The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-05-21
whis Prospects.

The New York Express sums up me dilemma in which
the wing party is placed, with great force, in the fol-
lowing terms
II the whlg caucus had been eassembed under dis
nc pledge 10 abide by the compromise measures itwoud
not have been indispensaby necessary Is
affirm such declaration the Baltimore National Conven-
on and put the candidate named upon 1t for there is
no earthly doubt now, IL all this is done Baltimore,
the wings cannot carry single southern State Kentucky
Tennessee, Florida, North Carolina Georgia, Louisiana,
and Missouri gone by the board beyond all question: II
this is doae and Mr. Fillmore Mr. Webster has the
goby All the southern speakers who believed favor
Gen Scott say 50 now and demand such declaration of
principles at Baltimore but whether they will get IL not
remains 10 be seen.
II Gen. Scott is according the have seen,
to be elected by the northern sectional alone New
England and Ohio easily got without any deca
ration than with The modification repeal OF the iugi
iveslave law might gain these States which
candidate pledged 10 end this slavery business would
lose There is something be said, therefore, il the North
alone is to nominate Gen. Scott, against hitting him
TO anythng but the North Alone the South alone
never begin to elect President He who trusts TO either
alone will fare just Mr.. Van Buren, did and better.
sectional candidate, running for the presidency upon
sectional exctenen is the most dangerous Of all expert
'nents and certain end in the out OF the expert
menter."
The two main admissions here made are, that in New
England and Ohio the strongest position for the wing
party to take, is strictly sectional position, looking d.
recy TO the disturbance OF the Compromise and that at
the South every State must, "beyond all question" be
lost to the wings, unless the party in its National Con-
venon shall pledge itself fully to abide by all the
promise measures II is clear that without the wing
States OF New England and Ohio--to which with equal
justice the Express might have added New York and
Pennsy vanathe wing party cannot pretend TO chance
Of electng its candidate 1t is equally clear as the Ex
press States that the whole wing force of the North is
without any hope OF in the presidential
without the aid of the doubtful States of the South
Now, how that aid be given to party which, by
IFS confession is stronger at the North upon merely
sectional ground than upon any oher What confidence
the southern wings place in any organization Of
which sectional anatcism is thus confessed 10 be the
animating and inspiring spirt' Especially. how any
confidence be placed in any declarations which such
ganzaon may make when the South is distinctly fore
warned by the leading northern wing journals that such
declarations, If made, will be only "gultrap and
cheat' Can any southern wings pretend that the sec
tonal policy-adnted 10 be the strongest policy OF
the northern wing party-wi be abandoned by that
majority after shall have placed its preferred can
dida,e in the presidential chair9 These remarks as
TO the worhessness of any compromise declarations by
the Wing Convention apply, Of course, with still greater
force any such declarations by the wing candidate
To talk OF the value OF such declarations of the candi-
date especially il they be kept back until the anti slavery
agiiaors have secured his nomination, is OF course
wholly absurd.
Ia admitting that the wing party in its northern strong
holds is stronger upon sectional ground than upon any
other, the Express admits tina, the wing party whatever
II may declare, whomsoever may nominate, utterly
unfit 10 be trusted with the government OF the country