Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1852-05-13
politital.
ftou the Lousvill. iKy.) Journal
The Wing Congressional Caucus.


Those men who succeed best in this life al
ways attend TO their own business strictly, and
leave the business Of other persons to be attend
ed to BY those who arc most nearly concerned,
We never knew one who was anxious to attend
10 the business Of his ncirhbor who dld not ne
rlect his own. intermediates and busy-bodles
are nu,sances wherever found
When II was proposed that the Wings in
Congress should designate a day and place fol
the meeting Of the Wing National Convention
no one for moment supposed that they would
undertake to do anything beyond that. &c
one expected that they we're going to adop
resolutions in relation to national bank, tariff
public lands, the resolutions Of yS. or any Other
subject If the wings of Congress wish to a
dopt any such resolutions they can do It Tor
themselves Nobody will thank them for doing
it for ANYBODY else. The VIII Is OF the country
expect through their delegates, to nominate Il
Presidential candidate, and then they expect TO
elect him. Thus much they are able to do for
themselves. Moreover If they see fit t. say
ANYTHING in relation 10 the ompTomise, in then
national convention, they will do So and If the
wings in Congress wish TO record their fidelity to
the onpromlse, they can adopt resolutions to
that effect ALSO
We see no reason why any whig members Of
Congress should be unwilling to refer all ques
tions which concern the National Convention to
that body Do they suppose that they have got
such monopoly Of the wisdom OF the country,
that no whig convention can act discreety IN
less they iBterpOse their surplus sense TO save
such Convention from folyi As the wing party
is perfectly willing to entrust the nomination of
a candidate TO National Convention, 1t is also
perfectly willing to suffer that Convention to
pursue that course, which, on full survey of the
Presidential field, it may see fit to pursue.
We see no reason why either the wisdom or
the integrity of the Wing National Convention
should be doubted in advance Of its meeting
The people do not begin to send fools or fanatics
10 that body, and hence It Is only reasonable to
suppose its members will be able to discharge
their duty faithfully the Wing party, and to the
country. without any dictation from any Wing
members of Congress. Had the Wing caucus
adopted fifty resolutions IN favor of the Compro-
mise measures, who would be bound by those
resolutions but the members Of the caucus !; -
They cannot bind the members of the National
Convention and 1t looks very much like presum
ton in them TO undertake TO do so IT,, when
the National Convention assemblies the mem
bers find that they have not got sense and patriot
ism enough to determine what they ought to do,
they can send telcgraphic despatch to Wash
ington to that effect, and receive a consignment
of sense fresh and sparkling, from that fountain
Of perennial wisdom without any great delav.-
l, is to be hoped, however, that the gentlemen
who there meet together, may have sense en-
ough 10 understand what ought to be done, ami
firmness enough to do it.
The more we reflect on the conduct Of those
members Of Congress who bolted from the W big
cHucus because the majority were not willing u
undertake to dictate to the National Convention,
the less jdstifilble We think it. Why could they
not patiently wait and see what the Nation
Convention will do, before makug such dis
e,
If the National Convention act in an outra reous
nanner-if it DO what 1t ought not to do, or
leave undone what ought to be done--t will
then be time for gentlemen Of exhausted stocks
OF Whirgism 10 march out Of the party.
do not think II appears very clearly that
the Wings who bolted from the Caucus are any
better v hgs than those who remained. Wher
we remember what the course of some Of these
gentlemen has hitherto been, VIC are quite unwll.
ling TO take the color Of our politics from them.
They have not given so many hostages to fideli
" and constancy as some others have civ
One Of them was, and we believe continues Ia
be, thoroughly opposed to the compromise, and
yet h. was 80 shocked that the Wing caucus
would not adopt resolution opposed 10 his oion
doctrines, that he Indignantly Withdrew himself!
lsn't he a model Wing! Oughn't he TO get HIM
self sterreotyped, that the country may have the
benefit Of several editions of himself at a small
cost should he not be petrihcd and put in the
museum OF the Smithsonian Institution, 10 con
vey to pos.erlty through all the generations that
are to come, the port and look of an immaculate
Wing Of the nth century.
he retiring wings" assume that their OBJ
ject is TO hush up all sectional dsoord, and to
put an end to all slavery agitation. The recipe
for peace Is the sNord--thcr cure for strife Is an
excitement of the passions.
From the frequency with which the compro
mise Is invoked person might infer that the
adjustment is in jeopardy. But nobody expects
Congress TO disturb II, and If Congress will only
let II alone it must be safe. No President how
ever devoted to Secession or Abolto1ism, car
then effect its stability. 1t is finality," ond
every body, save few malcontents North and
South. is willing thus to regard il. The North
ern Free Sol Wings have acquiesced in it and
are willing to abide by it, but as It WIS rather
bitter for them TO swallow two years ago, they
see no reason why they should be called on "a
repeat this swallowing process every week Oh
two.
lftho Wing National Convention which is t,
meet at Baltimore on the 10th Of June, nominate
candidate for the Presidency who shall not be
known to be staunch friend Of the Compro
mise, we shall decline supporting him, and s.
will the wing party generally Of the South. w
presume Northern wings know this, and have
known II all along.
The Journal in another article says:
And 1T really seems TO us that silence is JUS
about the best remedy for agitation and dscon
tent that could possibly be devised. We can
not support any man for the Presidency WHOM
we do not know TO be friend to the Comprom
ise, but ace hope that hsHhig .Niiioaai toucea
ton ,oW be satisfied 10 nominate some one knoiol
10 be for The Compromise ,pitiom attempting 10 a
dept any resolution IN regard 10 that me1sdre
No such resolution viii be adopted by the Dem
ocratic National Convention, and the introduce
ton OF such one into the Wing Convention
would only serve to STIR up old stries between
those two sections Of our party whose full co
operation Is Indispensable to Wing success il
the election"