Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1852-08-14

peilation OF the gallant Quitman DeVoaon TO
his party does not require him to SANDER his op-
ponent or to withhold any praise to which, he is
Justly entitled but then it is not expected that he
win extend his magnanimity so far to nanufee-
ure political capital for him, as in this instance.
If he is correct in saying that Scott "openly de-
clared infavor of the compromise before the epin-
ion OF Fillmore was known, we in particular and
the whig party and the ''rest of mankind in ger
eral. have studied SCOTS history to very little pur
pose. Its an important discovery, and grateful
~ received by the wing party. They have long
searched in vain for such a sentiment we have
assisted themand prosecuted the search with great
zeal, but to no purpose We have found no
"hinge to hang even hope upon,' much less an
"apen declaration" The discovery of Sir John
Franklin. or the 'sNorthern Passage would not
have taken the people more by surprise, or have
delighted them more, than this long lost chapter
in the-history Of Scotthas the dspirited wing par
ty. IF he will just please to turn leaf down and
mark the page, chapter and verse and forward it
to Toombs, Stephens, Cabell, Gentry, Brooke, ct
al, who forsook Scott under the mistaken appre-
hension that he had never made any such ''open
declaration, he will put happy period to the
stampede among the Scotttes, and win from Scott
and our neighbor of the Yazoo City Wing a carte
blanche to use all the State arms in whipping Spain
without having to resign his Office of Governor to
attend trial in New Orleans for so doing. 1t will
immortalize him-as much so as if he had discoy-
cred perpetual motion. We congratulate him up
on the bright prospect which opens before him.
We must remark injustice to Gen. Quitinan. tlsat
he has not manufaeturedp political capital for Scott
in saying that Scottopenly declared in favor of the
compromise before the opinion Of Fillmore known,
as the Sentinel suggests. Gen Quitman spoke from
the record, We have every reason believe. 1t is
sufficient for to say that believe that Gen Quit
spoke authortatvely that point, asst is with
in knowledge that he spoke truthuly and that he
did rely the Castle Garden speech for his in
formation II may be, as theentinet says that has
studied Scots history very little purpose-we shall
not dispute about that point but when it sneers
Gen. Qutman for statement, we would suggest to
it to be little guarded in its expression in
gard to .new enemies in the eld, for it may find that
it will aid the wings by its enquiries it will
damage Quitman by its ridicule. We know that Gen.
Quitman did not step beyond the record in his state
ment and that f those who are now studying the his
tory of Scott such little purpose had devoted
attention to the development history in March and
April last they would be better prepared to Judge Of
the statement made by Gen. Quitman.
We intend tc have no controversy with the Sentina
on this point we know that it has done Gen. Quit
man injusticein supposing him capable Of tuianufac
turing political capital for Scott this subject L
Gen. Quitman had no authority for the statement he
must have manufactured it." and that would have
| been regarded as very wrong but those who know
him, never accuse him of srnanufacturinga such state
ments. We are content to let the wings produce al
the facts favorable to Scott and shall aid them in the
labor in way except it to refute serious charge
against our public men *-s.-s-.- s