Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1852-1853, 1852-09-11
CAMPAIGN DIALOGUES.
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aspiring to the Presidency
Aaassuer-As told Mr. Orr, in 1914, az have
been often named for that Office by different party
individuals, in the last nine years, without being
much exhilarated by the compliment"
Q-Do you remember any thing of certain
movement made by your Rochester friends in New
York, in the year 80?
A-That is thirteen years ago.
Q-I see a communication in late number of
the Washington Union, concerning that movement;
are the facts stated by the correspondent, true?
A-Well, they have not been denied
Q-Is it true, then, that your name was hoisted
by the Rochester Daily Sun Jacksonian Dem
ocratic candidate for the Presidency?
At seems so.
Q-What were some of your recommendations
as held forth by that paper?
A-That was GO firm supporter of Jackson
that " the Scott men were in favor of Ex-Presdent
Jefferson and Jackson's measures that would
firmly and faithfully carry them out "-and that it
was deemed an insult of the grossest kind, both
as to Gen. Scott and republicanism, to call Gen.
Scott Wing" So said the Sun of April 20,
1889.
Q-What was your platform then as to the cur
rency?
A-The Sun gave it as follows GAS to General
SCOTS politics, we keoaU HIM to be in favor of
gold and silver currency, and of an Independent
treasury "-and again, eve reiterate former
assertion that Gen. Scott is in favor of gold and
silver currency and of the independent treasury
On regard to this subject, what platform did
the said Scott organization in New York lay down? ?
A-That they were &C irreconcilably opposed to
the re-establishment of National Bank in any
form that we deem such an institution hostile to
the spirit of our institutions arstocratca in its ten
tency, and corrupting to the public morals"
Q-What did they resolve about the good old
Democratic School?'
4" That we deem it indispensable that the
Executive department of the government should
be filed by patriot of the good old Democratic
school, and that in Gen. Scott we recognize such
patriot"
Odd you visit Rochester during that year?
Al did, and saw the prominent members of
that organization, and expressed my appreciation of
the whole movement.
Q-What did you tell them about your Demo
cratic afinities and services
A-That had, in the language cf the Roches-
ter correspondent, "upheld every Democratic adj
minstration under which had served" and as to
Gen. Jacksons administration ~ carried 1T through
on mey back" dc.
Q-But to change the subject, General: Were
you not requested, previous to your nomination at
Baltimore, by Wing members of Congress, and es-
pecially by the adherents to Messrs Fillmore and
Webster, to inform the public, over your own name,
whether you approved the compromise measures,
including the fugitive-slave law; and whether you
would support the same as final adjustment of
sectional differences?
Al was so requested, and did not answer in
writing, as 1 thought-and stated in my letter
of March, 1s51-that it would " disgust the pub
lie -; and my friends Stanly and Bolts afterwards
properly added, it would have looked like bidding
for the Presidency.
Q-But how happened it that your friends in
Congress, in their Caucus last Spring, did not en-
dorse said measures as a final settlement?
A-My friend, Senator Mangum, ruled the pro-
position to do so I" out of order.'
Q-General, did you "decide not to aOrite to
the Wing Convention or any member of it before
the nomination " of candidate?
Al did, and so expressly wrote to Mr.. Archer
at Baltimore during the session of the Convention
Q-tWas not Mr.. Archer "member " of the
Convention?
| A-Wen, he eOas.
| Q-What did you aUrite to him?
Al wrote to him that {" had decided not tc
write to the Convention or any member of it, be-
fore nomination, but if that honor should fall tc
my lot should in my letter of acceptance givt
my vieaOs the compromise measures in terms al
least strong in their favor those read to him
two days BEFORE. Mr.. Bolts read the letter to the
Convention, and made good deal of fun out of it
| Q-And what were the views you read to Mr.
Archer two days before on the compromise?
A-They were contained in the Resolutions Of
the New Jersey Wing State Convention.
Q-Is there any allusion to, or mention Of, the
compromise in that Resolution?
| A-None.
Q-And did you, in your letter of acceptance
"give your views on the compromise measures
according to your written promise to Mr.. Archer
and, through him. to the Convention
Al did mott accepted the nomination " with
the Resolutions annexed" and stated that IL had
not aOrittea a aUord to procure the nomination"
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