The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-07-09

either 81 tW,se divisions IN defence 0fite pecus
liar tsael1 The compromise resolution which
wss sdo,,,ted meets the question fully; the can.
didatAs nominated have put themselves fully,
plainly, aud distinctly upon H. Therefore the
requiPition of the Union party of Georgia Is
fully complied with, and these candidates are
open to the support Of the members OF that
party, without any surrender of its principles.
II is true there were many in that convention
who had uniformly opposed the compr omise
heretofore, and some who d. nov oppose it; but
this class is neither numerous nor formidable.
The compromise divieion of the party succeeded,
both in its principles and its candidates. Their
triumph was complete, and promises TO pc en-
during.
II is deeply to be- regretted that the same re-
suit did not happen in the Wing convention.
There were but two grand divisions in the latter
body-the friends and enemies Of the compro-
mise measures. The former were divided be-
tween Mr.. Fillmore and Mr. Webster, and the
latter concentrated on General Scott. The
result OF their lab0rs was, that the compromise
was adopted, and General Scott was nominated.
The Freesol Wings of the North have complete
control Of the Wing organization in all Of the
non slaveholding States, and SCOTS success
will be their triumph, and triumph fatal to the
principles of the Union wings, both North and
South The Wings who supported General
Scott for the nomination were the men who had
been most active, by speech and pen, from the
beginning Of this excitement, in promoting sec.
tional strife and discord. The men who stood
here in 1850, were, from the beginning to the
end of this great slavery agitation, opposing the
settlement OF it, and are, to this very hour,
deadly hostile to the principles upon which it
was made. In their party conventions at home.
throughout the whole North, during the last
year, not one of them, to my knowledge, has
conformed to those principles In their cleo
tons last year, in tue two great States Of Ohio
and Pennsylvan'., that party run candidates
who were known to be averse to them. Ohio
ran one, who voted against them in this House,
who voted against them in the Baltimore con
venton, and who, believe, is now chairman of
the Wing General Committee of the United
States.
Mr.. CAMPBELL, of Ohio. Will the gen.
tleman allow me to ask him question? !
desire to know if the gentleman did not himself
vote against portion of that series of mea-
sures?
Mr.. TOOMBS. did, voted against the
bill admitting California into the Union.
Mr.. CAMPBELL Did not the gentleman
also vote against that aboIishing the slave trade
in the District of Columbia?
Mr.. TOOMBS. ! did not; but will give
the gentleman the full benefit of his question
should have voted against that bill if | had
been here when it passed the House. | was
not here at that time.
(Cries of "Go ont" "Go onr'
In Pennsy lvania, the candidate of that party
was gentleman who was known to be decided
ly hostile to these measures. At both cOnven-
tons which nominated these two gentlemen,
General Scott was nominated for the Presiden-
cy and the candidates had the full benefit of
the association. These elections resulted dis.
astrousl to the Scott candide.es and interest.
These results somewhat cooled the ardor of the
Scott Freesoil Wings; and at the opening of
this session it was announced to the country
that Wing Congressional caucus had endorsed
the compromise 1t was very soon ascertained,
though, that no friend of General Scott could
be found among its supporters, The question
was soon tested in the House; the test dis
closed the Sco.. Wings where they had always
been-against the compromise; there were but
twelve Northern Wings who voted for it; and
believe all of them are to be found among the
friends of Mr.. Fillmore and Mr.. Webster--Na.
tional Whigs-who have upon all occasions
siace their passage avowed their determination
to accept these measures as peace offering,
without reference to their votes upon them.
This was all we asked
We do not wish to 60 behind the passage of
these measures for objections to public men. We
were willing that this settlement should stand
as paciticatiOn-what we approved, and what
we did not approve. We were willing to do it
for the sake of giving tranquility, repose, peace
to the country, and all sections of the country
We we're willing that this adjustment should be
considered an act Of amnesty for past differences
of opinion upon the general question of slavery,
and to support, in good faith, any and all who
were ready to stand by and maintain it. There
are many in this House who voted against some,
and even all of these measures, but who are still
willing to stand upon that ground, and who do
stand there; who had opposed them as, in their
Judgment, injurious to the rights of their own
sections of country but for the sake of the peace
and quiet of the republic, and, inasmuch as they
we're acquiescod in by a large majority of the
American people, North and South they accept
and maintain them. honor them for it. But
| find none such among the friends of General
Scott They have endeavored, in every way, to
stife those principles when presented, and they
endeavored to prevent their afiirmance when
ever and wherever they could To prevent their
ahrmance, both Northern ard Southern support.
ers of General Scott made speeches on this floor,
advocating the policy of going into the next
Presidential election without the enunciation of
any principles whatever. Some gentlemen from
the South, who had been supporters, but, ad
nit, reluctant supporters of the compromise,
we're willing to accept General Scott without any
pledge of his fidelity to these great principles,
while they knew his friends were opposed to
them. But the voice which came up from the
people, evan through the imperfect medium of
the delegates to their convention, compelled
them to pause, to tremble, to yield. They did
wisely to heed that voice in demanding The res.
outions; but they will hear its thunders again,
for not needing it, and giving 1t true utterance
in the selection of the candidate; they will not,
they ought not, to submit to have their princi.
Piles put into the keeping of their enemies
They will demand principles and men, and make
that demand effeotua at the ballot box next No
vember.
The friends of the compromise demand no
sectional candidate. They were content to accept
the present Chief Magistrate, whose name and
fame have been identified with these measures
They were willing to accept the great New Eng.