Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1852-1853, 1852-10-23
LETTER OF JAMES LYONS.

LETTER OF JAMES LYONS.
James Lyons, distinguished gentleman of Vir-
ginia and heretofore leading Wing in that State,
has published an address to his old constituents
which is one of the strongest arguments we have
seen. Its length prevents us from publishing it
entire; but we have thought few extracts may
be of service in warning honest unprejudiced
Wings from supporting the nominee of the North
ern faction of their party. Il. ~ ..-..a. ..
Mr. Lyons sets out with the declaration that the
New England Democracy are sound upon the Com
promise, and that the election of Gen. Scott would
be disastrous to the country, and especially to the
South; and these positions he proves and main
tains with ability. He says the constant declara-
ton among the Democrats was, "No matter what
we may think about slavery, the people of the
South are entitled to protection, and the fugitive
slave law must be executed" The whole masses
of the people pronounced the reports of Foss Fogg
d Co., the beloved witnesses of Southern Seward
papers and orators wholly false. He became
quainted with Gen. Pierce himself and says he
found him to be an unassuming, unpretending
gentleman, of fine mind, and as frank and free
hearted as any Southerner," and /" as sensible and
sound upon the Southern question " as any man.
Speaking of Gen. SCOTS refusal to commit him
self before his nomination, Mr.. Lyons says:
IS Mark the difference. When he is charged with
being save-holder-as he was by John Quincy
Adams-he sprang up Immediately, as if the ball of
the enemy had struck him, and repealed the charge;
but when he is charged with being with the freeso
ers, and against the South, he is perfectly silent. 1t
can't be Presidential dignity the delicacy of
vass which restraints him, for he is out upon the
stump-and if he may speak at all, he should speak
to the most important points and fully and truly But
are they sincere in saying that the platform covers
every thing-buries all the past? If they are, then
Mr.. Seward will certainly be the successor of Gen.
Scott, if he be elected for Mr. Seward enertains no
opinion about slavery, nor believe, any other pub
lie matter, which Gen. Scott did not enterain-and
Mr.. Seward is just much upon the platform as
Gen. Scott, and he is far the ADLER of the two in
State affairs, and that by necessity from education and
experience. And with what honor propriety can
this Scott party then repudate refuse to support
him They repudiate him upon no ground, but
that upon which they repudiated Mr. Fillmore, TO wits
that he don't 60 far enough for the abolitonlss with
their appetite whetted by SCOTS election, which, of
course, they never say of him. And whoever of
the Wings shall refuse to abide the nomination of
Mr.. Seward, will be vilifed as have been for they
can say nothing worse of Seward, than they said in
advance of Scott and some of them since his Domiua-
ton-and, moreover, every step taken with political
party, only increases in its estimation, its claim to de-
mand still farther surrender, until every thing like
iud gment and conscience is obliterated. The con-
tinued services gives claim to forbearance."
After giving some extracts from Northern Scott
papers repudiating and splitting upon the plat
form" Mr.. Lyons proceeds:
IS Now. ask, if the only men in the Convention
whom the platform was intended to control, not
bound by it, how others to be held bound to the
nominee Do you no: see the trick of the thing at
a glance? The moment Scott gets into power the
war upon you will be recommended and when the
bleeding South shall reProach his party the orth
with breach of faith, they will "sPt upon her, and
Shake not your CORY locks at me,
Thou can'st not say did it ~
Did not warn you ?-but you would not heed.
Did we not vote against your platform in the Conven-
tion and spit upon il at home? Did not leader,
on the 23d of June, cheer in the very moment of
victory, for perseyerng fidelity to him (Scoi)
and cherished principles Of freedom and toll
Grafton, we'll as our distinguished prudence and
in the conduct of the nomination -? Did
you not hear him, and did you suppose he cheeed US
because we submitted to you mo! lie choered
US because we conquered you Take then the fate
of the conquered. Bite yourselves for your folly"
Our limits admit of but one more short extract,
and to it we earnestly invite the attention of all
thinking men. Reflect and ponder upon it:
" But never conceived, unit! the thing has actu-
ally to pass, that Gen. Scott would think of be-
ing candidate for the Presidency in full uniform,
while the actual commander-in. chief of the Army,
and that he would actually go stumping it through
the country with two Generals at his side. How
long will il be before such candidate will 90, not
with two Ger erals his side, but with large mill
ary cortege at his heels. to astonsh well
awe the people :"
In that question there is food for thought. May
not the example now set by Gen. Scott grow and
increase until the military authority shall be brought
to bear upon the privileges of the balot-box un-
til the struggle for the Presidency shall become
struggle between rival chieftains of the army, and
the bayonet at last control the issue Should
Gen. Scott be successful will not much of that
be attributed to the display of his military
characteristic pomp and glitter of his uniform
And if success should attend this course will not
future candidates profit by it?
Let every voter ask himself these questions,
ponder them we'll, and he will see the danger
ahead. Now is the time D avert it by rallying to
the support of Pierce and King, and thus showing
your condemnation of so dangerous precedent.
HARD TO FIND,
The place to establish that Military Asylum
Gen. Scott went to look for it but he must have
FORGOTTEN the object of his search and been look