The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-05-04


Scott. and who quite willing say that he believed
to be sound on the Compromise 1a Ea
Resolved. That the wing party, while tits liberty loving
is also a law abiding party AND THAT WHILE
THE UNqUEsTioyABLE RIGHT EVERY CITIZEN
THE Merits ALL LEGAL ENAcrMENrs, ADVOCATE
UPON ALL PROPER OCCASIONS, CONSTITUTIONAL
MEANS, AMENDMENT OR Law, yet hold
il be imperative duty abide by and support all the
provisions of the of the United States and all
laws declared constitutional by the Judicial tribunals Of the
country.
WING Presidential Rumors and Prospects
The Washington correspondent Of the Journal of Com
merce who is known a writer usually well informed
upon the topics which he treats, has the following
ments:
"The friends of General Scott all discouraged
his nomination. by the position taken by the
wings They claim four for him from the Kentucky
delegation, and four from Virginia. They allow Fillmore
and Webster only three votes in the whole New York dele
cation. and twenty altogether from all the non-slave
holding States. Il.
1.-THE chiefs of the Seward wing fthe wing party have
already agreed upon the terms of paper
Of the whg party the Compromise, which General
Scott is TO endorse, and which, to Mr. Mangum, Mr. SIAN
y, and Gov Jones' and to several members from Ken
lucky will be entirely satisfactory thou gh to the great
body OF southern wings. This document is be promul-
gated the of the convention. assured that this
is settled matter. and 1t is pretty much what has been
| expected
The rends Of Gen Scott in the present circum.
stances claim hundred and sixty from the
.lavehoding States three om Delaware, four from
Kentucky and four from Notwithstanding III votes eav-
log Mr. Fillmore and Mr.. Webster In minority OF i9
This they the result of the first ballot and they
on claim the ultimate assent OF all nearly all, the
northern wing delegates from the States
But. the hand, the friends Of Mr. Fillmore are
perfectly confident Of his nomination the st second
ballot Their plan is follows The Fillmore and Web
delegates will unite with the southern deleg pom
the compromise platform preliminary step TO pro-
4 4. H.. a.,., a,
viii exclude any candidate as nominee who does not
come 10 that platform.
"The friends Of Mr. Fillmore claim for him twelve votes
out Of the New York delegation and they claim forty
altogether for Fillmore and Webster Of all the northern
delegates Adding these forty the ZIG from
the South they have majority, not only FOR establishing
this 6aay Of the Compounds their ,princple, but for
the nomination OF Mr., Fillmore"
We hold il TO be altogether idle for any man to
predict that the wing party can IN good fau take
the ground Of the fna!iy OF the compromise meas
ures That policy has been repudated BY the whig
party during the last two years, over and over
again, in every form of Reputation known TO party
action. BY declarations and official acts OF wing gov
errors and candidates, by votes OF the wing party in
State Legislatures BY resolutions adopted in wing State
conventions, and by an almost solid phalanx Of wing
votes in Congress, the dnalty Of the Compromise has
been formally rejected by the northern wing majority.
and its obligation disavowed All this has been done in
spite OF the efforts and over the heads OF Messrs Fill
| more and Webster whom The Compromise has crushed
own with the northern section Of their party, the
OF Juggsrnau cushes in its progress the eastern devotee
And finally, as il 10 remove all doubt OF their mmulable
minaon on this subject the northern wing leaders
kic ked the COMPROMISE contemporary out OF their
ROOM and, far in them lay out OF their party
too, in stern and sconful defiance Of those OF their
southern allies whom they well knew to be pledged
to follow its fortunes II all this but prsfsaos the
part OF the northern wing paryif they still to
stand on the fnality OF the Compromisethen their
ton has the most porentous self qualification
political record and their caucus upon this supposi,on
nigh, properly have been held in OF the wards OF a
mad-house But the northern wings psre not Sismming
when they thus rejected The compromise policy. They
knew what they did and they TO stand by their deed
The sham the decep,lonif there be any in the cases
10 come hereafter the shape Of vague compromise
letter from their candidate.
We deem it by no means unlikely that about the time
Of the whg nomination such document will be per
mi,,ed TO appear We why Messrs. Seward
Johnston, & Co. should very srenuously object TO its
appearance We entertain no manner OF doubt that it
will be written 10 mean nothing, at least in so far
as the maintenance OF the fugitive law is concerned and
let il be written it may the wing leaders OF the anti
slavery agitation in the whole line Of their party action
which has brought forward General Scott, have taken
already ample guarantees against its effect upon the fu
ture wing policy the future organization and leader
ship Of the wing party. These firmly 10 the hands
OF Mr. Seward and bis allies, and il General Scott be
elected there they win remain The wing party is irrevo
eaby and finally committed against the compromise
policy, whatever General Scott may say about IL
The most active and the most influential members OF
the wing party admit openly. with Mr.. Wsshburn,
that upon the ground Of The hnaliy oil the Compromise
the wings cannot carry single northern State. The
is plain. The northern democracy have prsoees
pisd that gtound, hold the track, and mean TO hold
IT, The whg party at the North abiares the obligation
of the Compromise, and looks to further an,slsvery ag
tationcared IL need be, even TO the length OF sec
tiona canvass-as their sole method Of getting into
power II they prevail at ALL il will be upon this mos,