Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-10-09

British Provinces attest the diplomacy and satsmansh
Of General SCOTT.
The important civil well military services rem
dered by General Scott in Mexico have been SO recent
and are so fresh in the recolectons of his counrymen
would be work Of supererogaon to do more than cal
your attention to them.
The election of General Scott is objected to by few
because Governor Seward favored his nomination They
express apprehensions that if he is elected Governor
Seward will more less control his administration and
nfuse into it of his "hgherlaw hereses and abo
limitations Those who thus calculate reckon without
their host" and evince but little knowledge Of the
All his anecedents forbid the idea accustomed to
command for nearly half century easily controlled
much less likely to become the willing instrument in the
hands of any General Scott under the dictatoral
influence and control of Governor Seward! The very
proposition is ridiculous and carries with tits own refa
| taton
Is it not more probable that General Pierce if elected
will be controlled by the Van Burens Dix Preston King
liaet, ID. +. Butler Ceaveand Wilmot and the hosts
of aboonsts who his warm active and ardent sup
porters than that General Scott win be influenced by
Governor Seward?
have not said any thing about our nominee for the
Vice Presidency neither is it necessary should Every
knows William A. Graham, Of North Carolina The
Wings of Florida expressed preference Dor him in their
meetings and conventions. He my first choice for
that Office, and yet to learn that an objection has
been raised to his nomination by single Wing in any
section of our country He is known to be decided firm
and consistent Wing; of high order Of intellect an
able lawyer profound statesman, and gentleman of
most rreproachabe character who has filed the highest
Offices in his native State aud has served with distinction
in the Senate of the United States and the Cabinet of Mr.
Fillmore For such no Whig-certainly no South
ern Whigcan will refuse zeaous and cordial support
have extended this address to greater length than
intended could not however, say less, feeling do
the deepest soctude for the of candidates in
the Presidential election.
affords me much qualification to assure you that at
this place. the great focus of information receive from
all sections of the Union the cheering news to the
prospect of the election Of ticket The spirit of 40
and 4S anmates the Wings of all sections of the country
dissensons if any there were have been healed
eaouses have been buried and forgotten their march is
onward to in the pending canvass with the watch
words, THE UNION THE WINGS FOR THE SAKE OF THE
UNION"
Florida, trust, viii take no step backward" butt as
in AS, will give larger majority in proportion her po
puaton than any other State in the Union We shall then
command that consideration and influence with the adj
of General Scott to which, as consistent
Wing State of the South, we are entitled All this we will
accomplish if the Wings of Florida true to themselves
and true to their principles.
Let us bury and forget all real or imaginary griev-
ances give up personal predictions and the bal
lotbox in November give for ScorT and GRAHAM such
an overwhelming majority will retain for the posi-
ton we so gloriously in 1848.
Your friend and feow-c citizen,
JACKSON MORTON.
WASHINGTON, SEPTEMBER %, 1852