Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1852-10-19

Gen. Scott in his true light before the coun'
Try. need but remind the people OF The
fac, that the late Convention Of the "Nalive
American party" repudia,ed him, and NOM
mated another person as their candidate for
the Presidency. But Gen. SCOTS "new
plank" on this subject has disturbed the re-
pose Of my colleague, as well as Of the
honoaable gentleman from Georgia, Mr..
TooMBs Il is little remarkable, iha,
whils. every other person on this floor is
assailing Gen. Scouts views on the vexed
question of slavery, my colleague mos. care
fully avoids approaching that subject No,
word from him on The merits of the Flu.
gi,ive Slave Law. Why is this2 My col.
league lodged the vote on The passage ofthe
bill in the las. Congress, and he has dudged
the vo,e on The "Hilyer resolution" endor.
sing il. in this Does be wish 10 be under
stood as being for the "Io,ali,y and finality"
here. and in favor Of notifications Of TINT
law amongst his Free Soil constituents at
home ? Ii would have been interesting TO
US, though perhaps not profitable ~ him, to
have heard him on tha, subject. But he
flies off 10 the "alien and sediii0n laws,
and the naturalization hobby. and anon re-
CARDS The proposition 10 allow foreigner u
vote who fights our battles one year, as
most iniquitous Now, Mr. Chairman, re-
gard that foreigner who casts his lot in this
"land of the ftee,' and faces the cannon's
mouth of our enemy under our glorious
stars and stripes, as quite as deserving the
right of suffrage as The one who may locate
in my colleagues district. sell whiskey a,
the cross roads, and eleclionepr for him as
q candidate for Congress. Lauph'er.]
Mr.. GAYLORD. |, is in your district
where they make whiskey. Laueb,er
Mr.. CAMPBELL. True. sir. The diff.
erence between US is simply this. we make
it-you drink it. Laughter.
Mr.. POLK Mr.. Chairman. | call for
the enforcement, Of the MAINE liquor law"
[Loughler.]
Mr.. CAMPBELL. Tha, might improve
both the manners and habits Of some mem
bers.
SLAVERY.
Gen. Scott has been assailed most bilerl Y
! IN this floor, in regard to his views upon
slavery. | do no. propose to renew the dis
! cussion upon tina. subject now. have
made no effort 10 do so during this session
because have been unable to sea the ad
5 vantage 10 any portion Of the country 10 be
} derived &om il; and al this late period
: when we are all preparing to separate, some
/. of US, perhaps, 10 meet no more forever
] have no desire TO s,ir, up the embuered feel
8 ings which are, and must in the nature o
d things continue 10 be, the unavailable fruits
j. of such discussions. At a proper time
). nm ready 10 meet the issue. For myself,
y have but 10 say tina, my sentiments hay'
eLbeen recorded and stand where have ey
u er stood. NV principles are my own and
:. shall no, allow any party, or any poIitca
y p. p.a,lorm. making Conventions, to chang
Them until my own judgment satisfies me
y am in error.
!. The honorable gentleman from Gcorgi'
r Mr.. TooMBs] bases his opposition TO Ger
N eral Scou upon the reasons given in the ca
,g .rac, which quote from his speech Of Jul
lg Sd:
RS "General Scott would have acted wisel
n. and we'll not 10 have invited scrutiny in
III his pas, opinions on slavery. There are
Us known incidents in that life which con
al mends i.sclf upon these great questions
the approbaon of Southern man. Pol
Irs 10 il. He is q faithful soldier and an ho
oruble man, know. Tha. he will do wh
he saws, | believe. object that he has n
said wha, we require; ,ha, he has not pledg
lie, himself 10 stand by and firmly carry @
in these grea, principles; and therefore, as
al believe him TO be true 10 his own principle
he and honest in holding them, will NOT lr'
him where i, is no. clear that they agr
me with mine. ....
ler "My hour. am informed, is near its 1e
er. mina,ion; and shall therefore be compel
'od 10 pass by his Canada letter, 10 which
em tended 10 make reference. intended TO
md anime his Atkinson letter, and 10 show It
ore every one Of the incidents Of tha, history
CO, which he has so unwisely invited The scrl
urn nv of lhe people is agains. him, and spt
,rumpe,.,ongued against his being trusted
iial on this great question. do moi know
single sentiment ever uttered by Gene
:. Sco,, in relation 10 the principles settled
ION, ,he compromise, or in relation To the subj
q's. of slavery in general. ,ha, is in unison v
nv own or the convictions Of The slaveh'
re. ing States Of this Union. If he had s..
a. upon these grea. questions where he ou
y 10 20 have stood, there would have been
need for his friend the Senator from \
3 TO Yuk, [Mr. SEWARD. attempting to rel'
The him, by a letter 10 The public. from sol
nch, what Of the odium Of his alliance. But
ems, did no, s,aud there. For more Than J
anne General Scott has been the known cand
ner- of the Free Soil wing Of the Why par'
,ien- The honorable gentleman "inlendet
ame examine his Atkinson letter." And, in
and ply 10 courteous inquiry made by my
y OF he kindly profered TO give me his own
~ in tire history but for The want Of lin
ents. What he has omitted | may, In part, un
val lake 10 perform.
what Again that gentleman, his colleol
bu,ed [Messrs. STEPHENS and JOHNSON, and (
of the Southern gentlemen. issued their pro
bal. ciamenio agains, Gen. Scott. on The B.
slino july. the lhiriy-eighth anniversary o
ithiul galiun. chieflain's battle Of Chippewa
'ecla- it they say:
pref. "Amongst these known incidents @
% the life, there is not one, so far as we are
birth Of, in favor Of the principles of the
promise. In one, at least, Of his ubli
cially iers, he has expressed sentiments ini
i iha, 10 the institutions Of fifteen States c
hal TTn;on t...f tH