Loudon free press. (Loudon, Tenn.) 1852-1855, 1852-10-27
GEN. SCOTT AND THE COMPROMISE,

Gen. SCOTS speech to the utsS3sSppt Deteydti0n.
Il feel gratifed, gentlemen, at this unexpec-
ted call. and am glad to see before me the ac-
credited men of Mississippi The nomination
which has been conferred upon me by the Con
vention OF which you members, is an hon
on greater than deserve, and whether defeated
or elected, shall always regard it as the highest
compliment which could be bestowed upon me,
and as more than repaying me for the little ser
vice | have rendered my country. 1 am acett
pleased. too. gentlemen, lciM the PLATFORM yOot
hare adopted: IT MEETS NY HEARTY AND CORDI-
AL APPROVAL; and let me assure you, gentle
men, that this is no new born faith IN me-
IearS ago IelteTtdjRed the sentiments expressed
IN that platform on tie SUBJECT Of Southern
rjghts. | can assure YOU that was one OF the
first to give in my hearty and cordial approval
and endorsement of those measures, when they
were before Congress. There were but two 9th
ers ahead of me in point of time in their advo-
cacv, and approval of those measures | mean
Mr.. CLAW aud Senator Foote, of your State. As
early as 1850, when first brought before Con
eress. | openly avowed myself the friend ofthose
measures and then, and since, as many think
as an average of FIVE times day, have openly
and publicly declared my sentiments to every
man. woman and child who has approached me
on the subject have not sought nor have |
desired any cOncealment of my views and opin-
ions in reference to them, and it is matter of
profound establishment and regret to me that my
continents have been SO gross y misrcpresented
al +lo+ have been made the subject of such
unjust am, malicious CCtander My name has
been coupled with that of Mr.. VIM. d. seward
and have been charged with entertaining seL
timcnts in common with him in reference TO
Southern institutions Nothing can be more.
unjust and false. 1t is true, am personally &C.
quainted with Mr.. Seward, and that he is persCa-
ally my friend-but | am not responsible for his
peculiar sentiments, nor those Of any other man:
who may see proper to support me, and no man
living knows better than he, what my opinions
are, and always have been. | made his acquain-.
lance sometime in the year of SO or Z. | had.
not met with him or correspond with or lnterchan-
ged communications with him, however, during
the interval from the year II to so In the lat,
ter year, during the pending of the Compromise;
measures before Congress, | met with him III;
travelling through New Jersey. He approached
me upon the subject Of those measures, and ask
ed my opinion in reference thereto. | replied to
him in these works: Sir, an dead. for the Con-.
stjtutioa-dead for the Uaion-deod for theE
COnlprOBlise-AND DEAD AGAINST ANY MAN WHO;
Is OPPOSED TO THEM OR EITHER OF THEM. The.
language used by mysefon that occasion was so.
positive and emphatic that in abiding to 1t SINCE,
for he well remembers the conversations, he has.
even charged me with rudeness.
~ have seen some service i'll the cause OF our
common country, and am now advanced in life:
have endeavored to gain at least name for up-s
rightness and candor; and | challenge the worlds
to produce a single witness, who would be be-
lieved in a court of Justice, who will say that
have ever, by drought, word or deed, said ors
done anything to justify the misrepresentation
that have been made as to my sentiments ands
opinions, or that they have been otherwise thanI
as expressed to you here this day. fang s''ch /
man can be toaad, let him be brought fo'7oard, :
and an acillingt that my past life and scrr'cesss
shall be forgotten, and that the acord infamous
shall be 'critten before and after my name