no COM
monwealth more loyal and patriotic And while
it is very certain that man who is not true to
the constitution in all its parts and the Union III
its integrity can stand even the shadow Of a
chance to obtain her electoral vote, it is equally
certain that no man, Wing or Democrat, has so
much the confidence and affection Of her people
| as WINFIELD SCOTT. Our adversaries know this
and most earnestly and bitterly deprecate his
nomination. But we are aware that, if they
had the good fortune to possess such a can
didate, there would be no divided counsels among
them in regard to his nomination If General
Scott belonged TO the ranks Of the enemy, instead
| of being honest, brave, and reliable Wing,
Tie first Baltimore Convention Uould nominate him
By dcclamation
Shall we be less wise than our adversaries
Shall we sacrifice the victory that stretches out
before US? Shall we suffer the Wing banner to
trail again in defeat, and the Capitol of the ma
ton to be once more entirely given up to those
whose principles are, in our opinion, opposed to
| its prosperity and its greatness? The decision
rests with the Wing National Convention.
And while we pledge ourselves to an honest,
| Jealous, and enthusiastic support of the nominee
OF that Convention, whoever he may be-for we
are accustomed to look above the standard bearer
to the standard-we most kindly and earnestly
entreat our fellow Wings to remember that in
Pennsylvania-he battle-ground name of
| Scott is as invincible as on the battle-felds of
Mexico But though he is the choice Of her
200, 900 Wings, and of thousands Of her Democrats,
we will leave unmadc no effort however fruitless
and unexerted no influence, however barren Of
victory, in behalf of either Of his great competi
tors Our only inquiries shall be-Ls he Wig !?
Is he true 10 the constitution?
Of Willard Fillmore; the patriotic and distin-
guished gentleman who now creditably occu-
pies the loftest official position OH the EARTH as
| Wings we are proud.
OF Daniel Webster, whose fame is not even lin
| tied by the bounds of civilization-who as orator
and statesman, stands almost without a rival III
the world-peerless and unapproachable in the
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we are proud. His name shall be handed down
as boast and heritage to our children.
But even for these great and glorious Wings we
are unwilling to hazard the triumph Of our great
and more glorious principles. For that we con-
ceve to be Of infinitely more consequence than the
political fortunes Of any man, however good, able,
or distinguished he may be. Small indeed be-
comes the destiny Of the individual in comparison
with the welfare Of the republic.
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States can achieve certain and easy victory
| With any other candidate it might be considered
| doubtful, if not desperate-not because the Wbig
party, as national party, is the weaker but be-
cause, in the present nicely balanced condition
Of parties it is difficult for either to be victorious
in two successive contests. We repeat, certain
and easy Uictory. For the people believe, with
unanimity unprecedented that he cannot be beat |
en-. And this state Of the public mind insures the
result MS any one knows who is at all skilled in
political events.
And who shall say that Winfield Scott is not
fit for the high station to which we would elevate
| him Has any single important act Of his life
evinced want of ability? Who shall say that
the commanding genius which has raised his
name to the Hottest rank among the immortal
names Of earth will not prove equal to any posi-
| ton or any crisis that may arise in the civil
affairs Of men? DO the humble battlements Of
Vera Cruz, the stormed heights Of the Mexican
mountains, or the American flag waving in tri-
umph over conquered empire, attest this want
Of ability? We leave history and fame to answer
In view Of the important contest VIC are about
| 10 enter and for the sake Of the cherished prin-
ciples for which We have SO long commended, side
by side under one banner, and with one battle
cry, the Wings Of Pennsylvania call upon the
Whigs'of the United States (for they know neither
North nor South to unite with them in another
mighty and successful effort to overthrow again
and foreocr the pernicious principles of their
common adversary
BY resolution Of the State central committee