New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-10-26
SLAVERY AND THE PRESIDENCY

That Gen. ScoTr should at the same time be
opposed and voted against on the exactly an
tseonist assumptions that he is PrO-Sayery
and an Anti-Slayery candidate, is rather hard
to bear yet such is the sober, literal fact.
Should he lose the vote Of Ohio, that result
will be solely due 20 the belief cherished by
several thousands of her voters that his cleo
ton would be triumph of Slavery; while the
only obstacle to his success in Georgia, Flor
ida and even Virginia is q conviction there
entertained that his election would be an
Aph-Slavcry victory Nay: right here in
our own State and City, as well as in the States
on each side of us, there will be votes picked
away from him on both these conflicting mis-
apprehensions And if he should be beaten at
all, his defeat viii be owing to just this one
question of Slavery.
We are not sure that there is any use in
reasoning with men bent on committing sui
eide. And yet it seems so very clear in our
mind that both the Pro-SIayery and Anti-Save-
~ men wEo would vote for Gen. Scott but for
considerations connected with Slavery, are
pursuing a mistaken course, that We cannot re-
frain from addressing to each frank and famil-
lar remembrance
And first TO you, men Of Cotton have YOU
well considered the ground you stand on You
desire harmony between the North and the
South-yOu desire al end of sectional and
Slavery agtatiOn-you desire the elimination
from our current Politics of the AntSlavery
element. Very well: do you imagine that any
of these ends is TO be attained or promoted
by the defeat of Gen. Scott What plausible
objection can you make TO him y Is he an
agitstorl Have you any fear that he will not
obey and execute the laws What can you
cay in support of your boiling that is not OF SO
personal and paltry a character that, when
dragged fairly to the light, you are not heartily
ashamed of it And in case YOU should be
successful in blasting the cherished hopes
and desires of nineteen-twenteths ofthe Wings
by defeating Gen. Scott, can you delude your
selves into the belief that YOU will thereby
diminish sectional agitation ? We tell you
there will be many more jealous Anti-Sayery
men the day after Wing Presidential cand-
date shall on such grounds be defeated than
there ever were or will have been before You
are on the point of firing train which leads
you DO not see whittier. Look well TO your
responsibility
nd an nd yr-trh An
Slavery men:
Gen. Scott, whatever may be his personal
views Of Slavery, is not sn Abolition candidate,
and no action is 10 be expected from him
looking TO the overthrow Of Slavery. He is
simply WIG candidate, favorable to the
developing and diyershying of our National
Industry BY carefully adjusted specific duties
on Imports, discriminating in favor OF imperel
branches of Home Industry lie IS in favor OF
comprehensive and vigorous prosecution Of
River ard Harbor improvements; he is in
favor Of the preservation of InternationalPea
in preference to that policy which seeks TO en-
broil US with all our neighbors in order TO en-
large our National borders from their posses
sions We do not desire your votes for hin
under any false impression whatever. There
is no likelihood, and no rational expectation
that, if elected President, he will embark in
or eountenance any crusade looking to the
Abolition Of Slavery or the abrogation Of any
privileges or imlnunities now enjoyed BY il
under our Constitution and laws
But on the new questions which loom darby