The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-07-08
CARLISLE, esq,
Chairman Committee, &c.
The Presidential Canvass.

Tho Presidential Canvass.
In presenting yesterday the documents bear
ing upon the Presidential question, we were
compelled to bring our remarks to somewhat
abrupt conclusion, without especial comment
upon the card of the members Of Congress who
have withdrawn from the support Of General
ScoTT. OF those who signed that card there
were but two WHlGs, and they were COM
mitted by their antecedents that they could
with proprlety adopt no other course than that
of Indifference or silence during the present
canvass All the signers of the card excepting
Mr.. GENTRY and Mr. WILLIAMS had aban-
doned the WHIG party long before the conven-
ton.
Two reasons are assigned in the card for the
refusal of its sgners to support General SCOTT.
One Of them is the alleged fact that he had re.
fused TO give Rypublic opinion in favor Of
the Compromise" "up to the time Of his nomi
nation" and that his letter Of acceptance does
not remove this objection. The other is that
he is the favori,e candidate of the Freesoilers,
or Disunionists of the Northern States.
With regard to the first objection, We have
only to say that it has been perfectly we'll
known that General ScoTr was in favor of the
Compromise measures al the time Of their pas
sage, and that he has on all occasions freely eX-
pressed himself in conversations on that subject
down to the meeting of the convention. We
made this statement of his appreciation of the
Compromise in the Republic more than year
ago. Governor CLEVELAND, no friend of
General SCoTT, has stated the same fact ex-
plic,ly on the floor of the House; and Mr..
CABELL has declared it to be within his own
knowledge that the Com promise had no better
friend than General ScoTr. But he has not
written letter! Nor has General PIERCE
1t is claimed by the Evening Post as one of
the grounds on which it justifes its support of
Mr.. PIERCE, that he had refused to answer the
letter of Mr.. r. G. ScorT, calling on the pro-
bable candidates for their opinions in regard to
the measures Of Adjustment. Mr.. PIERCE has
written no such letter Wherein, then, does
he stand on any better ground in this respect
than General SooTT2
But General ScoTT is the candidate of the
Freesoil Disunionists This is proved by the
suggestion that Mr.. SEWARD is in his favor.
scented to the VINO National Convention by
the States which pressed him upon the last
convention. Is it sufficient objection that
any faction has awaited itself of this fact to
profit by the popularity of General ScoTT
But how is it with Mr.. PIERCE? Mr..
JOHN FoRsYTH, behalf of the Seces-
sionists and Disunionists of the South .
alleges that Mr.. PIERCE is the " CREATION
and CHOICE of Mr.. SoULE and the men who
act with him, and that they are the "AUTHoRs'
of his nomination. Mr.. RANroUL, who in
Weighed SO bitterly against the WHO'S and
Conservative DEMOCRATS for "eating south
em dirt" is a friend of Mr.. PIERCE. The
! VAN BURENs, father and son, the head and
! front of the Buffalo Convention, are the friends
and supporters of Mr.. PIERCE. Governor
CLEVELAND, PRESTON KING, Mr.. FLOYD, Mr..
CAMPBELL, Mr.. MoLoNr, Mr.. WiLMoT, Mr..
DorY Mr.. DUREEE, and the whole line Of
Democratic Freesollers, are the friends Of Mr..
PIERCE. The Albany Atlas and the Evening
Post sustain the course of Mr. PIERCE.
Now we would ask how it happens that Mr..
PIERCE may be without exception the nominee
of the Sece5sionists, and the accepted candidate
Of the Democratic Freesoilers; and that our
Union" men par ercellence find such great
difficulty in the support Of General ScorT2
When this riddle is solved to our satisfac-
ton, we may have one or two further sugges-
tions 10 PROFOUND in relation to the card Of the
Union seceders.