The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-04-23
The Wing Caue and WING Prospects for ths

proper 10 say that, IN the bestnformed wing circles
OF Washington. a report has been for some time
current and quite generally credited. 10 the effect
that the distinguished senator from New York (Mr
Seward) has not hesitated TO his conviction
that General SCOTS true policy, the wing candidate
TO refuse all concession TO the southern wing OF the wing
party to make no declarations TO the fugitive law;
but on the contrary plant himself clean northern
ground, and go in for an election by clean northern
vote Whether Mr.. Seward has or has not said this in
substance it quite manifest that the northern wing
iory conducted their caucus OF last Tuesday just this
spirit and purpose.
To show the extent 10 which this entire disorganza-
lion OF the wing party, national party, has proceeded
we cite few brief passages from the debate upon the
caucus in the House
Mr. Outlaw, of North Carolina speaking as moderate
southern wing, and understood to be ANXIOUS POSSIBLE
to find ground upon which, as a southern man. he may be
permitted to support General Scott without manifest be-
,raya OF the rights and interests OF the Seuth declared
81 will vote for for the presidency or the vice
presidency of the United States who not publicly pledged
so that there can be mistake about it, that he will main
tain each and all of those measures final adjustment
of the slavery question. Nor am | satisfied nor viii my
constituents be satisfied by declarations made TO sndpid
a in private Conversation They wish to Judge for them
selves OF the extent which he is committed the main
tenance and upholding of these compromise measures
When General Scott shall make that public declaration,
shall be able judge and everybody else VIII be able TO
Judge, how far he is committed maintain them final
settlement"
To all this, Mr. Stanly, speaking for the very few
southern wings who had the nerve TO risk their standing
at home by even staying within the walls of the
chamber was constrained to profess his entire assent
agreeing fully with Mr. Outlaw as to the necessity OF
public and explicit declarations by the candidate, and ex
cep,ing only TO the term pledges"
In view OF this unanimous position of the southern
wings in relation to the Compromise, now how that
measure was treated in the Mr. Brooks of New
York who acts with the southern wings upon the COM
promise question. tells us;
In the OF the whig held last night
we permitted approach discussion Of that
subject. Upon resolution in whg caucus, called for
wing purposes IL held to be OF order speak Of
the Compromlse. agtaie the subject, until we
had decided upon the time and placeis that mistake L
Cor meeting OF the convention but there stood behind
those ready the had fixed upon the time and
place. adoun, and afford us opportunity to vote upon
the promise resolutions at all
How idle is IT, in view of such proceedings these in
body called to arrange for General SCOTS nomination
for Mr. Stanly, anybody else, TO tell "of his
knowledge" but confessedly "wthou, any authority
compromise measures, Including The fugitive iaD!
Blu, the further course OF the debate left for
doubt or conjecture the position which the majority
OF the whig party have determined that the whg cand
date must hold Speaking professedly for the northern
whig members who in favor Of General Scott, and
for their constituents. Mr. Washbun, Of Maine, said,
and sold trilhota contradiction
They will never that the hnaliy Of the compro
mise measures shall be made part Of the whg creed /;
and any candidate, whether he be General Scott any
other man. who insists upon that who is nominated by
a convention which ahrms requires u. cannot, I'm my
Judgment, obtain the vote Of single northern Siae-not
one Gentlemen may well Understand this first ms last
II we are 70 exist party. IL must be upon platform
on which men Of all sections OF the country stand
gether without any sscroe OF opinion, Of principle or OF
honor and upon which may well hold men OF all
parties la section, and exclude all Ia another"
The meaning OF this eanno, be mistaken. The north
ern wings declare that the maintenance OF the Compro-
mise a. 6aahty s southern sectional platform, and
tha, neither Cen Scott any other whig carry
single northern State on that ground. To leave the
COMPROMISE. including the fugitive law, open 10 repeal
OF disturbance H. In the judgmen, Of The northern wings,
national platform, and the only platform on which the
Wing party can exist national party. This is the
aiiaaism Of the northern wings who bring Gen. Scott
into the field This being il. Of much consequence
wha, letters Gen Scott may wnie II he consent to run
.. the preferred nominee Of these Il Is plain that
the canvas. for him must be sectional canvass, In so
fsT a. plAnly expressed hostility the Compromise
and determination 10 break up by further ant, slavery
aggression can make sectional On this ground
Il !. manifest that there be southern wing party,
save in the shape oi a iotlom hope Of few desperate
men, who are willing 10 stand forth bstmyers Of their
section.
These Developments. showing that The wbig party IL
already hvsn in twain, and wing administration pros
irsied BY the COMPROMISE prove aiso that to be
essentially democratic. and that i eonsr the power Of
the country upon none other than the democratic party,
which alone can s,and upon AID maintain i hual
saa.msn, q ths sectional issues IN Congress To The
ainleaance Of lhi. position, upon which overwhelm
ias majority Of he democracy Of The county now
stand. rallied aid unanimous. u !. By no means nsoes-
sary. nor & 20 be expected that all the eomgroniss
measures should be equally approved, o. even, be-
fore their adoption. he approved all BY democrats
from al sseiIon. such approval is NJ, The ques
ton The raiasngno Of The measures. now that
they have been adopted ssilensnl - "a ~ a. further
.scoaaI arf, the Gal, issas of "a the This
test and ibis issue tho democrats party accepts. and the
vhig party dsdiae THIS has been from the frat. and
nos is The position and Polisy Of tbs journal On ihs
policy the democracy has carried the eoaalry. and