The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-06-19
BY MAIL.
WAsHlNGroy, June II, 1852

W,sHrrGro,, June IL, 1852.
The H-hig Conrcniot-The North The Souta-Scon FIJI
more Webs,e,--L and Pa forms Scott and Seward
--seuwds Pohcy--Bo,is saaiy g. Co -Sagaciy u
Washingtoa ODice -ho,i,rsSpeadd .liminsvatee Polk
Gu Of Gen. Scott
For the last two three days the destiney OF thin
great country for the four years pehlps for the
next forty have centered upon the Wing Nltonl Con-
yention. The Southern delegates have been fully up to
the thermometer which has ranged between ninety and
hundred degrees The great speech Of Mr.. Gentry
bomb hell the Scott ranks the OF the ASSEMBLE
baltimore but its explosion though terrible look at
not half destructive the apologies OF NJ
Stany for dodgng the question and running Gened
arl colt 10 catch all the floating rubbish Of freq
soil and abolition Of the North.
In those magnificent steam presses of the NEw YoaE
HERALD Office there wheels within wheels, ncompro-
hensblc in their complexities to any but practical
mechanic. Yet they all work together bautrully
50 politics the machinery Of log rog aud wire Sor2
ing il composed Of wheels within wne,is 1t has ZEN
suspected that the three southern states most likely
to desert the southern column we're Kentucky, FEN
pessee and North Carolina. IL happens. too.
that each of these states has been ambitious
Of pinning Vice President tue epauletses
tf General Scott. In addition to tins, 1t is oe-
eyed that Mr. S'aniy, at least, has for time
Lad his eye upon Ma,srid Berlin, Paris Pc
,rsburg other comfortable paee At iue tn "a
and dollars outfit such /. the con sve yer OF
he pubic plunder that IL overrucs among slave
holders The question which involve heir safety or h,ir
destruction by fire ana sword And thus it has ever
been that the muusing polit clans uf the tve
opened the door IT, thr and their nce,.r
designs 10 was the divisions ot the ,uth which defeated
the Missouri compromise Iue tn. basis of tn. late
adjustments aud # the sou,b to be destroy win
be iron southern Office seekers deter ave
fees at any sacrifice, though IL be cessary cpn,ort
with The abolonists themselves spoils and
John NJ. Bolts. the all of Captain ryler,s ad-
minrtration and the identical Who, with Hor4ce
Gret,y stood out half way through the campaign
Of ls4S, in open hostility the ion of General
Taylor, as "nominaton not lit to be nade'i-tnis
sane Mr.. Bolts whose detection in lSIS cost him a
dricat and signal defeat in running for CON
grtss in 1851 Is tn. identical Mr. Bolts Is leading
with the free soilers and Northern nulders Mr. Botss
II Is SAID slept with GOV Johnston OF Pa last niga at
Boltm and they has. been working together very
Daly to-day What strsDge bedfeows the dirty OF
poi cs bring together. bir Bolts and GOV Johnston
in the event Of Gen Scot's election viii
be pei mitted to reside abroad thy should happen
desire IL II not they Can have friend served at
the puUlic expense How easiy the balance of power
may be turnco To the right the lett by the spols
Before this letter reaches you appr.end the issue
Mt Baltimore VIII be settled And this IL undsrstood to
b, dodge The scout men viii submit To a platform
and for the sake Of harmony they cali of
weak sisters II the South thea submit Scott; Dus
tie letter which Scott b., writ,ca on the cnn orm.
question 10 Mr. Archer If Va and which has been ex-
hibid round privately among the delegates how
sound the Old General k on the ,lcty question then
be suppressed Pierce has moi Siten aiter the fug
tive iawwhy should Gen Scott one, when oou-
vention have put up platform But better THAI all dea
Scott Will not be Responsible foe tbe platoon. Con-
vention, ana Seward VIII take good THAI this un-
derstood Bu, os fer as Seward concerned let Con-
V'BiloH HuOpt the strongest possible platform h0
slavery question and let Geneia Scott add 20 maj t,s
strongest Kind OF letter the Fugitive la ~ ia
support of the south and Seward vii still stick To MN
anu abor Tor bis election II is u seward
he should stick to the @hig patty where pro,-
pet Of success and he will only bandoa the c.r-
tsniy def. at before The effective show
inportauc. 10 his influence.
iherc remarkable s@gacity among the Office holders
at Washington lher Instincts II self are sell
dom at fault Now nDd the whg> nave boen decidedly in
avor Of Scott fol- year past They have been IT ir
defiance OF the admDi tration, d-cryiDg CLAIMS OF
ebrter and Fillmore IN the bar aud streets
A number u them have gone to Baltimore cleo
tioneer Jher zeal In hs supporL by ,wa
cious poitcans has been considered almost conclusive
evidence for months past OF Scott nation They
prefer simply because Tia. have ha preseu tsnt
ali along that he be the snight probably
,lect.a and IL So would be veIy apt remember hi
tit nds sD,. bis enemies
choice prefer Mr Fillmore. the resident over
any other man, living dead With i,in they would
eesai but IT Is necessary sonlc Zines 70 surl feom the
setting to he rising II Pierce = elected the-e Is
DO bope for whg office holders sat be spared
ior sted but scott also vii hsvc TO do
thing fn lisfiepds The siJe Wing, sin make ter
rib at on the insiders ono ~ u already gyeu out
hat General scott Il aold aeie,er in The dotrIue Of
tuiD and turn about iicuce thc necessity of IN 10
,iders TO define their positions la advan ~ TUT .&
p.napee will avail for the hoId"ro ef -he u. p.a.
The, o course-wh ther la these pa rl- Dts here IN
he customs-arc hrst for Fillmore Tor Webster
OF ttea
1t is thought here that Scott good for later
venti, n that he will seek 10 make bi- miitsry admi-
nstration hat he has decd> naukerns after Oans-
da. and a strong desire to put 4 tss OF the
Fugitive slave awthit he s yor Of col uixing all tho
free blacss in Liberia at soverorLnt of nprov-
Ing all the rivers and hHr bors the country salt op
fr,b tbas he Is in favor of asi ths army ant in
word his whole platform covers brilliant magnificent
schedule of oDc hundiej millions year for tn. peace
esab hmsnt. with contingent fuud iorty millions a
the treasury to meet any uhiore-ee0 may
arise during the recesses OF Congress Uoutrst~d with
The coslivs principles ana stringent policy Of Frank
Pierce Gen scott thus stands forth the living smbodi
IN Mt Of Wing principles ON the erandes and most i'm
posipg scale.
On The of the two houses Of Concrss from Bal
timoIs more ,rps may be anticipated towards the prac
teal business Of the sessson.
Noverp epts OF Ind lvld uals.