The daily union., 1852-10-14

declares that he will see the laws exson1sd ana i ahd
sy al me principles q The Wing parry But sui
ncent lie Is required 10 declare that certain laws no
IN existence shall be final and iepealable and that he
WIN insure ,elr pe,manency by The use Of the executive
Veto and that he will the whole power and patronage
MS high Office TO preven discussion the subject
vep Now. sir, this doctrine which Gen. Scott repudi
atss and which General Pierce adopts, is ~
anny What authority there In this goyernmen make
any law nai or irpsqiabe Who has the power make
pehor 10 the constitution Any asm pt enforce such
doctrine Is arbitrary and despotc The efforts which have
been laey made by nernbers OF Congress and high OF
hce OF The government paraze the free action OF Com
gfess. and to oveawe and ntndaie public opinion is
nnconstnionai and destructive Of every element of free
dom Ih.s movement OF these gentlemen is but another
march in The direction Whenever any Executive or
their thou ghts not cost him his po-
nsical life, shall uemble for the liberties ion
Whoever--whether ndivdaa government. or parry
attemp 10 enforce such principle Il deesable iy.ut
portals OF whose palace garnished with hdsoas
heads and eyeless skulls of slaughtered Sir this
Hrpcious attempt must fal IN this country. You may i'm
prison the wind, may chain foRed ishtning bu
you cannot bind the free thought and free utleanoe OF
nation OF freedom -
take for granted that this witness viii be repudated
By his confrees That is uniformly the case when one
OF party tells of the truth than agreeable to his
associates They will doubtless objec, TO him as an alb
Scott or BY his authority; while they quote with eager
ness every abolitionist who says anything against
General Pierce although he not only does speak the
sentiments OF General Pierce, or by his authority, but in
direct opposition to his avowed sentiments, and in the
lace OF his positive denal and they stick 10 Fogg, a
democratic abolitonis who was member of the late
abolition convention In Pittsburg, although General
PIERCE has gwen the lie to his statements and the whg
witness, Stevens, tesles to his belief in the truth OF
Pierces declaraton when in accepting the nomination.
and IN reference TO The platform OF his party he says
with them can safely say there has been word or
act OF my life in conflict" Surely my assailants will
not Fay that democratic abolilonist is more reliable
witness than whig abolitionist.
Now, concur entirely in the opinion expressed by
this Scott leader when he SAYS
lfgen!iemen require, as plainly they do require that
any act OF Congress amending repeating the fugitive
arrested by the veto and thai Toe whole inu
ence OF the administration should he used pu
am Tree TO say that do not believe they rely pom
Gen Scott for any such high-handed tyranny
upon the other hand, constrained 10 admit that
me executive Veto to prevent the amendment repeal OF
the fugitive slave law they rely implicitly upon
General fierce, notwthsianding what some foolish
toa."
do not doub, that il Gen. Scott is elected an act will
pass TO amend The fugitive slave law to allow the
runaway slave the trial by jury, which will be worse
than lis repeal which one of the meanings OF the word
"ameoration y and do not see why any man should
doubt II, with President deeply ininca to the inst
tutons OF slavery any man in America ready as his
friend says approve the BILL and his southern support
ers proclaming that the law is harsh and would not
have been asked for by the South lihat be the opin-
ION oil southern men, why should northern men defend
the law made solely or the benefit OF the South What
motive can any northern have to sustain the ugi-
slave law but 10 gratfy and protect the South and
u me south does not wish IT, why should we sustain il
And, with General Sco's opinions OF slavery, far
from being wrong IN him 10 do II wond be his duty
10 promote the repeal OF the law, If he believes the
south did no, desire ts enactment and epudlaes it,
But II IS SAID that my opinion that the democratic
party OF New Fog and is sound is erroneous, because
was Cheated and false professions made 10 deceive
me and deceive the southern people To such idea il
Is scarcely possible 10 reply without mlrth although there
Is much ~ II 10 excite disgust and Indignation. Recol.
lect that the meeting at Hillsborough not meeting
OF the people OF New Hampshire alone, bu, meeting.
BY large depuiatons from all the New England States
tue tram OF cars in which went up carried alone was
lod 500 persons Now TO suppose that any deception
was practised is 10 make broadcast impuialon upon
nearly the whole OF New England oil deberate hypocri-
and cheatngand this by the pretended friends of the
North, the northern wing OF the Scott party located
The South The idea IS rdlculously absurd and at the
same time offensive TO Justice and propriey do not
envy the man whose head and heart oil such quality
as TO allow him thus TO make broadcast npuations OF
Iriekery uron so large portion OF his countrymen.
is further said that am mistaken, because Mr. John
Van Buren is free. soiler. Now, shall have some
Thing 10 say about Mr. Van Buren before close this adj
Iress bat at this point will only remark, that spoke
Of the democratic party Of Nsw Eaglmd which saw
and, II am correctly informed, Mr. Van Buren, is not
New Englander but New Yorker. My remark did
not cover Mr.. Van Buren,, therefore. am perfectly wd
ing, however, that Il should, and wish that could truth
fully say that the Wim1 poviso men OF the South, and
many Others oil those at the South who support General
Scott, were as socnd upon the COMPROMISE question and
The constitutional rights oI the South (Which the
thi VI teWdthl hlT v an bufeu ~, anu mat MS
evilers here had hsf his talent good tasie and gentle
manly bearing. But more OF hin presently turn now
10 the opinions OF General Scott and the circumstances
attending his nomination, which determined me not 10
support him, and not 10 associate politically with the
party which does support him. And here let me say,
hat u Is not my purpose 10 say word which de-
fact from General Scott a Of high personal honor
highoned gentleman IN private lile and gallant and
Justly. islinguIshed general | have known him nearly
al my life, AMI Tor much the greater part oil have had
hc good fortune To be upon the cordial terms with
1imi and there was not, am sure, N The convention
rhicJ Nominated him who bad, and has, higher
regard for him than myself, not excepting mutual
and distinguished friend, William ) Archer, or my able
and excellent friend here, William n Macfafland. The
ame has not an American heart and has a head which
,yery one would be ashamed Of.
But sneral Scott Is not my country and FAR less dear
10 me than the South, and especially that good old
mother o us both, whose institutions he has repud
lnd ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | love above all men
md do not disparsge General Scott when make his
,yowed opinions the grounds OF my objection TO him
or he tells us that his opinions convictions, and il is
,nt Just 10 him TO suppose that upon great questions OF
moral and political right he will stand by his convictions
md II he does IN the presidential Office the South s lost
lr saved God save the mark by his military ex-
lefence" unless the party which s seeking to put
lIm nto power because OF his opinions. his convictions
shall repudiate hun and them. which II believed they
would do, should feel much less desire TO defeat him
Or deem OF much more importance to defeat the party
which has put him up than should to defeat him. n he
we're back ed by sound party. BY this mean not 10
lect upon The great body Of the wing party at the South
'nd especially IN Virginia. for the great body OF the party
II the South Is sound and in this contest y about % do
what dsapproves under the influence Of party dill and
party. II contains OF the test spirits in the
and-tnen towards whom feel as suppose those who