Loudon free press. (Loudon, Tenn.) 1852-1855, 1852-11-13
THE RESULT.


THE RESULT.
We deem it unnecessary to fill up our paper
with the returns of the late elections-as they
are entirely without interest. The Wings have
met with a worse than Waterloo defeat, and
have come out at the little end ofthe horn higher
up Salt Ricer than we have ever before been
the 81 yhts are all new and stlairee and we look
round in establishment and exclaim-Where in
the devil are we-and who brought us herei-
Expecting to open eyes upon the majestic
marble pillars of the Capitol these blackjacks,
and dark fiat lychen covered rocks and wild
grouped laurel, present contrast if not pleasing
at least strange-rery strange! 1t like being
hit in the back with brcll-bat in some deep
solitude, where YOU had no idea there was
living being within four miest We never did
feel Just as we now do-our fingers have had to
suffer to afford us evidence of our own identity.
We had worked ourself up to the belief that
Scott would be elected PreSident-but it turns
out that he was nowhere, and that Pierce has
been elected by a, cIdmatioa! He hasreceived
the vote of every State in the Union, except
Tennessee, Kentucky, Massachusetts, and prof.
adj, Vermont Out of the 296 electoral votes,
Gen. Scott received AZ!
We do not look upon this result, however, as
decision against the principles of the Wing
party 1t is rather rebuke to the men who
forced Gen. Scott upon the people, when they
wanted Fillmore. All viii admit that General
Scott has been badly treated-the result proba-
bly, of being in bad company. No candid man
now, since the excitement of the electionis past
will pretend to assert that Gen. Scott is unsOund
upon the Southern question. But that he was
nominated by the Seward opposition to Fill
mores Administration, cannot be denied. And
this has done all the devilment. Gen. Scott 5
long list of public services and great military
fame could not overcome the aversion of the
people to the pack that procured his nomina-
ton. 1t very naturally caused the Administra-
ton to receive the nomination with Indifference,
it caused lar re number of Whigs to stand
off idle spectators of the contest, while a mum
Der of long tried and hitherto faithful Whigs
positively voted for Pierce. 1t caused such
men as Webster, Gentry, Williams Faulkner,
LYONS, Stevens. Tom5s and host of others to
withhold their support. We hold that this re
suit is very far from indicating the estimation of
the American people in regard either to Gen.
Scott or the principles ofthe Whig party.
Well, Gen. Pierce, is the next President Of
the United States, and we hope he may make a
good one. We have no rod in soak for hm-we
have no heart to hunt up every little error h.
our Treaties are all faithfully executei-if Ii,
will restrain all piratical attempts on the part of
adventures from this country, TO overrun Cuba:
if he will keep the government free from entan-
Cling alliances with forei IN nations, and rebukc
the fell spirit of Abotionism;- don't know
but that we can m Ike more by going to wors
than we can by politicala citation Aud our ad-
vice is to this effect. Whenever it becomes
necessary for the great Whig party to correct
the abuses of | ocofocosm, we have no fears
but will behold sublime upheaving and
grand and patriotic rally. We say to the Whirs
that we have been routed-a panic has paral-
ised our party throu ghout the Union-but we
are not defeated. Like powerful giant who
has quafed the deadly hemock, we Law weak
and helpless; but when we shall have expelled
from our party lungs the poisonous ingredients
OF Northern Free Ssilism, we shall rise up like
that giant IN his power and strength Give
US candidate uncontaminate1 by the Seward
Influence and we can rally as in other DAYS a.
roGnd our glorious principles Gen. Scott is
as perfectly sound upon the Southern question.
IN our opinion, any man in the Union-he is
war-worn veteran of more than 40 years in
valuable services upon the red field of war-of
spJtleSs patriotism and moral worh-the ac-
knowlcdg ed chief of the living military beroe, in
the worid-aud had claims to the Presidency
equal with any man in the Union But the en-
braces of Sewarlism killed him! The Viii /,
party could not light for him. They had hung
their harps upon the willows, and could not sing
q ae'c song in strange land-in the pestilen
tal boys of Sewardsm.
No honorable man will construe our candor
lnto an admission that the Wing party is less
sound than the Democracy. We have said no |
such thing. We were dis satisfied from the start |
with the manner in which the canvass was Or
ganised. We believe that the Wing party at
the South is the only party that is sound on all
questions. The Democratic party at the South |
are as Objectionable on account of their Secs
S'o"'Sm, as the Wings of the North are on &C.
count OF the hateful influence that has over
whelmed us with such widespread disaster
We hate both-both are twin-sisters and would
lead to the same ruin. In this we gIory-that
we are National Southern Fillmore Whigl
pG% We learn from the augusta Chronicle.
that the city council OF Savannah have voted an
appropriation of 100000 towards the construc
ton ola Railroad from Savannah in the direc-
ton of Southwestern Georgia, to Albany
And six of the Board of Directors have taken
$27, 900 worth Of the stock.
bsE~ Lord Handinge succeeds the Duke of
Wellington, as commander in Chief of the Brit