Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-03-19
RICH MOND ENQUIRER.
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i GEN SCOTT AND THE SOUTHERN WHIGS.
Tho Wing persists In running counter 10 the emphati
declarations Of leading Wing presses at the South thai The
will not touch Gen. Scott unless he with sd
and public pledge the compromise and inerver
3 ton. The Whis swallow Gen. Scott, just
is without any sauce, any pledge of any kind and
appeals party practise the wholesale
of degluli,on The Whg says that las pledges from
candidate have great faith in them. If his life
bis 2oson do not inspire confidence, would give
y pinch OF snuff for all the pledges no cou!! make" 1h
N Whg adds: awe do not want any pledges of him (Ger
Sco,t) We would no, insult him ourselves by askin
any his hands" II finally concludes ave undersan
e the Loco game thoroughly, and does General Scott
Now tho Whig lie utterly mistaken in ascrbing the trou
Bile 70 "Ihe Loco game" 1t The Democrats who hav
raised the difficulty but such slaunch Whlg papers tn
Richmond Republican some time since, and recently tn
Petersburg lnteigencer the Fredericksburg News and III.
Leesburg Washing gtonan Is Dir. Cabcl Of Florida
Whg when he asserted the floor of Co"e-e's 'hat un
less Gen. Scott openly on the question: he cout
not as the Whig candidate receive than fifty votes iu
Florda7 Itisa Wing and Loco that ha
originated the movement-andi the Wing is not satisfied
with the Whig evidence have already furnished shu
take pleasure in supplying it with more proof
The Lexington Ky) Observer published in sight Of Mr
Clays residence says:
"But General Scott muslpon the COMPROMISE stand righ
before the country When speak of the Compromise, il
Is well known that audc the due execution Of the
Fugitive Slave Law. That is the only one o the Sc
res in controversy. The passed settled gone Il
is upon this subject that the savchodng demand
uneoutroed portion Now, this touches mans notions
about slavery. So long live under The Federal Con
sutton the injunction must be observed for is as plain ns
human language can make it, We have night then TO aak
that there shall Be suppression of ritlr, in regard to '
'uSse and ,ns coun,rv know, hi,
position is but fair that oil shall stand in the posi-
tion of before the people upon subject vi such
! peculiar celicacy as this"
Again. the Louisville Journal high Wing authority holds
the following strong language:
awe perceive that city paper Uhe Couric has a, lie ed
,oa the Of Gen. Scot! and Gov Jones' for the
| Presidency and Vice Presidency.
There may OF in which will be both the
duty and pleasure of the Wings of Kentucky 10 support
Gen. Scott for the Presidency but there not deetny in.
formed here who does not know. that Gen. Scoti,
ne. pags hns m eo,s The he nation n 10 poy.
Of the Wigs Of this Stale The city paper which We al
nded TO- unfurls the Scott flag, nhilst Scot occupies
position before the public in which nearly or quite all OF the
,Nhiss of Kentucky 1,ould decline to support him"
If the Louisville Journal or any other Whig paper OF Po
cai standing and influence were TO pursue such course
the asoDshment and indignation OF the Whig party would
aroused papers whose opinions are regard
ed with such utter indifference that they can say or 90 u
what hsy please without provoking reouse oTeVen attract
| ing attention.
Ii Kentucky Wings thus miss fire in holding back from
Gen. Scott in his present position how can be expected
that the Whig party of Virginia vii! bindy follow the
Whg it's endorsement OF Gen Scott who is 30
obnoxious 10 his own party at the South
But let us introduce another competent Witnessing less
than Senator Brooke Of Mississippi whose election as
Union Whg OF sterling character the Republic shouted
over us "gratiyng Mr. Brooke by the way is not son
of the late Judge Brooke OF Virginia has been incorrect
y stated but son Of Humphrey Brooke Of Frederick Coun
w. Va where he praclis.d law before removing 10 Mssis
sp2l In letter The New Orleans Delta, explaining his
uf L.
ate and why he with nine-tcnths OF tie
Wings Of Mississippi expected support the nominee oil
the Democratic party the ground that he would be sound
er on the slavery question han tic "hiS canddateF AF
| Brooke writes thus
/ "C,n Scot, and Mr. Webster seemed likely to be
the only competitors beo.e the Wing Convention. The
former was ,rtR knon be under The patronage OF the in
famous Seward and the Inter- we could not og Tue
cold support he gave Mr. Clay in 1884, and TO Gen.
r in S4S Nor could forget his repeated assertions 'a
The Wnot Provso was his thunder by patent r'g' s'o
len from him by Wilmot and his free foil associates
If the Whig will not see, the Whig party OF Virginia VIII
have their eyes opened to the fact that it Is not Demo
Gratis but Whias themselves who have commenced the
| !. game" and loudly complain Of Gen Scotrs "poson
! Bp, the Whr abhors pledges and relies upon the
uliIen and the "poston" OF General Scott. This Is
tho snme pame that was pracced in the election OF
General Taylo. His Two hundred negroes were the
only argument offered by The Wings in lole IN defence OF
his sounduess the question Of the day Al the >oI nc
wa. held up as ultra Southern at the North MS Tree soeF
The trick succeeded and Gen. Tayors election under the
auspices of Seward the leading OF all inc trouble
through which the country has just passed Inc sahe
"same Is now be played in the case OF ten oco-ou
The Soph has learned lesson and will consen. to be
made cats paw again for similar con5ummauon. we
are ,ad 10 soc ha. the Union Democrats in States Souh
e m ro beo;nninp to see the game of the Union Wings,
which ia 10 divide the Democratic party, as 10 elect zen
Scott and thereby make room for Seward dynas'y. "a
Union Democrat writing In the Savannah Georgian says
with great truth and force that let the nominee OF Inc
Convention be who he may the Southern Union wing !eau
ers twill trump up some pretcxt upon when his Claims W"
De urged upon the South Ge Scott certain 10 DC inc man
another Taylor demonstration is 10 be planned and an at
| tempt made carry It out Already arc the Nof'"e'N
wbi,s land the Richmond Whig, aIso proposing to take
Gen. Scott without, any declaration of his opinions on '
slavery question: Like Gen. Taylor he Is to DC Inc mum
in favor of slavery the South and opposed 10
at tho Nor,h and the clouds Of his military reno~n are
be used to up vanity weakness OF the man
the hdeous principles OF The party leaders, VINO seek 10 os
themselves into power BY its nsrumentall'y democrats
of the South bewaro The present dssensions in the
South are tho fruits Of the election of Con- Taylor he moi
apao deceived by Wing duplcity The informal ana nasty
admission of California, forced upon the country oy INC
Taylor administration was the "PanaoTas ooS 'hal o'S
raced and divided the party Let heal these dssensions
and unto in the support and election OF some ao ana wei
tried Democrat such Case Buchanan, or Douglas VT
shall thus dss!pato the ingucs Of Seward ana Greeley aho
others of i who striving 10 oist themselves '
mower asey using the military reputation OF Gen. Scotl
effect their nefaous purpose of destroying the commerca
Importance and political influence of the South so largely
depeuden upon tho Constitution and Stuo right 10 not
4 slaves"
We publish to-day the reply OF the gallant Richardson
Illinois, defence OF his friend Judge Douglas In many
card in the Union Mr. Richardson nvows that the dcna
by that paper of any intention TO assa Judge Douglas
either directly or by inference is entirely satisfactory TO him
Tomorrow we shall complete the record By inserting ,h
reolnde of Mr. Breckenridge of Kentucky We should bs
happy to see these presidential discussions BY
Mr. Cabe Whe given up by Congress. We pleased