Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-07-10
!. NATIONAL INTELLIGENCERs

rs NATIONAL NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Not having hesitated moment to comply with
the request Of gentlemen Of the character OF those
whose names sanction the following publication, we
must vet be allowed to express our sincere regret at
their finding themselves Obliged to withhold their
supuort from the nomination OF candidate for the
presidency made by the Wing party in National
Convention assembled We regret it for several
reasons which, for the present at least and on this
day especially, we do not enter into.
WAsHINdToN july 3, 1852.
To prevent all mistake and Misrepresentation, we,
the undersigned, Members Of Congress, adopt this
method Of making joint statement to our consti-
tients, respectively and to all who may take in
tarest in the subject that we cannot and viii not
support Gen. ScoTT for the Presidency, as he now
stands before the American People, for the follow
ing amongst other reasons:
He obstinately refused, up the time Of his nomna-
ton give any public opinion in favor Of that series Of
measures Of the last Congress known the compromise
the permanent maintenance Of which with is ques
tion Of paramount Importance Nor has he since his
mnation made any declaration of his approval Of those
measures as final adjustment of the issues in
troversy
is true the resolutions Of the Convention that nom-
mated him are as clear and explicit upon this question
90 need be-; but Gen. Scott in his letter Of acceptance
which contains oil thnt have from him that natter
does not give them the approval Of his judgment This
he seems studouy to have avoided He accepts the no.
minaton " with the resolatioAs anpexAd" That ia he
takes the nomination onere individual takes an
estate with whatever ncum1rances may be loaded with
And the only pledge and guaranty he offers for his adj
herence the principles Of the resolutions are the
known incidents of long public ife" &c.
Amongst these knon incidents Of his life there is
one so far as we Of in favor Of the principles
Of the compromise In one at least Of his public letters
he has expressed sentiments nimcal to the institutions
of fifteen States of the Union Since the passage of the
compromise he has suffered his be held up before
the people Of several Of the States candidate for the
Presidency by the open and avowed enemies Of those
measures And in the Convention that conferred this
ination upon him he permitted himself to be used by
the Fsesors in that body to defeat Mr. FILLMORE and
Mr. WEBSTER because Of their advocacy Of these
res and their firm adherence to the policy that sustain
ed them.
To Join such men, and aid them in completing their r
umph over and sacrifice Of the and tried friends of the
constitution the faithful discharge Of all its obga
TONS is what we can do The dictates Of duty and
patriotism sternly forbid it.
We consider Gen. ScorT the avore candidate of the
Fee-soI wing of the Wing party That his policy, if he
should be elected, would be warped and shaped to
form their views and to elevate them to poFer in the
administration of the Government but be considered
as legitimate and probable result And believing
do that the views of that faction of mischevous
dangerous not only to the just and constitutional rights Of
the Southern States (Which represent in part but to
the peace and quiet of the whole country and to the
union Of the States regard it the highest
duty Of the welwishers of the country every where
whatever else they may do, to at least withhold from him
their support This we intend to do.
ALFstSDER H. STEPHENS, of Ga.
CsSax.5 JAS. Faulkner, of Va.
W. e. oKE, of Miss.
ALEA. WHITE, of Ala.
s JAMES ABERCROMBIE, of Ala.
r. TOOMBS, of Ga.
JAMES JOHNSON, of Ga.
For reasons extent indicated In speeches and
addresses heretofore made by the undersigned they deem
it be their duty to withhold their support from Gen.
Soorr as o candidate for the Presidency If it should
seem to be necessary will hereafter, in form,
exhibit fully constituents the facts and reasons
which have brought to this determination
NJ P. GENTRY, Tenn.
C. II. WILLIAMS, Tenn.