The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-06-26

first deliberately acted upon in political concave,
and then deliberately published in The letter as polili
cal manifesto. Writing at the end OF 1871 he thus fixes
the beginning Of ihe year 1888 the date when this
monstIous conception first formed itself in his mind He
says;
"Those views have their origin in hr stormy elections
OF the spring II 1885, aud Dnirmed ia tie week that
the Harrison electors chosen in New York
Further in the same letter OF November, isll, he
says;
Fired with Indignation two friends sat down with me
in my paor the Aor House, November 1901 10 draw
up address designed 20 rally American party. The
day after the election sol for the Soah. and have
never kaown precisely why appeal was not published
Aud again, in the same letter:
Coaeuring fully in the principles Of the Philadelphia
movement, should prefer assuming The name OF Amer
republican, In New York, democratic Americans,
as 4 should respectfully suggest"
"Concurring fully in the principles OF the Philadelphia
movement We w,ll not charge upon that misguided
movement, nor upon any American movement, as de-
signed, all the awful consequencas-the burnlngs OF
churches and the numbering of men--wich grew out OF
it, Bat those consequences have passed into history
too mouniuly and scandaousy TO be fogolten
or ever remembered without pang
And these are the 'principles"-the convictions
the convictions not to be "enounced--of the cand dae
whom the wing party has put in nomination Tor the chel
nagstracy of this coantrythe asylum AL the home OF
the victims OF European oppression Let the people
ponder the significance of the fact
We know that two subsequent letters this subject,
written by General Scott shortly before the presidential
nomination of 1885, when he candidate for the
nomination, have been produced reraetoa, partial
or total of sentiments which had been convictions"
with him ron 1885 up that me-a period OF tthte:n
al hu fuynl az
we 90 on with our exposition Of General SCOTS platform.
Suffice il now to say OF Them that to minds, and,
we think, 10 the public mind they only consumnae
the odousness OF the picture They show that these afro
cous principles, looking TO the total disranchisemen OF
millions Of adopted citizens not only originated
in General SCOTS mind in 1895. where they were TO
slumber for years, till an impulse OF passion and
temporary occasion caused them to be acted upon in $780,
and then published in 1884, but that they were view of
an approaching presidential nomination, TO be summary
and suddenly off, like old clothes years after
wards, in lS4s! And all this done by General
Scott in the face OF his boast that his principles"
convictions which know no change
This is the candidate in whose hands the wing party
are seeking 10 place the presidency of this republic
The Democracy United for Pierce and King.
We copy the following article entire from the Republic
OF yesterday because il states clearly class of questions
going the rounds of the wing press, to which think
proper reply should be made:
.sWHo WILL HAVE THEM THE metropolitan organ of
the democracy is exceedingly anxious itself and
its readers into belief that all the soundness belongs
the democratic parry The South is assured thati The
platform adopted In the las, minutes OF the convention
puIgaed party from all heesies, and drove them for
shelter the wing ranks IL is painful have dispel
the illusion, but the following scrap leaves alena
tive;
"'Thc Akron democratic Standard heretofore free-soil
paper has raised the flag Of Pierce and King We believe
Le Whole reeso OF OHIO. with the pon OF the
nee OF the DsInocfatc National Convention
Thiss the statement the Pitsburg Post, democratic
print with the of Pierce and King its editorial
head With single exception then, the whole tree soil
press OF Ohio Is enlisted the service Of the democratic
nominees and is engaged in proving the free-sors
and aboonsts OF the State that their desires will be
eectoay served through the agencies Of the democratic
parry infer the platform which the 'Union'
has eulogizsd ext lcit to be msapprchended
evaded, h after ALL 10 b. eatrd Of force by the fac
ions Of The party that the party Knowingly retains In
is ranks sections hostile principles which il pro.
poun ms the waichwofds OF It's canvass ~
In reply this, say that the position OF Gen. Pierce
on the sectional questions has BEEN and now as well
known and as justly satisfactory to the whole South as
that OF any other in tins land II is clear, con.
sis,ent pre- emineny national record without one blot
cratic Convention, which he accepts, as he says 10 his
noble letter OF acceptance because this is expected
Of candidate. but because the principles embraces
command The appreciation OF my judgment and with
hem believe can safely say there has been word
nor act OF my life in conflict"
II is, furthermore, well known that Gen Pierce,
thus marked and placed. in his whole career upon
the sectional questions, the nominee OF the
onal democracy under the lead and presentment OF
the sound and stauncb democracy Of The Old Domin.
on." and tina, all the support which is given to him 10
any quarter is given on this distnc, understanding OF
his whole character and position.
The support therefore, which is given TO him BY the
journals to which the Republic refers ia gwen we are
bound TO presume because those journals believe that
The lime has come when their views, heretofore ex-
pressed upon sectional questions settled nterpose
no obstacle their aiding place in power democratic
statesman whose whole life and whose recent declara-
tons combine 10 give The most ample and conclusive
guarantee that in far The sectional issues
cerned his action will be controlled by the principles
which have heretofore controlled H. and thai he viii
gard as the democracy declares, the settlement Of the
sectional controversy be longer open to disturbance
or 10 further sectional ssiiation
Now IL Gen Pierce had, like Gen. Scott, been brought
ortoord by abotons,s ntslavery agitaors their
preferred and didindies caaddaisnominated by them
against the protest Of the united South TO be elected by