The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1852-10-16


relation Of master and slave in the District
of Columbia--in other words. to nhni "A
slavery in the District. Ia the la, clause.
of course acknowledging the power of y
State so TO do. he ssys !,js hipb mora
obiiga,ton of masters and sia.eholdiur
States to emplov all means no, .ncompati.
bic with the safety of both colors 10 ue!io
rate slareru rre, 10 ertsrminaf,o9 Now
the mower helm, conceded in hath the Dis
,iict and the slsy.holding States is il nos
sible To coneeiy. that "a higb moral OH.
cation" rests unon the latter To sboI, IA
slavery within their limits while Their. 10 no
Obligation" to abolish il in the District al
Columbia Tb.,e ia M .sca,e from ia.
conclusion that when Gen SCOT, reppcd
that letter. he was in favor of ,bolshiny
slavery in the district of Columbia. AMI ol
EMPLOYING all means Ia effect il mot in
compatible with the safety of both color "
Indeed. 1t we're idle to attempt TO disguise
tn. fac, that this whole letter of Gen. Scott
be,ravs the deadiest hostility to the ins,i>
tuition Of slavery as it exists IA all the
southern States
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made by two or three aboi,ionists whose
f,na,icol sche,,oe Gen Pierre. had socce.d
ed m defeating tai OF itself aud uncon-
,rndirted. tins. tn sav the least Of il. WIS
very questionable testimony. 1, ha. since
been entirely DESTROYED Ly the counter.
statements Of aInos, an the persons who
were present At the meeting, and bv the
emnhNtical denial of ten. piefeo himself
und,r ms own hand. Judeinp him. then.
by the most reliable of all tests. his acts
sad votes. i, Is no, to be coutrovertci that
he stands boldly up before the country the
persistent. steadiast. aud faithful friend OF
the constitutional rights OF our much. abused
section. Now. how stands the case with
Gen. SCOTT /, tltnro ANYTHING to relieve
him from the highly Objectionable ground
upon which he placed himself IN his unior.
tunate Atkinson letter in 1873 regret
To say, that IN my opinion, there - not.
HIS anteceden's are bad, ms intermediates
are worse, aud bis consequents worst ot all.
We have looked little into the FIRST le' us
now glance moment nj IN" second, as
presented By the manner aud circumstances
of his nomination.
viii not stop here to dwell on tn" well
known fact, tina, Tor more than wear be
fore the meeting Of the VIII. Convention.
it was matter Of potorie,y thai Gen Scott
was the preferred candidate for the prcsi
dency oi the leading ifeeso, politicians in
the three erca, States Of New \ ork. Penn.
s,yAnia. aud Ohio. nor that his name and
popularity were aetuslly used by two Of
these gentlemen. Mr. Johnston Of pennsyl.
,ania. aud Nj Aiu,on OF OHIO, Ia aid OF
their election to ;heeuhernatorial chnir Of
their respective States pass hv these
,hings. aud the very sjgniiean. refusal of
cen. Scott. to disgust the pub,ic by de
dning Ais position on the slavery question,
and come directly to the Wing Convention
a., ,ho vo,es of what see,ion vas Gep
Scot, nominated. and s,nder whs, circum.
stances was HI. nomination eg,ctcdf A,
wn. nominated hy one hnndred thiriy four
noribe-p ra,rs and f,rrafy 6re southern rates.
making the aggregate on the CIV third bal
lot Of ono bundled and li,y nine votes
What were the circumstances under which
tb, nomination vas made IL was made
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