Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1852-09-25
An Enormous Eraud.

One OF the basest tricks ever attempted in this
country, has Just been exposed by the Washington
Union. twill be remembered that some months
ago paragraph appeared in most of the wing pa
pers, the Crescent among the number. lin the alb
sence Of the editor, stating that the following
members of Congress and others, viz Truman
Smith, of Connecticut, William Cullom, OF Ten
nessee, Israel Washburn, of Maine, George Briggs,
of New Y ork, Fitzhenry Warren, of Iowa, "
T. Ward, of Kentucky, H. D. Moore, of Fem
sylvania, W.~P. Mangum, and E. Stanley of
North Carolina, had repudiated Pierce, and this
was published as an offset to the numerous Wing
boilers from Scott.
The publication of these name was charitaply
presumed to be mere mistake the democratic
press answered it by declaring that every oneof
these gentlemen were and always had been whias,
and, therefore, could not be boilers from Pierre,
and nothing more saidon the subject
But it appears from the Union that they,zor tie
Scott Central Committee at Washington, actually
got up card for distribution so written as tomak
The impression on uniformed persons that they
/ were democratic boilers from Pierce, whom they
represented as hostile to the compromise and to the
Union.
Here is specimen of their card:
We are astonished at his (Pierce's) acquiesence
in the compromise measures at the moment the
nomination was-confereed upon him, and can on
ly look upon it as piece of management utterly
unworthy of man claiming to be a chieftain and a
statesman. Democrats andrepublcans as we are,
we would thousand times sooner give our sup
port to Winfield Scott, of.whom (as our country
man. we feel the most exalted and patriotic pride,
/ than to man who loathes the fugitive slave law
in January, and embraces it, with nomination,
in June. And-we regard him.. further, as the
created candidate of the secessionists of the
tbo Of of
river and harbor appropriations ; (and point to
his votes in Congress against such measures. APP
proved by Andrew Jackson j and we further re-
gard him with feelings of unmingled disapproba-
ton for having voted against the years salary to
the poor widow of Gen. Harrison, who, though a
federaist, was brave and honestman Wefaost
unequvocaly disapprove Of his conduct in not pro
curing the abolition Of that clause in the constitu
ton Of his native, New Hampshire which dis
qualities men from holding office onsaccount ofre-
| ligious belief. And, knowing as we do, that the
ylewsof all these factions of mischievous and wick
ed men are dangerous. not only to the peace and
prosperity of mankind, but to the peace and quiet
of this whole country, and the permanent exist
ence OF this republic, we regard it our highest
and mostsacred duty duty to withhold from Frank
lin Pierce and William Rufus King our support
THIS WE INTEND TO DO
TRUMAN SMITH, of Connecticut.
VIM. CULLOM, of Tennessee.
ISRAEL WASHBURN, IT., of Maine.
GEORGE BRIGGS, of New York
FITZ Henry WARREN. of Iowa.
w. T. WARD, of Kentucky
H. D. MOORE, of Pennsylvania.
For reasons to some extent indicated in sneech.
es and addresses heretofore made by the under.
signed, they deem it their duty to withhold thei,
support rcA1 den Pierce as a candidate for the
Presidency: lit should seem to be necessary,
we will IN some form exhibit to our