The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-06-15
For President:
JOHN p. HALE, OF NEW HAMPSHIRE.
For Vice President:
CASSIUS NJ. CLAY, OF KENTUCKY.
INDEPENDENCE AND LIBERTY.

| GhDolOC SLD VI Min CClA
INDEPENDENCE AND LIBERTY.
| By order of the State Central Committee, the
| undersigned give notice that grand delegate
and mass convention Of the Freesoil party will
be held at Worcester on Tuesday, the sixth day
of july at 10 o'clock, A. NJ to consider the state
of the times, of politics, and parties, and to take
such action in relation thereto as the cause of
liberty, equality, and human rights may demand.
II is expected that the ablest and most eloquent
champions of free Democracy will be present to
arouse the people to u just sense of the tenden-
cies of that alarming reactionary movement
which has transformed large portion of the
late professed friends of liberty in this State and
in the United States, into willing instruments OF
the slave power.
The several towns and cities are authorized
and requested to send delegates in such numbers
as will testify their devotion to the holy cause,
for which the revolutionary fathers, seventy
tunes, and their sacred honor" Papers so dis
posed will please copy this notice.
HENRY WILSON, Chairman.
E. i. KEyEs, Secretary.
GENERAL SCOTT
singular deluson seems to possess the
minds of many Wings and of not few Demo
Gratis. 1t is, that in case General Scott is nom
mated for the Presidency by the Wing conven-
ton, he will receive the support, avowed or
concealed, of the Freesoi party, or at least of a
very large portion of it, How this preposter
Gus idea could have originated we are at loss
to conceive. 1t shows very stroagly the char
acteristic ignorance Of the Wing presses and
| politicians as to the motives and objects of the
| Freesoilers. What well informed man could
1 fo- n baf Fra,.o,ior,
support any candidate likely to be acceptable to
the Wbig national convention, constituted-as
that body will be, almost without exception
of Southern Shareholders and Northern dough-
faces? And what is there in the character or
position of General Scott that should induce US
to support him, notwithstanding his nomina-
ton by the pro slavery Wings? We have not
been able to discover anything. What do we
| know-what does anybody know of This position
on the great question in which we are chiefly
| interested Only this: that he openly boasts
| that it was by his exerlions and influence that
| the compromise measures were passed that
| Mr.. Mangnm Southern STAKEHOLDER, whose
| fidelity to the peculiar institution" is uuaues
toned, is 80 satisfied of his "soundness" on the
| slavery question, that he is ready TO give him
cordial support for the Presidency Only this ::
that Mr.. Botts, of Virginia, after having had "a
very long, free, and full interchange of views
with him" General Scott) has published a let.
ter in the Richmond Wing, in which he says :
"General Scott occupies no doubtful or equiv.
Deal position on the compromise, nor does he
desire to do so and If he did, would not sup
| port him, even if nominated. His views are
freely expressed to every man who approaches
| him, no matter to what party or section he IT ay
| belong. He is accessible to every respectable
man in the country, who chooses to approach
| him; and he has never hesitated to say that he
is in favor of the compromise measures in all
their parts-opposed to any disturbance, agita-
ton, or alteration of the fugitive slave law; and
he eDjoins confidence and secrecy on no man to
whom he makes this communication"
This is Mr.. Bolts testimony, from which it is
| evident that, as he says, " General Scott Occu
pies no doubtful or equivocal position on the
compromise. lie is in favor of the
compromise measures in all their parts, and op.
posed to any disturbance, agitation, or altera-
ton of the fugitive slave law" Surely this is
ext licit enough We need not enlarge on the
extraordinary figure the Freesoil party would
| present standing on snch platform, aide by
| side, with the saveholdirg Wings of the South
and the slavehunting Wings of the North
| Mr.. Stanly, of North Carolina, has also borne
| his testimony rs to the position of Gen. Scott
with regard to slavery and the fugitive slave
law II agrees with that of Mr.. Bolts. But we
do not need Southern testimony to the fact j
ia admitted at the Nortli--admtted even b,
those Whiga who profess TO be most liberal OF
the slavery question. The Boston Atlas, edited
by men who were, at no remote period, vehe
8 mently opposed to the fugitive slave law, ant
Il who have never openly recanted their anti
O slavery professions, and who are, furthermore
!, among the warmest supporters of Gen. Scott,
y claims TO the Presidency-the Boston Ada
said, no longer ago than the 10th of April last
Q MIR. Stanly says that General Scott was ir
favor OF the compromise measures We have
no doubt of that fsct---the Wings of the North
have no doubt of that fact -and vet they will
!. heartily support him if he is nominated. and
give him such vote as has not been given since
, the campaign Of 1870. The Wings of tn,
North do not wish the compromise measures &c
be dragged into the canvass They do not asl
, for candidate who is opposed to them"
There you have it. General Scott Il, ant
was in favor Of the compromise measures, o
which the fugitive slave law is one. The Ada
has no doubt Of the fact the Wings of tn
North have no doubt Of the fact; and yet tbeI