Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1852-10-27
LETTER OF JAMES LYONS.

entire; but we have thought few extracts may
be OF service in warning honest, unprejudiced
Wings from supporting the nominee of the North
ern faction Of their party.
Mr.. Lyons sets out with the declaration that the
New England Democracy are sound upon the Com
promise, and that the election of Gen. Scott would
be disastrous to the country, and especially to the
South /; and these positions he proves and main
tains with ability. He says the constant declara-
ton among the Democrats was, No matter what
we may think about slavery, the people of the
South are entitled to protection and the fugitive
slave law must be executed" The whole masses
OF the people pronounced the reports Of Foss Fogg
d Co., the beloved witnesses of Southern Seward
papers and orators, wholly false. He became ac-
quainted with Gen. Pierce himself, and says he
found him to be an unassuming, unpretendihg
gentleman, of fine mind, and as frank and free
hearted as any Southerner," and as sensible and
sound upon the Southern question as any man.
Speaking OF Gen. SCOTS refusal to commit him
self before his nomination, Mr.. Lyons says:
Mark the difference. When he is charged with
being slave-hoder-as he was by John Quincy
the enemy had struck him, and repealed the charge
but when he is charged with being with the free soil
and against the South he is perfectly silent. II
can't be Presidential dignity the delicacy of
vass which restrains him, for he is out upon the
sump-and if he may speak at all, he should speak
to the most important points and fully and truly But
they sincere in saying that the platform covers
,every thing-bures all the past! If they are, then
Mr. Seward will certainly be the successor of Gen.
Scott, if he be elected for MIR. Seward enierains no
nSnion nfolou kolso
lie matter, which Gen. Scott did entertain-and
Mr.. Seward is just ae much upon the platform as
Gen. Scott. and he is far the abler Of the two in
State affairs, and that by necessity from education and
experience. And with what honor OF proprie'y can
this Scott party then repudiae refuse to support
him They can repudate him upon ground, but
that upon which they repudated Mr.. Fillmore wit
that he dont go far enough for the abotons,s with
their appetite whetted by Scots election, which, Of
course. they can never say Of him. And whoever Of
Mr.. Seward, will be vifed as have been; for they
can say nothing of Seward, Than they said in
advance of Scott and of them since his nomua-
tion-and moreover, every step taken with political
party, only increases in its estimation its claim to de-
mand still farther surrender. until every thing like
judgmen; and conscience is obliterated. The con-
tinued service gives no claim to forbearance.''
After giving some extracts from Northern Scott
papers repudiating and "spitting upon the plat
FORM" MI. Lyons proceeds:
Now. ask, if the only men in the Convention
whom the platform was intended to control, not
bound by it, how others to be held bound to the
nominee! Do you no: see the trick of the thing at
glance The moment Scott gets into power the
war upon you will be recommended; and when the
bleeding South shall reproach his party at the North
with breach of faith, they will "spit upon her, and
Shake not your CORY locks at me,
Thou canst not say did it :"
Did We not warn you but you would not heed.
Did not vote against your platform in the Conven-
,ion, and spit upon i, at home! Did not leader
on the 23d Of June, cheer in the very moment of
victory, IS for persevering fidelity to him (Scoi
and cherished principles Of freedom and toll
Grafton, well as our distinguished prudence and
magnanimity in the conduct of the nomination -! Did
you hear him, and did you suppose he cheered
because We submitted to you ou?-No! lie choered
| us because We conquered you Take then the fate
of the conquered. Bite yourselves for your folly"
Our limits admit of but one more short extract,
and to it we earnestly invite the attention OF all
thinking men. Reflect and ponder upon it:
&" But never conceived, unit! the thing has actu-
ay come to pass, that Gen. Scott would think Of be-
ing candidate for the Presidency in full uniform,
willie the actual commander.in chief Of the Army.
and that he would actually 60 stumPins it through
the country with two Generals at his side. How
long will it be before such candidate will 60, not
with two Ger erals at his side but with large milf
tary cortege his heels to asonish as well as over
awe the people :"
In that question there is food for thought. May
not the example now set by Gen. Scott grow and
increase until the military authority shall be brought
to bear upon the privileges of the ballot-box un-
til the struggle for the Presidency shall become
struggle between rival chieftains of the army, and
the bayonet at last control the issue I? Should
Gen. Scott now be successful will not much Of that
success be attributed to the display of his military
character r-the pomp and glitter of his uniform
And if success should attend this course will not
future candidates profit by it?
Let every voter ask himself these questions,
ponder them well, and be will see the danger
ahead. Now is the time to avert it by rallying to
the support of Pierce and King, and thus showing
your condemnation of SO dangerous precedent.
er.' veritas - shall appear soon we car
possibly make room for it. = Register.
But sowing to press of other matter !" upor
your columns we guess that article will not ind
room soon: though you might afford to putin some
of it for the sake of variety Doubtless your read
ers would think they had found it in strang'
place. - S -.
re- Gov. MEANS, Of South Carolina, has ISSUED
his proclamation convening the Legislature on tn
lst of November to cast the vote Of the State TO
President and Vice President.
r W The Principal Clerks of the two House
E have appointed w. 81. Joyner, Of Franklin County
and Walter F. Caldwell Of Iredell County, Engtos:
. ;nn. Glarks 10 fha rrn.onf loneral "A saeuhlV