Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1852-08-05

ington which doubt not is truel They say
that a Southern man called upon General
Scott and told him that everywhere 10 the
south it was SAID, 'rhat in the event of his
election Seward would rule the government"
"Tell me-" replied Scott, "that Seward or
any other man can influence me one step
beyond what my judgment and sense Of
propricty dictates! Sir, when that time
does arrive, desire all mankind shall write
the word infamous before and behind my
name, and that shall descend to my grave
with the curses of my countrymen heaped
upon my head!"
! But Gen. Scott has done more than in
| dulge in mere declarations. Before the
| Convention assembled, Me Southern dele
gates met Notwithstanding all northern
men from their councis-and they laid down
platform of principles, and reported them
10 the Convention, and which the Conven-
ton adopted and passed. Has Gen. Scott
equivocated or lodged a direct acceptance
of them! No, sirs, he has not! After the
10th ballot, when the Convention adjourned
| went to Washington. 1t was on Sunday
| went to General SCOTS house, and said
to him, you have seen the resolutions which
the Convention has passed-do you approve
of them? ayes, sir" replied Scott, II cor
daily approve them all--and / will say so
or de-" This, now, was before he was
nominated, and in less than thirty minutes
after he was nominated his answer was in
the Convention accepting the entire plat
form And now what man in the world
can object to Scott on this ground? What
more, / ask you, could he have done than
pledge the toll of his long life, and the char
acter which he has acquired, in the vindica-
ton of those measures? When we consid-
er all this, it is only matter of astonish-
ment that any man can doubt him. There
is no man in America who stands higher or
is purer than Scott! In the whole history
of these measures there is no man who was
more ardent in their support during their
pendancy, and there is no man who will
more faithfully stand by them, or is more
unequivocally pledged to their support !
Sirs, human nature can give no more, and
reason and common sense have nothing more
to ask!
, But it has even been insinuated that am
not exactly myself pure! Well, gentlemen
| will not consume our time in vindicating
myself from such an egregious Charge
This, however, will say, that if there is
any man in the world who believes that am
tainted with abolitionism, let him die in his
folly--I care not to convince him otherwise!
For my conduct am responsible to my con-
science and 10 my God: and when l am
charged with being too close with the north,
l can only say, that when am satisfied that
all the patriotism in the land dwells upon
this side of Mason and Dxon's line, for
one, will be disunionists! Twill be ready
to dissolve the Union of the States! But SC
l long as l believe that patriotism is not local
but dwells in every section and part and
parcel of this glorious Union, will be ready
; 10 go TO any part of it-and wherever the
star spangled banner may wave, 10 call that
my home, and not be ashamed TO be fount
5 dwelling there! Sirs, ! do not aspire tc
| those honors which are 10 be obtained by tho
abuse of any section of our country. lie
: those have them who may desire them-foi