Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1852-08-07

10, when first broug
penly avowed myst
Measures, and the
and siuce, as many . think as an ayeras
Of five times a day, have | openly at
publicly declared my sentiments to evel
man, woman and child who has approach
ed me OH the subject. l have not songl
nor have I desired any concealment ofsm
views and opinions in reference to then
aud 1t Is q matter Of profound astonisl
ment and regret to me that my sentiment
have been SO grossly miprepresented, an
that | have been made the subject Of sue
unjust and malicious SANDER. My nam
has been coupled with that of Mr.. Sewuft
and / have been charged with enttetainin
sentiments in common with him IN refei
ence to southern institutions. Nothin
can be more unjust or false. It il true,
am personally acquainted with Mr. Sc
ward, and that he Is personally my frien'
but | am not responsible for his pecu
liar sentiments, nor those Of any othe
man who may see proper TO support me
and no man living knows better than he
what my opinions are and always hav,
been. / made his acquaintance sometim,
in the year Of SO o Z. ! had not me
with him or corresponded with or inter
changed communications with him, how
ever, during the interval from the year a
to go. In the later year. during the pen
ding Of the Compromise measures befor,
Congress, / met with him in travellin.
through New Jersey. He approached me
upon the subject Of those measures, aut
asked my opinion in reference thereto
/ replied to him in these words Sir, ! AN
DEAD FOR II CoNsrIruTIoN-pEAp FOR
THE UNroN-DEAnroR THE CoMpRoMIsE-
AND DEAD AGAINST ANY MAN
WHO rs OPPOSED TO THEM OR
EITHER OF THEN. The language
used by myself III that occasion was SO
positive and emphatic that in alluding to
II since, for he well remembers the conver.
satlon. he has even charged me with rude
Hess.
/ have seen sonle service in the cause
Of our common country, ana am now ad.
vaneei in lifas / have e~ndeavored to gain
at least a name for upriglitness and can
dor , and ] challenge the world to produce
a single witness. who would be believed
IN a court Of justice. who will say that I
have ever, by thought, word or deed, said
or done anything to justify the misrepre.
sensations that have been made as to my
sentiments or opinions, or that they have
been otherwise than as expressed to you
here this day. IF any such man can be
found. let him be brought Eovseara, and
I am sciiliag that my past life ami sr,D:;-
ccs shall be forgotten, and that The vord
shall be arittea before and az
ter my name"
Here follows what Gen Scott said to
MI. Upton, Of the Louisiana Delegation,
~ taken from the report of Mr.. Upton's
1elnarks at the Baton Rouge Wing State
Ratification Meeting j
"Mr. Upton stated that his delegation
hr fifty-three straight ballots had voted
~ Fillmore, but when the nomination
was made she was the first OF the extreme |
to give in her adhesion. In regard
Gen, Scott and the Compromise, he
~ he regarded him perfectly sound. he
accepted the nomination qcih the
and had remarked to him per
snally that s'no matter in what sphere Of
life, whether citizen Scott, Gen. Scott, OF
he head Of the army Of the United States,
u if elected, as President Scott, il he ever
hould do aught to impair the fugitive
act in word or deed, then write in
smous before my name and infamous az
sr my my name, and kick me into the
utter Of disgrace"
tEsshfA Resosstiom Of the Wing P1ayovm.l
8. The series Of acts of the 3Ist Con-
ress, commonly known as the COM.
or adjustment, (the act far the
scOpeyy gJngitiUes from tabor snclu-
ed are received aud acquiesced in by the
Wigs Of the United States. as FINAL
.ttiement in principle and substance, of
le subject TO which they relate, and so
as these acts Ire concerned, we wiIiI.
Iaintain them. and insist on their strict |
until time aud experience 1
demonstrate the necessity Of further |
gisiation to guard against the evasion of /
laws on one hand. and the abuse oil
leir power on the other-not importing !
present efficiency to carry outshe re-
lirements Of the constitution. and we i
'precate al further agitation Of the qpes-
IN thus settled, o dangerous to our nee \
ID will discountenance all eenrts to con- /
OF renew such agitation. whelever, j
however made-and We will maintain
i settlement Dis essential to the nation.
Of the Wing party, and the integrity :
the Union" g
TO this r~csoluslon, stronger than any ]
ing contained 10 Mr.. Fillmore's Mes .
ge-stronger than the democratic plat .
'm--oa the same subject, Gen. Scott !
everybody knows, has given ishearty 9
a unqualified approval.
A reduction of Is. I'd. per cwt id
J ilnpofs dutics on foreign refined sugar,
ne inn operation in England on die 9
j ult, zllnciRg the duty 70 lbs. I'd. r.
a So