The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-07-07

! FIcr STANDARDIZATION d. Appleton, of Maine;
George w. Neamith, of New Hampshire; Carlos
Coolidge, of Vermont; Seth Sprague. of Massachu .
setts; w. b. Cranston, of Rhode Island; Samuel
r. Hubbard, of Connecticut; Edward p. Cowles, Of
New York; James Stewart, of New Jersey; John
strohm, of Pennsylvania; Caleb S. Layton of Del
aware; Francis p. Phelps, of Maryland; VIM l.
Goggin, of Virginia; An Sheppard, of North Cav
. olina; VIM. Whaley, of South Carolina; Seaton
Grantland, Of Georgia; Thomas j. Frow, of Alaba-
ma; Joseph b. Cobb, Of Mississippi; j. C. Van
Wrinkle, of Louisiana; Samuel F. Vinton, OF Ohio
John $. Williams, of Kentucky; VIM. Ii Sneed, Of
Tennessee; Milton Stapp. of Indiana; Benjamin S.
Edward. OF Inoisj Hon. }. G. Miller, of Missouri;
WIN II. Gaines, Of Arkansas; Jones M Edwards.
of Michigan; General Joseph NJ. Hernandez, of
Florida; J. U. N. Murray, of Texas; N. Mckinney,
of Iowa; J. E. Arnold, of California; and R. w.
Heath. of Wisconsin.
true copy:
n. A. UPToN, of Louisiana,
Secretary of Wing National Convention.
James w. Bryan. of North Carolina; s. NJ. Bal
lard, of Iowa; W. F. Stewart. of California; s. Col
fax OF Indiana. John &. Kunkle, of Pennsylvania;
VIM. c. Worthngtou, of Virginia; N. s. Perkins.
Of Connecticut; G w. Meeker, of Illinois; William
Thompson, of Washngton; G. w. Dunlap. Of
Kentucky; J. Murrell, of Vermont, Assistant Sec
rctaries.
The platform was satisfactory to the friends
Of Mr.. FILLMORE and Mr. WEBSTER, and it
seems 10 us every thing which the VIC party
can desire. 1t Embrace the policy and princi
Piles Of the presen, WING administration:
the economical conduct OF government;
just discrimination in levying duties, 50 as to
prevent fraud, and to encourage AMERICAN
LABOR; the exercise of the constitutional power
to open and repair harbors, and remove obstrnc
tons from navigabie rivers, whenever such i'm
provements are necessary for the common de-
fence or the protection and facility of commerce
with foreign nations or among the States;
due reverence for the rights of the States and
of the United States; the maintenance of the
laws and the Constitution; fidelity to the Sc
ries of acts known as the COMPROMISE; fidelity
to the ancient policy of peace and goodwill to
all nations, and entangling alliances with none;
these are the princi Piles that compose the plat
form adopted by the WHIG Convention.
Now if there was anything unsatisfactory in
the mode in which these resolutions Were
passed. or ir the sentiments which they tx
pressed, the Vino delegates who were disposed
to object on this account to the final action of
the convention in regard to the candidates
ought to have withdrawn on the instant and
assigned their reasons for 50 doing to their CON
stituents. BY remaining. and going into the
canvass for the nomination, they bound them
selves by all the obligations of honor and
good faith to abide by the decision of the con
vention. Fifty ballotings, in which all the del
egates participated, resulted in the nomination
of General Scorr and Mr.. GRAHAM and to US
it seems that on no grounds consistent with
reasonable good faith can the men who passed
refuse their concurrence in nomination fairly
made on the very conditions they themselves
prescribed If the candidates accept the plat
form, there is an end of just objection. That
individuals, here and there, who are willing to
sustain the candidates, reject the platform. is
no sufficient excuse for opposition. No cand
date, and no party, can be held Justly response
bic for individual eccentrlcllies.
Have the candidates, then, accepted the
platform, and will they act up to its requsl
tons? If they are men OF honor and truth, if
they have not replied to the Convention with
mental reservations that would disgrace them
forever, they have assumed all the obligations
which that platform imposes, and Will dis
charge all the duties it involves.
What was the course of General SCorT!
Immediately on receiving news OF his nomna-
ton. the General addressed teegraphlc de-
spatch to a friend in the convention in the fol
lowing words: "HAvING THE HONOR OF BE-
ING THE NOMINEE FOR President BY THE
WING NATIONAL CONVENTION, | SHALL AC-
cEPT THE SAME, WITH THE PLATFORM OF
PRINCIPLES WHICH THE CONVENTION HAS
LAID DOWN.
Can any thing be more clear or more to the
point? Among men of veracity and regard
for their personal character, can any thing be
Justly required more pertinent and more expll-
cit! We apprehsnd not. If General ScoTr
on such an assurance should omit to act up in
fidelity to the principles Of the WIG platform,
would he not stand in history as dlshonored
man? So it was understood and received by
the convention, and on the strength Of this com
munication, the nomination ras made ulant
nous. But we have still more formal accep
tances by both candidates, of both the nomi-
nation and the platform, which we annex:
General Chapman to General Scott.
BALTImoRE, June %. 1852.
Sin: / am instructed by the Wing National Con
vention to inform you Of your unanimous nomina-
ton as the Wing candidate for the Office of Presi-
dent of the United StateR.
Ienclose a copy OF resolutions passed by the con-
vcnton expressing their opinions upon some of the
most promint nj questions of national policy, and
with sincere wishes that you may be elected, and
for the permanent settlement Of the principles o.
the Wing party.
| have the honor to be, very respectfully, your
obedent servant,
J. G. CHAPMAN, of Maryland,
President Of the Wing National Convention.
To Major General WINFIELp SCoTT.
Reply Of General Scott.
WAsHINGToN, Juno a. 1882.
STA: have had the honor to receive from your
ha nds the official notice Of my Unanimous nomi-
nation as the Wing candidate for the office Of Pre-
sdent Of the United Safes" together with "a
copy Of the resolutions passed by the convention
expressing their opinions upon some OF the meet