Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-08-10


hey will hereafter give the Southern Wings VI
4, 81 dcyouseu!,
eaAs yesuls Of Gen SCOTS nomination. this is ,h
o. an t,blc-it breaks the last Tie which bound TIT
n'i aeiI portion Of the Northern Wing party TO III.
will surely, drive the unreasonng masses who
SUM- OF their passions alone, into the ranks OF the
:ass When the heated and preudiced feelings en-
~ his canvass shall have subsidized and reason re-
her sway and Scotts conduct shall come TO be con
au . by impartial minds, any man doubt the udgmen
IN sill be pronounced upon him IL viii wther IKE
-,% breath every laurel upon his brow.
~" Nr Caoen show how his mad ambition has turned
ne tide of patriotism and stimulated the enemies OF the
ynhern Wings fast coming up 10 the maintenance
,,e Compromises. and, have before said, the party
ala soon have rallied the support OF the policy OF the
sent national administration General SCOTS ambition
nal, controlled his better Judgment, will not say his
,,o,ism Sir national calamity that this dlsn
shrt General who has done so much 10 endear him to
counrrrnen, and to ent,e him TO claim upon theii
altitude should have permitted his name to be selzeo ana
e BY Seward, and his Northern and Southern coaou','
Keep alive sectional agitation and 10 give new NE
- soil and abolition factions, which, but Tor Inc ses
his name would have sunk into nssnifcanee1, n
Bu, the Wings of the South hueg another @ Sci,
s;r breasts They said only wait until you hea nun
eler of acceptance will obige these men, "no rase
:stt only to dshonor him by using MN a ' ,hs p,r,v
10 take national ground, or 10 be hv hs
E confident anticipation was s1ey omised 10 speak his
E.,r TO w S Archer, in which ne plo'e;I Ill 800; s
,inens ON the Compromse-written curing me session
r Conventional letter which, alter pefioo Vi ges'a
hv MIR Bolts and protraced laoor was delivered Hoh'
,.,.ches pocket by Casarian operation.
N Dear Sir- have decided not to write 10 the
sn,inn or 10 any individual member, before nomination,
hnnd thai honor fall my lot shall, in my letter
..n,srcs Give ms views the Compromise measures
Inns Of least as strong in their favor as those read 10
TWO d,ys since. Please say as much TO my friends
- Jones MI Bolts, Mr.. Lee, etc.
w Inv ~ - :, rrur. truly W1SrIELp ScoTT."
This was his promse-a Pedge upon which the sotot o
petersburg Wing paper says he got his vote. Mne,ne'
er was written before or after TIE platform "as auo
. / know not That il written win d iul. hu'"i
h,, svch platform would be adopted, or the southern
-, wuulI Qlt The Convention, Scott must nave Aii
H. ot committed therefore 10 speak OUT u, "'' @ u, ~
49,. ESpectaton was uptoe. IL came. re
~ ~ src,p, the nomination with the platform annexed
,i, believe me when say That although ne $1,000 mus
=, write about the Compromise he Goes not Hlehtlon
,b.,e i no paragraph in MS letter OF acceptance
' s ,ortured into an allusion to il that cannot be
..,y equally half dozen measures OF puollc
.'I ~ And here let disclose striking iact whlch
pony -, nest shade upon Gen. SCOTS political ca
H. has has never in any publication or speech made
~ MIN a. anv lime place, used the words compromise,
nsn, or adjustment in reference 10 the Congressional
ar,. thus drnuninated, and DEFY any man 20 produce
iness ,hree words used by him in that sense
s,: his letter 10 Archer as such publication noWith'
rs fleet upon the editor last mentioned, would be TO
,r. General Scott in categatory 10 "nicn ao no'
%, he belongs, when you remember lnat IN Tue let
-. = ,rr,o;ance he SAYS Not having written word
,,c,re this Distinction" &C.; thus declaring that
49, Vas not Tor publication. How II must hare
.-.g.r
~ Csgr.nion Eeery sympathetic soul must Diced az
.,IOf MS cruel round the crdor Of Jealous friend
,s.,d anon his sensitive nature. But should not be
:ans The ru" have prescribed LOT nyseH testeu lis
,,on as ~ the evaSivG character oil mat ettef upon
nxn deductions from it. Let the Wings speak and VIM
al. lis truth. The leading men from Inc SCUM, Inc
n,s VINO have upheld The party Tor years ana oolne us
nss with unsh;inEiug courage aud fottude amidst per-
I'M defeats Brooke and White, Abercombe and Johnson
Hsnv and Williams. Toombs and Stephens, ana DINERS,
r me solemn farce nomination and acceptance on Tue
lnNI uroA fhnf Snn
s,ossn 10 referring that letter OF acceptance, they
Ne cannot and will not support Gen Scott for the Pres
snc as he stands before Inc american people, LOT
l h. following amongst other reasons:
n. o5snaey refused, up the time Of his nomination,
give any pubic opinion in favor OF mat series Oh meas
res OF the last Congress known as the COMPROMISE me
manent maintenance Of which with US is question OF
Paramount importance. Nor has ne, since his NOMINATION.,
any declaration Of his approval OF those measures as
X anal adjustment of the issues in controversy
III true the resolutions OF tho Convention that noml-
him are as clear and explicit upon this question "a
be- General Scott in his letter OF acceptance wnlch
op,ans all that have from him on that matter does
give them the approval OF his Jugdment This ne seems
tousy have avoided He accepts Inc nomination with
s resolutions annexed That is, he takes the nomination
m oae- individual takes estate with whatever
-mbra7css it may be loaded with. And the only Pledge
BID guaranty he Offers for his adherence 10 the principles
resolutions, The known incidents oil long Puollc
H., &c
Amongst these know incidents OF his life, there is
G Of, in favor of The principles oil
a compromise In one least OF his public letters he
expressed sentiments inmical TO the institutions OF nj.
rr States of The Union Since the passage OF the conf
has suffered his 10 be held up before the
s several Of the States candidate for the P1esi
Fsrsy By the open and awowed enemies OF those mea-
*: And 10 the Convention that conferred this nomlna.
cc oG him. he permitted himself 10 be used by the Free
o:s in that body 10 defeat Mr. Fillmore and Dir. Web
H. of their advocacy Of these measures anu tieil
m s.ae7eace 10 tho policy that sustained them
Tn completes the dark record OF The deeds which led TO
N, nomination need not tell you that against such
ne every eor, Of your minds every power Of your VIII
fiov exsried.
he DAYS OF his youth passed in Virginia, or cherish
ope that his heart yet with sndilng emotion 70
home OF his fathers. If he possesses these generous
rs and trust he does. he cannot with such gentle
exercise the fell spirit OF Abolition he has evoked
:.n,lyrnen those who have been working for him as
= AboIlons,s have been, perform no labor OF love
4 shy should they have seized on General Scott, am
accomplish through his agency their hendish designs
..ne South The reasons obvious. Born IN Vir-
IA has lief, his home his relatives aud all hs earlier
d atoms 10 reside in a free State. In his letter 10 Dr.
son he saws: Il own no slaves" that his opinions
Mr.. J-srsons-e by mat statesman %
:: IN he abstract at time when every STATE wi'hoG!
1--we, singh. exception was slaVehoiuihs 1ie 20 :"
M OF emancipation, and says:
.nce if had had the honor of sect In the virginia
Z statute in me winter of 1919 when bill was
GA forward 10 carry out those views, Slou'u ce'ai'
n ''e given II ray hearty support,
ao h. saciously says ne does not blame masters Tor
oe;l,!ag their slaves becau SO he well Knows that Hoe
IN.
aoslun favorable the pursuit. OF happiness would
cases be highly injurious all round, as well as to
Hnunit,ed families themselves, unless Inc operation
,n-,. and under the auspices OF prudent legislation
an persuaded that it is high moral ob'igatlon OF
s: and savehodlng States, 10 employ all means MOI
COMPATIBLE with the safely Of both colors; 10 mel!ora'e
ken eXtermina"n;"-yet he ooes require d"
able provide for their comiori 70 ahuml az once
.r. requirements of high moral obligation And again,
lie question uf congressional agtation when mas oeen
wedge BY the Aboliiionsts 10 sunder ths Onlon
T.
ave from The first Of the opinion that congress
5onni by the constitution 10 receive 10 ree' anu ~
upon petitions relating domestic slavery, as III lne
o ali other petions but have not alieo 10 see anu "
B- liz unavoidable irritation which the former have pro
-i ne Southern States with the consequent peru "
Two calors whereby the adoption OF any pan OF ean,
,;Va has everywhere among been greatly retarded
t"aa Go these people desire than 10 CONSUME NC
o. Congress, and excite by such DEBATES as nese &c
~ on petitions TO abolish slavery n virginia "ouiu occa
II spirit OF instruction among our slaves! but this Is
III Taking that view Of these questions "hicn Inc
lonists en,erain-fur sucn men as Chase ana Haze,
bttngs, and Tuck, agree with him that congress mas
over 10 abolish slavery in the Statcs-he says VI te
t,O abolish in the District: 81 hold the opposite oph-
respect the District Of Cout'!5ia here, WIN me
H'nt :" the owners, or on the pay nent VI Jus' Ip
n Congress may leeislate at is discretion But my
on equally strong that unless II DC step oy stei
he Legislatures of Virginia and Maryland II "oaio DC
.;oGs both in those States 10 touch theleato
'-en master and slave in this District
s putting il withn the constitutional power OF Con
r establish free colony in our midst rof, marx you
!lhca,on applies the erpeditney OF lis exercise, no
.: constitutional power, and will show you presently
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