Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1852-1853, 1852-04-28

wbv cannot Won. the Editors of the Express? see
no reason why you Northern Wings. who, as torlorn
hopes, have led on even the Demoors'c columns rom
the errors of the Wilmot Provso to the defence OF
the Constitution and the Laws, should act as forlorn
hopes any When the Sonihern generals-in-cniei
are deserving you the field OF battle you would De
fools 20 be leading forlorn hopes In their behalf
There are periods in politics. as in war, when to sur
render is duty well as discretion: l counsel no
surrender however. but more vgllan action than
ever until it is settled whether Mr.. Mangum leads or
even divides the South. New York and New Eng
land Wings of the National faith should stand by
their principles. and such opponents OF them as MI.
Fillmore and Mr.. Webster, as long as the Southern
Wings are true in mass but if the Southern Wing
Regiment even siagger, begin to sagger, sauUe Qi
pent be the cry. Mr.. Mangum, however, it is be-
| lieved, will soon be put hors du combat.
Gen. Scott will certainly be nominated President
| in the Wing National Convention if the Southern
Wings divide between him and any Northern man,
and of that there be doubt; or, Uice Oersa 1t
the Southern Wings are united, Mr.. Fillmore or Mr..
Webster will be the If Gen. Scott is nominal
| ted Mr.. Mangum's programme, it is wisely calcu-
lated, in these dinner or supper caucuses OF which
have been speaking, that he carry the N Northern
States, with some Gone. only Southern State. Even
such State Maryland is given up on the canvass
! have seen! Ohio! Pennsy lvania I! and New Y ork
with their solid columns, are set down for him sure
North Carolina, Tennessee, and Louisiana are utter
ly sacrificed in this calculation. 1t is felt and known
that, with such able from Tennessee speaking, as
Mr.. Gentry is reported to have spoken the other
night, in the Wing caucus, or such as Mr.. Outlaw,
of N. c., speaking with the energy he is reported
have done, there can be possible hope OF these
States.
Mr.. Mangum's programme, therefore, is wise one:
uiier abandonment Of The Compromise Bills, and the
permission run General Scott in the Free States ,Uh
the repeal virtual annulmcnt Of the Fugitive Slare
Latv upon every Wing banner.
l have right to advise you, Messrs Editors, but
the programme have marked out for myself may
ask you to publish for others TO AS Northern
man shall go, nay, must go, with the Northern
Wing Party, with this threatened new inscrip-
ton Of it g The practical null cato' Of the Fagitiue
Slnre section Of The COnstiiut,on;" simply because
have nowhere else to GO, into the arms ola Demo-
which l reside 60 for the very thing, and almost
everything else besides. No single man, single
set of men, can breast the flood of Abotionism when
such men as Mr.. Mangum take away their ykes. He
who attempts it would only be drowned in
Zuyder Zee. The Wing Party is dear 10 me. and
cannot abandon it now, even with these lis great
faults, to cling to something worse. General Scott,
if nominated and elected by us, is MIN whom of
himself, trust; and must live as we'll as
can in the malaria amid the influences that will
have nominated and elected him. They doom all
to prescription, utter prescription, see, know,
and feel, as like influences did under Gen. Tay Tor
but what men suffer things unimpor;ant as long
as a principle be maintained. Parties never
perfect, and man make choice of the best of
them. Under General Scott under Gen. Taylor,
if Gen. Scott is faithful TO the influences that make
him President, MIR. ebster must hang again around
antechamhers, he hung BEFORE repulsed frozen,
and Mr.. Fillmore must he sneered not having
the power get clerkship for friend, Mr..
Clay be denounced, as denounced he was, when he
introduced his Omnibus Bill.
The Future is Dig with events. No human being
can foresee or control them. 1t seems utter
disruption of all old parties is porending.
AN EYE CAPITOL.