Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-05-29


measures-dH OF them He wanted lodging place for
secession and abolition Why did the abolitionists and
secessonists believe all OF them) against the
promse-the Union resolution? Because IL recognises
the " maj settlement Of the compromise measures"
Now, Mr.. Chairman no man OF sense can examine the
OF these gentlemen and that the Democracy
are preparing under the lead of Halle and such men,
TO pass unmeanng resolutions in the Baltimore Conven-
ton, ana 70 give the goby to the compromise resolu
tonsto allow abolitioniss agate for jury trial and
repeal OF the fugitive law under the compromises Of the
and to allow secessonist at the South to
denounce the territorial bills the bill abolishing the slave
trade In this District and the act admitting California
as doing injustice TO the South
Sir, the highminded intelligent people represent will
see through this fmsy mask and despse the hypocrisy
OF those who wish TO make party capta out of the
slavery question and who win not abide by the compro
mise measures-all of hemwl support and sustain
them as the Wings Of the South do as Gen. Scott Does
as maj settlement Of the questions therein embraced
now MI Chairman, to return to the subject of letter
writing and bids for the Presidency let me say that il
not always that letter is the best evidence of mans
The greater guaranty is to be found in his
past me ana services II has been truthfuy remarked
that ne VINO Is not TO be trusted without pledges
be the more trusted though he should make them And
sir, the past life and services Of man afford any qua
rant or ms future action then is that guaranty to be
found IN the life and services Of Gen. Scott OF Southern
birth ana education upright and talented American in
heart and in action devoted from early life his country
ana his counys veal he certainly possesses all the re-
qmsites necessary for the station high it's with which
his name is connected
Sir, If you take for example the celebrated Coleman
letter OF General Jackson, you will find that it was
strued to suit each and every and descending
later Tunes you look ut the Kane letter Of the late Pre-
sident, Mr. Polk you will find that that also Sub
jected to similar construction. And again. sir If we
glance ut General Casss Nicholson letter. we find that it
also construed to suit every meridian Of the Union
That letter. sir has passed through many editions and
under numerous supervisors to meet the exgences
the times; and it is doubtless undergoing revision
and viii be presented il such form as will be most likely
to strike the public mini ayoraby in he should be-
come candidate for the Presidency And sir it is pro-
babe that the various editions of his life will also be re-
vised for like purpose.
Mr. Chairman, it has ben said that the attempt to elect
General Scott to the Presidency WILL at least in the South
be splendid failure. Sir, do not claim to speak for the
South do not pretend to invested with the power to
look into the future 1t has been proclaimed that Ten
win not sustain him. am not here invested with
authority to commit Stat to the support Of any
claim no such power but am not willing to say nor
am prepared to admit believe that my State one Of
the proudet of the Confedera one that has indicated
her devotion to the principles # the Wing party in every
Presidential contest from lS36to the present time who
is commissioned to say that sh, will abandon her long
cherished principles Who is authorized to say that she
will ngoriously retreat in the approaching contest and
permit her proud banner that las oaed in glorious tri-
umph over thousand hard-fout fields, to trail in the
dust? Others may disrust her eity and devotion the
country and the principles she ha long espoused but
as for myself do not dsrust hes She has learned her
principles In school not to We forgotten She has
at all times attested her devotion her principles and
my word for it, she will be found faithful among the faith
less and her banner will yet in triumph amidst the
ercest strife, and blot shall stain er escutcheon Her
motto has been and trust will yer be- fearless
and faithful
Let me say to my Democratic friends that you have got
no time to swap horses you have your feuds adj
just instead OF distressing yourselves pon question
whether the Wing party will lay down sound platform
and whether national candidate will b, placed on it.
Look to your troubles, which are tiickenng upon
you your State Conventions have nearly all given the
go-by to the compromise your FreeSoil wing
here who ere numerous and influential in warning tones
give notice in their speeches. and in heated
that the attempt to make the nay of the compromise
measures apart of the Democratic platform Convention
will prove aborve; whilst the State Rights Secession
wing refuse to acknowledge its binding efficacy.
Here the hammer fell