The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-07-07
A CARD.
From the Inf,Uigencer of Monday.

WAsHrNGToN, July 3, 1852.
To prevent all mistake and misapprchension
we. the undersigned, members OF Congress- ADOPT
this method Of making joint statement ID our
constituents, respectively, and to all who may take
interest in the subject, that we cannot and will
not support General Scott for the Presidency, as
he now stands before the American people for the
following amongst other reasons:
He obstnately refused, up to the time Of his nom
ination, to give any public opinion in favor Of that
series of measures of the last Congress known as
the Compromise; the permanent maintenance Of
which with US is a question Of paramount import.
ence. Nor has he since his nomination made any
declaration of his approval Of those measures as
final adjustment of the issues in controversy.
1t is true the resolutions of the convention that
nominated him arc as clear and explicit upon this
question as need be; but Gen. Scott, in his letter of
acceptance, which contains all that we have from
him on that matter, docs not give them the appro-
val of his Judgment This he seems studiously to
have avoided. lie accepts the nomination " with
the resolutions annexed" That il, he takes the
nomination cum onere, an individual takes an
estate, with whateve membranes it may be loaded
with. And the only pledge and guaranty he offers
for his adherence to the principles of the rcsoIu
lions" arc "the known incidents Of long public
life," sc.
Amongst these 'kn0lcn incidents" Of his life
there is not one, fer ne we aware of in favor
of the priuciples of the Compromise. In one at
least Of his public letters he has expressed senu
ments nimical to the institutions of fifteen States
| of the Union. Since the passage OF the Compro-
mise he has suffered his name TO be held up before
the people Of several Of the States candidate
for the Presidency by the open and avowcd enc
mics of those measures. And in the convention
that conferred this nomination upon him he per-
mtted himself to be used by the FrefsoiLers in that
| body to defeat Mr.. Fillmore and Mr.. Webster, be-
cause of their advocacy of these and their
firm adherence TO the policy that sustained them.
| To join such men, and aid them in completing
their triumph over, and sacrifice Of, the true and
tried friends of the Constitution, and the faihfel
discharge OF all its Obligations, is what can
never do. The dictates of duty and patriotism
stcrnly forbid it.
We consider General Scott as the farori.e can
didate of the PfetsoH wing of the Wing party.
That his policy, if he should be elected, would be
warped and shaped to conform to their views. and
to elevate them to power in the administration of
the Government, can but be considered as a legi-
mate and probable result And, believing we
do that the views of that faction of mischevous
men dangerous not on !y to the just and con-
stitutonal rights Of the Southern States, (Which
we represent in part,) but TO the peace and quiet
of the whole country, and TO the permanent union
of the States, we regard it the highest duty Of
the well wishers of the country eTerywhere, what
ever else they may do, to at cast withhold from
| him their support This intend TO do.
ALEXANDER H. STEPHENS, of Ga.
CHARLES JAS. FAULKNER, of Va.
W..BROOKE, OF Miss.
| ALEX WHITE, of Ala.
JAMES ABERCROMBIE, of Ala
r. TOOMBS of Ga.
JAMES JOHNSON, Of Ga.
FOR reasons TO some extent indcat In speeches
and addresses heretofore made by the undersigned,
they deem il to be their duty to withhold their sup
port from General Scott a candidate for the
Presidency. If it should seem TO be necessary, we
will hereafter, in some form, exhibit more fully to
our constituents the facts and reasons which have
brought us to this determination.
NJ. P. GENTRY, Tenn.
c. II. WILLIAMS, Tenn.