Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1852-09-15

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the first, i sincerely regret x. beesnse
General Scott Is historical charaeter' "a
deplore the slightest blur upon his !, .ss. s.,s.
thumous fame. -. ~. PVS
As an American citizen, ] recret that
his ambitious eye was ever fixed upon am
Office, which, n the providence of God
watching over this nation, he can never,
be permitted to attain. Scott was silent
and Seward triumphed. But, for whom
and for what, that victory Was achieysi'
in the Baltimore Wing Convention. !;
mains to be seen remains to be ouarled-
against The success Of the Wiz eandi.1
date will forthwith displace Mr.. Hale from
his present apparent leadershib,, of Ithe.
organized Freesoil faction, and turn him
down into the ranks to servo under anotl,.
er and a favorite captain. Then. such 4
gathering of the clans Of Freesoilism and
Abolitionism, as never has beretofore
been Witnessed in their widest FESTIVALS
or fercest battles, will frown like death.
cloud from the SUBMITS of the Capitol
What the issue may be, Heaven only
knows. Butno sane man can doubt that
the anti-southsrn, Contemporaries, and
anti constitution banner will be lifted
openly in the Presidential campaign ofI
1906. The stoutest (unless Il be also
the coldest, heart cannot dwell In con.
temptation of the Possible. nav. the .pro.
bable results of such a contest. This Is
vital matter, not for the South alone,
but tor every man who loves his country,
and who cherishes the liberties of man.
kind. To destroy this Republic would be
to pluck up the last roots Of human hone.
How far the Republic would be ieoner.
alzeu Dy sncn contest / leave to the ex-
perience of the past. -
entertaining these views as religiously
as do any other, of the most solemn con.
ylctions OF my mind, cannot but believe
that 1t is impossible for the American peo-
pie TO tempt their own destruction by the
elevation of General Scott TO the Prosi-
dency' with the dangerous influences
when surround him now, and must ne
cessarlly control him when in power
GOV. Seward has written letter II be-
leve assuring the public that he would
not mold office at the hands of Gen. Scott,
If elected. Ahl it is not Office that the
+ free-Soil leaders want at this juncturc; It
is the dominion and strength, which the
patronage and prestige Of an administra.
ton give. Their followers and retainers
will take the offices; they coYet only the
power. The former will revel amidst the
spoils Of the hour; whilst the latter lay
the foundations of their future Dynasty.
This is as old as the history of feudal
times; and is often exempli6ed> even in
modern Republics. The principle and
the practice are ancient. Let none be
deceived thereby. far
Now it has been urged against Gene
raj Pierce that certain Democratic Free
soilers are friendly to his pretensions and
advocate his election. This is true; and
l congratulate the party that those men
have repented of their errors, and arc en-
deavoring to make amends for the injury
which they have inflicted upon the morals
of the country. But one thing is clear
Pierce was not brought forward as the
especial representative, neither has he
since his nomination, been proclaimed as
the chosen candidate of all these gem
tlemen. They have voluntarily abiured
their political heresies, and re-entered the
Democratic fold Mr.. Pierce is under no
necessity to dcny them admission. Nor,
have they taken him as silent or doubt
full man. His life testifios 10 the absolute
soundness Of his p inciples; and his elo-
quent tongue has often proclaimed them
before the sentiments of his opponent
were known, even IL they can be said TO
be known now. Hence, it is quite idle,
and not very candid to attempt TO COM
pare the position which Pierce holds TO
wards the Democrats who have been or
are freesoilers, to the intimate relations
which have long existed between Scott
and the whig Free-soilers, who trod down
a whig President and Daniel Webster,
for his promotion and their own agran.
dizement. There is no similarity, what.
ever between the attitude Of Scott aud that
Of Pierce. No silent, NO wayering no in.
explicit man could have received the No
mination Of the Democratic National Con-
vention. No Freesoilers, splitting upon
the Democratic platform, nominated
Franklin Pierce. But his selection as
Chief standard bearer Of the Union-loyinR
and law abiding Democracy, was the
work of the unanimous and enthusiastic
delegations representing every sub-diYi.
sion OF great national party, speaking
from and acting upon broad national
platform. Franklin Pierce wants the
support of man who 'spits' upon that
platform. II thought be did, l would
repudiate him with scorp; and despair OF
the Republic. With what pride and con-
fdence, then. may we not go into this
contest. Proud Of our party. and conf.
ding in the genius and patriotism Of our
chosen leader, our enthusiasm can be limi.
ted only by the bounds Of that dignifed
moderation which an almost habitusl cue.
cess has taught US TO exhibit. Il is nv
most ardent hope that our gallant State
may so perform her duty, as TO merit
full participation in the glory Of The co.
ming triumph. - 521 .