Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1852-03-24
GEN. SCOTT.

The Register says it has no '' 'd,strust of Gen.
Scott on the " compromise" " and claims, in round
terms, that he is in favor of it! Wecar for the proof
the proof! the proof!
But the Register, it seems. is alone in ito opinions
on the subject among the Whig papers of the State.
The Wilmington Commercial of a recent date held
the following language:
1T is said that Ge". Scott will carry every Nor.
thern State that went for Gen. Taylor with Ohio into
the bargain, If he were to without the Compro.
mise issues. II the abolition principle has taken
deeper root than we of the South have imagined. Be
this as it may. honestly believe and earnestly hope
that no Southern State will vote for any whose
sentiments are not quite clearly understood in favor
Of the Compromise"
Neither the Editor of the Commercial nor any other
Wing. who has any regard for truth, will say that
Gen. Scott's sentiments ARE quite clearly under.
stood - understood at all, in favor of the COM
PROMISE"
The Asheville News, another Whig paper, quotes
from the Commercial and adds:
eff Gen. Scott is to be run in the North, with the
tacit understanding that he is opposed to the Com
promise, all Southern Wings should drop him Instant
Iy. We know but little Of Gen. Scott's principles.
We do remember, however, that he wrote letter
some years since, to gentleman of Virginia. in which
ceedingly obnoxious to the South. We shall take
occasion at some leisure hour to hunt up this letter
and republish it. We want no juggling this time. If
Scott is not tainted with abolitionsm, free-sosm or
any other of the abomnable sms and hereses so rife
in some sections, let him come out like man, and
his proper signature declare to the world. The
game Of mum will not do. He is either fot main.
tanning the laws and preserving the constitution,
he is not. Let him define his locality. Without
this, he will get precious few Southern votes. We
want more available" candidates. who have moth
ing to recommend them but their popularity. We
would rather suffer defeat conending for the right,
than triumph by duplicity and fraud. The election
Of of doubtful principles, would entail great
er curse than the defeat of either of the two great
parties possibly could"
The above words words of truth and soberness.
The News wants no ''juggling this time 40 candi-
date for the Presidency merely because he may happen
to be popular-no triumph obtained ''by dupEeity and
fraud" That is honest. Can the Raleigh Register
say as much1 No-that paper and those who agree
with it, go in for Wing triumph a, all hazards and
without regard to consequences; and yet, every two
or three years the Editor of the journal is
gagged in preaching up no-paryism, and in endeavor
ing convince the people that he is almost if not
quite Democrat in his feelings and principles!
Let it be known that the Raleigh Register has
come out for Scott for Presdentthat it claims him
as sound on the " compromise" and that the proof
of this soundness has been demanded and is not FORTH
coming. .
We have said that the Register is alone in its
opinions. among the Whig presses of this State, in
relation to the position Of Gen. Scott on the "com'
promise. How long will this be the case! How
long will it be before other presses of the same stamp
will be out for Scott We shall see. Will the News
and Commercial, hold their ground! We hope So
but we must say we have fears to the CONNER
cialse Hrrnness