The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-08-19
SyrToN, August 6, 1852.
Georgia..


The following letter from Wing gentle
man of Sumter county, Georgia, is published
in the Savannah Republican. 1t merits the
attention of wavering Wings:
"AhERIovs, August 10, 1882
"My DEAR STA: received yours OF a recent date
before left home, and noticed what you said
on the subject Of the Wing party. deplore it's
condition; there is necessity for it which can be
substantatcd by the facts We desired Mr.. Fill.
more's nomination by the late convention; but
should we break up or abandon the Wing party,
or go over to the Democratic party, simply
because favorite was not nominated, when
the convention gave us platform of princi
Piles satisfactory to US all, and candidate of high
character and distinction, and Of great public SER
vices. and who approves of the political principles
laid down in that platform? l think not. am
sure we should not thus act. Tho Wing papers
have acted most shamefuy and ridiculousy. They
have withheld from the people important truths,
and communicated most infamous falsehoods, to
prejudice the minds of the people against General
Scott, who is the regularly and fairly nominated
candidate of the great National Conservative Wing
party Of the Union-not because General Scott 10
not with on all the great political questions
which we advocate, but because he was not their
individual choice; or, rather, because he was not
the choice Of Toombs and Stephens. am we'll
satisfied that they all wrong, but fear il il too
late to rectify avoid the effects of that wrong.
fear, in other words, that we cannot give the vote
of the State to General Scott, but We must try to
do it.
elf we had the newspapers to set forth the pro-
per facts to the people, could carry Georgia for
him yet, but this have not, cannot have,
without the friends of Scott being at great expense
in establishing papers, Giro ulatng documents. &C.
Some Of our friends seem to be determined to run
a third candidate. II 10 bad policy to do GO. No
good, in my opinion, can result from it, but much
harm. Such ticket, while it cannot, in my
opinion, carry Georgia nor any other State in the
Union, may give Georgia to Pierce; but my opin-
ion is that If third candidate is run in Georgia,
that it will make poor run. l may be mista ken,
but do not think it will hold out to the end Of the
"trnok." believe. too, that the second Pierce
ticket will come down. That was a most unncces-
sary ticket One Pierce ticket was quite enough
for Georgia, indeed il one too many. The
second one. in my opinion, will receive but little
countcnance-it gets none from me. The truth lie,
we should oil give up our partialitics for Fillmore
and Webster, and give to General Scott our
dial support. 1t ia tho only consistent, national,
safe course, and for shall pursue that course.
hope TO be in Macon next week at the Scott Con-
vention-can't you be there? The truth is, we
should rally and rally at once. IL Is shame that
any Wing sholld support Pierce and the infamous
platform adopted by the party who nominated
him. am as ardently Wing AZ ever was-in.
deed more 90 if possible. am less disposed to
trust the Democratic party, composed as IL 10 Of
Dsunionists, AboIitionists, Flibusters, Intcrven-
tionists and Democrats, than ever was.
al have no idea that we should be at peace with