The Yazoo Democrat., 1852-07-21

the otner. In order that the reader NAV under-
stand the whole of this, we shall publish to-
morrow leading editorial from the New York
Courier and Enquirer, one of the standard organs
of the whig party.
What have the compromise wings. or the
southern wings gained by the compromise pro-
LESSONS after all their fpss about it? We all re-
collect the laughable scene of smoking out letters
in the convention; tie private epistles with
vague promises, without commmlttal Scott
was at last nominated without single pledge
Finally, he only says: sHaving had the honor 10
be candidate before the convention, accept
the nomination with the platform of principles. .
He does not even formally endorse the platform;
he does not pledge his support he does not say
it accords with his sentiments. The editor OF
his chief organ, the New York Tribune, deies,
scorns, and spits upon the platform. He says
the Scott men yielded much; they ought to
have resisted but that it will not always be So "
Sixty-nine, nearly one half that nominated
Scott, voted against the platform outright, and
the rest yielded it. not that they liked it, but for
the sake of the candidate.
Read the following from staunch whig paper
that has stood by Fillmore in his efforts to sup
port the constitutional rights of the south, and
see what the wings have gained
SPLITTING ON THE PLATFORM We should, per-
haps. apologize to our readers for the word used
in the heading of this article: but we choose to
let the Tribune's insult go forth IN all its filthy
force TO the eyes, ears and stomachs of the chiv-
alrous delegates from Tennessee, Missouri and
Virginia, who abandoned Fillmore in the con-
ventlon, and gave their votes for Scott. Horace
Greeley the champion of the aboIitionists, the
pet of Seward, who calls the constitution of the
United States '@an atrocious bargain" says to
the Baltimore delegates, 'Ispit upon the plat
Itorm!" And this is the conductor of the
leading organ of the whig party! For, sneer as
we may at the isms and absurdities of the Tri-
b1ne, it reaches more northern readers, in Its
daily and weekly issues, than any other journal.
1t is affiliated with the Albany Evening Journal,
and the entire abolition press of the country
And why are all these rampant, radical anti
compromise journals in favor of Gen. Scott,
who is well known to be conservative, even to
the verge of arstocracy, by nature, habit, educa-
ton and vocation .Is it not that they may kill of
Fillmore, Webster and all others, who have had
a hand in framing, adopting and executing the
fugitive slave law? Is it not, that, after " bar
gaining with the south for platform, in orde
to secure their man, they may insult the very
man they have inveigled, by "spitting" upon
their principlee, and growing over the Yankee
tricks" PLAYED in the great national farce at Bal
timore?
The union men have been abused without
measure or mercy, for the last three years. by the
woolly editors and woolly politicians of the
north; and now since both national conventions
have adopted their principles, Greeley and his
faction "spitH Upon The platform" while embra-
cling with fatal hug the candidate who accepts
and stands upon that platform o, consisten
cy thou art jewel unknown to politicians!
1t is doubtless impolitic to assert these unpal-
atable facts just at this time; but policy is not
our guiding star. We should do violence to the
truth and to our own impulses, if we hesitated
to give utterance to the indignation with which
the great conservative heart of the country beats
under the insult which, in plain English, reads
thus g We made sham bargain to take your
platform in exchange for our man. We have
got our man, and we now spit upon your plat
form.'
Tennessee, Missouri and Virginia, please put
tina, in your pipes and smoke it; and when you
want your niggers caught, call on your Balti-
more delegates to catch them. You don't catch
US al it.
This is what the wings have gained. They
have handed over their friends to the mercy oi
the abolitionists, withScott at the head. Where
will they find friends in their party north when
f next time they call for help; and where viii
they themselves be with an empty platform
with candidate aud President, if thep shoulC
be so unfortunate as to elect him, really pledged
) to nothing and in the hands of Chief Magis
trate controlled by the anti-slavery faction 0
their party Z?
Let the Scottites answer this view of the case
, and not invent their own objection and then con
fute themselves
II We have givena true exposition of the who'll
businets, which intelligent wings understand
Hence they say BY scores and hundreds, we vii
not vote for Scott. They are right, and all whig
f who love their country more than party shoul,
fellow their example.
: OCE Mr. Clay leaves three sons, no daughters
] But one of his sons, Thomas, was with him whel
he died. He is the eldest and a farmer, residin
lin Lexington and near Ashland. He is abou
fifty wears old. James B. Clay Mr. Claws sec
ond son, and the late Charge to Portugal, is
: farmer engaged In heavy business near 81. Louis
He is about sc. John. the-youngest son, sabou
90 wears old, and resides at Ashland with HI
: n1,lher. Mr.. Clay has had twelve children
and but three of the number survive him. 1t j
-, .l,a he has left cfYnneteucv for his family