Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1852-05-21


he elected uu1ain7uSly. Ii is no part of our
business uet now to defend so monstrous her
esy the abuse he Will receive from the LIZ
prers on account OF it, will probably render any
further defence unnecessary.
M. Dorrs' letter Is as fo.lows:---
VIRGINIA..
Delegates to the VI his National Convcn.
tion..-Lcitcr FROM Jcan N. Bolts.
WASHINGTON May 3, 1852.
Nix DEAR SIN You have no doubt been
looking for letter from the for the last seve-
al day5, but Ill not rcl:h here III yesterday
hayIu, be,a Detained by in1i5posliion at home
This rauruipJ called On Ger. ScoTr, and
stated 10 uial AT that hid passed between NJ.
had u we're ,on;, !rae anl foil interchange OF
views with INN, ana :ooai MS position to be
preclsaly tbs in reference to writing: he is
differently advised ~ irienda North and South
whose cuunsc,9 are onutei 10 consideration,
10 write, ana not - write .15ge majority, II
Gliding many from the South, urging him 20
remain silent. THIS condition g. things cil-
harnesses him not little, as his indivlduu! pre-
erence would be TO publish his Yl.w3 al large,
while he does Dct feel himself a liberty, N ms
present pr;j!oa to tiko the bit between his
teeth, in disregard OF the ntTice d much the
larger portion Of ne ticn4i from both SECTIONS
of the country. II he writes, he o5,ises a small,
and perhaps oifends large number Of lho;e
whose councils he Oh n. 10 Listed to; while II
he remains passive, lie gives 40 p-iucliar cause
Of offence 10 either.
Gen. Scorr occupies no doubtful or e1uivo
cal position On the Compromise, nor does he
desire to do so; and if he did would not sup
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freely expressed to every man who approaches
him, no nlttor 10 what party OF section he may
belong He is accessible to every respectable
man in the country, who chooses to approach
hin, ana he ms never hestated to say that he
is III favor of the COMPROMISE measures in all
their parts, AMI opposed 10 any disturbance,
/ agitation or alteration of the Fugitive Slave
| law; ana he enio!n3 confidence ana secrecy
/ on no man to whom he makes this conmuni
cation.
Now, what more could We ask q? Suppose
| he was to write, would it satisfy any OF those
now opposed to him? veAlure 70 sly not one
For they cannot now doubt his perfect and en-
tire soundneSs on that question. lie has eX-
pressed himself to hundreds Of the first men in
the country, and no man has yet been found
who mas sad he ever held any other language
to any human being.
It Is an outrage upon decency, justice and
fair dealing that any man should, al TINS day,
p.etend to question the nationality or pitrlot-
Ism of WINFIELD ScoTr | did not expect him
to escape the ANNA diversions, misrepresenta-
tons and abuse OF the mere unscrupuiouS por-
tions Of the Democratic press but do tnlnk
his reputation is entitled to the respect and pro-
lection of every true and honest " hig,
Under the circumstances mentioned, he has
come to the conclusion land | incline to tank
tUise!yl that the me course for hin to pursue
rs to publish nJ,ung, unless he shall be the
nominee wien, Ia, Con- e0tion shlil adopt
course that wi! make his acceptance nece5.
s1ry, or otherwise afford him ne opportunity
lie will speak out freely and idhy; and this
would place Inn, IN ny opinion, IN 4 more ele-
waited position than ii he were to permit hi,o-
self now to be Ju,Lted into writing TO receive
the Loninlt,on.
His condition is indeed great one. If he
writes il viii be ut the d.ctation of those who
are not his friends, many of whom desire an
! opportunity Of going over to the other party
and God grant they may have it, and he will
lhus be made to verify the predictions offer
and early made, that he would write himself t.
death; whereas, if he don't write, he is to be
killed by the denunciations of proiesslng,ir
for not writing. Gen. Scott is too old and too
good soldier to be frightened by bugbcars
!, or bulied by his enemies.
, For my oTn part, cannot perceive the wis
dom Of the South agtatlng this question at all
aud especially Of our agtatlng for the beneh
OF those wing have labored for more than y
years to defeat. think the Comprom sc ha
no business N either The Uh;g or Democratic M
houaL oarcalion. The Fugitive law has pas
sed, 1t rcmlin5 not only unrePealed, but n.
proposition Is m1de, nor as | believe ever VII
be made, to repeal lt---anl if II Is, IL canno
succeed. II Is acQulascel in BY the Nortl
t more and more every day, and Z the SoutI
Wi. let Il alone, al opposition to It Will ceas
in two years. 1t has already been reatfirmet
by the representative body that has been cleo
ted since its passage, and since the "Appeal t
the higher law > and see no more proprictl
: IN pressing the North to the wall, on this sub
lect, when they are submitting to the quiet an
peaccabiG execution Of the law, than There
= would be in requiring them to reailirm tn
! prime pies Of the Missouri Compromiac--whcI
Is quite as likely to BE- repealed as the Fugitlv
Slave Law in point of fact, question If, i
a few years, the Fugitive Inv viii not hay
UTILIZED lis w0r!; aud become imperative, rs
VIII have been enforced eg INST all those slave
that arc now settled in IN, Nor,h--and 1t !
IHlV as u those tnlt nivc Deen long Snule
an have mlde friends, that we can have an
serious IT uble--and already III, n-tctica q
! 5 av IS LEAVING their mas;es for the North la
n en- gre tly ar esLcd.
t If C know that our candidate is sound, whG
do we care for the abstract opinions OF NJ
SEWARD AMI his associates upon the generi
7 principles of the Compounded ifths law w
t, not already on the statute book, there might b
n some show of reason and good sense in reQu
q ing the North to yield their ,diosynciacics be
fore VIC would Cooperate with them but who
10 before was 1t known, int our party, or any otl
er party, objected to Abolltons,s, Free SoI.er
r, Native Americans, Democrats or y higs, hell
ing them to elect their own candidates in
Presidential or other election? What party
r. candidG'c cuer get c mpained that those Of an
l. Mer party couid help them 10 SUGGEST If NJ
n CLAY were now before the people, | do n
l. doubt, he could get large Free soil, Aboitio
a and Democratic vote. and would he or h
= friends complain of 1t, or make it an objectiC
20 to him? AMI WHY should We object TO the
l. support of Gen. Scorr, if he should he Il
o nominee of the party: For myself can sa
Ia however it may be with others,) that when
have been candidate, was never so proud