Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1852-07-26

We expressed tho opinion ss.rue time go.
that The FIRE. Sellers. With their chief Martin
Van Buren,. thoroughly understood General
r~ree. The revelations. " hich We publ;eh
to-day. throw Aoo.i Of lig, upon The sub;ret.
we can now understand why Van Bur. 4.
and the Evening Post. aid Chase, sp,l HI.
Lett, and Ranioul. and Dix. and Clrsvel.y,.}.
and the rest "f the Free Soil leaders, came -
promptly Int" the support nf PIERCE. TDev
6"e~ Mc" man They Mere aware that ~
entertained higher law sentiments, "sxtEeies0s
ja"af'ea ." satixfy ne moa xifya uboi;t;ss.
'sts that his heart yeroites, at ne sigh, or
a AasM" bring IN boadagc"-nnf tIat IL
.IOA fHED the Fugitive Slave La~--
These were all sutf. lent rsasons &C. nsn,an.f
their supp,t--and being now known 10 sh~
~or'd ii-pcl the mystery. which envr,op..tl
the 81 icct
Tie Free S,ilrrs. in .urpoeins Pierce, sup.
pot Que OF themselves. Rich. Wig
e." n IA VI n'hi CT r,) Eagle aud Eaqnircr ! I'm.
i."tm"ny eta Ermot,atrn4 Soufh0ny
We presume thai among our Dcinrc' aiic'
ne""w t'ifcus NJ Mt the o.ii ION OF ex Gov.
rri"r John IL. t2"'inan, nj Mississippi. is en-.
rilc, 7" some weight The p.n,iucuess of
~ "Den"cracy' and his lo es, hut some.
what m>direet,,l devotion TO tho South. have.
Nc hcitse ne.er been unes,inn.,l even nv III.
biter's' # his pohtrul opponents. A gentle.
man ct New . leans. who was . fllow.nas.
sens'r "fCfov. Qurman u few da,s since or
steam r houulup the river, asked his opn.
lon Of Gen Sc,at.
SIR. said the Governor. in reply. ",he A.
inerlcan Peopl' have Never done Gen. Scott
justice The NOR. that mans character and
claims to distinction are c,nvas scd. the higher
vii BE- the stand he will tax, ir the admiration
aud gratitude Of his coun,r, men,
Il have been surprised and a.,oniShed icon.
mined G"ser.or Qnrman) that among the
Wh'I party there should br found u single man
inviting TO give him corlinl and hearty sup
port. A 10 his being .ronrrollcd by Seward
Maf IS mere stgf'! know the man. and he
will he con'r He'd by no one contrary to his
con lotions "t what is right. And vs. to his
hcing true 10 N" Sonh | consider him the
most uncxctptnnhle man on tina, score a
""ng all the Wings who h We brcr n med ia
come '"n "irh The Presidency am Dem.
ncrn'' ami eoo-e 'l'"n'ly diff ring widely o. I
d" irofn & neral Scott every political q,rs-
non. can 'v"r give my support; but if there
Is Wms IN the Union Tor whom under anv
circum~taners cord casr nv wore for PrcsI.
dency- 'l'sl Wing Is Winfield Scne!"
''"e'. ." SH'>t'''c " WE hnItF>fJnf. was The
reply of brave and gallrn, old solder when
his "p.,i'n of a noble and mach abused com.
Pan'on IN arms was asked We have before
heard thar these were the sentiments Of Gov.
e ni'nan. 1--we mistake nm. there sa gentle
man IN r''s city. "a Dem ,cra' ! md another NJ
Holly Springs. Mississippi. who served with
Gov. = IN the Mexican war, 10 whom som.
months -ince he made dcclarario almost j.
IDENTICAL ~nh the foregoing.
TINS testimony. from one ofrhe II .hes, De.
mncratc sources. AIKEN IN connection with Gen.
SCOTS hearty. unqualified and enthusiastic ap.
proval ct the Wing platform which il il now
PLAIN AND P.LraBLE TO rHE WORLD l. sor apgR.
STRONGER. AND MORE JUST TO TIE SoUTD. on
sectional questions than the Democratic pat-
FORM : these facts. we say. OUGHT 10 he and
doubt not will bc satisfactory not only IT, all
Wi5s bn, to every man the country.