Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1852-08-13
scott and Pierce.

scott and Pierce.
In his speech last Tuesday evening. Mr.
Campbell forcibly eombatled the idea.that Gen.
Pierce WIS fit candidate md should be sup.
ported for the Presidency by Southern Dem.
ocrats, or Democrats ut all, because there was
nothing in bis votes or speeches. while mem.
Der of Congress, 10 which they could take ex
cepuon. Granting that such might be the
case, which he would by no moans admit, he IN.
sisted that something more than negative MGR
It's were requisite 10 the proper discharge of
The trying and complicated duies of the Pre-.
sidency. The Hon gentleman who represents
this district in Congress, he soid. migil
never have given vote or uttered sentiment
10 ~hicllthey objeeted-dil they lhnk Mr. Do.
cock a suitable person to fill the Presidential
chart The member from the Amhers, district
might never have gwen vote made spcech
that did not accord with the sentiments of the
party-would they vote for Mr.. Powell us
President The sane might he said Of Mr.
McMnlen or any other democratic member
from Virginia
The most that The friends Of Gen Pierce
can say IN bis favor Is that he did no4hing pos
itiyely offensive or disgracofol, in his capacity
as a member of Congress. lie has displayed
no genius for statesmanshp. He has left M
mark upon the policy of the country His
name stands connected with mo great event.
He is simply one of the mediocre million
historic nobody.
The danger of elevating man from obscu.
rlty TO high md responsible Office, Mr. Camp
bell illustrated by reference to The present Gov.
ernor of Virginia. He was unknown TO the
State al large, when nomlna'el. From his birth
IN New York, his vote in Congress upon The
Oregon bill and his residence on the extreme
northern border of the State the Wing party
suspected his soundness upon the subject oi
Sla' cry, aud admonished the opposite party
o. the dan efof trusting rights so dear TO them
to a man Of whose sympathy and fidelity they
had SO poor assurance. Impelled by the
mad Zeal Of party. they had turned deaf ear
10 our warning md placed him in the Guberna.
torial chair. Scarcely had he taken his seat
before he promulgated doctrines. calculated, in
the opinion of a Democratic Legislature, to
produce "a spirit IF INSTRUMENTATION" among
slaves"
Our country has just passed through fear
full crisis. We know not how soon new
causes of commoton may arise. Does airy
Southern man-does any Virginian believe,that,
if another convulsion should come to shake the
solid fabric Of this Union. the influence of
Frakln Pierce could be exerled as efficiently
to calm it, as that of Winfield Scott Have we
any guaranty that it would be exered az i'm.
partally-with as faithful regard to the rights
of the South, as We'll as of the North, as that
of Gen. Scott would bel 1t is idle to pretend
that Pierce could command an influence, In
such Crisis, like that OF Scott would be
unsafe to rely upon it, even if he possessed it
1.-THE fires of abolition are only smothered-
iithey shall again break out, it will be nation.
al benefit to have at the helm OF affairs Pres.
dent loved and respected by the na,ion--o.
man who has hold upon the respect and af
lection of the country-whose weight of char.
acter could be welded to quell disturbances
and reconcile disaflection. There is that in
Gen. Scott which gives him a moral power
OF er his countrymen. and his life has been
such as to eradicate every sectional feeling
from his bosom. He never drew his sword
except for his whole country-his habits OF
thought and his occupations of duty have &C
customed him 10 regard our Institutions as a
whole. Born in the South, dwelling in the
North aud fighting for the entire confederacy,