The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1852-07-29
THE sEcEDERs.

IKE SECEDEHS.
Az some interest has been manifested to
see the pronunciamcn.o Of the several
Southern individuals, protesting 70 b
Wings and to secede from that party on the
ground Of the attributed Free Soil princi-
pies Of Gen. Scott, We publish il below.
secessions are quite common and are con-
fined to neither party; in the Language OF
smother, "the advantage in favor Of the
Wings being, that those who 60 of take
nobody with them, while those who have
left the Locofoco party take whole States
and counties 10 their cortege."
wAss1xeros, July >.
we, the undersigned, msmbsss Of Congress,
adop, this method ofpaking joint statement
10 our constituents. respectively. and 10 oil who
may take an interest in the subject, that we
cannot and will not support Gen. Scott for the
Prssid ency, az he now stands before aAmsr.
lean people, for the following amongst other
reasons:
nomination, to give any public opinion IN favor
Of that series Of measures Of the last Congress
known a. the Compromise: the permanent
naintenance Of which with W il . questios Of
paramount importance Nor has he sincs hie
nomination made any declaration Of his approv.
al Of those measures n 6nal adjustment Of the
issues in controversy.
Il is true, the resolutions Of the Convention
that nominated him are ~ clear and ~ explicit
upon this question a. need be; but Gen. Scott,
in his letter Of acceptance, which contains oil
that we have from him on that matter, does not
give thsm the approval Of his judgment. This
he seems s,udionsly to have avoided. He ae-
cepis the nomination "wlth the resolutions an
nexedn That 10. he takes the nomination csss
orore, as an individual takes an es,ate with
whatever incumbrance it may be loaded with
A nd the only pledge and guaranty he offers for
his "adhsrence to the principles ofthe fssolu.
tions" are the "known incidents Of . long pub.
lie life," &c.
Amonrs. these "known ineidsn,s', Of his life
there Is not one far a. We are aware OF, in fa-
vor of the Compromise. In one, at least, Of his
public lssters, he has expressed sentiments in-
imical to the institutions of fifteen States Of the
Union. Since the passage Of the Compromise
he has suffered his name 10 b. held up before
the people Of several of the States a. . eandi-
dato for the Presidency by the open and avowsd
enemies Of those measures. And in the con.
vention that conferred this nomination upon
him he permitted himself to be used by the
Free Sellers in that body to defeat Mr.. Fillmore
and Mr. Webster, because of the policy that aus-
tsinsd them.
To join such men, and aid them in compls-
ting their triumph over, and sacri6so Of the true
aud tried friends Of the constitution, aud the
faithful discharge OF all its obligations, 10 what
we can never do. We consider Gen. Scott @
the Jauorjte candidate of tho FTee-soi " nk Of
the WhiR party. That his policy, IL be should
bs elected, would be warped and shaped to con-
form 10 their views, and 70 elevate them to
power in the administration Of the Government
can but be considered as alegitimate and prob
able result And, believing AZ we do, that the
views Of that faction Of misshievous men are
al rights OF the Southern States, which we rep-
resent in par,) but TO the peace and quiet Of the
whole country, and TO the permanent union OF
the States, We regard it - the highest duty OF
the well wishers Of the eouptIy evsry where,
hold from him their support. This we intend
TO do.
ALEXANDER H. STEPHENS, Of Ga.
CHARLES JAS. FAULKNER, Of Va.
w. BROOKE. Of Miss.
ALEX. WHITE, of Alahama.
JAMES ABERCROMBIA, do.
n. TOOMBS, OF Go.
JAMES JOHNSON, of Ga.
For reas,ns to some extent Indicated IN
speeches and addresses heretofore made BY the
undersigned, they deem it to be their duty TO
withhold their support from Gen. Scott az can
didate for the Presidency. Ifit should seem to
be necessary, we will hersaft or, in some form,
exhibit more fully 10 our constituents the facfs
and reasons which have brought Us to this de-
termination.
MP. GENTRY. Tenn.