The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-10-22

10 former article adyerted TO points in one :,
Hon Truman Smiths documenis-lhat is 10 saw ons y
those that he has been ranking 10 Virginia with AZ.
audabe desiga OF persuading the good people Of NJ.
State 10 bring into power himself aud Corwn, and Bo,.
and Seward and Johnston. aud Preston under cover Of N.
availability OF the military cheitan Major General YIN
field Scott OF The United States army. 1 will now no,
few additional items in this admirable doeumen,- ~
s CONTRAST -
Page 0. "The first thing the Wing Convention r.,
Batmorel did TO take up this subject he pla,io,
and make satisfactory disposition OF it, They e,n..i
declaration OF principles 10 be drawn up and 10 b NJ
scented TO the Convention. II maturely consd,sS'
the yeas and nays were called; every man was
quired 10 declare his opinions and the pIallorr
was adopted by an overwhelming majority in AL
vance OF the selection of candidates In no other w,v
could The business be fairly or properly done vim
out II The convention would have been a mere syv.
CATION OF dlscordant materials, without any comma.
bond OF union, and utterly incapable OF being world
into any form OF symmetry or desirable propor,oos :
Very true. But in ls4s The Philadelphia Why CoOysn
ton that nominated General Taylor made no declaration
Of principles. and adopted platform The busiOs,.
then not fairly or properly DONE and tina, couy,o.
lion was, by your own admission, "a mere aggreeaio,
Of dscordant materials. without any common bona !,
union, and utterly incapable Of being worked into ,0s
fom of symmetry or desirable proportions
1t is true that the late Democratic Convention Ala ~
actually adopt the platform before making nomination
but the platform prepared before the nomination ,d
fully known and understood by the convention. IA
subsequently, adopted, according 10 the showing n
the document under review, with a few disssn,o,
yoices"--some three or four. The platform was adoOs
in full convention with only some three or four dissent
ing vocesand this moi only according TO the demoe,,
record of the proceedings. but according 10 the Nation.
Era (abolion organ) and the New York Journal Of Com
merce. Independently whose editor was present q, ,b
time, to say nothing OF other ample and incontestah H.
dmony 10 the same effect.
Page IL. But who pretend TO compare his T(,.n,
Piercesl qualifications for the presidency with those n
Cass, Marcy or Buchanan. 10 say nothing Of Butler and
Douglass Why have veteran statesmen, who have been
almost necessarily present in the public coancs for tbe
last half century, been set aside in favor OF man who
has no higher preensions," SC Per contra, on psps
Is, we find: "Nor has he General Scott concealed
them This opinionsl in fact bat he thought it und,gn6ed
and improper TO enter into auctioneerng scramble for
the presidency, did certain democrats lCass Marcy
Buchanan, Douglas, and Buer,] who exhibited them.
selves not long since in the shameful attitude Of bddins
for that high Office, by threatening veto in advance
for which, and other misdeeds they have been deserved
y laid on the shelf" General Scott, il appears b,,
lately laid aside his dignity, and gone out on an election
eering tour. He spent few days at Old Point in Viz
GINA, but he has spent weeks in raversing Pennsy,
MIA, Ohio, Kentucky, and New York in quest Of sis
for military hospital
II incompatible with General SCOTS dignity 10
make public his opinions OF the Compromise and fugitive
slave law, but his dignity prevented him from pub
fishing his opinions on all other subjects-nor on ihow
otter he had secured the nomination
We are told in the above quotation from the doeu.
ment that the Wing Convention made " a satisiacoy
disposition of the platform" To Seward & Company il
was no doubt very satisfactory dispositions" indeed
81 u,embpra Tnearlv .nurfh1 voted
pressy against it, and larger number would have 90 70
ted had they spoken out their real opinions -
On page 10 is given General SCOTS Castle Garden
speech in proof that he favor OF Mr. Clsys Com.
premise scheme. That speech having been delivered
February 25,h, 1850, before the fugtvesave act BE-
came a part OF the measure, is quite IRRELEVANT Be-
Sides there is nothing in that speech but the common.
place declaration in favor OF tho Unon-a declaration
in which no man joins more loudly than William S.
ward He, indeed declares that the Union staH be pre-
served and the constitution shall be violated
Page 20. Among the charges against General PIERCE
that he voted against The OF july 1885, 10 ernd
charters OF certain banks 10 the District Of Columbia"
Perhaps The author of this document may likewise b.
Interested in behalf OF Mr.. Gallahers Union Bank and
other Tommies Of the District HM
On same page ii is alleged that Franklin Pierce yod
agans. the act "for the relief OF The sufferers BY fire
The city Of New York = on which it is remarked,
Mr. r would seem 10 have very little compassion Ia
MS fellow men, whether they suffer by fire or BIZ rair
on thus question The vote stood-yeas ll3, nays q5;
mat "a members besides Franklin Pierce "woud seen
TO have very little compassion for their fellow men,
whether they suffer by fire or by saisr."
II IS also complained that Mr. Pierce voted against an
act TO qudate "ihe claims OF citizens OF Georgia agans
The Creek Indians prior TO 1902" But was moi this
sort Of Galphn business
on page 20 we have a rebash of Parson Foss But
Greeley as all The world knows, denounccs Mr. Pierce
az TIE worst pro-sayery bunker" IN all New England
On page ~ Mr. Pierce is styled "norhern MAJ
with southern principles" and is General Scott souh
ern man with northern principles or a Seward man with
no principles
On page 20 we have a eulogy on General Scott iron
the pen OF the celebrated Dr. Claiming who attributes
TO the General "the spirit of philanthrops," But Dt
Charming was ultra abolitonis and with him abol
ton was pure philanthropy. Such are some Of he
beauties of THE CONTRAST. There is another con
trast now exhibed-it is, on the one hand Major Gen
eral Scott, Of the United States army stumpng through
the North, and blowing his own eeconeeriog trumpet
and, on the other, quiet, unobtrusive citizen at Con-
cord with no high claims to speak Of awaiting in Vn
repose he verdict Of me peop's
SPECTATOR
PETERSBURG, October. 1852.
Address Of the Democratic state Central Com