The daily union., 1852-09-04
General scott and mr. Hale.

General Scott and Mr. Hale.
In paper Of yesterday we alluded to the rela-
on in which the Scott ticket stands toward the aboli
ton ticket nominated at Piitsburg and attempted to
count for the hesitation manifested BY Mr. Hale in de-
laying 10 accept decline the nomination which has been
rendered to him. We would now mention that the
friends OF General Scott exhibit much to the
nature Of Mr.. Hae's determination, and making
every effort induce the ultra abolitoniss to abandon
heir separate organization and be absorbed into the mass
Of the Scott party.
We have stated more than once the manner in which
the Seward organs in New York received the whig plat
FORM While we write have before article from
the ST. Josephs ndana) Register, edited by delegate TO
the Baltimore Wing Convention, which points out the
alterations which made in the platform proposed by
the southern caucus and denies that the resolution adopt
ed orbids or was intended forbid further legislation
agitation for further legislation, the question Of slave
~ and the rendition OF fugitives from service Tie Pitts
burg Gazette has published appeal to the abotionsts
represented at Ptsbug. who acknowledge Messs. Hale,
Sumner, Chase. Garrison, Gst Smith, aud Giddings
their leaders, urging them in unite with
The whg party the direct step towards the
pshmeni OF their dangerous and destructive principles
II mentions Mr. Seward. VIM. F. Johnston, and Horace
cen abotoniss because they remain in the whg ranks
and WELD the wbig organization to accomplish their pur-
poses; while Mr.. Hale, Mr.. Gddngs, and Lloyd Garri-
son. by establishing separate organization, weaken the
abolition strength by dividing it, and take up position
from which their influence cannot be fully felt The New
York Tribune. the leading Scott organ in the city Of New
York. copies and approves the article we have mentioned
The Albany Evening Register, the special organ OF Mr.
Seward, publishes from Ohio paper long letter from
Hon. James A. Briggs, taking the same view as that pre-
sened in the Piisbug Gazette. Il utterly repudaies the
whig platform, by saying that one is bound by il ex
cep those who voted for H. ltexpreses as the belief of
the writer that OF the hundred and thirty three
Scott men in the Baltimore Convention in favor OF
and it states that General Scors friends in that body
knew his principles, and that, by yielding to the plat
FORM they gained candidate who opposed TO the
southern portion OF the whg party Mr. Stewards organ
in publishing Mr.. Briggs letter. mentions the hrdpary
movement OF isfs, and says that experiment, is likely
to be repeated by those who desire the OF whg
principles because they know that is only through
the agency OF the whs party that the body OF their creed
can be successfully carried out The New York Times
another Seward organ, assals the Senate OF the United
States, by charging with disposition to s6e debate
because II refused to suspend the rules some time since
in order permit Mr. Sumner attack the fugitive slave
law All these concurring indications significant,
and not 10 be mistaken. They show the condition Of the
dominant portion OF the whg party, which has procured
the nomination Of General Scott, and reveal its efforts
to unite the wbig and abolition organizations into
ganization pledged TO abolition doctrines, and committed
to Mr. Seward IFS next candidate for the presidency
RI General Scott stronger, such result would doubt
less be realized at once but, in view OF General SCOTS
weakness the leaders Of the Pi,,sburg organization are
without doubt, anxious TO extort better terms and
higher positions for themselves than Mr. Seward is
at present willing TO grant The Webster
ment, and the condition OF affairs in the South.
would make the Scott and abolition leaders anxious TO
conceal any arrangement which they may enier into
There is hardly probability that General Scott will
carry southern State, but still Mr. Seward is anxious
10 keep up southern whg party, and to gain its votes
no matter how few they may be, for General Scott, in
order 10 check the Webster movement in the North If
Mr. Hale should openly decline in favor OF Cen Scott
at the present time. the entire wbig party Of the South
would be compelled to display the Webster flag; and
there being an extensive Webster movement in the
North, which has been occasioned by abolition attacks
on Mr. Webslers posiion the wbig bolt would be more
national than the Scott party and could fully justify its
course by showing that was forced BY General Scors
friends either TO repudiae the whg candidate or the
wing platform. II is clear them that the Scott party y
in most hopeless condition Its final amalgamaiion
with the aboionsts is inevitable. II il does not obtain
the abolition vote in November. s forces viii not he
strong enough command satisfactory price at future
bareans and IL il does enter into alliance with the
Pn,sburg organization, the Webster movement will be-
come an absolnfe necessity That IL the position into
which acrooked policy has led the whig party.