Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1852-1853, 1852-06-02

particular counselos as to the necessity OF concl-
atne the South. But he will write no letter before
hand That is positive. If this statement IS to
be relied upon, weshardly know whether toiaug1
| or to be indignant at the lord!y and dictatora
! style in which Seward and his ceadjators speak
They seem to imagine that they hold the title 10
the whig nomination in their breeches pocket, and
! have only to pull it out, and silence all OPPOSE
ton. They fancy the South will accept with graf
itule whatever they choose to offer, and will take
Scott or peradventure Seward himself, and never
once ask for pledge or promise They are com
hitting radical error in the management OF zen.
Scott by overlooking or msconstrulng Puonc oPlL-
ion in the slaveholding States. They evidently
don't read the papers, except those north OF the
Potomac, and TINS they are befooled and blinded
by such inveterate fanatics as Greeley and weed,
who wouldn't see symptom of opposition IN the
South if every State south of Delaware were aetu-
ally in arms against the North
Let Mr. Seward or Gen. Scott himself just by
way OF illustration, cast glance upon LOUISIANA
Everybody knows there has been less sectional feel
pc here than perhaps in any other southern State.
Attempts were made during the slavery excitement
to establish southernrghts party, but they proved
signay abortive. Parties there have maintained
their organization There has been no dissolution
or disruption of old political ties. Wings and dem
ocrats in Louisiana remain precisely where they
were four years ago. Very good. Now, let zen.
Scott receive the nomination at Baltimore, without
pledge on his part, or the adoption OF compro-
mise platform that of the convention, ana IN tHS
moderate sensible rational State of Louisiana, he
will b, unable to muster one hundred supporters.
This is truth 1t is acknowledged by all-admt-
ted as an unuuestionable fact. Now, if in State
where sectional excitement has made little OF no
inroad such would be the fate of whig candidate
who refuses to endorse the COMPROMISE, we ask
whether he would come within million OF leagues
of success in those States such as North Carolina
Tennessee, Georgia, &c. where the old organizations
have been more or less affected by the slavery is
sue? Blind and besotted must be the particular
friends and advisers of Gen. Scott if they fail to
see these things.
Again: how is Gen. Scott to get nomination
land by the term mean candidature to which
all agree) without making known his views Does
any one suppose that southern members will ratl-
fy a nomination. if Gen. SCOTT should perchance
obtain votes enough from the North and West to
give him a majority, unless they are made acquain-
ted with his sentiments? Gen. Scott may become
the nominee of section, but never of the wing
party, if that party is to be kept in utter ignorance
of his opinions. Nay, his nomination under such
circumstances would command no respect at the
South, and the wings at that quarter would wash
their hands of the affair." and leave him to the SYM
pathy and utilization of his free-sol advocates
These are home-truths but it is better to say
them now than be compelled to demonstrate them
hereafter. Let Gen. Scots friends understand,
first that the South Will strive to prevent his nom
nation because she distrusts him. next, that fail
ing in that, her dsstrust must be removed before
she can support him and last, that she will, in no
contingency, under no conceivable circumstances,
sustain any presidential candidate who is not k2oocn
to be sound on the Compromise. If the North
can make Winfield Scott, any body else Presi-
dent, without southern votes, we haven't the least
objection to her trying the experiment.
W0shin0tOn Vnion