The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-07-01


The leading wing journals OF the country writing
.,aiost Gen. Scott with such zeal and ability that we
Eel constrained TO assign them very considerable
so,ce in our columns. Beside the sound judgment and
palroc feeling which these whg presses exhibit in their
indignant reputation Of the wing candidate we think
beif language may out hereafter 10 be useful and
interesting as record
We therefore copy to-day at length from the New
York Courier and Enquirer beginning with the material
portion Of its leading article OF Tuesday last citing and
commenting upon the language OF the New York Tri-
bune
From the Tribune Of Tuesday, the 2ad.
Speaking OF the whig platform ii says:
"WE DEFY IT, rxEcKArg ir, SPIT uroN n"
From the Tribune Thursday, June cath
But zoe like to build platforms. We have no OBJ
lection others getting up OF thsmf they won't In
sist examining them down throat Al that we re.
affirns what deem important truth No nomination Is
binding upon except II shall be made evident TO OUT
our supporting IT, And though we warmly approve The
nomination Of Scott and Graham, and shall work
elect them, will buy them by seog our
right to think and speak fit
From the Tribune o Friday June
The only material difference between them Che demo.
cratic and wing plattorms) results fact
ASS.
Again:
And yet all the biiterest anntervenon Statesvr-
ginia South Carona Alabama, Mississ ppiwill go for
Pierce and King, and will control ,hcr should
they through the aid and comfort rendered hem by IL
LUSTRlOUS BLOCkHEADS, be elected The ultra slave
power necessarily rules democratic administration
Igdly Than II can WING, because IL will have done
bring it into existence. South Carolina sees this
and upon ii the European exiles do And thus
doomed 10 contest for States which we
might and should have carried with rush, and 10 lose
others which Scot--a in pun shment Of
the sin Of being connected with such inveterae OWLS as
concocted the BALTIMORE PLATFORM"
tila inn rdu uhn,u
southern friends that we did not err when assured
them that the ultras OF the North would promptly draw
their candidate upon the whg platform and then kick
that platform from under him and rdicule the conseva
tive wings who have been sold by transparent device
Our southern friends will discover too all in good time,
that everything we ioetod in regard 10 the consequences
of permitting certain traitors in their ranks TO sell their
northern friends will all prove true.
1t is the fashion OF the Tribune and The presses which
labor with j TO speak nsultngy and dsparagingy Of
those southern States which not whg-arguing that,
because they cannot give whig candidate electoral
vote, they were not entitled to any weight in whg con-
venton
This is a two-edged sword, and we advise these gen
temen not to NEEDLE with il and, by way OF enforcing
our advice, would remind them that the wing candidate
Tor the presidency was nominated BY the votes Of Name,
NeU Hampshire. M,chgan, Illinois, Vrgilia, 1ennes-
see, Indaaa and Jlissoui These States cast seventy
electoral votes; and yet where is the same politician
who will pretend that it is within the scope Of possibility
TOR the wings TO carry any OF these In November
Then again, New York, Pennsylvania, and Ohio gave
the wing nominee IN convention serenity five votes
Which OF these States will vote the whg ticket in No
vembe or how many electoral votes will they give the
candidate they have selected for the wing party Nous
u0rons, the venerable editor OF The Richmond Enqui-
rer used 10 say. AS TO Virginia, which State exercised
so great influence in the late convention il is well
known that she did, and in all human probable
Ivy never will, cast electoral vote for wing President
And win these facts staring them in the face, becomes
the presses alluded 10 to be exceedingly ccnmspect how
they speak dlspaagingly of States exercising niu-
eDce IN convention which cannot give an electoral
vote
But great was the influence OF Vresnia. Kentucky q,
and Tennessee IN The convention against Daniel Webster
il cannot be concealed that the country the defeat
OF lis great statesman 10 the delegates from the Stale Of
uans acting under the lead Of George Evansthe dsap-
pointed applicant Tor the judgeshp made vacant by the
death Of Judge Woodbury.. lie il was WHO marslaIled
the delegates OF New England against her greatest
best son Thus locoioco State, through agency OF
men who grossly and mos iouy misrepresented their
constituents, and sought only to crafty their personal
malice, not only defeated the nomination and election OF
Amercas greatest statesman highest office in the
world but secured the election Of The candidate of the
democracy.
Had Maine changed her vote for Mr.. Webster when
solicited TO do others stood ready and anxious fol
low and the seven Fillmore from New York alone
would have sweed vote 10 than forty on reach
ing Delaware, and thus insured the nomination of Mr..
Webster. Tue treason 10 the South existed and did its
work but 1t would have been unavaillng il Maine
had done her duty Had she voted in accordance
with the almost universal wishes OF the wing party
IN that State, the treachery in Tennessee and Vir-
ginia would have been dsreaarded by The South
As It was, one hundred and six of her representa-
tyes Dobly stood BY We principles of the man oil
the constitution; and because Name, led on by George
Evans was reckless OF duty handful of expedIency
time serving office seeking politicians in Tennessee and
bargain which their conhdant in the New York delega.
ton foolishIy exposed What is done cannot be un-
done the past be recalled bat lei il not be for
gotten that neither Tennessee Virginia could have
rendered their bargain available If George Evans and the
State OF Maine had not been recreant to their duty.