Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1852-07-15

Scott Repudiated at the South.
By the following extracts from letter signed
by the following members of Congress- it will
be more clearly seen than ever, that the South
,rin not support Gen. Scott The National In
telligenccr, (whig) Of Washington city. in COM
menting on this letter, says:
"Not having hesitaied moment 10 COM
ply with the request of gentlemen OF the
character Of those whose names sanction the
following publication, we must yet be al
lowed TO express our regret at their nnding
themselves obliged TO withhold theii support
from the nomination Of candidate for The
Presidency made by the wing party in ma
tionul convention assembled"
We give the substance Of the letter, which
says
WAsnxaror, July 8, 1852.
To prevent all mistakes aud spprehen-
sions, we, the undersigned, members Of Con-
gress, adopt this method of making a JOINT
statement 10 our constituents, respectively,
and to oil ~ho may lake an interest IN the
subject, that we cannot and will not support
Gen. Scott for the Presidency, as he now
stands before the American people for the
following amongst other reasons:
lie obs,inately refused, up to the time oil
his nomination, to give any public opinion
in favor of thai series Of measures OF the last
Congress known as the compromise the
permanent maintenance of which with us is
question of paramount importance. Nor
has he, since his nomination, made any dec
laration of his approval Of those measures, as
a final adjustment of the issues in conlrover-
sy.
Amongst these known incidents of his
life, there is not one, SO far as we are aware
of in favor of the principles of the Compro-
mise. In one, at least, of his public letters,
lie has expressed sentiments inimical 10 the
Institutions of fifteen States Of the Union
Since the passage Of the Compromise he has
suffered his name to be held up before the
people of several of the States as candidate
for the Presidency, by The open and avowed
enemies Of those measures.
To join such men, and aid them in COM
pleling their triumph over, and sacrifice Of,
the true and tried friends of the constitution
and the faithful discharge of all its obliga-
lions, is what we can never do. The die
tates of duty and patriotism sternly forbid it.
We consider General Scott as The favorile
candidate of iIe free soil wing Of the wing
party. That his policy, if he should be elect.
ed, would be warped and shaped to conform
10 their views, and to elevate them to power
IN the administration Of the government, can
but be considered as legitimate aud proba-
BILE result. And, believing as we do, that
the views oil that faction of mischevous men
are dangerous not only to the just and con-
stiIutional rights of the South&sn States,
(which we represent in part) but to the peace
and and quiet of the whole country, and 10
the permanent union of the States, we re.
gard il as the highest duty of the well wish
ers Of the country everywhere, whatever
else they may do, at least to withhold from
him their support. This we intend 10 do.
ALEXANDER H.. STEPHENS, OF Ga.
CHAS. J. FAULKNER, of Va.
w. BROOKE, Of Miss.
ALEX. WHITE, Of Ala.
R. TOOMBS, OLGA.
JAMES JOHNSON, of Ga.
For reasons, to some extent indicated in
speeches and addresses heretofore made by
the undersigned, they deem it TO be their du-
~ to withhold their support from Gen. Scott
as candidate for the Presidency. If it
Snoufu eccin W De necessary, we VIII UeTc-
after in some form, exhibit more fully to our
constituents the facts and reasons which
have brought US 10 this determination.
M. P. GENTRY, Of Tenn.
C.H. WILLIAMS, Of Tenn.
Now here is fair expression of the feeling
of the wing party in the States of GeOr-
gia, Virginia, Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee,
and Pennsylvania, made publicly through
members of Congress from these States, who
are of course well posted up on the stale of
public feeling there. 1t is testimony not to be
disregarded-it is almost proof positive of the
,ohig sentiment in these States. These States
throw rs electoral votes-Scott cannot get even
the ,chig strength. With the entire unanimity
of the democracy there, what reasonable man
can doubt as to the electoral votes being given
for Pierce and King? Surely no one.
Really. candidly, and without political pref
udice, we do not believe Scott can get one
quarter of the electoral votes of all the States
Mark the prediction