New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-10-16

Gen. Scott wrote, but what he wrote; and the
position he now occupies, and which he has all
along occupied, is decided and hearty support Of
the whole Compromise in all its parts. as final
settlement. What more can be required:
It has been objected to Scott, that Seward,
Greeley and Weed support him. Well, do not
both the Van Burens, Preston King, Hallett,
b. f. Butler, David Wilmot, the father OF the
odious proviso, and many others of like Aboli-
ton opinions, support Pierce: If the support
Of the latter candidate by the Abolitonists Is
entirely consistent with his soundness ON the
Slavery question, how, in fairness, can it be
alleged that The support given to the former, by
persons of like opinions, argues any unsound-
ness in him upon that question: Is it supposed
that Seward will influence Scott' And shall
Pierce not be influenced by such men as the
Van Burens, and King. and Hallett, and But
Ter, and Wilmot'
But, sir, could we have nominated any candi-
date to whom our opponents would not have al
legged a like objection Had Fillmore or Web
ster been nomnated-for the injustice done to
whom the locofoco press have expressed such in
dgnant complaints-would he not have been
charged by that press in the South with aboli-
tionism, or at any rate with being unreliable for
the South; while at the North he would have
been every where arrayed as a pro-slavery man,
unfit to be trusted by Northern freemen Surely
he would. Why not Scott has been charged
with cowardice, and surely those who make this
charge would not have been withheld by its
mendacity from charging Webster or Fillmore
with abolitonism. .....
II appears, then, sir, to me, as MIR. Fillmore
has said, that General Scott is entitled to the
support of every true whig Surely we Of the
South may well confde in him Born and
reared in Southern State, accustomed to
slavery from his infancy, having his relations
and the friends of his youth here, what is there
in the antecedents of his early life to justify dis
trust' Honorable in his principles, true to his
engagements, and shown in his past life to be far
removed from all that has the appearance OF
fraud or duplicity; brave soldier, true pa
| triot, with his name renowned throughout the
world for what is noble, and lofty and generous,
he cannot but be found faithful in every future
as he has been in every past emergency lie is
q whig a well known, long tried whig heholds
our opinions and will maintain our measures in
the administration of public affairs Let us
then, either give him our support or acknowledge
that there is nothing valuable in whig principles
and dissolve our party organizations at once ano
forever.
have made no reference to Mr.. Graham, MOI
because do not share with you the honest prid
of every North Carolina whig in the nomination
of that gentleman, and the hearty desires fo
his election, but because to him no exception ha
been taken or can be taken. Eminently quail
fed, as he is. for discharging the duties Of tn
second office, and fully equal to all the demand
of the first, should he be called to fill it, ever
honorable State pride adds force to the geners
considerations of patriotism and duty which re
quire him to give full and energetic support
the whig nominees This, for one, shall Gel
tainly do Respectfully, your pobedient servan
GEORGE Z. BADGER.