The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-07-27

sense n which such declarations evidently made by
him but we great doubt whether those decara
lions will bear the construction which persons
aem pt 10 nut upon them That Mr. Webster will ever
change his views the great principles ON which the
general govern men ought be neutrality-suspicious.
which settled the policy OF the wing party In the
days Of m purity and Integrity and winch towes In very
large degree his inaencet were absurd to sappose
That he will ever do anything 10 cause or induce his
friends support sanction doctrines which he and they
have always opposed that he VIII ever reraet po-
itca sentiment that 1 has ever uttered wond be simply
ridiculous But that he Is 10 promote aid the
success Of the whg party under The lead OF men who
its assumed leaders, Notwithstanding. the manner
In which he has been treated that he Is TO use his great
influence give and consequences to class OF pol-
csns who been the bitter opponents Of the great poll
cy OF the Compromise, which he peried much estab
h and perpeuate that he sill thus enable these
what il has him SO much effort to build up
AMI that lie viii consider himself bound do So because
he has said that he is and always will be whigare sup
positions in our Judgment quite as improbable the
idea Of his changing his political opinions.
IT, as maintain the truth TO be, OF men, nomi.
nay belonging the wing party, have succeeded in OBJ
tanning the control of It's organization who known
be hostile the policy OF President Fmore's admnsa-
ton who have done all they possibly could destroy the
nueuce Of that administration, and to prevent either Of
its prncpa members from recsiving the formaly-ex
pressed confidence of the party and who have treacher
ousy accepted platform, solely in order that they ght
get their candidate and intending all the while not TO be
wing parry, and for the wing party believe Mr..
Webster will be found countenancng their exertons
We think his influence and sanction will be withheld from
them, and believe that tho country will thank him for
allowing hasel npon the petence of party al
legiance, to be driven such self qualification.
For what else could IL be Did not Mr.. Webster, in his
great 7ho March effort for the peace and safety Of the
Unon throw himself into the breach for Of public
policy which these men have always bitterly opposed
Did the presses which foremost and oudest br
General Scott resist the and have they not al
ways resisted, the which Mr. Webster advocated
It is thought, aware, by some honest persons,
that the endorse Of the compromise measures IN the
wing platform may be considered change on the part
of these politicians Mr. Webser's policy, told, has
trumphed although he has been defeated We do not be-
eve that his policy has uumphed with that section OF the
wing party by whom General Scott has been procured
to be made the party candidate We believe that
the formal assent, far il was given 10 the plat
FORM hollow arce-a trick to procure votes for their
candidates. and honest declaration of the sincere
convictions and firm determinations Of straight forward
We think that apart from al! other signs the mere
selection of the candidate is ground for the strongest ss
picon OF nsincery in this matter of the Compromise
Who ever heard before of political party sincerely and
heartily DESTROYS of perpetuang particular course
policy undertaking do il passing by in the formation
OF administration which is to be brought into exstece
by popular election all the principal statesnsn identified
with that policy, and the whose gigantic iniu-
created and has hitherto sustained it, and selecting
eaderin the canvass officer of tie army who had
nothing do with its enactment, and whose personal
hodoxy of sentiment his supporters obliged to prove
subsequently, by affidavit
In all the canvass thus far we have seen no more
powerful exposure than the above Of the utter untrIs
worthiness OF the whig organization and nomination
The force, clearness and truth of the statement can
hardly be surpassed. and i, comes before The Unpn-
loving portion of the wing party under circumstances
and in shape well fitted to command their convictions
The Courier then proceeds make another point Of i'm
porance. Mr. Webster, il appears not only sup
port the nomination, but he cannot act with the admin
isration should Gen. Scott be elected His organ says
distinctly:
ave say in and in shame-but is true, and
therefore say itthat the whg party engaged in
efforts obtain the control OF the government under cir
which will OF necessity exclude from il one
who both the greatest aud influential wing in the
land, and the foremost statesman in the worlds for no
suppose IL this nomination Of Gen. Scott is TO be
carried 70 election by the who projected it, that
Daniel Webster will or remain connected with the
government any capacity This striking fact therefore
that by this movement assuming that the wbg party is
jorty In the county, whig administration Is TO be
formed in which the people cannot possibly have the
vices of Daniel Webster and thar, too, period when
boh his influence upon mankind and his intellectual
wholly unabated-ought the Of the
people the which the wing parry has pursued
wards this their greatest public living"
After reviewing the OF the wing party towards
Mr. Webster in the successive wing conventions OF 1910
and 1914, the Courier comes down TO 1s4s and 1852 in
the following language:
"a WING convention was assembled for the nomina.
ton OF candidate for the presidency Passing by Mr.
Webster IL great could do nothing
ommend him the exerons Of such party, whom there
was any military fgor abroad the wings nominated and
elected another geasra who Of the most honest
men in the whole world, but not smnendy fitted 10 be
President the United States The death Of General Tay
lor n time Of great peril TO the very existence OF the
Union brought the head OF the government man who
had the .sgaoiy aud recall Daniel Webster TO the
pos or Secretary Of State, Mr. Webster responded TO the
call and has worked with unceasng energies and
increasing reputation Tor the Of the Union and
carry the great principles he had laid down in the
memorable speech which saved that Union from desuuc.
ton
again the representatives OF tho whg party are
BLEED make a nomination. THIS time IL ght have been
thought that they would have done with the baube OF mill
tary availability Tais time, least they might have
remembered, II not that they Americans least that
they wings and have recalled the services of one
whose influence had for twenty years been given to
their party purposes.
But the step taken, and taken for tho third time
military hero and pected that the
drst civilian in the land. who has been thus treated will ac-
quesce In all this right and proper because parry
convention has decfeedl
sin that decree there for the sober reflection or
the Americas people tells them that the greatest length
OF pubic servce OF the important character TINT tho
most eminent fitness and capacity Tor the highest Office In
their gut are things Of comparative moment In the eyes
OF the wing party and that they have the benefit Of
that organzation Of placing In that office the
man whose connexion with the wing party has been