The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-07-22


A friend has shown us pr sate letter, received day
two since from gentleman of the highest character
and responsibility in East Tennessee who has been
wing always-a working whig-a speaking whig-and
OF the bestinformed wings, too, in that portion OF
the SIae-who enumeTates some half dozen OF more
leading wings in the town from which be writes, who
like himself are fully determined TO support General
Scott Tor the presidency He Gays that the intelligence
from the surrounding counties 10 East Tennessee and. in
deed from every part OF the State indicates the same
dlsaecton that prevails in his county lie further states
that several gentlemen in The lower part OF East Tennes
see well known 10 the country as prominent whgs, are
not only against Scott but ion Pierce and King; that
other distinguished whgs who yield cold and heaness
support to Scott still say that the defeat OF the party with
Fillmore or Webster would be much better for the coun-
try than triumph with Scott" The writer OF the letter
heard gentleman who a member of the Baltimore
Convention make speech shortly alter his return, in
which he says he was incauous" TO admit enough
10 satisfy any who has paid the slightest attention
to political juggling and maneuyring that Jones and his
coadjutors were playing most unholy and foul game
against Fillmore" He then went on to speak OF the
dongs OF the convention at Baltimore and, among
other things, said "ihat on Sunday, 2oh, the Ten
nessee delegation had meeting, and despatched
messenger 10 Washington to see General Scott
that the messenger returned bearing with him pledge
from Scott with reference TO the Compromise which, in
the speakers own language, was SO explicit and IN such
form that there could be evasion Of it, This pledge
satisfied that portion OF the delegation tina: went TO
Scott" The writer of the letter then proceeds: " The in
qury here is, what that pledge, and in what form
was it given have no doubt myself but that il
the paper which Jones read Immediately after the SD
ballot and which bears upon its face the impression
that it was written after that ballot II you can trace out
the history OF that Sundays work, you will find that, al
though Scott says his letter of acceptance that he had
not written word 10 procure the nomination, the billet
due which Jones read written The day before, TO be
shown TO the Tennesseeans and Others with the
further understanding that Immediately upon nomna-
ton being made it should be read to the convention If
il were not TO procure something in writing, why was
messenger despatched to Scott and if the pledge
not ,oren, in what form il gven Scott, in all his
private Conversations had declared himself for the COM
promise He had done this repeatedly to every
member of the delegation and yet taking his letter of
acceptance contain the truth, the Tennesseeans. by
their messenger. obtained nothing than his oral dec
araton that he would declare himself for the Compro
mise; and believe that this emnen,y salts
several pertinent questions in reference the Of
Messrs. Williams and Gentry, as follows "What will
Gentry and Williams do? We have been talking here of
inviting them to address the people here. Will they
Gomez They must throw themselves into The canvass
or they will be completely overwhelmed. Already are
some of the Scott men beginning TO denoance them in
strong language. We
can give him and Williams cordial reception here and
if they will but take the field with the support which
they have they and will overwhelm the con-
empi5e clique that has undertaken for a consideration
sell and transfer the free and independent wings OF
Tennessee to Seward and his followers" He then goes
on declare his purpose 10 do what he in his present
position, and says: cannot and will not orbear, upon
all proper occasions to denounce such foul work that
exhibited by Jones and his satellites. My acquaintance
with Gentry is very slight but admire the firm, lofty,
and patriotic position which he has taken, and shall
stand with HIM and by him. let the consequences be 10
me what they may"