Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1852-1853, 1852-07-21
MIR. TooMBS ON GEN. SCOTT,


Convention-the friends and enemies o! 1ns
mise measures. The former were divided between
Nj Fillmore and Mr.. Webster, and The laueI co"-
contracted on General Scott. The result OF ''eiI Ia
bors was that the compromise was adopted, ana zen
Scott was nominated. The Free-sol w hl9s OIL Ihe
North have complete control OF the wing oIgahLa
ton in all Of the non-savehoIdIng States ana Scot'
success will be their triumph. and triumph Ia'd' "
the principles of the Union Wings, both Norm ana
Souih The wings who supported Gen. Sco'. Io'
the nomination were the men who had oeen mus
tive by speech and pen, from the beginning " ~
excitement, in promoting sectional sule anu u'ei ~,
The men who stood here in 1852, were' from 'Io
beginning the end of this great slavery agl"nom
opposing the settlement OF II, and are 10 'IlS
hour, deadly hostile 10 the principles upon Y, honoa
was made. In their party conventions d. noe,
throuohout the whole North, during the last "o
one Of them, my knowledge, has conior'neu 81, ~
those principles. In their elections last year, III Ue
two great States Of Ohio and Pennsylvania, tina! party
nm candidates who known to be averse TO them'
Ohio ran one who voted against them In this House.
who voted against them in the Baltimore Convention
and whJ, believe, is now chairman OF Inc wing
General Committee of the United States
Mr. Campbell, of Ohio. Will the gentleman allow
me to ask him question! desire TO know II III
gentleman did not himself vote against portion OF
that series of measures ! -,
Mr.. Toombs. did. voted against the Oil au-
hitting California into the Union
Mr. Campbell. Did not the gentleman also vote
against that abolisng the slave trade IN the DIsrc
of Columbia
MIR. Toombs did not but will give the gen.
tleman the full benefit of his question. should have
voted against that bill if had been here when il2as-
sed the House. l was not here at that time
TCries of Go on ~ go on"'
In Pennsylvani the candidate of that party was a
gentleman who known to be decidedly hosuie
to these measures AT both conventions which noml-
mated these gentleman, Gen. Scott was nominated
for the Presidency and the candidates nad tue iul
benne6t of the association. These elections resulted
disastrously the Scott candidates and interests.
These results somewhat cooled the ardor OF the Scott
Free-soil Whgs and at the opening OF nis session
was announced TO the country thata Wing Congress
sona caucus had endorsed the Compromise. 1t was
very soon ascerained, though, that no friend OF Zen
Scott could be found among IFS supporters he
question was soon tested in the House; the test dis
closed The Scott Wings where they had always been
against the Compromise; there were but twelve
Northern Wings who voted for II; and believe all
of them are to be found among the friends OF MT.
Webster and MIR. Fillmore national WhigS-who
have upon all occasions since their passage aVo"eu
their determination to accept these measures as
peace offering. without reference to their votes upon
Them. This all asked.
We do not wish to go behind the passage OF these
measures for objections TO public men. We were
willing that this settlement should stand as PacIfl-
cation-what we approved, and what we did not APP
prove. Wewee willing 10 do 1t for the sake OF tran
guilty. repose, peace TO the country and all sections
of the country. We willing that this adjust
should be considered act of amnesty for past
differences of opinion upon the general question OF
slavery, and to support in good faith, any and all
are many in this House who voted against some, and
even all OF these measures, but who still willing
stand upon that ground, and who do stand there,
who had opposed them in their Judgment. InJurl-
to the rights of their own sections of country,
but, for the sake of the peace and quiet of the Re-
public, and, inasmuch they were acquiesced in by
a large majority of the American people, North and
South, they accept and maintain them. l honor
them for it. But find none such among the friends
of Gen. Scott. They have endea vored in every way,
10 stife those principles when presented, and they
endeavored TO prevent their afirndnce whenever and
wherever they could. TO prevent their atfrmance,
both Northern and Southern supporters OF General
Scott made speeches this floor ad vocatng the policy
of going into the presidential election without
the enumeration OF any principles whatever Some
gentlemen from the South who had been supporters,
butt admit, reluctant supporters, of the compromise,
were willing to accept Gen. Scott without any pledge
of his fidelity TO these great principles, while they
knew his friends were opposed 10 them. But the
voice which came up from the people, even through
the imperfect medium of their delegates their
vention, compelled them to pause, to tremble,
yield. They did wisely to heed the voice in demand
ing the resolutions; but they will hear its thsnders
again, for not needing it, and giving it utterance
In the selection of its candidate they will not, they
ought not, to submit 10 having their principles put
into the keeping of their enemies They will demand
principles and men, and make that demand ehectual
at the bdot-box in November.
The friends of the compromise demand no section
al candidate. They were content to accept the pre-
sent Chief Magistrate, whose name and fame have
Deen luenLlHeQ win lneSe measures. They
willing TO accept the great New England statesman,
Notwithstanding their many points of disagreement
with him in the past. He had thrown the weight of
lis mighty intellect into the scales of concord, in
the darkest and most perilous hour of the conflict;
and Southern compromise Wings, at least, would
have struggled with pride and energy to have seen
the greatest intellect of the age preside over and direct
The affairs Of the greatest Republic in the world.
These men defeated in the Convention bv the
enemies of the compromise measures because thew
were its friends. This the true reason of their
exclusion. And is sufficient reason for the friends
Of that measure, North and South to oppose and de-
feat this nomination. My action shall respond to my
convictions.
Shall we select between these two candidates
My preference would be for some citizen known TO
The people for his public services in civil life-some
citizen disconnected from these OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
citizen devoted to his country, and not to faction
one whose wisdom and virtue have been tested by
experience in public affairs. If such name shall
be presented to the American people, without refer
ence 10 results, would give him my support.
Will affirm the principle and maintain the truth,
and though may not be able 10 succeed against this
combination; and ye though all else may be lost in
such contest, honor will be saved, duty will be
performed, and great principle will be asserted. We
must leave the rest 10 time and truth.
But what are the Union Wings TO do, if that con-
tlngency does not happen! This question would not
be al all embarrassing if the majority in the Conven-
lion which nominated Gen. Scott had put him before
the country on their own principles. The difficulty
arises from the fact that the resolutions passed bv that
body announce sound 2rinciples-principes which
we approve. l object TO but resolution in the
series, and that is at least equal to- if not better
than the resolution upon the subject in the Dem
ocratlc platform. mean the relating to internal
improvements. The Wing resolution asserts the