The Woodville Republican. [volume] (Woodville, Miss.) 1847-1853, 1852-09-21
stevens en Scott

been laying the hauering uuclion to
their souls. that senator Stevens, Of Ga.
bad declared in favor of Gen Scott
aud one paper was so far deceived as
TO speak ilalteringly Of the senator's
patriotism influence and devotion 10
the gryat whig principles The follow
ing extract from Mr. Stevens speech.
Of the 2sth August. throws all tho fat
in the fire, and changes the whig song
Of "Sugar in the Gourd," to-
'Cpony up the Gum-stump,
We can't get him out, etc.
or General Scott do not intend IN
speak disparaginely, any more then or
Gen Pierce. He was The particular "a.
vorite Of the freesoilers in the conyen.
ton. | had bech opposed to going into
any convention where freesoiier was
admitted to fellowship, aud was much
more opposed TO supporting n candid>
ate who was dictated TO tue south by
them. The difference between me and
the southern rights men in Georgia last
year, was this--they held that no man
from the north was fit to be trusted; |
held that there were many good men
and true there; true to the constitution
and true to all our rights under the
constitution---and while we should nj i,
fliate and meet with such men. we
should aold party associations with
none who are not of that character.--
Those men from the north who were
true to the constitution in that body.
were for nominating Mr. Fillmore or
Mr. Webster.
Those who were most prominent in
their opposition to, and denunciation
of the fugitive slave law, were uncom>
jpromisingly for Gen Scott. A man is
known by what he says. by what he
does, and the company he keeps. Gen
Scott has said nothing to the public un.
der the authority of his name. in favor
!of those measures which rendered MFR
| Fillmore and Mr. Webster so obnoxious
to the North. His most active friends
at the north are known to be the bit.
terest and most hostile enemies Of the
measures, and If they, under his auspi.
ces, should be brought into power, there
would be serious apprehensons for the
ultimate consequences. "lf Gen Scott
be In deed and in truth in favor of the
compromise, il was due to truth and to
candor that he should say so to those
friends of his who were running him
at the north, at the same time waging
such a merciless warfare against those
measures and their prominent advo>
Gates"
Mr. Stevens dwet at considerable
length on this point. with comments on
what purports TO be speech of one of
the Mississippi delegates, representing
u conversation that Gen Scott had with
them. Amongst other things the speech
goes on to represen him !Gen'I Scott)
IS having said to them tha he told Mr.
Seward--"He was dead for the consti-
tution--dead for the union dead for
the compromise, and dead against the
man who is opposed to them or either
of them. Said Mr. Stevens:
This Is certainly dead enough; II
is four times dead. once oftener than
that usually pronounced against cons
victs. But il is no deader than a man
onght to be, politically. who seeks an
election by pandering to the prejudices
Of the deadllest enemies of the consli>
tuition.
Under these circumstances, Mr. Ste.
vens continued
] could not, and would not support
the nominees of either of these conven>
tions, and if no other candidate had
been presented to the people of Geor-
gia, would not have gone TO the polls.
But II was known that the names of
Daniel Webster and Charles ]. Jenk.
ms had been presented to the indepen>
dent voters OF the state. To that ticks
ct he sboDld give a cordial and willing
support.