Daily American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1852, 1852-06-11
AMERICAN TELEGRAPH.
General scott and Mr.. seward.

General Scott and MIR. Seward.
To The Editors of the American Telegraph;
GENTLEMEN: Attempts are constantly made by
meet the name Of Gen. Scott with that of Mr.
Seward in the public mind, with view to creat'
erroneous impressions in regard to the course o
the former, in the event of his being elected Pres
ident. A moments reflection is alone required
to show the utter absurdity of such connexion
further than that Mr.. S. and his peculiar politi
cal friends have sense enough to perceive that IN
the election of Gen. Scott the country would Sc
cure the services of a devoted patriot ana are
therefore willing to come under his broad oannoi'
Without sympathizing in the slightest degree
with Freesoilers, as they are terlneu' am ui'-
posed to concede to them the rights OF Aihericah
citizens. and have no objection 10 peile'e tnat
thew are entitled to their own opinions, SO long as
thew do not intrude upon the rights of others.
Whatever may be the peculiar notions of this po-
Iitical sect they have nothing to do with General
Scott as the Wing nominee for the Presidency.
The brave old patriot has not, nor can he have,
any feelings in common with them on the subject
of slavery He was born and educated in the
midst of slayeholding population, and knows
from experience how utterly without foundation
arc the aspersions published TO the world by the
political agitators at the North. Nurtured at the
South, he fully understands the relations which
actually exist between master and slave, and,
understanding, cannot fail to place due appreci-
alton upon them. The best interests of those
with whom he was brought up and is connected
are involved in u proper protection of Southern
rights; and, such being the fact, he cannot, con-
sistently with the ordinary dictates of human
nature, be in favor Of what would bring them
to destruction and ruin. While such have been
the circumstances of his youth, nothing can have
arisen in his career through life which could
have in the slightest degree effaced his early
impressions on this subject, or made him a
prosecutor of his own people. His profession
has required his presence in all sections of the
Union; while, as soldier and faithful officer of
the nation at large, his duties have been such as
to make him regard the rights of every portion
of the population as equally sacred Hence it
is that whatever popularity he may possess is
not a mere local popularity, but attaches to the
East and the West, the North and the South alike.
He is no bantling of political intrigue and man
agement, but rests his claims upon the affection
Of the people at large, to whose service more
than forty years of his life have been earnestly
faithfully, and gloriously devoted. Seeing that
such is the case, Mr.. Seward and his friends may
have thought it best, severed as they are from
the other portions of the Wing party, with which
they have heretofore acted, to join in supporting
patriot whose course of life has been unsoiled
by the meaner influences of partisan feeling.
They have felt at full liberty to sustain the man
whom the noblest in the country, be their part-
san attachments what they may, must respect
and honor.
Under such circumstances, can it be fairly al
legged that General Scott is to be made answer
able in the slightest degree for opinions to which
he has been opposed throughout life, or i'm
properly swayed by partisan influences with
which he can be in 10 way connected? 1t should
be fully and fairly understood that General
Scott is to be the candidate of the AMERICAN
PEOPLE, in opposition to any nominee of any mere
political cabal. In the struggle for the nomina-
ton, his friends have not only had to contend
with the influences of the great political party to
which they are opposed, but also against those
who hold Office under the present administration,
directed and controlled by men who were Wings
only SO long as was necessary to procure political
elevation for themselves. How can he be made
accountable for the peculiar views of men with
whom he has had nothing to do? Just as well
might gifted divine, whose power in proclaim
ing the gospel has made his church the resort of
the gay and the thoughtess, the reckless and the
profane, be charged with the sins or weaknesses
of those who attend upon his ministry, as that
General Scott shall be made answerable for the
political faults of all who, in sustaining the
patriot, can forget the meaner and more sordid
influences Of local or partisan feeling. The man
who has led life such as his may well say tc
the troubled waters of partisan strife, Be still
and well may the minor lights ofpolitical intrigue
grow pale and wane before patriotism that ha
shone for all, without distinction of party o.
place. A SOUTHERN WING.
The Wings Of Delaware.
The Wing convention, held at Dover on Tues