The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-07-27
MIR. Webster and his Case against the Wing
Party.


Every day develops clearly the fact that the por-
ton Of the wing party both the North and the South,
which opposed to the renewal of the sectional
versy. finds itself precuded from supporting General
Scott The country is familiar with the complete de-
sruction of the whig party in Georgia, with the preva-
lent wing disaecton in other southern wing States,
and with the manifesto imbodying the principles and
policy Of that dsaecion which twenty OF the most
influential wing leaders OF the South have put forth over
their signatures and enforced in their speeches.
AT the North, Mr. Webster stands before the country as
the head and of those wings who hold them
selves committed to The policy NJ sectional peace as The
capital political want OF the country in the present Crisis
Holding this position, Mr. Webster has felt it his duty TO
repudate, in the emphatic manner, all idea that he
is committed support at present advised, intends
TO support, General Scots nomination He has not him
self yet fully rendered bis country his reasons for
taking this course But bis most confidential friends,
through his special organs haU set forth the grounds
OF his policy. These leading wing journals in Boston
and in New York take FIRST the ground that Mr. Webster
is whg, and always wing, and nothing else They
then aver that the nomination OF General Scott was
foul play, "a corrupt bargain" scandalous treason
against wing principles. They urge that MIR Webster
was its victim, and that his sacrbce in favor OF mere
soldier bears the deep brand only OF base ngrstiuds
but OF shameful nhdelity TO true wing principles and
policy. And. finally and mainly, they allese thai the
present organization Of the wing party is not TO be trust
ed by those wings who desire sectional peace, nasmuch
as The platform has already been repudialed by those
who controlled and secured the nomination. All Of
this is substantially set forth in an elaborate arii-
Gle from the Boston Courier--well known the
w. hte
he is in thai vicinity presumed 10 speak by his special
direction The material parts Of the Courers article
we subon. IL important 10 observe that the Couriers
present language is entirely in harmony with the views
taken by the Webster wing journals in New York IL
IL still important, 10 this connexion to note the fact
that The allegations of the Webster journals in respect to
the Repatriation Of the platform fully borne out by The
record--ihe States OF Maine, New York, Ohio, Penn
sylvania Michigan, illinois, and Indiana, which gave
Cen Scott the nomination, having, by the majority Of
their delegates taken together, refused their the
platform.
One other fact is material in this connection While
Mr. Webster ia thus standing in an attitude Of nantes,
hostility to The present wing nomination. events show
clearly that the question OF administrative policy to
which the eye Of the country is now most anxiously
turnedwe mean, OF course, the fisheries question-Mr
Webster is not much the representative OF the admin
isation he is the administration ,i0T As we have
shown another article though be is far away the whole
business seems to be left exclusively in his hands He
sior this crisis the government, and he sovns strangely.
However his course towards General Scott may affect him
IN TIE Judgment OF the Scott men, does not shake jot,
u would SEEM the confidence reposcd in him by the Pres
dent The fac, Is significant and would seem 10 Indicate
that the wing disailecon with the nomination is moi
personality Of Mr. Webster bot that, on the contrary, IL
springs oo Of policy and principle and has reached even
higher wing quarters than the Department Of State
Blu, we will de,ain readers no longer from the re-
marks Of the Boston Courier TO which we invite their
special attention
From the Boston Courier.
| Mn WEBSTER Party I'VE see IL con. ant.
" asserted in various whg papers, in different paris
country, thar Mr. Webster wl support the nomination Of