Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1852-1853, 1852-02-18
SCOTT AND THE COMPROMISE.

We make the following extracts from a letter of
Washington Correspondent of the New York Tri-
bune, dated Feb. 2, 1852:
1.-THE fugitive-slave law is in the way of electing
Wing President. Why it is SO. is plain enough, as
We will show. The Southern Wings, ever since the
passage of the Compromise measures, have been
fighting their battles on that platform. Their news
papers. members of the State Legislatures, members
of Congress-, stump speakers ia general, have plant
ed themselves upon these measures They have Civ.
en- them their out and out support, through thick and
thin. They have sustained them the leadi ng mea-
sures OF Wing Administration, and by them they
have elected 10 stand or fall.
Here arises the difficulty. The Compromise
sures, as we have seen. being resolved into the Fug-
tive Slave Law, and the Wing party of the Southern
States having planted itself thereon land not HAVING
yet recovered from the heats the contest on
Slavery question it deems itself under the necess-
ty of fighting the Presidential battle the same is
sues and imagi ines that no candidate will the
purpose of uniting and carrying the party unless he
make protestaon in advance that he is Compro-
mise man man which means, in other words, that
he is firm supporter of the existing Fugitive Slave
Law.
Now so long the Southern Wings hold on to
this conviction, just long there be union of
the Northern and Southern Wings on Presidential
candidates and of course. considering the political
complexion of the House, there can be no election of
a Wing President. And thus it comes that the Fu-
giiive Slave Law stands in the way of that result
| 1t is well known that the Northern Wings, as well
as all parties at the North entertain great repug-
mace 10 TO the provisions of the Fugitive Slave Law.
Any law for returning runaway negroes would be
distasteu enough but the existing law is especially
and justly odious. For this reason. Whig Presi-
Dental candidate hope TO carry single Northern
State, If he to The especial advccate and
supporter Of that InU in ,vOrd, and softly speaking,
IF he aOere to run rs q &" Compromised candidate.
But there is no reasonable doubt of the ability OF
Gen. Scott to carry every Northern State, that went
for Gen. Taylor, with the addition of Ohio into the
bargain if he were to without without reference
to this ISSUE Such is the conviction of the best
formed men from all of those States. All that is
wanted toinsure moral certainty of his election
therefore, is the support of the Southern Wing States
And so it becomes question solely for Southern
Wings to decide whether or not we shall have
Wing President at the next election. If they insis
upon Incorporating such and ridiculous test
the code of the Wing party (not adherence the
Constitution, not adherence to proper Fugitive Slave
law even,) the support of certain specific, existing
Detective repulsve law, then it is inevitable that the
Wing party is sundered and defeated. -
= There it is. in plain language. We told by
Wing paper, that if the Southern Wings expect te
elect President they mist make up their minds t.
take Gen. Scott as he Isl and that they thinL
of " ridiculous ~ st test that of the fugv.
Islave law. We are told, furthermore, by Norherr
man who knows the state of Wing sentiment in tina
section, that Wing Presidential candidate cal
hope carry single Northern State,'' if he shouIe
be the supporter Of the fugitive-slave law
a friend of the Compromise. - Do not these facts
establish beyond all question the charge frequently
made by this paper, that the Wings North Tadi
cally unsound the question Of slavery4
But this spondent, it seems, has strong faitt
in his Wing friends of the South. Hear what h.
says in conclusion:
g" But have faith to believe that the Wings O
the South will, in good time. and acknowIedg '
the mpossibity that the Wing party can run Pre-
sidental candidate, the and mean issue o
adherence to the letter of the Fugitive Slave Law
and cease intimate that such course is essenta
to success in the South. We shall he slew to be
lieve that any Gordian knot attaches the wing party
to any such chariot this. But if it be so. ar
ready for the sword of any political Alexander which
shall cut it,.
What will the Wings of the South say TO that
Will the leaders stand their ground, will they
from their love of the spoils, give up their position il
behalf of the Compromise Will they, in othe
words, go for Scot