The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-09-29

.9sotler Scott Rsmuaeiatioa..''
Hit him had, he has NO Friends.
We rive below the rennnciatoFy card 9
Hon. Daniel Jenfer, Of Maryland, repudiatini
the nomination and support Of Gen. scc0 70
the presidency. Let il be borne in mind tina
Mr.. Jenifer was for many years, All en'inen
wing member Of Congress from Maryland, an
our late minister 10 Austria.
Mr.. Jemifer's Cnrss.
Below will be found the card Of the lior
Daniel Jen,f-r, To whicbseference was iaadr
our las, issue. This Distinguished wing state
the grounds Of Jbss OPP s,tion to the whig cab
didaie for 'she presidency with convncln
force:
roar T.BAcco, (Md.O Aug. 10, 1883.
Mr. pEARsIR:
Yours Of III. h Instant is about the lifteent
letter have received Ut similar mort, d. sir :
IT, know "whe her j, my inen o to supg "
the nominee t ihclne VIII. n .ti,nal Conv II
ton FIR President" Nc. &c, | nm .diatrN af e
the adjournment of that convention. address
a letter 10 ,h- prcsd mt If the convention stat
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port of th,t nomination. That letter was de 'ay
I'd being sen. AS DIR, c'ed, ir ,m de.crence to tn
opinions and wishes OF friends Tor whom en-
trtain a high regard Finding fion your an
other letters rhar my silence h,s bcen tnisinter
preted, and that cam / rem,in in qi ct retire
IN cit without being ~u'j 1t d to uni tlst amir,
versnns, | will irauk y tell you what are III
op MONS, ., az IT, av. no doubt whatever as L
INV cou-sr Allow me h r.. to premise tn,
I ,ere many, very many, VIII" agree with IN
in o,inion, who are ralnrd from ex press n,
i, from the d.licrcy Of their p 'siinn, havin.
been me,nb rs of the Wing National Cnnv, Z.
ton, members of Congress, and others r,prrsen
ting a whig CONSTITUENCY.
The Nltlonal Wing Convention having noni
mated q candidate for IT," presidency to whom
catno,, with the opinions entertain, consist
entity give my support, it is du- to MYSELF, I
you, and to the friends with VIII I'm have long
acted to ans gn bricti' the reasons which indu-
ced me to differ from you and from them.
need no, say To yon or airy other of my pOlil
cal friends that have ever been cons stan
whiI, mot an ultra one,) and uDon all occasions
when principle was not involved, have yielded
my personal preferences to the better julgnen
If the majority
In every presidential election since lo25
I'VE gone with my friends in support Of tn
,mines, III ugh MOI of my ows choice. From
that period have been ar arden, devoted trien.
to henry Clay, and preferred him to all others
still gave z-al rus supp"g: to General Harm
son and t General Taylor, w doing which 'hsr'
WA No sacihce OF prin 'iplc il WAS preference
Of men, acting upon and entertaining similar
principles Their opinions had been expressed
aud were ka wn prior T. their nn'nin i'i,n to b.
in accordance with the VIEWS IT hose who nom
i ,at.d them.
Long prio. to the meeting Of the Nationa
Convention in June last il was wei. undrrstoot
that no candid,tp would r, ceve the support o
the 8 nth unless his opinions were known Il
1t in favor Of the compromise measures, inclu-
ding tn figit veslav.. law. As final settlenien
Of those abs rdin, qnss'ion,.
Dscardng all s,ciion,l preferences, th'
South presented no ,uhcrn candidate for tn
pres dency, The opinions of every man VIII
was looked t. as candidate for that distin
yuished station were known, sGre one. Those
of Mr.. Webster and Mr.. FILLMORE were express
ed and record d, forming the basis OF the plat
form for which they had been denounced, and
"a far a. f,natcisIn could effect it, sacrificed -
Not 20 with Genersl Scot; his position pr eclu
dcd him from entering into the NESTS If ths
day. IN sf11Krng the Cnron TO lts centre. HI,
npini ms upon those questions were not KIN "
they were anxi usly desired and looked for
Some o. his friends who had access t. him rx
pressed their ,ntidrncc in the soundnsss of hi
views upon The Compromise AID flu si,ive s!avt
Ia -. His claims were z-al,usly urged BY
friends from the s u,h and from the N ,r.h, IN.
latter of whom looked npon him as the availabl.
candidate to defeat Mr. Fillmore and Mr.. Web
strr IN the contention, by which they would havr
the sanction Of the Whlg Nttional Convention
in furherance o. their views hereafter. Hrnc'
doubts arose as to the course Gen raj Scot
would pursue in regard to those measures IN the
event Of his nomination and election His c"n
timed silence upon the only question here hi
views were desired, however pure his motives
auym n;ed those .ubts, which, upon the meet
ing Of the convention, arose to distru>t. TIN
course pursued BY his friends in thu CONVENTION,
vas not calculated to do away those uniavorabr
impressions.
Had G neral Scott, before the meeting OF the
convent on, C me out, With thu frankness OF II
solid. r, as wa, cxpcc.ed Of him, ard II a
known his opinions he would have thrown of
tn" incubus which oppr-,s,s him; he woul
hive cleared himself from the noxi'ns vapp,
VIII CHI surrounded him, which, added tn lis gal,
liut military career, from Lundy's Lane to >tne
city of Mexico. by which he has won for hun
self and his country inperishable lau,els, h.
might have received the support of the UnioI
wings throughout the C unry. By ad ing
# rent curse he has st that Of many whn
" u'd h we given him ge leruus supper ,thougi
n II their Fl al choice.
His nonin1iinn has z ven enc Engagement t.
she ffecs"iIcrs and alb ,litoniss and his election
would complete their triumph. The proceed
ings Of tn. COW ntion show tn g ate Of tlings
TIL plstf rm was adopted with xty six NELL
bers recording their ties against it, whilst 9th.
ers who voted for il, did not consider ihems"lve.
b und by it. During fly ballots for a prrsi
nt,al candidate not one sou hern S. ate voted
f,r Gen Scot and he WIS ultimately n mina
ny New Hamp,h;r Vermont, and I.lInoi
all non slaveholdlhg St,tes-casting Their
v tics for HIN.
With these facts, should G In Scot be cleo
led President, with KIN Wedge that he will b.
indebted -sclusiv ly for his nomination ant
election to III ,sc friends, can any man donb
that Gen Scott, as high minded, hon rabl.
nan, will fell bound al far rs ia his power, IT,
minister to the views and wishes Of those VIII.
viii have placed HIM in that exalted station?
The object and dtigh, Of the freesplers and
,bolitions's were to break down Mr. Webster
ind Mr. Film re, because they had advocated
md car led into eff CT the prrvislons Of the
law They united up n Gen Seat
o accomplish that object Those who voted
against the platform. still voted for Gen Scott,
Ind his sac -eptance o. 1t has made no change
n their views. Hence u is clear thrt hey have
expectations from his election, VIII ch may or
nay not be 'al'z"d. Itis deeply to be regret
ed that h" who has gained for hims cit 80 cnvi
oe fame by his gallan! deeds in war, and al.
70 rendered civil services, should now be placed
n dis'rus'fnl position. Under all the crcum
'ances, look upon the nomination of General
Scott as unfortunate for himself, and unf r,u
'ate for III" wing party, and, should he b.
lected, unf r'unate for the country. Enter
aiming these views, should be UNIV or,hv tn,
nerous confid nee Of my friends if sup
'ressed the expression Of Unconstitutional am
ware in ding so, subject myself to the at.
acks Of those VINO, loving party more than
principle, consider it a virtue t, drnpunce every
nan who has the teinerity to avow opinions
contrary to theirs.
Political p,rty ties Of long sanding are a
nangst the strongest which bind men together
md most difficult to b. discovered No man
re's this more th,n d.. Having received 81,
many evidences IF confidence from my political
riends. to whom am 8" mnch indebted, il is
With deep regret find myself compelled to dit.
er with them now. ! would greatly have pre-
erred remaining silent, pt ! have no alt RIA.
ive-either to be misreprrs.nted on I, speak
ut-and you well know II a: it has been nv
labit, since first took par in public affairs,
when properi, called on To exD-ess my oplniou