Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1852-09-08

For the Spectator.

tut Gto SpeCtutW.
.Mesms. Editors Which IN the course Of hu-
man events it becomes necessary for "fshy''
Wing to dissolve the political bands which have
connected him with his party; and to assume a.
mong the "unterrified Democracy" that separate
and equal station to which the laws of Nature and
Natures God, and the Resolutions of 1913 and '99,
(of both Virginia and Kentucky entitle him, de-
cent respect to the opinions of the world and the
crest of mankind" requires that he should declare
the causes that mpel him to theseparation. shall
therefore briefly state the reasons that determine
me to change my political principles, and instead
of going for Scott and Graham, lend the influence
of my great name to the support ofPerce and King.
But before proceed further candour compels
me to admit that have for several years felt that
'sLocofocoism" was gradually but surely creeping
over me, and drying up my Wing sympathies, and
roofing out my Wing sentiments, and that have
only waited for a favorable opportunity of publicly
announcing my detection.
For the sake of brevty, which is said to be the
'esoui of w.t." viii merely say, without repeat
ing them here, that the cogent and frcibie reasons
given by Messrs. Toombs, Stephens, Faulkner and
others. have not been without their influence upon
me. Nor has the ominous coincidence lately no
ticed by the enquirer" that both Scott and Sc
ward, when speaking of slavery had made use of
the word "amelioration" been without its Just
weight But these are not my chief reasons for
refusing to support Scott. There is another coin
cidence much more Ominous of evil to the South
than the one alluded to above. And am much
surprised it Las not before been noticed 1t is GER
tainly fraught with the most dangerous consequent
ces to the honor, peace, quiet and safety of the
whole Union, and especially to the Southern
States. 1t is most potent and influential coinci
dence (not merely an accidental 0ne) before which
the Compromise, Fugitive Slave Law inclusive,
together with both the platforms will be as stubble
before the devouring flame or chaff before the tor
nado. Ii is so terrible in its import that my pen
even trembes as l. approach it. 1t is this. The
initial letters Of the name Of the Wing candidate
for the Presidency are the same those Of the name
of the great crpolmder ofthe "hgher la,c," viz:
w. S.
WINFIELD and WILLIAM,
SCOTT and SEWARD.
Can there be any thing more threatening to the
STAKEHOLDER than this Ought it not to arouse ev
ery "ardent son of the South" and make him shake
off the trammeIs of party and rally to the support
of Pierce and King Why, elect Scott while his
name begins with S., and you had almost as well
nut Seward himself into the Presidential Chair
The compromises of the Constitution will be as fli-
tile to protect the ''peculiar institution" of the
South, as the Democratic platform has proved to
prevent Democratic Congress from voting large
sums of money to works of Internal improvement.
In the next place the character and temper of
the two men as displayed in their history presents
a very striking contrast, and one favorable to the
Democratic candidate The history of Scott for
the last forty years exhibits him as most inter,
meddling -b,tsybody. In that whole time the coun-
try has been in no scrape in which he has not been
prominent actor. Why, but speak of the war of
1919, and every body Immediately thinks of old
"Fuss and Feathers" refer to our late Indian
wars, either the Black Hawk or Florida, and Scott
is uppermost in the mind of every man. Does
civil war threaten, and South Carolina array her
self against the Government of the Union, who do
you find restraining the turbulent by his authority
and winning the disaffected by his prudent and
conciliatory course but the victor of Lundy Lane?
Are there troubles on the Canadian Frontier, and
does the Maine Boundary Question threaten to in
volve us in war with Great Britain? there you
find the majestic figure and commanding voice Of
old Chippewa qnelling Disturbance and restoring
peace and quiet. Is Vera Cruz with it's frnpreg
nabe fortress to be captured and peace dictated to
Mexico from the Halls of the Montezumas? who
does it but he who swallows ''hasty plates ofsoup"
Why, he and old Rough and Ready" actually
carried off all the glory Of war made especially
for the benefit Of the Democracy. might thus go
on until your patience was exhausted, but think
have said enough to satisfy every unprecedented
mind that he is an intermeddling old fellow, who
it would not be safe to trust at the head of Gov
eminent.
Now on the other hand let us look at the hsto
ry of Franklin Pierce. You will find him always
the same modest, diffident retiring man; he has
had no fundamentally either in getting his coun
try into difficulties or in extricang it from them,
Cat least of the latter am very certainly He was
eight years in Congress. and yet you find his name
associated with no important measure. He was in
the Mexican war, but no great battle suggests the
name of Frank Pierce. No body ever heard him
spoken of rs old Cerro Gordo, or old Chepultepec,
or old Churubusco. No, no! he carried into the
camp the same retiring and pacific disposition
that had characterized his civil life. But am
growing prolix; will conclude BY saying that as
merit and modesty are always found united shall
90 for the New Hampshire Democrat against the
National Wing JOE BY-ENDS.
August 2S, 1852.