New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-06-14
THE CABELL CABAL.

We trust no Political reader of The
Tribune will neglect to scan attentively
the Speech of Mr.. E. G. CABELL of Florida,
delivered on Saturday in the House, in
opposition to Gen. Scott as the Wing can
didate for the Presidency. There was a
peculiar fitness in Mr.. Cabell being put for
ward to make this speech at this time. In
December, 1649, this same Cabell, with
half dozen confederates, went into the
Wing Congressional caucus and insisted on
a reputation of the Wilmot Proviso as a
condition precedent to his staying there,
and not being humored, bolted from the
party and voted against its nominee for
Speaker through the long struggle which
followed. Thus Robert G. Winthrop was
defeated as an Anti-Slavery man, for the
want of three votes, while Mr.. Cabell and
four other livery peculiar) Wings voted
against him. Two years afterward, Mr..
Winthrop was the Wing candidate for
Governor of Massachusetts,, and now he
was defeated as a Pro-Slavery man by the
Free Sellers, who chose a bitter Loco
Foco Hunker in his stead. And this is but
fair specimen of the manner in which
the Wing party has been cruciied between
Pro-Slavery and Anti Slavery fanatics for
the better part of twenty years. The
present furry from the South is not a new
device at all, but the same old bolt.
-Four years ago, Messrs. Cabell, Toombs
& Co. were the most Jealous advocates of
Gen. Taylor's nomination. We, knowing
little of his Political views, were naturally
anxious to ascertain his opinions, and to
have him publicly committed to Wing
principles and measures. But no Messrs.
Cabell Il Co. would not consent to that
We must run him on Palo Alto and Buena
Vista, and take our chances for the rest,
They forced their views down by the
hardest means; Gen. Taylor was elected
by the Wing party, and proved a very much
better President than we had any right to
expect. We thank them for him, most
heartily. But now, the great Middle
States, backed by all the heavy States of
the West, present Gen. WINFIELD ScoTT-
lifelong, jealous Wing, thoroughly
versed in public affairs, bornin Virginia but
eminently National in his feelings, and ar
IDENTIFY devoted to the Union as well as
theRights of the States. What can the
boilers say against him?
1--WE amt sure he is Compromise man."
is the pretext for boiling. Yes, gentlemen,
you are sure of tin fact, you neverdoubt-
ed it Any body in Washington can tell you,
if you can possibly have been ignorant till
now, that he exered his influence in favor
of the Compromise when it was under dis
cussion; and, after it had been carried,
being in this City, he attended the great
Compromise Meeting in Castle Garden and
there publicly expressed his devotion to the
cause. If the opponents of those meas
ures don't object to him, how can you?
'Ol he is supported by Gov. Seward,
Gov. Johnston & Co., and we apprehend
: that he would MT prescribe them if he
'were d.'-This is the very head and
front of his offending after all. Gen.
Scott, though an original and steadfast
friend of the Compromise Measures, is not
willing to make them a pretext for break
ing up and destroying The Wing party.
He is not willing to prescribe all those who
have dissenied from the policy of passing
those measures, and thus infame and ex-
tend the sectional agitation under the pre-
tence of suppressing it. He is not willing
topledge himself to exclude from Office or
consideration the friends Of Gov. Seward.
&c when everybody knows perfectly well
that no Wing President can be elected
without their hearty and jealous support.
He Is not willing to use New-York.