The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1882-10-08
mR. WEBSTER AND THE SOUTHERN
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rr.s it,er. give tho inside history Of the Baltimore
convention How far they may BIO vindics alton Of the
southern wing. leave other. determine and content
myself with copying all that has any connection with
the subject Very truly yours HERMAN u DUNCAN.
BALTIMORE Juno II, 1S52.-On reaching here |
found an intense excitement prevailing on
the subject which has brought us hero. There
was "A meeting Of the Southern delegations and
found that they had concocted set OF reso-
buttons ut Washington to thrust down our
threats and they were likely to pass They
wero entirely sectional. No one appeared will
ing to take stand against them. phe ques-
ton was about to DO put. and q complete COM
initial to n sectional division made. Il rose took
the Goor denounced tho whole proceeding p"o-
tested against the meeting itself and announced
my determination to have nothing to do with
any platform not broad and strong enough for
the whole North. South, East. and West to
stand upon. Before got half through was
surrounded by sympathizing hearts, speaking
into my oars words of encouragement.
turned the tide. and finally had the satisfac-
tion of taking with me a majority OF two votes
AGAINST an exclusive action and resolving to
send their platform to the committee on that
subject to DO raised by the Convention OF tho
Wings Of the Union. The cbances Of Mr.. Web.
eter improve every hour. and I strongly hone
fDr
Bile understanding exists between the Fillmore
md Wcbstor delegates.
PutIApEIpHtA. June a. 1s52-You will per-
hans h,ve seen nv the papers that I took an
active mart In the deliberations of the Conyen-
zion and took the lead in thu matter Of the
n,atfo,m in socurinp i,s construction and
"A lop,ion nv the Convention previous TO the
nomination.
There ia no more comnarison between that
ono inst adiourned than n niomv IN n nvramid
Indeed have nevor seen so much intellectual
ureatness assembled in anv deliberatiye body
IN this mr. anv other country I freouentlv
looked around upon II with feelings Of venera-
tion ami awe. And then ont of That body wns
one chosen nv each delegation ont Of its own
h,dv ma thev ware prssumed To be hest ac
ouainted with their own strong man to be
the committeeman on INV resolutions. II
was remarked bv several old members
of Congress- that thew had never seen
,aucb n committed Indeod 7 wisb that tho
world could have seen into that committee
room and seep how comp,etelv faction was
flushed marty and sectionaIism siIonced tho
love OF country paramount, and patriotism high
and aloft above all earthly considerations.
The question never was even asked how the
passnxo OF this or that declar ration would affect
this or that candidate: and I assure YOU that
during our whole discussions and de,ibera-
ctions the name OF no one candidate was even
30 much as named. even by way of inquiry or
Joke. We had discussions grave discussions.
manly and warm discussions but they were
the discussions of statesmen Not one unkind
word was uttered BY one single member either
toward each other or toward any single section
of the COUNTRY but on the contrary. the North
was the first to come forward and to saw that
the South had been ANNOYED and goaded on To
desperation. and that IL was hiRh time that n n
end should he mt to such things nv AN autbori
-tatiye declaration nv the Whig party that here
altar w., shouL, h.v> naace Anal naao. . raa,
pesoe mon thia question and ~, left aloha IN
manso,, our 6oma.t,c concarns ZACH sor him :.
-salf. Tho varmsat discussion took n,aca ba.
rfveep Johr n Ci.vtousand u,v.o,Y on tho MN
Intervention resolutions
Tho com m,tto. determined nsve- n .d;ou-r
until they had aettled down mon .omctbin1
broad .t,on1 and nat,onal. nor Ali tho,
.Thsy ngrsed upon their rsport took IL hack
into C,nven and had II sdonted hv tour m
one and this afth mart gave IN .ftarvard. And
thus had 7 the proud Satisfaction ~ having
contributed IN some degree To the dec,aration
of nationality Of the Whip marty After the
platform had been a.lopted the voting com
menc.d and continued "a Won will have seen
tby the papers. with almost unchanged position
until after astv hal,ot. Tho south atooa roh,y
for Fi,imorp and would bavs marcbad over
to Wets,,er in An almost unbroken line nj
any mornent when th.v cou,d have maae
such a move efYectual n he couId have
come ont of the East and North with
forty votes. wa would have changed our
vote immedi,teIv and pomipa,ed hin, m,
this could not have bsen done nv nnv other
process 1 went to Washington on sunday had
a confepncc with Mr. Wcbster and returned
nv the G O'Clock cars ON Monday and after an
-snor.,,r., ,-n,,,-,a o., ,m..,, Il 80 49, 49,
-'"'ho''"a' OH usso ior seNera' nouts INC oeco
was dono Scott was nominated. Scott imme-
diateiy addressed a note to the Convention
..,in ,h. r,,;n..; IL. IL i.,
esep''hs .nc ho"inat'on Win Inc pMuorm
directing his note to be shown to me- Having
.<btainsi the declaration Of princjnles nv the
.C.v.,,;or "a 80 III 49,, -
oh'on.'""' "uu run d, c"ahces Vi my choice
being the nOminec-above all. Scott having
-aLopted the platform-I felt and feel hound IS
nm hooor,h. mar ,o diva w., n.,,nt.d -
q" """ ',"oo ihau W etVe my uhstiuteu anu
unqualified adhesion to the choice OF the Con-