Southern reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1851-185?, 1852-11-03

nE OOAhA11Ns
Many things have been said BY Democrats
papers against Gen Scott. and very many hard
things have been charged upon Gen. Pierce
but now, ID the ending Of the canvass, let u
look eandidly and calmly upon both tle men.
asserting only what Is known and acknoT-
edged 10 be truth. The following from the
South Side, (ya.) Democrat We adopt ana
present % our readers for their consideration
at this time
THE CoNrE1sT-Gen Scott says IN his
Atkinson letter.
l. That be would have voted fSr lie uboli-
ton Of slavery.
2. Thathe believes Congress has The pow.
ef 70 abolish slavery in the District of COllm-
bia; and as A consequence, a liho power over
the territories.
3. Conceives i "a high moral Obligation
on the part Of masters and RaUeli0lding
States % ameli0rate slavery even % extermi-
nation"
4. lie fayors Tie annexation Of Canada.
Northern terriiory,) and oppcsod Che aimis-
sion Of Texas (S0uthern territory.)
5. lie fayors the restriction Of the cxccu-
tive veto 10 such an extent, that he would ID
compelled 70 sign bill abolishing slavery in
the District, Or prohibiting it ia che terrific
ries.
g. Besides this. he il the tool Of Seward
and the six,y-0ae opponents Of The Fugitive
Slave law in Convention. used % defeat Ail.
lard Fillmore and Daniel Webster, On account
Of upholding that law.
Z. lie obstinately refused. when All The
leading men, al the North and South, endorsed
the Compromise, 70 express publicly, ono
word Of approval Of those measures.
81 After being nominated. he simply takes
the nomination with the resolutions annex
Cd" perversely rejecting all enireatics y gvo
them the approval Of biz Judgment
g. lie Is siubbornly refused n a nat;onal
candidate by the New York Mirror and Dly
Book, two Of tile most smiuenfly national
Wing papers in The country
But how Is il with General Pierce
!. Il is true he said lie dspi0yei slavery.
and 50 did Washington. and 20 did Jefferson.
?. He believes That Congress has no powes
70 legslaie on that subject, either in the Dis
AAANA VI 1WAAAWNiA VT AAa NaANNANIANNs
3. lie was in favor Of the annexrin q
Texas, a strictly Southern measure, used bis
influence with the New Hampshire Dem3erl-
cy, and induced them 70 prescribe Hale on
account Of his opposition to that measure.
4. lie "a an ardent advocate Of thc guard
ed use Of the veto power, and So were ho even
70 conceive a measure constitutional, ii twas
dangerous to the welfare Of the country. he
could check the action Of Congress
5. lie was the choice Of the Virginia dele.
CATION, who sought him out among many na-
tional Democrats At the North, after they
dropped the name Of Buchanan. This speaks
volumes, and shows how different are the orr
ginal supporters of the two candidates.
8. lie was, while tho Compromiso mea.
sures passed Congress, their warm aud ear.
ncst advocate, aud after their adoption, stump
cd New Hampshire in favor Of maintaining
tile fugitive slave law. In this contest hs
took grounds against the regular Democratic
nominee, because Of bis opposition 70 this law,
and defeated him.
7 When nominated, he takes the Compro-
mise as we'll as the other portions Of the plat.
form, mot because this Is expected Of me as
a candidate, but because the principles it EN-
braces, command the appreciation Of ms judy
ment and with them believe can salcly
say, there has been no word or act OF ny lie
in conflict
s. lie is embraced BY nearly al the nation
al men at the North whether Wings or Dom.
ocrats-and BY AT the National Democratic
party at the South. with numbers Of National
Wings who can't be dragooued into tie sup
port Of Scott, and who throw party asids
upon the altar Of patriotism.
Such is a true contrast readers between
the two candidates. When viii lna Southern
Wings wake up.