The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-09-16

will travel to make votes for General PIERCE.
The case is this: The Wines have passed
by their greatest statesman, and have taken the
greatest soldier, and one of the purest, best
and wisest men in the country for their leader.
The DEMOCRATS have passed by their greatest
statesman, and taken General PIERCE. We
think on this score the DEMOCRATIC statesmen
have the greater cause for complaint.
General SCOTT and the Com se-Letter
Of Hon. James A. Pearce.
The Union continues to allege that the opin-
ions of General ScoTT are not known in regard
to the Compromise measures. There is har-
dlhood and impudence Of misrepresentation in
this statement which would surprise us in any
other public journal; but we are 80 use to gross
mlsststements in the Union newspaper that
we look upon them as matter Of course.
One would imagine from the policy of the
Union in this regard that adherence to the
Compromise measures was prominent matter
of faith with the DEMOCRATIC party. 1t is
well known that large majority of the Demo-
Gratis in the South are opposed to the Compro-
warmly support General PIERcE-those of
whom he is the "creaton and choice"-the
SoULEs, VENABLEs, FoRsYTHs, Browns, DA-
vIsEs-are the open contemners of the Union,
and the advocates of all the heresies of Seces-
sion.
1t is equally well known that the leading
Democrats of the North-and the very leading
DEMoCKATlC journal of the North-are openly
and loudly opposed to the execution of the Flu
gltive Slave law. We need only point to the
New York Eren,ng Post, by far the most pro-
mnent and able of all the Northern Demo
sitlon. The names of II. B. STANTON, B. F.
BUTLER, the VAN BURENs-father and SON
PREsroN KING, Governor CLEVELAND, Mo-
LoNY, CAMPBELL, FLOYD, SUMNER, Clip
DINGs, and their allies of the Free Democracy
will readily occur to the readers Of newspapers
to demonstrate the accuracy Of the residue of
our statement.
IT General PIERCE should be elected to the
Presidency, he will be surrounded from the
start by Nashville and Buffalo Disunionlsts-
men who have been the most bitterly opposed
to the Compromise from the start-one branch
boldly advocating secession as the only remedy
for Southern wrongs, the other willing to press
their sectional sentiments and purposes even to
the extremity of dissolution of the Union.
With these facts before them, the DEMO
CRATIC journals are continually crying out that
General ScoTT's sentiments are not known in
regard to the Compromise and the rights OF
the South, and that he is no friend of the
Union. There is not a man among these De-
mocratic journalists who does not know per
fectly well that if their Nashville and Buffalo
friends should push their reasonable designs
to consummation, there is no man living who
would manifest a more stern and infeXible de
termination to uphold the laws and the Con
stitution, and to preserve the integrity of the
Union, than General SCoTT. His life shows
this. His sentiments thousand times freely
expressed demonstrate it.
We published few days since letter from
Mr.. +. A. Holt, of Alabama, one of the dele
gates from that State to the WING Conven
ton Mr. Holt is vouched for by the Mont
gomery (Ala.) Journals newspaper of thu
highest responsibility and one conducted witt
great talent and vigor--as planter of much
intelligence, of excellent judgment, and of es
rimable and unimpeachable character. He wa:
in favor of the nomination of Mr.. FILLMORE
On his way to Baltimore he called upon Gen
eral ScoTT, and the General in conversation
said to him emphatically: 81 AN A FRIEND rC
THE UNION AND THE COMPROMISE, AND ny
LIFE WOULD BELLE ANY OTHER DECLARATIoN'
The Union, in the true spirit of the arrogant
DEMOCRATIC chlvalry, sneers at MIR. Holt as
an "obscure individual with the view of un
derraing the value Of his testimony VIVA
degree of distinction man must arrive at il
order TO become credible witness we do no
learn from the Union but we should suppos
that planter Of consideration, so well know
in his vcinage as to be selected for the trust con
fded to Mr.. HoLr by his WING friends, nigh
be regarded at least of sufficient distinction
not to be mistrusted for his "obscurity." Blu
tho Union alludes to him as somebody o
whom nobody ever heard BEFORE" in which re
gard he stands very much in the same pligh
as the DEMOCRATIC candidate for the Presi