The southerner., 1852-09-18

Bankrupt Law, another one of the squad,
had cheated many honest people out of just
debts, and how the Bank would have been
foisted on the country had Gen. Scott been
President. IF such were his principles
then, and he says they were eonrict'ons, and
points to them the civil incidents of his life,
with exultant satisfaction, what may we ex-
pect should he be our next Prcsident!l
lie then examined his naturalization policy
Its sinconsistencies-its deficiency in states
manslike sagacity-clear incompatioll-
ty with constitutional LAWN q word, ex-
hbited his letters on the subject, as an un-
paralleled political regeneration.
Mr. Branch here read Gen. SCOTS Cana
da letter, and in conjunction with his oppo-
sition to the annexation of Texas, pointed to
it as sclearly eyincins his views on slavery.
Not willing to ''fraternize'' with those who
were ..bone Of our bone and flesh OF our
| flesh" whose manners, customs, interest anu
Laws were identified with ours, he would yet
take to his close embrace, in fratcrnaI SYM
pathv, the country of all races, largely
sprinkled with free ncgroes-the runaway
slaves OF the South Why was this so-save
that one would strengthen the slave power,
I TlOS oil
the ..known Incidents or rather letters of
Gen. Scott, excepting his Atehison letter,
which time did not permit Mr.. Branch to dis
lcuss. In this however, Gen. Scott went for
the confederation even to determination of
slavery.
l. Mr.. Branch now came to the last letter Of
Gen. Scott-his letter of acceptance, and not
Ihaving time to go fully into its merits and
dement's, he passed over the first part oft,
intending to speak Of it in connection with
the nomination, and took up the part about
prescription. This he clearly proved to
Ihsvc been inserted to please the freesoilcrs;
for it expressly declares that no Democrat
shall be benefited, and it was we'll known
that the great dissension in the Wing ranks
was caused by Mr.. Fillmorc's prescription
of Sewarlites. What then could so surely
nqt.onaYi.e, as he calls it, the Wing party, as
| i 10 hos hat hn Il o.F
no such principle. But said Mr.. Branch,
Mr.. Stewards influence stopped not here
Let us go back to the nomination. AMI
here, he felt it unnecessary to detain the au-
diencc, the Gentrys, Toombs, Stevens the
true Southern Wing presses had established
the existence of such an influence, in speech
es much more cogent and powerful than he
could make. Their authority was whig, and
of course reluctantly assented to. They must
| have had the best of evidence. Not only
| this the nomination was nearly strictly sec
| tional, and was advocated By the whole free
soil wing of the Wing party, AMI Mr. Sew
ard congratulated them afterwards on the
''auspiciousresult," for "rreedom and toll
Grafton" He had seen Fillmore attempt to
break down his influence, and he was deter
mined to (and diD show him, who was the
stronger party-and well might he congrat-
ulate his instruments and allies on the ..aus-
piciOus result" All the Freesoil papers had
raised to their masthead the name Of Scott,
and in the wake of the Tribune, had declar-
ed that no Compromise man should be elect
ed. They all now support Scott. Southern
men, Mr.. Branch said, point to the platform.
They run the platform, while the North runs
the nominee-each in heart repudiating the
other. How long, he would ask, had they
loved platforms SO well? Surely their afEec-
ton must be of very late origin. He then
examined the platform showed that it was
not so comprehensive on the slavery oues-
ton, aid not SO: fully deprecate oil agitation
as the democratic platform did. But said,
admit that it did, was Gen, Scott fully COM
mitted to it? Did he in the bold open words
of frank old soldier speaking from the full
ness of his heart, give it his approval? Did
he not take it as one acting per force? AS q
dose requiring all the sweetness of the nomi-
nation, to modify its bitterness? Here again
whig testimony, wing eloquence, and whig
sagacity had left him nothing to say; for they
had fully met the questions.
But, said Mr. Branch, let us examine into
the claims of the Whig party to the credit of
this compromise. He then showed conclu-
slvely, that twas chiefly the work of Demo-
| crltS-DnmOprot re ruI,o koJvo l.