Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1852-1853, 1852-07-08

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piper supports so5ttwilhout pledges general
|s6asls whole past life is pledge that IN HE pub
lie aois whatever station he may hereafter hold
'he win consult The gsneralwelfare Of his coun-
Ivy On ihe Compromise, in 1850, he pledged
himself when he said in speech at Union
meeting al Castle Garden" But when the cry
Is that the Union is in danger, and rally is
made 70 support IT, / would have been coward
and recreant il had not also rallied" The
meeting at Castle Garden was a Union and
ComprOrnise meeting Gen. Scott was not a
"soward or rccreant y on that occasion, and
he never will be. Tie stuff towards are made
Of is not in his composition. He pledged him
self when he wrote to Mr.. Webster, on reading
the latter's great speech upon the compromise.
He again pledged himself, when, after reading
Mr. Clay's first great speech in favor Of the
Compromise, Gen. Scott immediately sat down
and wrote to Mr. Clay in substance as follows
have, in my day and generation, fought bat
ties which have gained for our common country
some little renown and glory. These, however,
might have been won by other men; or IL lost,
would have been repaired by the indomilable
| chivalry of our brave soldiery. But the great
battle which you are fighting, involves all that is
glorious or immortal of,the present and the past,
all that is dear and hopeful Of the future. II is
Idle battle Of the preservation Of the Union and
the Constitution, the perpetuity Of our republic
can institutions. | trust in God that You may
be successful in your patriotic undertaking.
For most heartily approve of all The measures Of
Iyour baI, and ,UiH giUctO them a cordial and
Energetic support.
He pledged himself again, by his energetic
efforts to procure the passage Of the Compromise
measures through Congress - efforts prominent
and effective enough TO call upon him the ana
themas of the freesoilers. A prominent freesoil
democrat charged in speech in Congress, that
Gen. Scott exerted "a powerful influence in
favor OF these Compromise Measures !" that
he exerted himself =" to the utmost, in pushing
through this series Of measures, the slave.law
included that through SCOTS influence I" they
had sort Of second pentecost on the wing side
of the house; they went over and out by scores;''
that he Mr.. Cleaveland) was in Washington, at
the time, and heard from every quarter, that
General Scott was as active and energetic in his
efforts, as any man in Washington" Mr.
Cleaveland further stated - and now rocollect
that Congressman were his audience = that
these measures were passed mainly through
the influence of Clay, Fillmore, Webster, ScorT
Foote and Cobb. These ,cere The men irho carried
them through, AND EVERY MAN VINO WAS IN
4 THE Last CONGRESS KNOWS rT.''
Gen. Scott again pledged himself, and thi
time the pledge was ssrrstta'," and ..ovsr his owl
{ signsture," when he sent the following dispatch
i to the National Convention, which was read BY
Mr. Jones, during the casting of the final ballot
on which Gen. Scott was nominated:
WAsHINeToN, June 81, 1862.
Having the honor Of being the nominee fol
President by the Wing National Convention,
shall accept the same, with the platform Of prin
lciples which the Convention has laid down
Please show this TO G. b. Duncan. With Sespec
to friends, WINFIELD SCOTT.
The platform Of principles on which Genera
Scott has thus placed himself, declares a determi
nation on the part of the wings of the Union, Il
maintain and enforce the Compromise Measures
"the Fugitive Slave Law included," and pro
claims undying hostility to agitation of Tho
slavery question.
With what semblance of sincerity can NOR,
pledges be asked Of Gen. Scott by his opponents
In the name of wonder we ask if he has no
lgiven pledges enough to satisfy the widest ex
IRENE Of stiff-necked incredibly? The charg,
against him Of in6delily TO the compromise is
foul SANDER, whose inventors and willfu abettor,
will yet be severely rebuked by the openly ex.
pressed sentiments, and by the votes of an indig
nant and once deceived people.