The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1852-07-15
Whfg Harmony


We have long since expressed tb. onir;,
General Scott, II nominated as the Wing can3
date for President, could not receive SIM.
electoral vote south of the Potomac and :,
Ohio, unless it might possibly be those Of r.
lucky and North Carolina. Since his no.;
ton, our convictions in relation to tho g..
of bitter hostility to the tricksters in -
keeping he has for long time placed bir,..,r
have been greatly strengthened. We have.
yer thought that any man who could enio-, =
confidence of such arch demagogues as c.
Stevens and Seward, could gain any footbo,d =
the minds of men who love our glorious Con-:
tution-whether their home was in the NJ
the South, the East, or the West -,
document that has recently emaDatad :.
the City of Washington, signed by nine of -
most thorough supporters of all the Viii,
trines in the South, Except Abolitionism =.
ces the fact beyond a doubt The gentIor,.-
whose names are attached to this paper, are a.
mong the NEST able and influential noIi,io;.--
of their respective States and these are soroo
of the grounds upon which they declare H.
determination to oppose the elevation Of WI,
field Scott to the Presidency. They say
He obstinately refused, up to the time of H.
nomination, to give any public opinion in favo,.
of that series of measures of the last Copgross
known as the Compromise the permsns,,
maintenance eff which, with US. is a Question g
paramount Importance. Nor has he since his
nomination made any declaration Of his apDr,rol
Of those measures as final adjustment Of tba
issue IN controversy
He takes the nomino-
ton cum Onere, as an individual takes an estate
with whatever membranes it may be loaded
with. And the only pledge and guarantee he
offers for. his adherence to the principles Of
the resolutions" are ''the known incidents Of a
long public life,'' &c.
Amongst these ''knoscn Incidents of his life is
not one, so far as we are aware of, in favor of
the principles of the Compromise In one at
least of his public letters, he has expressed
sentiments iuimical to the institutions of fifteen
States of the Union.
They say, that in the Convention he Joined
such demagogues as those we have named,
backed also by Greely, of New York, and Wm
F. Johnston of this State, bitter enemies to the
measures, in order to defeat Web
ster and Fillmore, both of whom they designate
truly as ''true and tried friends of the Consttu-
ton"
The following is the closing paragraph Of the
address, with the names of the signers -
We consider Gen. Scoot as the faUorfts candi-
date Of the yfree-soa wing of the Whig party
That his policy, if he should be elected, would
be warped and shaped to conform to their views
and elevate them to power in the administration
Of the government, can but be considered as a
legitimate and probable result Aud believing
as we do, that the views of that faction of mis-
chievous men are dangerous not only to the just
and constitutional rights Of the Southern States.
(which we represent in part,) hui 20 the peace
and quiet of the whole country, and to the per-
manent union of the States, we regard it as he
highest duty of the well-wishers of the country
every where, whatever else they may do, to at
least withhold from him their support. This
we intend to do.
ALEX. H. STEVENS, of Ga.
CHARLES JAS. FAULKNER, Of Va.
W. BROOKE, of Miss.
ALEX. WHITE, of Ala.
JAMES ABERCRoMBIE, of Ala.
r. TooMDs, of Ga.
JAMES JOHNSON, of Ca
For similar reasons, and others indicated in
heir speeches, the names of NJ. P Gentry and
. II. Williams, of Tennessee, are also added to
this paper; and We understand that Messrs.
Marshall, Kentucky Outlaw and Campbell, Of
North Carolina; and Cabell, of Florida /; have
ivowed the same grounds of objection to Gen.
Scott, and will steadfastly oppose his election
How, indeed, could it be otherwise, when the
Whig nominee for the Presidency has been 50
perfectly willing to receive nomination on any
terms, or even without terms But the end has
not yet Pittsburgh Union.