Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-10-02
NATIONAL INTELLIGEF SCER.

AS the personal and political fir end and fellow
townsman of President FILLMoR g no man we pre-
sumo experienced more since jre regret that Mr.
Fillmore did not receive the u animation Of the Bal
timore Whig Convention tn ON did Mr.. HAVEN, the
able Representative in Cor ress Of the city of Buff
falo. He was, we believe present at the Conven-
ton he watched its III .ovements with deep soGci-
tude; he saw that its proceedings were fair, and,
though Its decision vas adverse to his hopes, he
knew it was fairly ade; as good Republican he
bowed to the will of the majority the choice of
the Convention, if. it did not fall on him whom he
deemed most VIC ,rthy, had fallen on one whom no
man could stan d up and pronounce unworthy; and,
therefore, SO ar from permitting his disappointment
to comproml Sc his duty as Wing, or to abate his
ardor in ur holding his party and its candidate, he
acquiesce' in the nomination, and on all occasions
strenuor sly advocates the election of Gen. ScoTT.
Thef e remarks are necessary to just appreciation
OF the sentiments which we give below from speech
late y delivered by Mr.. HAVEN, on the occasion Of
bis denomination for Congress. What he says of
zen. ScoTT's personal character peculiarities is
singularly just as every will admit who has had
opportunities to study the Generals disposition.
Mr.. HAVEN said:
The signs of the times are auspicious. Wehave been
somewhat distracted we have hardly known position
There have been many currents and under-cur
rent that the old Wing ship has not yielded readily to
the helm but sir, by forbearance, by toeraton by
taking time for reflection enabled to learn
position The clouds breaking away The flag ship
on the deck of which walks the admiral in command
is clearly ahead in the distance running in clear
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true compass. When she reaches her moorings the
fourth Of March next the present commander will be
leased duty and Commodore Scott with papers
and clean bill of health viii go board and spread
sail for four years cruise. cannot tell what may be
done elsewhere. They assured at Washington-and
you they supposed understand these things
therethAt the election sf Gen. Scott depended upon the
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His county. nothing to prevent her giving her
vote this fall in good spirit not quite as large
majority as she did for Gen. Harrison Why should she
notf
"we are all friends Of the present Executive. Let
take hold and vindcate ourselves and yindcae him by
giving an old fashioned this fall. will become
sponsibe that Gen. Scott if elected will be the sole
sponsibe for his administration He surrenders his
duties his dangers and his responsibilities to
set of Whatever he believes be right he is
quarter whatever Why, it is not his habit CUSTOM
when he has drawn out his army and set them in battle
array against the enemy to take counsel of his orderly
sergeants his ensgns his captains how the thing
is to be done The whole subject arranged in his
mind he cooly gives his own drectons is responsible
personally for results; and always quite sure, by that
MEANS of Why, sir he has told us in some of
his late letters what political subjects his opinions
and convictions he spoke them, sir, as man having
full knowledge of himself and his temperament His
opinions truly his convictions; and, when he has
carefully surveyed subject and formed his opinions let
small get out Of the way for basing his actions on
his convictions he is always to execute his purposes
Such his history Give that he has come to
right conclusion q subject, and win give you any
amount Of bail that he will accomplish his designs with
directness and certainty. We all in Erie county
for him in 1s4s before Gen. Taylor nominated; has
he forfeited confidence since? know him to be a
firm friend Of the Administration, true whig and an
honest man If do justice TO him. If do justice to
the President nay, in my Judgment if we do justice to
ourselves we shall give him good vote as we did
Harrison and Taylor"