Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1852-02-18

THE TRUTH CONFESSED AT LAST.

he TRUTH CONFESSED AL LAST.
The truth is out at last-the confession. of the
monstrous deception practiced upon the country in
the election Of Gen. Taylor, has at last been made
BY leading Whig! On the Sd instant. Mr.. Cabell,
the Whig Representative from Florida, had the floor
in the House, and took occasion to speak at much
length and with considerable freedom in relation TO
the Presidential question. Among other things, in
answer to statement by member that he had voted
for Gen. Taylor, he said:
"He had as much agency in his sphere IN bringing
about that state Of things any but, may the
Lord fUgice him fo, tohaf he had doae He should
not hereafter vote for any man whose position mol
clearly defined. He did not want his friends to be
caught in the same snare. His opinion wac, that the
South should not countenance any effort to concate
the abolitionsts of the North by conceapg the prin-
ciples of the candidates" ~
Here is in the first place, confession of the sin
in the second place, prayer for deIiverance from
future ain Of the came stamps and thirdly, solemn
warning to The country to beware of Whiggery; and
this be ii remembered, from the mouth of leading
Wing.
Mr.. Cabell spoke on the same occasion in the FOL-
lowing terms of Gen. Scott:
The Democrats tell the Wings that the latter will
nominate General Scott. He is the greatest captain
Ot tie age ITO mas ever dcnleVeO SO mOcn, ana
been SO lightly rewarded for his services. Individ-
ualy he would prefer him; but he could not, and
would not, in his present position, give his for
him for the Presidency. He thought that he here
spoke the sentiment Of the southern Whig party. lie
believed that General Scott, as an individual, was en-
titled to the support of all Compromise men. He
happened 10 know that the general acted Secretary
of War preceding the formation of Mr.. Fillmore's
Cabinet, and aided in securing the passage of the
Compromise bills. But We demand something more.
We determined never again to 60 into the contest
without clear understanding Of principles. Not
withsanding his private relations with General Scott,
he would not think of supporting him without his
declarations should be satisfactory to the South. But
he thought that it was entirely too late arrange
that. Gen. Scott has put it off too long. and has
mained in false position too long to repair the nu
ry which has been done to him. He did not believe
that General Scott could receive the voof the south
ern Whig party. He knew that he could not receive
fifty votes in his S,ae-Florida He did not believe
that he could receive the electoral vote Of southern
State. in his present position. He merely wished to
say that the southern Wing parry occupy position
now, that their candidates opinion shall not be capa
bic of misrepresentation"
The foregoing extracts, which we make from the
Washington Republic, a I1hig paper, are rep'e,e with
important facts. They speak to the country in rum'
pet-tones, Of the game of fraud and deception which
was played by the Wing leaders in ls4s; and they
ought to serve an eye-opener, especially to the
Wing masses. preparatory to the campaign of 1852
Gen. Taylor, it is notorious, was with two faces
one for the South and the other for the North and
he was elected. not because he or his supporters
avowed certain wellde6ned principles. but because
such principles were absent and mt avowed. Will
the impos.ure be repeated? Will the Wing masses
submbit to it again! We shall see.