The Yazoo Democrat., 1852-07-28

the candidate who accepts and stands upon that
platform o, consistency, thou art jewel un-
known to politicians
"It is doubtless impolitic to assert these un-
palatable facts just at this time; but policy is
not our guiding star. We should do violence TO
the truth, aud to our own impulses, if we hesi-
tated to give utterance to the indignation with
which the great conservative heart of the conn-
try beats under the insult which, in plain Eng
glish reads thus g We make a sham bargain to
take your platform in exchange for our man.
We. have got our man, and we now spit upon
your platform"
Tennessee, Missouri, and Virginia, please
put that in your pipes and smoke it."
From the New York Courier d Enquirer
We discovered at anearly period Of the can
vass that sufficient number of the southern
delegations were only waiting for favorable
opportunity to dispose of the principles of the
Compromise and the northern wings who had
sustained it, to the abolition and free-soi par
ties of the North, on the plea of expediency.-
And the gallant and chiyalric wings of Mary
land, Louisiana, Georgia, Florida, Mississippi,
&C., gave us notice that portions of the delega-
tons from Tennessee, Virginia and Kentucky,
and probably North Carolina, were ready, upon
the slightest pretext to cast their ballots for
Scott, without the least regard to the abandon
ment of principles involved in such proceed
ing, and its great injustice to the conservative
wings Of the North This was, indeed, astound-
ing intelligence to the conservatives of the whig
party of the North; and, with one accord we
appealed to the South not to involve us in any
such dishonor We said to them plainly and
emphatically, if you choose to abandon your
principles and the principles of the Compromise
on the miserable plea of political expediency or
to crafty your personal attachments, do so; but
in the name of all that is sacred, sell not your
northern friends to the abolitionists and fanat-
les of the north And mark us-if you 90 so
sell both us and your principles-if you'd thus
intend to transfer us to the abolition ranks, and
to heap dishonor upon our heads--we are not to
be purchased back at your pleasure, again to fight
your battles for you, only to be again cast aside
worn-out glove or worthless garment,
which having served its purpose is no longer
worthy of preservation We pointed out to
them the conseq quences of their suicidal course,
and warned them against it; and we pointed TO
them the abuse and contumely which we of the
North had fearlessly incurred in their cause and
in defence of their constitutional rights and de-
manded of them, as honorable men, not to sac
rifice us to abolitionsm on the miserable plea of
expediency.
''We insisted that, as the candidate of the
abolition and free-soil factions, who had refused
to give his adhesion to the fugitive slave law,
and accepted the support of State convention
which advocated its repeal, his nomination,
however great our respect for him, was act
of ingratitude to the whole conservative North
an insult to its devotion to the constitution,
and an attempt, 20 the extent of their ability,
to disgrace and dishonor those who had stood
by them in the hour of danger, and periled every
thing for the preservation Of their constitutional
rights and the Union of the States.
But our appeals fell upon ears closed to
the best instincts of our nature. Erpediency' |
was the reckless cry and in answer to all we
could urge against the transfer of the swhole
North into the arms of abolitionism, and the dis
honor Of such transfer, we were pointed to the
platform of the convention as the specifcei
against such result We responded that no
sooner.could Gen. Scott be placed upon that
platform than bis abolition friends would kick
it from under him, and laugh to scorn the con-
ser*ative wings of the North and the South who
could thus control the fanaticism Of the day
This, too, they pretended to disbelieve But it is
only pretence- They know that we, one and
ALL spoke the truth in this regard, isall others
and Raymond's telegraphic despatch gave them
the evidence of its truth even before they consu-
mated their bargain with our abolition oppo-
nents. Now mark the consequence. On the
very day after the convention nominates General
Scotland that, too, by the very votes which
Raymand asserted were bargaine7 Tor by pre-
tending to accept the platform-the Tribune
neld the follwing language in relation to it
e WE DEFY IT, ExEcRATE IT, SPIT UPON IT.
There, Messrs. delegates from Virginia,
what say you now of your platform and the can
lldate you dragged upon it The Tribune glo-
ries in your nomination of Gen. Scott, and says
he shall be elected; but in the same paper it tells
you that it def1es, erecrates, and sPlTs upon
your platform
From the New York Day Book
The WING NoMINATIoN.-Th nomination of
General Scott falls ike scet blanket upon the
ohsgs Of this city. Among all that we met (
yesterday and heard speak Of the nomination
md they were hundreds-we heard but one soli
arg ,Ohig who did not declare openly that he e
rould net Uote for Gen. Scotland that one /
vas an dbolitionist and believer in spirit e
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