The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1852-08-13

Aea ea eas7nohest or dISnoneSt--t0 defeat Mr..
Pierce and the Democratic party. There Is
strong evidence, too, tending to show, thar
in regard 10 this purpose there isl perfect UNI
Tderstanding between them. How else can
We account for the sacrifice of Messrs Fill
more and Webstef2 What had these gen
tesnen done TO incur the displeasuIc ofthe
whig party, erccpt TO stand by the compro-
.mises oflhe constitution, against the attacks
ofthe abolitionists? II may be said, per
haps, that Mr.. Webster had rendered himself
obnoxious BY retaining his post as Secretary
of Slate under President Tyler when other
members Of the cabinet resigned and we
are willing 10 accept the explanation.
But certainly nothing ofthe sort was or could
have been urged against Fillmore. And what
other charge could have been brought against
him2 Had he not discharged the duties OF
his high place TO heentire satisfaction Of his
party ?-in.all other respects we mean, than
in regard TO the single subject Of Slavery, -
II SO, did not sheer justice demand that the
party should show its approval of his course
|ey. .Lestowing upon him the Nomination.
But no, this could never be. He had com,
Ilitted the unpardonable sin. He had dared
10 interpose between the aboli,ionisls and
the constitution Of his country, and he must
.
be sacrificed. We challenge our opponents
10 assign any other reason for his defeat.
But this was not all. Not only must
Messrs Webster and Fillmore be defeated buI
the chosen candidate of Seward, Greeley
Johnston and the other "higher law" aboli-
tionists, must be nominated. That candi-
date was Winfield Scott. He was the man
whom they demanded, and he was the man
who, accordingly, received the nomination.
Thus The abolitionis,s had obtained all they
desired--the wings had conceded to them all
they could grant. But these transactions
were too glaring 10 go down with the ma,
tion unless disguished. It was not TO be
hoped that the South would acquiesce in
being thus openly sold 10 their most inveter-
ate enemies. Some thin disguise, ,at least must
be invented. A platform was therefore CON-
cocted seemingly recognizing the rights ofthe
South in their fullest extent but neverthe-
less worded in such manner as to admit of
double construction by men of easy con-
science; thus leaving loop-hole for the ma
jority Of their presses and leading men al the
North 10 slip out at, while the few who were
not quite abandoned enough TO resort 10 such
duplicity, might make clean breast of it,
and re2udiate the whole thing.
Thus The compact is perfected and ope-
rations commence. The abolilionisis in
the whig party go 10 work nigh. and main.
But there are abolitionsts out of that party,
and some who are not in the secret--some
who could not be induced to participate in
such an open fraud even upon shareholders.
These must be managed, because it is of the
last importance that the organization shall
be kept up, as it is perfectly clear that if ev-
cry voter in the country shall vote in accord
ance with his political opinions, the whig
party must be defeated The National Era
heretofore, the central organ Of abolitiouism
puts forth oil its ingenuity. lis object clear
ly is 10 induce all who can be so induced, to
vote for Gen. Scott but by all means to pre-
vent any from voting for Mr.. Pierce. To
that end il denounces the latter in the most
unmeasured terms, draws unfavorable con-
trasts between him and Gen. Scott, and
strives III every possible way to impress up
on the minds Of its readers, that l. is their
first great duty, by all means and a: all hsz-
ards, to defeat him. To tina. end, also. it in
sists strenuously upon separate org,niza-
tion Of their forces, with John P. Hale, or
some other democrat as their nominee. In
the meantime others of the faction are not
idle. Some, indeed. undisguisedly ayow
their determination 10 vote for Scott; but
others retain their positions in the abolition
lst organizatio though insisting that DEM
ocrat shall be their nominee.
Now who can contemplate all these things
without feeling convinced that there is full
and cordial understanding between the Nor
thern portion of the whig party, and the
prime leaders Of the abolition faction?
But the evidences do not stop here.
Mr.. Wade, the abolition whig senator from
Ohio, few days since wrote 10 D. R. Til
den, another gentleman of like kidney, ur-
ging him to give his support TO Scott, assu-
ring him that Scott would "sooner lose his
right hand, than show countenance to sla-
very" Accordingly, Tilden has complied,
has mounted the stump forScott and reads
this letter to his abolition friends to induce
them to join him.
Can evidence be stronger? Is it not clear,
beyond all possibility of doubling that there
is corrupt combination between the north,
ern wings and abolitionists to defeat the de-
mocracy? And how can the honest and pa
triotic portion of the whig party give their
10 such combination? Are
they willing to purchase an empty triumph,
even granting it to be in their power-by