Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1852-06-28


1t will be remarked by the reader that the
delegates from the free States gave majority of
Al for the platform. This manifests degree of
conservatism, that anterior to the action of the
Convention, we were not prepared for, and which
must be the source of satisfaction to every South
ern Wing, who is DESTROYS of maintaining party
relations with our political brethren of the free
States. 1t will likewise be observed that the en-
tire Southern delegation voted for the platform,
that declaration ofprincpes being entirely salts
factory to them, jealous as the party were ofpro-
lection to that palladium Of Southern Rights, the
Compromise. We take it then for granted that in
respect to the platform of principles promulgated
by the National Wing Convention every Wing
in this State is entirely satisfied. 1t is based in
decd upon the principles embodied in the acts of
the present administration. and is in every point
view as unobeetionable as the declaration OF po-
litica faith made by our own State Convention.
After setting forth its political creed-not mere
raft, constructed to meet the present emergency,
the next act to be done toprocure suitable
candidate. What were the requisites which
the Convention was to demand in a candidate?-
Naturally and plainly that he should be one
who could and who would receive their plat
form and that he should have sufficient
degree of ability and knowledge and public
virtue to carry the Government All these
requisites were eminently to be found in Fill
more, as actual experience had recently demon
strated, and as eminently to be found in Mr. Web
ster as his long and glorious public career had dis
played. These necessary qualifications were
likewise found to reside in their glorious compe-
titor the hero of Chippewa and Chepultepec.-
But there was another desirable qualification, and
that was to be found in Scott alone. The Ma
tional Convention met not only to mark out
creed and choose candidate, but the patriotic
men who guided the deliberations of that politi
cal synod, had higher and more remote objectin
view. They were met together not only par
tizans, but as statesmen. They wished to spin
again the tissues of party, not only to vindicate
and establish the Wing measures of Government,
but they wisely desired to strengthen by the
means of their party operations the foundations
of the Union. 1t was perfectly clear to them that
a gathering cloud was hanging upon the political
horizon, and that that cloud chad increased,
was increasing and ought to be diminished. .
They were all of them old enough to know the
time when no abolition and free soil party exist
ed in the country-they had seen it app ear in
the armament, .'no bigger than your hand" and
gradually expand and widen and with its expan
sion darken, until it had wellnigh spread overthe
whole heavens. These delegatesto the Viii gNa-
tiena Convention wished to dispense that cloud,
or to drop the metaphor, wished to dispense and
disband the free soil and abolition confederacy.
because IN the accomplishment of its wild desires,
they we'll knew that the Union of these States
would be broken up. In their higher capacity
this is what they aimed at. This brings us to
that Recommendation to be found in Gen. Scott,
which was not to be found in Fillmore and Web
ster, viz unbounded popularity with the mas
ses in the free States with the very men, who
In part composed that dangerous confederacy of
sboiitionists and free soilers.
His popularity. derived from his military SER
vices was such that he could draw those Wings
of abolition tendencies off from their un ,rnciple1
leaders. The nomination OF Scott has accom-
plished this result. And herein consists the
wisest act of the Wing Convention. 1t was as
ungrateful to ourselves as know 1t to have
been to the great majority of our readers, to pass
Mr.. Fillmore by, in view of his very eminent pub
lie virtues But if we rightly understand the
character of the President, he has enough of Ro-
man virtue to approve of the act, if so great a
good can be accomplishedby the nomination and
slsction ofGsn. Scott as the destruction of the.
abolition party and its conversion, far as it is
composed of Wings, into loyal citizens ready to
abide by the Compromise, because it is the law
of the land, is sanctioned by the Constitution and
demanded by its equities and compromises
Some Wings indignantly talk of Stewards con-
nsxion with Scott. They mistake the nature of
TINT connection. Seward is a low creature, who
adheres to Scott because tits the only means
retaining his power at home, as the parasitieal'
vine winds its tsndrils around the OAK that 1t may
not fall to the ground and be trampled under foot