The Democratic sentinel and Harrison County farmer. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1851-1852, 1852-08-18
Senator Wade in a "fix"-Gen.
Scott's Position.


Scott's Position.
D. R. Tilden, Uack-slder from Free Soil
ism, at the Wing meeting in Ravenna, read
an extract Of a letter from B. +. Wade, de-
claring that he knew from a Oricate inter.
view with Gen. Scott that he was opposed tC
slavery and was with the North ON thai
question, and that Gen. Scott had said tC
him that she would rather lose his righ
arm than lend his influence to the aid Of
slavery" This story has Travelled to Wash
ington and is stirring up quite muss.--
Senator Wade has been compelled to ac.
knowledge to brother Senator that he ne,
yer had a private interview with Gen. Scot;
on the subject, and that he never wrote
such a letter to Tilden. Now Tilden OIL
Wade is guilty of fraud and falsehood to
catch Free Solvotes, or propably both are
equally guilty-lettha matter be settled be
tween them. All the einterest we take in the
matter is to notice the deSpicablc efforts that
are being made by Federalism to induce
Free Sellers to go for their candidate 'just
! this once.
A correspondent of the Plain Dealer, wri-
ting from Washington City, says; cit turns
out that Wade has had no conversation
with Gen. Scott in regard to his views Of
slavery. When interrogated by q Senator
the other day in regard to the letter which
he wrote to Tilden, he denied writing aay
such letter. He said, however, that he did
write to Tilden his opinion of SCOTS views
of the slavery question, and that opi~ on
was formed not from any coversation that
he had with Scott, but what he knew of his
history and character. So that Tilden has
either fabricated letter to suit the times or
the miserable cause he advocates, or Wade
has written a falsehood. Take it either
way or all ways, it is base game to swim
die and deceive the people, and transfer
them to the support OF Scott and the Fugi-
tive (fnality) law" In connexion with the
above, we give below article from the Her.
old, a Scott paper published at Port Gibson,
Miss The language imputel to Gen.
Scott by this correspondents bears the ear
marks Of that sam" "pen that dims the
glories of his sword" :"-IrumbaH / emocrat.
"GEN. SCoTr's PosIrIoN.-- After the nom
''inaton of the Wbig candidat: at Baltlm re,
tand the closing of the Convention, the Del
legation from this State visited Gen. Scott
"to satisfy themselves whether the ISLANDERS
circulated against him were true or false.
"They met him, and the result must prove
satisfactory to all. A correspondent writ
"ing us says, under date Of .,.., -..
WASHINGTON, June %. 1889
'Mr. BRUNER.-I went to-day in company
with the Mississippi delegation, to call on
Gen. Winfield Scott. Willie the conversa
tion is still fresh in my memory, jot itdown
for your information. The following CON
tains the substance: ..-.....
'tIe said, Il was in point Of time, the
fourth or fifth man who declared for the ON
nibus Bill Clay and Foote the only men
Ino remember who preceded me. | af-
terwards, and during the progress of the va
riouS compromise bills, sanctioned and sus
tanned each. as it came up, in all its length
and breadth. have, on a average, ever
since, at least five times a day, declare the
same sentiment [ declared for .laese meas
ures as early as lst FEBRUARY, 1850, r
'Mr. Clay visited me on the day or next
after their passage by Congress, and may
say, embraced me as brother and partner
in their success. / am surprised at, ami
cannot accountfor the contrary rm,aor Mt
las gone aJroad, especially among my friends
at the South. am glad to have this op
portunity of setting myself right in the pres
ence ofthe accredited men of Mississippi
My opinions have not been concealed from
Mr.. Seward on this subject. .... a.,
about April, 1850, Imet with him on
a boat between Elizabeth (where | was 60
ing to superintend and direct about my gar
den, J and New York 1t was the first
time had met him IN eight years. He re-
newed the acquaintance and alluded to these
measures. l promtly told him | was dead
to the Unon, dead for the Constitution, dead
for the compromises Of the constitution, and
dead against every man opposed to them.
| did not meet him again till last December,
when he opened the interview by an allu-
sion to and waiver Of my rudeness to him
on the boat. | have declared these senti-I
ments everywhere, ard before all persons,
without reservation or fear of commttal.
Twill now, ever have, and shall in future
express my sentiments on all subjects of pub
lie Importance, whenever properly called on.
| am willing, and ever desire, if any man of
good character will state that he ever heard
me say otherwise than Ihave said to you,
that the word ",mtamous" should be writ
tnn both bafora ond flor INV NAM a. ''' .f...