Southern reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1851-185?, 1852-06-16
Scott and the Wings.

The Richmond Examiner, in an article
reviewing the prospects for the Presidential
campaign, has the following concerning Scott
and the Wings:
But Whilethe destinies Of the Democratic
party are thus covered up in fog the fate Of
Federalism is not all obscure. Ohio, Penn.
sylvania, and New York, too, may all be
counted as certain for ScoTT-in the Wing
Convention at least. Mr.. WEBSTER has some
strength in New England-but every dele
gate from that region will vote for ScoTT SO
soon as it is discovered that WEBSTER stands
no chance.-As they viii find that out, proba
bly, before the first ballot is over, the entire
north in one solid column Of abolitionists will
vote for ScoTT On the other hand, Mr..
FILLMORE cannot BY any means be certain Of
all the South The treachery Of MANGUM
and STANLEY is but the beginning Of Mr.. FILL
MORE's troubles in the South. We do not
even believe the whole vote Of Virginia is 50
certainly for him as it is commonly supposed.
Virginia Whiggery is already mottled all over
with SEwARDIsM. The Oldest Wing paper is
its daily advocate ScoTT is every day be-
coming stronger amongthe Wings. The tone
Of the Wing address, which we published in
the last Examiner, shows anything but firm
resolve against him. We have never attached
the slightest importance in any point Of view
to that party which seceeded from the MAN
GUM Caucus. The meaningof all their capers
is simply this-that ScoTT must be careful
not to forget them in the distribution Of cab
met Offices and foreign missions. The whole
Of the valiant and heroic set, with all the
Whiggery which they represent, are at this
moment ready to throw themselves like So
many prodigal sons upon the expansive bosom
Of SEwARD's pupil at the first sign he will be
permitted to give Of a relenting spirit towards
them. Any thing viii satisfy them letter
Of pledges can Be easily manufactured, which
viii answer all his purposes without hurting
his popularity with the white or black abOli-
tionists of the North in the slightest degree.
Such letter from Scorr was confidently ex-
pected some time ago. That expectation has
died only TO revive again in greater force than
ever. Things will continue as they are until
the meeting Of the Wing Convention, and
matters will be made straight by a very sum-
mary process at that time.
"Then and there" says the Herald, "Gen
ScoTT. notwithstanding he is disgusted with
letter writing, viii come out with letter on
the compromise, which will be satisfactory to
HUMPHREY MARSHALL, of KY, and STEPHENS
and Dawson Of Georgia and satisfactory to
SEWARD, THURLow WEED, GREELY, GER
RIFT SMITH and FRED DOUGLAS kaleidos-
cOpic letter, capable Of being shaken up into
all sorts Of imaginable shapes and colors
clear as mud for or against Fugitive law, to
suit all ATTITUDES and localities. In other
words, Gen. SooTT is to appear at Baltimore
in an India rubber shirt, Of invisible black,
capable Of contraction to the knees, or Of
stretching 50 as to cover the feet.-In this robe
he viii be called upon to exhibit the miracu-
lous power of the chameleon. To the South
ern Union men he is to appear as white as
snow, with not even the smell Of abolition
upon his garments; to the Northern nulifers
he is to loom up philanthropist, the living
apostle Of tho higher law And we doubt
not that under the sleight Of hand Of the alb
clifton Wizard Of the North, the whole
business can be accomplished as easily as Sig
nor BnTz can extract full grown canary
from hard boiled egg.
Those who know the easy virtue Of the
Wing party in every corner Of the Union. viii
not think such an event either impossible or
difficult"