The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-09-26

Amongst those nssoa i~c,dsats' OF hs e there is not
80 ia ase are aware Of ia favor Of the Psaeipies Of
the Compromise la one least. OF his public letters he
has expressed sentiments ininca TO the institutions OF nj
teen States Of tue aon Since the passage Of The Comp.o
mise he has suffered his be held before the
people Of several of States as candidate for the res
deney b se open and avowed enemies q those O.
him he pemed himself TO be used by the Hee-sors in
OF their advocacy OF these and their firm adhe
renee to the policy that sustained them
To join such men, and aid them ia con- pleng their r
umph and sacrifice Of the and trisd friends Of the
constitution and the faithful discharge OF all ts obligations
what we can never do The dictates OF duty and par
We consider Gen Scott as The aoor candidate OF the
should be elected would be warped aud aha ped 10 conform
their views and elevate them power ia the admin
istrson OF the government bat be considered To-
Ultimate and probable result. Aud believing do that
the views OF that faction OF mchievous dangerous
only just and constitutional rights the southern
States (Which we represent in parJ but to the peace and
quiet OF the whole county and the permanent union OF
the States, regard il the highest duty Of the we'll
wshe Of the country else they may
do, 10 q. least withhold from him their support This
Intend TO do.
ALEXANDER III STEPHENS, of Ca,
CHARLES JAS. FAULKNER, Of Va,
w BkookE, oil Miss,
ALEX WnrE. OF Ala.
JAMES ABERoRoMBiE. Of Ala,
II. TooMBs, OF Ga,
JAMES JOHNSON, Of Ga.
For indicated in speeches and adj
dresses heretofore made by the undersigned they deem
be their duty withhold their support from Gen.
Candidate for the presidency II 1t should seem TO be
necessary we will hereafter, In lorm, exhibit more
fully the facts and which have
brought US 10 this discrimination.
M. r. GENTRY, Tenn,
CHI. WILLIAMS, Tenn.
We assert then upon the evidence OF the Wigs shem-
selves that the election OF General Scott would be fatal
misfortune TO the county that would disturb the
public tranquility, ALLEVIATE our fellow from one
another create geographical quarels and collisions and
ultimately destroy the constitution and government Un
der this prospect OF appalling mischief plainly toeshad.
owed BY the wings themselves The election Of General
Scott would be an of folly which but parricides
should desire, and which all true patriots shodld CON-
bine to prevent
Every evil which threatens our political institutions is
important enough 10 awaken apprehension and concern
Experience enables TO iorete OF events and teaches
the wisest lessons in the safest way We should mol
stand still and become insensble 10 the warning exam
pies before We should not drug our senses and
discard our vigilance till dreadful calamity shall
sever the Union aud deuge country in civil blood
We should measure in advance the magnitude OF horrors,
and anticipate results IRON the principles which pro-
duce them I.....a.
Hitherto, in the various struggles for power and place,
our opponents aimed to insert in the consution powers
which tghtful construction oil the instrument could
locate there Now they proceed 10 The opposite extreme,
and e4runge from the constitution The cleareat provs-
ions which the instrument contains III order 10 promote
hair braned visionary crusade after universal enanci
patton. These extremes are equally fatal TO the value
and safety of federal system and whether they are
able TO triumph the genuine principles OF the demo-
cratic party, this important presidential contest VIII de-
| termlne.
Against the banelul and alarming doctrines which the
election OF General Scott would foster and encourage we
raise our warning couDses ana suppcae you 70 respect
them appeal to the patriotism of the people to support
the dignity and honor of The country. invoke the
genius OF America TO from poution and 10 ex-
ercise that peslilenta spirit which exhales deadly
breath into the vals OF the constitution, and mady
mediates national disgrace.
When the election is when the heat and hustle
OF the contest shall subsde, and when the motives
which govern the contending parties shall be no longer
traced understood, these papers, believe, Will be
found 10 coalan some principles and aduiontons which
the advocates Of republican government may safely heed
But should SaDgune, ana Outlive the
cples and the blessings which surround us, shall a,
least enjoy the consolation which public reverse can
impair, OF knowing that my efforts IN the cause OF the
people are fair and honest.
ONEOF THE PEOPLE