Southern shield., 1852-09-18

What will the vile slandere1's of the glorious Old Hero say to this just tribute to his worth and fame, from the great gun of the Democ- racy? Gen. Cass said eff any one expected him to abuse Scott OR THE WHIG PARTY, they were much mistaken. GEN. SCOTT WAS A GALLANT SOLDIER. WHOSE| NAME WAS INSCRIBED ON THE BRIGHTEST PAGES OF AMERICAN HISTORY"
 Remarkable Letters and Remarkable Rea
 sons.
 Some weeks since we gave a very full re- port of speech delivered by Colonel Wat son G. Haynes, of Putnam county. New York, to the Democratic National Conven- ton, sitting in Piusburg, Pa., on the l2th of August last. Our readers will remem- Der the two very remarkable main reasons given by Col. Haynes for his support off General Pierce. The first of which was that, should the General be elected, the A b. olitionists who might aid and assist in bring ing about that result :" will take their full
  set their influence agains, slavery and make 1t effectual p The second reason was that "Gen. Pierce's New Hampshire friends, as was fully shown by their votes against aboshing the anti-Catholic provis- ion in their State Constitution, are deter mined supporters of Protestanism and oppo- nents of Popery." In the same speech Colonel H. stated that many of the leading Abotionists of the North who were ranged under the banner of Franklin Pierce "knew their man," and that they would be able to exert, after the election, sufficient in- fuence over his mind "to bring about re- peal of this abomnable Fugitive Slave law"
 Since then two letters from this individ- ual have come under our observation. The following, addressed to the editors of the Republic, we insert entire:
 August 30, 1852. To the Editor ofthe Washington Republic:
 SIR: Permit me 10 contradict a vile re- port, now going the rounds of the newspa- pers, 10 the effect that 1 was sent to Pitts burgh through the influence and at the re- quest of the Hon. Horace Greeley and the Hon. ". II. Seward. To which l have to say, thatit was as impossible for either of those gentlemen 10 know of my intention of attending there as that will be the next President of the United States.
 No oman living attempted 10 induce me to go there and do solemnly aver that no individual in this world knew o{ my intend ed course of action there.
 am not the man to be controlled, nor are the honorable names mentioned the men to be a party to any base transaction
 recommended Mir. Pierce on Freesoil ALti-Popery, and an;i-Maino law grounds.
 WATSON c. HAYNES.
 GARRIsoN's, Putnam County, N. '.
 The following paragraph from another letter, addressed 10 the Washington TeIe- graph, will also command attention:
 q reply, that l consider the nomination of Mr. Pierce as an entire and complete triumph of Freesoi principles over both the old parties, by bringing new unknown before the country, who can unite all ele- ments of the great Democratic party to- gether and who can rally to his supper! ali the great leaders of the Free-soil party at the North on Free-soi principles, the better to carry our cherished objects, in his cleo ton.
 In the second place have entire conf dence in General Perce's strong anti-Pop- cry sentiments; in proof of which, the great champion of ani-Popery principles, the Rev. Dr. BrOWnloW, Is now sustaining him."
 We have all along been of the opinion that there was something concealed under the aIacrty with which hundreds and thous- ands of the foremost Abolilionsts of all the North rallied 10 the support of Gen. Pierce; and as the revealing hand of time develop ed causes and reasons, we have laid them before our readers. Such men as the Van Burens, Dixes, Bryants, and Chatfelds, of New York, and Brinkerhoffs, Cables and Carters, of Ohio, Halett of Massachusetts, Atwood of New Hampshire, Wentworth of Illinois, Cleveland of fConnecticut, Thurston of Rhode Island, Hanlin of Maine, Senator Walker of Wisconsin, Buell. of Michigan, Wilmot of Pennsylvania, and thousands of others, radical and unadulterated Abolition ists, but shrewd and calculating men, were not likely to abandon the doctrines of years and go over to the advocacy of man who was apparently opposed to them on all i'm portant points in moment, without there were sufficiently strong reasons, evidences, pledges, or understandings, placed in their hands, or communicated to them, to induce such an astounding somerset. It may be said that these men are wholly unprlncl- pied. Very well. This is point the ar eument of which does not devolve upon us. They are supporters of Gen. Pierce, un- principled or not. They are striving to en- compass the defeat of Gen. Scott, by fair or foul means, and they are known to be