The daily union., 1852-07-04

with fidelity TO the constitution" and his cordial ap
proyal also Of the maintenance of the vslO poUer in its
full constitutional efficiency But the still conclu
sye 10 any objection OF this character against
General Pierce s that he tells and tells us truly IN
bis letter OF acceptance only that he approves he
PLATFORM but that he does now because his whole po
lca life has been nothing else than one continued ap
proyal and practice OF all the principles and policy I'M
bodied in the democratic resolutions. Had Gen. Pierce
simply said that he accepted the platform and the resolu
tons had he stood silent and inert TO The maintenance
OF the Compromise, refusing when called upon every
where, 10 say one word about that point until he
nominated; had he done this in full conformity with all
the commitments of all the northern State con-
ventions OF his party; had he on this account
been preferred to other and ablsr statesmen because
these had not stood thus silent; had he been by
anti. compromise forced into nomination against
the protest of the united South and the united compro
mise OF the North had he then altered the plat
form while accepting it, and at the time refused TO
pledge himself 10 adhere 10 it had the chief organs OF
his party hereupon announced his nomination a sec
tiona triumph, and had the anti compromise journals
OF his party burst out into exultaons his nomina-
tion. while the southern journals and the northern
promise journals OF his party almost put ON political
mourning that result, and did, with united voice.
send forth long drawn political groans and growls
it--then, indeed, Gen. Pierce would have stood in posi-
tion similar to Gen SCOTS; and for the support OF the
South, and for the support OF patriotic everywhere,
he must then have relied upon his immense superiority
Gen. Scott in all the qualities which 60 make
safe and able statesnanhis clear judgment, his firm
WILL his freedom from political passion and prejudice,
his contempt OF all the little arts and anxie,ies Of
ambition, his admirable consistency his comprehensive
patriotism, and his heroic fidelity the democratic sen
men principle, and policy OF the country Such on the
unarnished record of his public life would have been the
claim Of franklin Pierce to the popular suffrage against
his competitor, even il their party position equal
How that startling contrast in their respective positions
bears upon their respective claims public confidence
we'll stated in The subjoined artice
| From the Macon Messenger Journal
THE NoMINAToN-We received the intelligence Of
the nomination of General Scott going press
last week. and had time only to express our dsapproba
ton. We have heard said that the wg presses which
have declared against Scott will eventually support him.
We desire therefore dsabuse minds any who NAV
entertain this idea far concerned by declar
ing that we not only disapprove the nomination of Gen.
Scott but that conceive 1t be The duty every south
ern man to use every Legitimate means effect his de-
feat. Party prejudice would lead us support him. but
regard for the safety and honor OF the South
oppose him. We do it with reluctance, but shall do it
resolutely without regard to the consequences We
not submit this question OF the support Of General Scott
convention of the whig party, OF any other party
and agree abide by its decision We would willingly
commit conscience to the keeping Of another.
! The are few facts connected with the nomination OF
General Scott which ought be overlooked by south
wings or lost sight Of in the blindness of party zeal
Scott proposed candidate for the presidency by
eesoil wing of the whig party. He has placed him
self the hands of this iacton and they have sealed his
lips upon the subject of the Compromise, and dictated
him his policy and his candidate He has been
presented the Wing Convention pee uar didate
of that portion Of the whig parry of the North who have
their deDunciatons Of the institution Of sla
vey and unprinciped and reckless in their aggres
,ons upon the rights OF the South Seward has been his
SPONSOR and the Tribune and the Times have been his
gans In the Whg Convention Johnston, OF Pennsylvania
and Dayton of New Jersey, his active partisan and
marshalled bis support the motley crew Of abolition, ee
soil, and highela law. The South unanimously opposed
him. Idd ask southern candidate, 1t did not pre-
southern for the nomination Of The convention.
gave its undivided support Millard Fillmore, and only
asked the North stand by thar tried and conservative
whig-by BIRTH by education by prejudice and by associ
alton. northern Why could they support Mil
lard Fillmore What evil has he done What measure
of his administration aenatsd them from whom
formerly they delighted TO honor What was 1t which
rendered them bitter and unrelentng in their opposition
him Why could they not support Daniel Webster =
the greatest OF the age-the peculiar representa-
tive of and acthrng interests of the
Norh-and who by his services and intellect emf
neny ed be the exponent of the principles of the
great whg party and the representative of the dignity
Why tried integrity and capacity in Millard Fillmore,
quaed ability in Daniel Webster, disregarded by
them The answer is obvious Miard Fillmore and
Daniel Webster national and would disregard
the obligations Of law. and yield the nnisavery senti
the North when disregsrded those obligations
Scott was preferred before them because they believed
they could him to accomplish their selfish objects
Scott silent upon the Compromse-Scou was not
pledged carry the fugitive slave aw-Scott bad re-
fused give such pledge when earnestly demanded of
him by southern whigs-Scott had permitted Seward to
control him, and was puppet in his hands
1t Is urged by that Scott has placed himself since
nomination upon the compromise platform adopted by
the convention Why did he not declare his opinions be-
fore the meeting the convention Was his silence upon
the subject OF the Compromise the condition upon which
he the support OF the reesoil wings But
his approval Of platform nothing ALL Pa
per resolutions worthless in staying the ffeeso aga
lion at the North when the candidate who places himself
upon resolutions nominated by the party which
opposed them in convention and repDdatos them since its
ad iournment Sxty-six Scott in convention voted
against promise resolutions Of the platform, and
Scott organs openly repudate them What these paper
| resolutions worth The South dictated them, but the
orth dictated tho candidate who should upon them.
viii these paper resolves exclude Seward and Johnston,
and Dayton and Greeley and Raymond, from all share Of
utve patronage, f Scott is elected Do they osracse
hem and the line of dems rcaton between national
wings and unprtnciped aboitionis,sl They consider
Scouts nomination their ump ph, and If elected, they win
not only share OF the executive patronage but dis
pense the whole OF IL.
If these per resolutions do exclude eesoers and
abotionss from the confidence Of the candidate and the