Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1852-10-16
N. G. BRYAN, Publisher

with at least equal force TO General p,rncp1
lie was special y interroented by Mr.
ceoTf, OF Richmond. and made no rcnlv
or, u i'e replied that reply hns been with.
hed from the public. But the question for -
Is not fchen General ScoTT wrote but wha.
ne wrote; una the position henuw occntlrs.
ana which ne has nil along occupied, Ia
decided and hearty supper. of tho whole
1ompromlse in oil It's parts as final ss,,
t'cmefit What more Gun be required?
It hn, been objected to ScoTr that Sr.
wAhp, anBBIEy, and WEED support him.
wen, 90 not both the VAN BuhENs, PREs.
TON kiro, HALLEr, b. +. BurIrn, DA.
VlD WiLMoT, the father Of the odious rto.
Viso, ana MANY others OF like abolition
oplnloils, support PIEntE1 If tile support
OF the latter candidate by Abolitionists IL
entirely consistent with his soundness ON
the slavery question. how, IN fairness cnn
It be alleged that the support given to II,
'or'ner' ny persons of like opinions, nrg,o
any nnsoniid1eso iu him upon that oies.
ion! Is il supposed that Seward will jndu.
ence ScoTT! And shall PIERCE no, be in.
iinenced ny sncll men as tlleVnn Bureiis and
Ming. ahu IlnlIei, and Butlcr and Wil,not
bi,l, SIR, could we have nominated auv
cnndidatc TO whom our opponents wonri
not have alleged like objection, lind
F1'ilnofe or Webster been nominated
Tor the injustice done to whom tho loco.
1000 press have expressed such indignant
complaints -~- wotild he not have been
charged by that press In the Sonll, with
aeolltlonism, or, ut any rate, with being
unreliable for tho South, while n, ,ha
North nc wotlld have been everywber,
arrayed as a pro.slavery man unfit to bo
Trusted by Northern freemen1 Surely l,n
would. Why not? Scorr has been
charged with cowardice and surely thew
who make this chsrge would not have BEEN
Withheld by Its mendac,y from charging
Webster or Fillmore with aboit;ou;sn,
1t appears then, sir, to the, as Mr.. Fiji.
more has said. cha, General Scott In .eu.
titled to the support of every true Wbip,"
Surely we Of the South may well confde
IN him. Born and reared In Southern
State, accustomed to slavery from bis in.
fancy, having his relations and the frienda
OF his youth here, what Is there in the All.
tecedents OF bis early life to justify dis.
tfuslt Honorable in his principles. tr,,e
70 his engagements, and shown in bis pas,
lie to be far removed from all tina, has The
appearance Of ftnud or duplicity. a bray.
soldier, q true patriot, with his name re-.
nowned tllruughou. the world for wha. IL
noolc and lofty and generous, lie cannot
put be found faithful In every future an he
mas been In every past emergency. He
isa Wing, well-known, long. tried Whic,
he holds our opinions and will maintain
otir measures In the administration of pub.
lie affairs. Let ue then eithet give him
our support, or else acknowledge that
there is nothing valuable In Wing princ.
PIES and dissolve our party organization
at once and forever.
have made no reference to Mr.. Ora.
ham, not because | do not share with yon
liio honest pride Of every North Carolina
wing IN the nomination Of that pentIe.
man, and the hearty desires for his election
but because to him no exception has BEEN
taken or can be taken. Emiuently quail
fled as he Is for discharging the duties Of
the second office. and fully equal to oil the
demands OF the first, should he be callsd
to fll It. every North CaroIina Wing
should feel that a just and honorable State
pride adds force to the general considera.
tons OF patriotism and duty which re-.
qu're him TO give full and energetic sup.
port to the Wing nominees.
This, for one, shall certainly do.
Respectfully your ubedient servant.
GEORGE j., BADGER