The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-07-19
Democratic Testimony for Scott.

We have heard great deal about the dis
satisfaction expressed by two or three Union
Wing journals in Georgia in reference to the
nomination of General SCOTT and the Union
still labors indefa,gably to produce an impress
sion that the whole Compromise press of that
State-Whig and Democratic-is united in
favor of Mr. PIERCE. We have proved, on the
contrary, that reliable Wing papers have given
in their hearty adhesion to ScoTT in Georgia
as well as in every other Southern State and
we now append evidence that at least one
Union Democrat is prepared to follow their ex
ample. We quote from the Macon (Ga.) Cit
isen, an able and influential Democratic au-
thority:
First, then, the score of personal service to
the country, who takes the palm1 Answer, Gen.
Winfield Scott,
"2d. On the ground of ability, honesty, and other
qualifications, to whom shall the reward be rem
dcred? Again, we say, to Gen Scott. Cen Pierce
has never shown any extraordinary capacity for
civil or military government.
"3d. On the score of principle, to whom shall we
give the preference? We fancy that this point &R
matter OF taste or opinion. AS Democrat of the
Jackson and Jefferson school, our preference indi
vidually would be given to Gen Pierce, decided
Iy, because on all the past jeues which have divi-
ded the people, our afiinities and feelings have
been with the Democracy of the country. But the
question arises, not all these old issues obsolete
defunct, or set'l,r. If they are, then we would
give up our pre- JUDGES in favor OF Gen. Pierce, 80
far they concerned.
10Th. AS to soundness on the great question in
which the South ia deeply interested, which Of these
candidates ia the most acceptable to Georgians?
General Pierce is a Northern man-Scott South.
erner and stakeholder. General Pierce voted in
Congress to receive abolition petitions. General
Scott has no such sin to answer for. General
Pierce has accepted the Democratic nomination,
and placed himself upon the platform which has
been put forth the platform Of the Democracy.
General Scott has accepted the nomination of the
Wing onventon, and placed himself on its plat
form. Both platforms are good cnough-one
adopted by the Wings, as condition precedent to
the nomination, and that adopted by Pierce and
the Democrats, as n condition subsequent, when the
convention was in n disorganized and confused
state and more than half OF the members had left.
On this head therefore, we opine there is but little
to choose between the nominations; but the ten
dency of things is in favor Of Scott.
"5th, and lastly. What has been the associa
tion of these gentlemen? "A man lie known by the
company he kecps.' Birds OF feather flock to.
gether' sc. General Scoot is said TO be under the
influence OF Seward, Hale, Greeley and Company.
Perhaps he is--General Pierce, by parity of rea-
soning, may be said to be under the influence Of
Van Buren,, Rantoul, Giddings, and the New York
(FreesoiD Post, who loud in his praisc. But,
further, who support General Pierce, and oppose
General Scott, in the South? Why, all the Fill
busters. Fire caters, Secessionists, Nulifers, Dis
unionists, ultra Locofocos &c. Every man OF them,
from Pedee to the Rio Grande.
"What then should Union Democrats and
Wings, + fillmore men, Webster men, and Critten-
den men, do in such an emergency? Shall they
surrender to their enemies who have elected them
from the "Unon HOTEL" and now claim to be the
proprietors Of the concern all splendid as il IL, in
its totterin and dilapidated condition?
"Of all others, the Fillmore men of Georgia
should stand by General Scott. These Fillmore
men toould 20 to Baltmore-they tnouid partci-
pate in the proceedings Of the Wing Convention,
and they are, therefore, politically, if not morally
bound to abide the &C ton OF that body. The con
dtion precedent, laid dow and demanded by them,
was complied with by the convention. The Com
promise platform adopted, and il is admitted
all hapds that 1t lie Us good if not better plat
form than that Of the Democratic Convention.