Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-10-30
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lebanon, ONO, OCTOBER 20, 1852.

lebanon, ONO, OCTOBER 90 1852.
| To the Editors of he National Lateligencer.
GENTLEMEN: In the Washington Union of the
18th October there is an article headed " General
Scott and the Ab0ltioaiStS-the Wig candidate
for the repeal Of the Fagitiue Stare Lap"-thel
design of which is to proge, by base forgerg, on
the alleged authority of the Hon. l.. d. CAMPBELL,
that Seen. SCOTT is in favor of the repeal Of the
fugitive slave BILL and that he would, if elected
President of the United States sign law for its
repeal" From this editorial of the " Union" III
make the following extract
Hon. LEWIS ID. CAMPBELL is Wing Representative
in Congress from the State of Ohio He was Delegate
TO the Wing National Convention of 1882 and such he
ardenty advocated the nomination Of Winfield Scott At
meeting of the Wing Members Of Congress- of which an
aooltlonis from Massachusetts (the Hon. ORN FOWLER
was president convened for the purpose of rayng the
nomination Of Scott and appointing Wing Central Com
mittee, the Hon LEWIS d. CAMPBELL was chosen to the
post of secretary This shows in what esteem
he is held by the Wing party He has always been an
aooiluomst, and hence his anxiety for SCOTS nomi
nation
Now for his testimony On the 10Th Of July, 1852
the Hon LEWIS d. CAMPBELL addressed from Washing
ton CITY, circular to his constituents which was publish
ed IN the Lebanon STAR abolition Scott paper From
this circular take extract which we submit to the
country without comment:
The editor Of the Herald published in Wilmington has
made most unprovoked attack upon If had the dis
position have not the time now without neglect of nv Of
hca duties to reply through the press AT early day as
possible after the adjournment of Congress will give notice
meeting in Wilmington at which, teiU take to
DEFEND myself and Gen. Scorr from the aspersions which the
eaoI mas attempted to cast upon out and will
attempt To- shaw that H. hypooptcal consume
mate ignoramusperhaps both have only e ask INV
stituents, and especially those of them called
that which in their characteristic beraty they will readily
grana hearing before they make up their iud gmeat
have been elected twice by ee-soil potes am be rem
resentave Of freesoil principles. know Gen. Scotto be
with me ON the subject Of slavery; he is friend of lerty
platform or no platforms and muster votes eno,ch
IN Congress to repeal the fugitive slave law believe Ne
can, 1t - within knowledge that Gen. Scott will sign TIN
law Not so with Gen. Perce he is completely sold
the South and to the dealers human blood as ever
Fillmore and Webster were. LEWIS d. CAMPBELL"
Now, Messrs. Editors am the editor Of the /
Lebanon Star, and pronounce the concluding para
graph Of the above letter an Interpolation by the
editor OF the Union-or, in plain phrase, an infamous
fo1ye,y got up by him, the eve of the election,
to injure Gen. SCOTT at the South The first para
graph contains the whole of Mr. CampbelPs letter,
as published in the Star of August g. 1852, copy
of which send you, marked, for your inspection.
Yours &c. W. II. p. DENNY,
Editor Star, Lebanon, Ohio.