Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1852-07-10
OPINIONS OF THE INDEPENDENT
PRESS.

and honest citizens, we extract the following par
agraph from a very able and clear.heade article
in the New York Herald,
~ great many Of the supporters and part.
sans OF Gen. Scott have put him forward under
the mistaken view that the contest or the pres,
ent year is TO be contest based on military
humbug and military glory, without reference to
principles affecting the future history ofthe coun.
try. In this view Of the matter there is deep,
I Papable, unqueslionable mistake. The great
bulk Of the intelligence forming the Whig party
have been disgusted and betrayed by military
humbug andmlitary heroes in former contests.
During the existence Of this republic. four mill.
iary Presidents have been elected w Washington
and jackson, Harrison and Taylor. Two of
these men--W Washington and Jacksou---acQuired
their popularity and sust inei their inf
more by intellectual and civil qualities than
martial renowu--more on popular measures and
enlightened satesmanship, lhan on the humhug
and delusi"n of military glory. The two olheI
/ residenls-Genrrals Harrison and Taylor
| were sad bluuders and iuc0ncrivahIe mistakes
| Examples Of the error of aking military popu.
lsrity on trust, without It's suhec possessing The
! slightest qualifications for staiesmaushp of gov
erHmen'sl lalents. With these experiences he.
tore the Wing aud Democratic parlies The svail>
oniliy Of military glory has passed away like an
unsuhslauiial shadow; aud The mrte hero of the
| battle field devoid Of The intellect, sense, and
talent necessary Ia an occupant of the pfesden.
ts chair is hooked upon us sort Of Tom Hyey
| in high station, or successful Yankee SUlli.
van In white kIds--a muscle and animal cour~
age, without btains or mind capable Of conduc-
Ting the affairs OF eieai nation. But yet, In
point Of military renown, General Pierce, Of
New Hampshire, without claiming any merit for
that vulgar quality Of fghting-for those Tom
Hyer accomplishments, or Yankee Sullivan geni
us, has shown himself In the campaign Of Mex
leo as brave as bis competitor, Gen. Scott aud
far more modest, discreet, wise and patriotic,
nfler The victory had heen won and the conquest
of MEXICO completed. Now with the exception
of few miserable demagogies. who have 9th
er and desperate objects To carry out--such de- |
magogues as ClaytOn and Seward, and their as. |
soca,es--al the intelligence, and patriotism, aud
good sense, of both parties, io this country
Wing and Democrstic--are alike determined
that the coming contest shall not be- one between
bulldog and hull ldog--beiween a higher priced
order Of Tom Hyer aud Yankee Sullivan -5u,
that II shali be contest cor elevation 10 the
White House, and to the place once occupied by
Washington aud Jackson. men who have 10.
ism. and common honesty and discretion, aud all !
those qualities requisite ior high and dignliied /
administration of the public affairs IN this coun-
try"
THE TWO PLATFORMS.
"The contest, therefore. now commencing,
from this day forward, between General Pierce
of New Hampshire, and General Scott of New
Jersey, is a contest between the great principles
promulgated by the two parties who make these
distinguished men Their representatives; II 10 a
contest between those principles which on one
hard, will lead this country secure d. undisiurbed
TO the highest pinnacle ,ba, ever nation attained,
OF will, on the other hand, ALLEVIATE the two Sec
iious of the country from each other. dissolve the
constitute parts Of this glorious republic. and pro-
duce hereafter a series of convulsion following
conyusion, caused by the anti slavery agitation
Of such men as Seward and his compeers. The
platform Of principles and measures put forward
by the convention at Baltimore, is the platform
of General Pierce, and that on which they will
support. and intend To elect him. The platform
and principles Of Gen. Scott and for It's party,
are rhose which he has himself promulgated IN
through his four famous political letters,
which we have recently placed before the world.
They are principles which are directly in the ,
.
parry. Gen. Scott avows himself in favor Of
u. s. Bank--a MEASURE which has been decided !,
against by The people OF this country, ss fraughi
with danger and injury to tbeir independence.
ind TO the purity of the government and its insii
ulions. Gen. scot has also nyowed himself in ii
avor Of modifying or abolisbing the naIuralza
ion and therefore be means to be ia favor oi =
esforinR the old alien laws of John Adams, :,
which created the first great bresch between the q
wo great classes of the population oi this coun, :.
~, and originated those differences which have
Ritaied its councils ever since. Gen. Scott has
vowed himself against any eIrrcise ~ the vofe
over, thus declrin that he will be entirely in y
,e hands Of any clique that may chocs TO regus ~
lie and manage Congress without refersnce 10
eBeral principles, The provisions Of the constu- v"
m, or the duiies imposed on him by his Office. y
-n. Scott. among 1t or priBciples--which we ~
ave no1 time TO enumersie io~day-has, above '''
!. declared his Hnanlferable hostility TO the We
,ntinusree Of slavery Of The South; and although
points oui no practicable mod- wiikin the limits W.
the constitution Cor sboshag the institutions 'n'
the souh he yet looks loovard to a solution 'n
the question at some future day. and leaves
, inference that that solution--for Il can be
her in.urrection or civil war. produced br the hs
enarion Of the North and Sogth on these del. vi
ll,sn relates. The prime pies and measures, rv
.refore, OF The wbig party, as promulgated by iui
|, leading and only candidate they have any Of
aDce Of eeciing. are such principles and such ,io
,asurrs az. # carried into practice by his sUc- su'
ss wiIl ALLEVIATE still more the South from the or
produce chickering's Of the mcsi
ngerous eharscier.abd ultimately lead 10 insUr- ,
.iion, civil war, and entire sad 6aal sePars, 49,,
D." ri.
q REAL fssUs IN THE AFFRoAcHrSe srRrosLE. Oft
'-on the contrary, whaI are the principles as eee