The primitive Republican. (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-1852, 1852-08-12
A New Enemy in the Field.

We were not a little disappointed in read
ing the late card of Ex-Governor Quitman.
We publish it in another column, and in do
ing so we must take the liberty of disagree
ing with him in one or two material points.
There are few persons with whom we would
not sooner break a lance, than our old South
ern Rights friend and leader, but we cannot
suffer our duty to our party to be overcome
by our respect for the man.
His 'sjustice to Gen. Scott" political OPP
ponent, sounds very chivalric, and we certain
ly should not have questioned it, but for
some expressions in the card which are en-
tirely new to US and to the wing party, and
over which they chuckle, not a little. We
do not rank with that class of politicians who
think every compliment paid to Scott is so
much unjustly withholden from Pierce; nor
have we the heart to complain, that our
quandam leader has again won from the
wings the proud appellation of the "gallant
Quitman" Devotion to his party does not
require him to SANDER his opponent or to with
hold any praise to which he is justly entitled,
but then it is expected that he will extend
his magnanimity so far as to manufacture po-
litical capital for him, as in this instance
If he is correct in saying that Scott "openly
declared in favor of the compromise before
the opinion of Fillmore was known" we in
particular and the wing party and the crest
of mankind in general, have studied Scott s
history to very little purpose. 1t is an i'm
portant discovery, and gratefully received by
the wing party. They have long searched
in vain for such a sentiment; we have assis-
ted them and prosecuted the search with
great zeal, but to no purpose. We have
found no " hinge to hang even hope upon,
much less an "open declaration" The dis
! covery of the Sir John Franklin or the
J Northern Passage" would not have taken
the people more by surprise, or have delight
ed them more, than this long lost chapter IL
: the history ofScott has the dispirited whig
party. Ifhe will justplease to turn lea
down and mark the page, chapter and verse
and forward it to Toombs, Stephens, Cabell
Gentry, Brooke, ct al, who forsook Scot
under the mistaken apprehension that he haC
never made any such "open declare
ton" he put happy period to the stamped
among the Scottites, and win from Scott anC
, our neighbor of the Yazoo City Whiga cart'
blanche to use all the State arms in whipping
Spain, without having to resign his Office 0
Governor to attend trial in New Orlean
for so doing. 1t will immortalize him-a
: much so as if he had discovered perpetua
motion. We congratulate him upon th
! bright prospect which opens before him.
We are seriously at loss to know whe
g and where Scott made this declaration. ]
! was not in his Castle Garden speech 70
> that was made before there was any comprC
G mise, and hence he could not approve it.
Il Clay had just then reported his resolution
d which were intended to form the basis of
: compromise, and he did notallude even t
). them. We defy Quitman or any body els
II to find one single syllable in that speec
lie which would justify the belief that SEQ
d would have approved any thing like the pr
0. sent compromise, His remarks were gen
N ral-loved the Union-had served it a lor
Of time-belonged to it-wanted to die whe
,e it did, and be buried under some of its. ru
f. Dish, and all such tWaddle, that sounds FL
Ie but means nothing. Scott never originate
r. sensible political idea in his life, and if Oh
m should chance to get in his head it won
% crack off Ikea bottle of ginger pop.
BY We do not say that he never gave EXPIRE
tn sion to such sentiment, but it has certai
y. ~ escaped our reading, and every body
If. else except Gov. Quitman's. IN our Jud
cir ment he has studiously avoided any SUI
le- open exposureof his approval. lie has be-
he as chary of it as maiden of her charms, al
ter never means to have it impaired by exposu
Ito the syn;