The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1852-09-29

The Democratic presses in East Ten.
nessee have been circulating the ru-
mor that Gen. Cooke Ia veteran Wing
who thirty years ago represented in
Congress the district IN Tennessee in
which he resided had refused to sup
port Sen. Scott, and declared his in
tenticn 60 vote for Gen. Pierce. The
rumor having reached the ears of that
firm old Wing, he disposes of it efiec-
tually in the annexed letter, which we
find in the Knoxville Register of the
eth ultimo:
Ruiledgo, August %, 1852.
DEAR SIR: ] see in the Knoxville
Plebian a communication from q De-
mecrat Of this county, in which it is
said that I am nos only unfriendly TO
the election Of Gen. Scott, but that |
will vote for Gen. Pierce in the ap-
preaching Presidential election. Why
this statement is made am at loss
to conjecture. have never intimated
to any one that would vote for Gen,
Pierce, nor has it even entered my
mind to give such a vote. II, accor-
ding to the old rule, ga man may
be known by the company he keeps"
we shall have but little trouble in find
ding out the position of Gen. Pierce
upon the great questions in which the
South has SO deep an interest. | would
be gralified If GA Democrat" or the
editor of the Plebian, would tell the
community how il is that Martin Van
Buren, John Van buren,, Preston King,
Wilmot, and other leaders OF the Free.
soil party, who, four years ago. SO bit
terly opposed the election Of Gen.
Cass, now support with so much zeal
and harmony Gen. Pierce? Can there
be but one reason for it, and is not that
to be found in the fact that Gen. Cass
did not favor their peculiar views and
that Gen. Pierce doess They aban-
doned Gen. Cass for no other reason
and it must be inferred that they sup.
port Gen. Pierce because they know
he is identified with them in their great
Freesoil movement.
Gen. Scott was not my fay0rite
there are many others whom | would
have preferred before him, and | have
stated that l would not vote for him
|, in common with the people Of Ten.
nessee, preferred Millard Fillmore
could not get my choice. The Con
vention Of the Wing party in its wis
dom thought proper to nominate Gene
raj Scott; but, before doing SO. plat
form of principles was proposed by th'
South, accepted by the North, and
adopted by the Convention. The prln
ciples therein embraced are dear to m,
as Whig and as an American citizen
Gen. Scott accepts the nomination. en-
dorses the platform, and pledges tn
word and honor of an old soldier VIII
has devoted forty years of service t
his country's cause, to abide by them am
carry them out. He is now the embodi
meat and exponent Of these principles
and | trust 1 am too old Whig an
TOO good a Whig 10 desert ham noac; TO
in deserving HIM | desert my princi
Piles. Therefore, say to the Plebla
that will not vote for Pierce, bu
that | will vote for Gen. Scott it live
4 | have recently seen the statemen
Of Lieut.. Shields, of Sewer county
published in the Knoxville Register
know HIM to be man OF truth, an
he should be believed, and his state
ment has gone far to remove the preju
dices which | entertained for Ger
Scott personally. Very respectfully,
Il 81 JOHN COOKE.