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will result sooner or later. General Scott took. as
all will admit, an active part In pressing these
measures. and having them Passed into laws, pro
ducipg the happy consequences whlch were sup
posed would lcgitimatcly flow from them. The
part which he took was not In corner the acts
which he did none can gansay or deny. He at
tended a Union meeting at Castle Garden while
these measures were in agitation, and there uttered
scntiments alike honorable to his head and heart;
hc il is said, wrote letters to Clay and Webstcr,
congratulating and thanking them for the part
they took in said measures; he used his influence
with friends TO vote for said mcasuref; he express
eo his warm approval Of the endorsement of those
measures by tho Whig caucus at the commence
ment of this Congress, and disapprobaion Of the
Democratic caucus for voting GOWN FOLKS resolu'
ton approving the Compromise
In this come xion, permit me to call the aten-
ton of the committee, and particularly the Wings,
to the patriotic and truly Wbig letter OF EDwARp
SrANLY, Of North Carolina, member OF this
House, when the Compromise measures were
passed-a letter that honors its talented and patri
oiic author; he acknowledges his preferences, but
at the time does justce to another, and points
is our nominee. Had the speeches of my friends
from Tennessee and Florida breathcd the spirit OF
his letter, should not have troubled this House
with any speech in relation to politics MIR. STAN
LY is long tried Whig, and stands justly high In
his own State. and throughout the Union. He is
n southern man, never even suspected OF Abolition
Freesoil tendencies; in truth, he ID known to be
the violent ana unrelenting enemy OF nll such
ciiic measures and knows the part Scott took. and
states it in his letter. will read SO much Of said
letter eicrs to that subject:
al have never concealed my opinions from any
Of my friends upon public matters, and have often
said, wha, now repeat, that MIR. Fillmore is un-
questopably the first choice OF the people OF North
Carolina; that believe they would support him, il
nominated, with ns much enthusiasm as they ever
supported MIR. Clay. Mr.. Fillmorc's whole course
as President has commanded the appreciation OF
patriotic men OF oil parties in the South, and his
approval Of the Compromise measures, his deter
nina ton expressed in his messages to regard them
as final settlement Of the questions embraced in
them, his prompt efforts firmly adhered to TO sus-
tain and enforce the laws against reasonable
schemes to overthrow them, have made deep i'm
preston the minds OF the southern people.
They want no better President, and arc satisfied
with him
''I is also unquestionaby true that Gen. Scott
has been most unjustly represented as 'thc adver-
saIy Of MIR. Filimore's Administration and an
opponent OF the Compromise bills.' It is, believe,
certain, that no man can receive the vote OF North
Carolina who is not known 10 be in favor OF main
tanning the Compr Omse acts as "a final settlement
There lsprobaby no man in the State who hodsa df-
srent opinion. Our greatest leader, MIR. Clay HIM
cell, if, in answer 10 the prayer OF millions he could
he restored TO health and youthful vigor with all the
enthusiasm which he only could excite, could not
receive the electoral vote oil North Carolina, II he
candidate, and opposed to the Compro-
mise bills.
..But it is due to myself to cay that have never
said, and will not now say, that Il can't and won't
go for Scott On the contrary, have always said
knew he was as earnest, ardent, and jealous n
friend of the Compromise measures as there was
in the United States. Ikno,o If my o,cn knowledge,
h~f he 40, bOre their passage through Congress
and aftHDdrds. ] heard him reprove northern
men who were opposed to them before they passed
Congress, in such strong terms that thought
would offend them know be ia a southern man
by birth. The country knows he poured out his
blood the northern frontier, under the stars and
stripes, receiving wounds, the scars OF which he
yet bears, while fighting against England's
naughty power in the war OF 1912. The world
knows the wonders he achieved with no' thcrn and
southern, eastern and western soldiers, in that
parsileed march from Vera Cruz to Mexico.
know he ia true republican, and has always been;
and ] have fear that such man would not
prove true to his countrys beet interest in peace
as be has been in war.
IL do not believe, at this time, there is one man
in Congress, from any section or OF any party
Whg, Democrat, or Freesoii, who does not know
General Scott is in favor Of maintaining the Com
promise In a speech Of Mr.. CAsELL, Of Flori-
ds delivered in the House of Representatives, Feb
ruary 3, 1852, he says
General Scott individually is entitled to the
support Of all Compromise men. happen to know
during the last Congress, the opinions he enter
tanned on these questions. While acting Secrcta.
ry OF War, Subsequent TO the death OF General
Taylor and previous 10 the formation Of Mr.. Fl
more's Cabinet, bdSxerted his personal influence
TO the utmost to effect the passage of the Compro
mice measures Two months have passed by, and
this declaration bas not been contradicted, and
will not be. MIR. Cabell at the same time said that
IL was almost ii entirely too late for this gal
liant soldier to do himself justice, TO extricate him
self from the false position into which the acts OF
designing men have inveigiod him; by which l
suppose he means the writer Of the letter TO which
am replying speaks Of as the influences, the at
mosphere that ia created TO elect him
81 quote Mr.. CARxLL's speech to show that Gene
raj scott's opinions were well known and mover
were concealed; and that ms " oy at the time the
speech made, told Mr.. CABrLl thought he
was wrong in saying II wos necessary that Gene
raj Scott should spread his opinions on the record,
and after he, Mr. G., bad declared that he was ZEN
titled to the support Of all Compromise men, re
marked 10 several gentlemen that thought MIR.
CApELL was mistaken in the opinions he expressed
OF the probab Of General Scott's receiving cleo
toral votes OF Southern statce; that Mr.. CssxIL's
character was so iayorably known 10 my constitu
ents, thought they could trust General Scott when
Mr. &. declared he was entitled To rho support Of
all Compromise mcni' and that thought, where ]
was known, could tell what ] knew Of General
Scotts opinions; and nattorcd myself would be
believed.
The people Of North Carolina want man whose
opinions arc known, who is worthy OF confidence,
in all the relations Of lie--of tried patriotism md
unsupported integrity. They do not want a man
who writes letters and makes pledges just before
an olcction-lctters that would require personal
explanations every ten days to enable the country
10 understond them.
.'It is an old trick, by which do not intend TO
be alarmed. 10 excite prejudice against one who
may be nominated by the wbjgs, 70 charge him
with want Of fidelity TO southern interests Mr..
Clay. General Harrison, General Taylor, Mr.. Fill
more, Mr.. Webster, aud General Scott, have all
been denounced ne Abolitionists when their
have been brought forward candidates for the
Presidency. So it will be, no matter who IL nomi
mated.
"No candidate for the Presidency is 10 be blamed
because unworthy men may try TO get into power
by supporting him, uncss he solicits their support
or ,ries to conciate them. The Aboli,ionis,s--
CLEysLANp, PaEsTos hise, and RAsrovL--voted
for Mr.. Speaker Bovp. Could anything he more
unjust than 10 soy MIR. Boyp was not worthy the
confidence of southern men because Of their sup
port
"In the Annual Report Of the Massachusetts
Anti-Slavcry Society, by iis Board Of Managers,
January, 1882, page $, occurs this passage;
"'Thc opening Of the thirty second Congress hss
not been auspcious TO the pacific hopes Of the com
promisors. At the preliminary caucus Of the De
mocrstic party, now largely in the ascendant, an
attempt was made 10 endorse the Compromise
measures, and to pledge the party to their main
tenencc. The drift OF the proposition die
cerncd, and the party declined making a WbiQ
platform tho basis Of their policy, and dividing
The spois OF ofice, a'Inost within their grasp
with their antagonists. The Democrats were well
content to allow the Wings 10 do the scrvilc work
necessary to pacify the Shareholders but they had