The daily union., 1852-09-09

the iugitveslavs law 20 destroy the northern demo.
cfas was tue feelings growing out Of that atempt which
dictated the following passage General Pierces euer
MAJOR Lay, written before he thought Of being eandi
date for the presidency
y Intended m % speak 70 yoa more aiy upon the sub
nifty do The Importance of The action of The conven
on upon This question cannot be oyer-estinated be
leVe mere IN De no disposition the part OF the Souh
resolutions unnecessarily offensive to the semi
menis Of The North Bat say much on our side
onal right If not breach in our party Is ineviable
The matter should be the threshold because rises
eraoy The sentiment of no State il 10 be REGARDED
upon this subject but having fought the battle in New
We believed 10 be the ground Of constitutional right
should OF course desire the approval Of the democracy
promise measures are not 10 be substantially aud firmly
n LA hs plain I'm gas ssea'sd BY The constitution
70 you OF me whether the outrage shall seem TO fall
South Carolina. Maine, or New Hampshire Are not
yield 10 craven spirit that from Considerations of policy
would endanger the Union Entertaining these views tue
II we OF the North who have stood by the constitutional
rights OF the South, be abandoned to any time
serving policy the hopes OF democracy and OF the Union
must sink together
" General Pierce aspiran for the presidency
HIS name was not presented by section, In obedience
The dictates OF sectional policy The principles
by the convention which nominated him ped
to reconcile any portion Of the democratic party
country TO his nomination They The result of
bargain and made to accomplish particular object They
We're the sentiments which the democratic party had all
along maintained and defended and they were
so that the people might with full knowledge the
views and purposes OF the democratic party. General
Pierce did not, like General Scott, accept the platform
condition annexed TO his nomination. In his letter of
ceptance he says; accept nomination upon the plat
form adopted by the convention; because this is
pected OF me candidate but because the principles in
embraces command the appreciation of my judgment; and
with them believe can safely say. there has been
word nor act Of my life in conflict
The position of General Scott than that of Gen
Pierce gives for surprise the hostility which the
abolition party manifested promptly towards the demo-
cratic candidate General Scott before the country
under the auspices ofWm. IL Seward OF New York. who
has abored increasingly for the control of the abolition
party who has denounced the Compromise, and who has
encouraged orcible resistance to it by osenaiiously
tending hospitality, and by giving sumpuous entertain
ment to mob of whites and blacks who had beaten down
and overcome the officers of the law when in the discharge
OF their duty General Scott has permied his name
the natural feelings caused by his military services be
prosttued to the purposes of the aboions and used
by them to break down and destroy Mr. Fillmore and Mr.
Webster, because they would not commit perjury by
willn violation of their oaths the laws obe
dience to the requirements Of higher law expounded
by Mr.. William II. Seward The whg platform was
insisted on not because 1t in accordance with the
sentiments of the whg party. The united whig vote
of New York, Pennsylvania, and Ohio, opposed its
adoptlon and II is even repudated and denounced
by the controlling element Of the northern whg party
VI was adopted because the attitude of Gen. Scott
omnous and full of danger that the southern delegates
compelled insist upon promise Of security
portion Of the friends OF Gen. Scott yielded it, be-
it expressed their opinions but because they could
procure the nomination OF their vorte without some
shallow and deceptive engagement which the southern
delegates might plead before their constituents excuse
them for agreeing to perious nomination Even after
this contrivance arrangement ndestandng OF
the parties to pronounced be, in the face the
yenon the nomination OF General Scott had iea.
tue OF nationality II was purely and entirely sectional
mared all with the features seconalism
He went into the convention with but from the
entire SJuh This is ominous fact How did it
The southern delegates that he presented under
the auspices of the worst enemies Of the Souh Why did
such present Gen. Scott Because they wished to
destroy Mr. Fillmore for the that he acquesced In
Compromise and refused fafy his execute
question and il proves concusvey that the whg platform
device to entaPa fimsy and unsubs,aniia decep-