Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1852-07-09
!. 1sron, the National Iatelligencer.

From the National Inteigencer.
Not having hesifated moment ito comply With
therequest of gentlemen of the character OF those
whose names sanction the following publication. We
must vet be allowed express sincere regret a
their finding themselves obliged to withhold their
support from the nomination of candidate for the
Presidency made by the Wing party 10 National
Convention assembled We regret it for several
reasons which, for the present at least and on this
day especially, we do not inter into.
WAsH1NGToS, jury 8, 1852
To prevent all mistake and misapprehenslon, we,
the undersigned, Members of Congress, adopt this
method of making joint statement to our consttu-
ents respectively and to all who may take IN inter-
est in the subject that cannot and will not sup
port Gen. Scott for the Presidency as he now stands
before the American People, for the following a.
| mongst other reasons:
Heobstinately refused up to the time of bis nom
nation to give any public opinion in favor of that
series of measures of the last Congress known the
compromise; the permanent maintenance OF which
with US is question of paramount Importance. Nor
! has he since lis nomination made any declaration
of hrs opprorl of those measures as final adjust
ment Of the issues in controversy.
/ 1t is true the resolutions of the Convention that
nominated him are as clear and explicit upon this
question as need be but Gen Scott in his letter of
acceptance, which contains all that we have fir m
hmon that matter. does not give them the approval
of his iud guent This he seems sudiousl to have
avoided He accepts the nomination with the
lutions annexed" That is he takes the nomination
cum onere individual takes an estate with
whatever membranes it may be loaded with. And
the only pledge and guarantee he offers for his adj
herence the pr nciples of the resolutions 'the
knQEn incid tents of long public life., &C.. ~....
Amongst these knora Incidents of bis life there
! Is NOT one. far Of in favor of the
principles Of the compromise. In one, at least, of
his public letters he has expressed sentiments nim
ica to the institutions of fifteen States of the Union
/ Mace the of the he has suffered
his to be held up before the people of several
| of the States candidate for the Presidency by
| the open and avowel enemies of those measures
And in the Convention that conferred this nomina-
! ton upon him he permitted himself to be used by
the Frees11ers in that body to defeat Mr. Fillmore
and Mr. Webster, because of their advocacy of these
measures and their firm adherence to the policy that
sustained, them.
/ To join such men, and aid them in completing
their triumph and sacrifice Of the true and tried
friends of the constitution, and the faithful discharge
of all its obligations is what We can do. The
dictates of duty and patriotism sternly forbid it.
! We consider Gen: Scott as the facorjte candidate
of the Free,soH wing of the Wing party That his
policy: if he should be elected would be warped and
shaped to conform to their views. and to elevate
them to power in the administration of the Govern
ment, can but be considered legitimate and pro-
bahle result And, believing do, that the views
OF that fiction of mischievous men dangerous
not only to the just and constitutional rights of the
Southern States, (Which represent in part but
to the peace and quiet of the whole country, and to
the permanent union of the States, regard il as
the highest duty of the we'll wishers of the country
every where, whatever else they may do to at least
withhold from him their support This we intend
to do. ALEXANDER H. STEPHENS of Ga
= CHARLES JAS. FAULKNER, of Va
w. BROOKE, of Miss
: ALEX. WHITE. of Ala
JAMES ABERCROMBIE: of Ala
r. TOOMBS. of Ga.
JAMES JOHNSON, of Ga.
For reasons to some extent indicated in speeches
and addresses heretofore made by the undersigned