The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-09-25
From the Frederick (Md.) Herald.

The great avidity with which the Southern De-
mocratic press seized upon every thing which
could, by distortion or Misrepresentation, tend to
show that General SCOTT was hostile to the Com
promise measures and the Fugitive Slave law,
their flmsy and false reasoning upon this ques.
ton, and their utter failure to fasten upon him
any hostility to these measures, still familiar to
all. They first asserted that General Scott was
hostile to these measures This comported well
enough with their reckless assertions, and answered
their purposes until the facts of the were
known. Then il was proved from the record, and
by indisputable authority, that General Scott was
not only favorable to these measures, but that he
used every exertion to secure their passage by
Congress, and that his cxertion in their behalf ma
teraliy furthered their adoption. 90"
When it was thus established beyond contro
versy that General Scott had, both by word and
deed, proved his appreciation Of these measures,
the Democratic press sought. in the face OF his
own acts and words, to faint him with Freeso
md Abolitionsm, because he is supported by Will
liam H. Seward and Governor Johnston. We will
frat give these sopbistcal reasoncrs the benefit of
this assertion, and their reasoning upon it. Wha,
then, does it establish? Why, if the support, of
these men condemn General Scott, must not the
same reasoning apply to MIR. Pierce, and brand
him with Abolitionism? Count over the Freesoil
ers and Abolitonists Of the country, and which of
the two candidates is supported by the majority of
them! In addition to the two above mentioned
as being for General Scott, VIC may add the name
of Horace Greeley, and we have the LIST all told of
these great bugbears held up by the Locofocos to
frghten Southern Wings But look at the other
side Of this picture, and we have whole host OF
these northern fanatics and agitators, Abolition
| lists and Freesoilers, advocating the election of
Franklin Pierce. First on the list comes Martin
Van Buren,, then his son John, then with many
others is the name of David Wilmot, =" the man
g. IsohS 49, rpf,
sInuery in Congress-" For completion of the list,
refer rcaders to nn article in another co.
| lumn of paper, headed I" Mr.. Lyons and the
Se,oard- Scott party" Be-. 49,. -.
But let US examine into the motives and the rca
sons why these men support the candidates do
| above indicated. AZ to Governor Seward, Gov
ernor Johnston, and Horace Greeley, they have
ever been Wings, and have supported the norni.
| nces of their party. They supported Henry Clay
| in 1874, and General Taylor in 1913 neither OF
whom could be suspected of the least faint Free
coil Abolitionisu, or to favor in the least the
| anti slavery views of the North. So, as above
| stated, they have ever supported the nominees OF
the party: Here, then we have ipn ana sa,ls-
| Look, again, on the other eide. of the picture.
| Have these Freesoilers and Aboitionsts who cup
port franklin Pierce the same reasons to justify
Them, and is their conduct susceptible Of the same
explanation? Not 50. They are the men who
| abandoned their party four years ago, and refused
| to support is nominee; who adopted platform
|
of these northern fanatics, and alfthey asked for.
We have rcca ntatian OF that reed; but on
the contrary have the reiterated declaration of
| the great fugeman of that party, that
81 am, ho,ccver The unmifigated enemy Of slavery,
| and mould haze ID ABOLISHED WITHOUT DELAY
say, therefore, for myseli-and wish to be under
| stood as speaking for myself alone-thnt let what
will come, shall under no necessity ,chafeuer sup
port q man WHO DOES NOT BELlRvE SLAVERY TO BE
AN uNMIxEp CURSE, and toho triH not, by pirfue Of
his Office, all constitutional po,ctr TO hBeLisH'
Which, then, should the South trust, to judge the
two candidates by their suppor,era-Genernl Scott,
the nominee OF n Wing Convention, who Is sup.
ported by Wings who have ever supported tine
| nominees of heir party; or Franklin Pierce, the
nominee of the Democratic party, and now sup
ported by body OF men who, four years ag?, re.
fused to support the nominee Of that party and
effected separate organization, based upon prin-
ciplcs hostile the South and their instutions-a
body of men who have never repudiated the polit.
ical creed then proclaimed BY them, but who, on
the contrary still adhere to it, and assert that "heg
knotp their MANI
We shall pursue this question further hereafter