Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1852-08-28
Col. j. d. Cobb. the Scott EIector.


side scene occurred bewteen friend Jno. F. Jack,
Jack distinguished himself After this little witty ex
ordium Col Cobb took the stand and held forth for an
hour or two We patiently listened to the entire adj
dress of Col. Cobb. We had expected much from his
talent as a speaker and prepared to see him come
into the canvass armed with and important mat
ter and with reasons for his defence of Scott, that
would by their cogency, benumb they did silence
all opposition. AS much this, if not than this,
was promised us and we have been told to wait I'M
til Cobb came home and he would set matters right,
and wipe away, by the force of his genius, and the
ray of his facts all the assigned why the South
ought not to support Scott WE'LL we have heard the
speech of Col. Cobb and without wish to deract
from its merits, desire to wound his selprde we
say with perfect eandor, that it weak, fmsy, in
conclusive, and wretchedy rambling and incoherent
We say more that he used his facts nefciently, and
that telling speech can be made out of his docu
ments than he made by many man who is unknown
to fame. This is not said to underrate Col Cobb It'll
is our honest opinion. We have weighed impartiallv
the known elements in this campaign and we say to
Col Cobb, that he has challenged to the record,
that is to the record that we appeal, and to nothing
else. Col Cobb may give us the history of his inter-
views with Scott; he may tell what SCOTS con-
structon of the letter accepting the nomination is and
he may tell us that be is satisfied with it. We tell
him that this is the Record! Where has Scott af-
frmed, hiS signature that he Approves the
platform laid down by the convention. Graham did
thisPierce and King did it but Scott left this mat
ter to be filled up, suit either section, and we find
that Col Cobb makes inquiries of Scott for certain
purposes, he said, in regard to this very letter and
its construction this point Gen. SCOTS letter of
acceptance is the Record in the premises and nothing
else. We do not invalidate what Col. Cobb says it
is not our intention to question the truth of the report
ed speech of Scott got up by the Mississippi delega-
ton; but affirm that neither Col Cobbs afirma-
ton nor that speech are the Record Scott has spo-
ken to the American people over his own name and
just far he goes, that is good Record testimony
But Col Cobb, here is point you failed to explain,
and call the attention of the reader to it. The
entire wing party South pledged to support no
man who not pledged to the Fnality of the Com
promise acts. very large portion of the wing party
North opposed to the Finality of those acts
a This is history, and Col. Cobb will not deny it. In
view ofths fact the Southern wings demanded plat
form recognizing those acts final The Southern
wings claim that they have such platform. The 9th
step was the approval of that platform by
the candidates. Itwas said that if Scott accepted and
the North all who were opposed to those measures
Itwas believed thatifhe did not Approve it, that the
Southern wings would not support him, and hence,
livery great interest to learn what he would do el
at the South. We know what was said here whe1
: SCOTS letter reached this city. We know that many
as clear headed and true he is, men who had nj
reasons, political otherwise to desire information
for certain purposes, did, after reading that letter
declare they would not support Scott. If Scott ha
approved of that PLATFORM what there for thos
inquiries for certain purposes What use was Their
Is for that speech Was it to aid in making Record
~ Col. Cobb Nothing of this sort is deemed necessar
to brace up Graham and is it strange that Gen
Scott should have worded his letter of acceptance ex
, acty give offence to his Northern friends
10 who VIGOROUSLY Known to be opposed to the FL
naLtty Of those Measures and that to put himself
ground acceptable to the South, that he should answe
- inquiries put to him for "certan purposes, and per
. nit Southern to draw from him a speech to b
used in his defence This, say, is strange and il
- such the present, deserves grave consd
Grafton
Col. Cobb said that Mr. Toombs could not be use
&c as wing testimony against Gen. Scott We ask, VIII
~ not DIR. Toombs is wing, true to the principle
70 of the wing party Col. Cobb dare be. But suppos
he is not whig, he is Compromise Union man, an
20 as such, we present him. He does not oppose Scot
because he is not awhig for is agreed all hands
70 that Scott is true whig generally get to be
> Toombs opposes Scott, because he misrusts Scott
Northern frendsbecause he played his game to sui
Seward, Greeley & Co.. and because he SO shaped hi
course and worded his letter oacceptance as to per
nit himself to be represented the North as bein
least not pledged to the Finally of the compromise
This is what Seward and Greeley contended forth
~ is what Col Cobb at glance this is what tn
Mississippi delegation desired obviate and they go
up that celebrated private speech. By the way,
customary for candidates make private speeches 70
is it customary for the friends of candidates to draw
private speeches, and then write them out crcum
stanally for peculiar section, when candidates hav
for good reasons themselves, failed to be explicit
where candor and frankness demanded openness |
it were not evident that Scott be the beneficial
ry of this very apparent omission if he had pur
sued the very best calculated to benefit him
e the North the very marked out for him b,
the opponents of the compromise, Seward and Greeley
would be candid to suppose he had omitted it by
cident. But when we see how exactly he represent
these men-how he follows their direction, in open op
position the demand of the South may be infer
IF ed that design evident. Them it is clear tina
Toombs abandoned Scott, not that he was not whg
but because he failed say distinctly that he Approx
Fl cd tho platform The plea then that Toomhs is M