Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1852-10-16
Hon, Walker grookc-- lgis Speech,

Hon, Walker DroOkc~- IEis Speech,
On TIE arrival OF the Hon Walker Brooke al
this place he was requested b. = number Of citi
zcns 10 address the people in yndication Of th
position he has taken in regard t, the Presden,
tiaI election, 10 which he consented aud on Mon
/ day night there assembled Inc largest -a4h,r
ing we have seen dorn.. The canvasS Mr BROOK,
commenced bis speech By saying that be was
Joiced at having an opportunity IN the vicinity %,
! his home, y here be was well known OF dctt ndns
! himself from the many charges .hat were made
/ 3alnsl his motives IN opposing the election o!
Gen. Scot. to the Presidency He was satisfied
| that here justice would BE- meeted GU TO bin. ana
that was all he asked That many of his politl-
cal associates differed with him, and they certain
ly had right to their opinion, and all he claimed
was an equal immunity for himself He theu
commenced 10 give his reasons Tor opposing he
election OF Gen. Scott and we confess VIZ never
heard more candid, independents, straight ior-
ward political speech than the one he delivc red
, He said that The Southern wing delegation spent
several days in Washington Cily. previous TO The
meeting OF the national wing convention, and that
| in the frequent caucuSes they then held, it
agreed almost without dissenting voice, that
southern wings ought and could not con i>tenty
support any man who was not thoroughly identified
with the compromise measures. the fugitive slave
law included, and it was universally conceded that
Gen. Scott had maintained IA fatal silence upon
this subject. He declared that Gen. Scott never
had committed himself upon this subject. and de-
fled any wing to show where and when he had
done He said that Fillmore ana Webster
were fully identified with those measures, and their
official conduct IN regard TO them fully up to
the requirements OF southern wings, and this was
the reason why they were sacrificed, and that
Gen. Scott, because he non committed, was
used instrument for this purpose He said
that the Freesoil and Abolition party found that
they could accomplish nothing by separate or
gan zatiun and their object was now to sectional
ize of the two great political parties, and with
ii shrewd sagacty and nice discrimination. the
effort is now made upon the wing party as being
the most easy seduced, and us evidence of this,
he mentioned The fact that every whig convention
held in non slave holding States for dc purpose
o. sending delegates 20 he n':i"nal ronN enron.
lad failed 20 aiop resolu ION plroviiS 1t com
promise asurc>. -! N many % chem they 80
tel dow propt~ OF o l., Kind HccouE oil
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o. .,pi or ti,, SEQ Wis.,. aiorouli no rest p#I nl
tIy under ID, burning 10 H. .La, cur s, MAJOR AZ.
relating But we harr oAoub hey feel ashamed
o tier conduct. ,hey received no synPath!
i from heir parry rj,nds
i A1e Mr. Brooke concluded G w Dough
"a T. ESQ -ub-rltc.pt for Ais county was loud
5 IN card for H .oek The stand dnd SAID he d.
u ..o cutaid, ii proper occasion 10 make Spreci
S ia defence Of he cause he advocated and askeC
= 90 be excused from making speech. Al the con
cusion OF some very handsome rcmak> abo0
= SCOTS being firm and patriotic when he met th'
4 enemies OF his country on the batlIetitd aud d.
e claled he had no doubt he would BE- tirm and pat
Is rutc when he reached the presidential chair
We don't either But il he don't have IN op
n rortunily OF displaying his tirmneSs and patriot
J. i,m until that event the world viii always be II
= darkness in regard TO them. Mr.. D. was listen
+. ed to very attentirey there not the slightes
!, effort made to disturb him in his speech and Ii
W friends of Scott as well as those opposed to him
A. were anxOus t. know how he would m e III
" grave charges made against his candidate. but b
b Just didn't meet them at all, notwithstanding Nj
$ Brookes challenge that if any one could conirt
re vert his assertions. he woul readily yield tn
We stand to him. We regard Mr.. Brooke's speee
as a triumphant yindicaton of his whole cours
It. upon the Presidential canvass, and although thei
in are many wings, who blinded by party zeal, mai
NO harsh remarks about him, when they hear his d.
lr fence, they are bound to acknowledge that he b;
IL been consistent throus hout, and that be is actu
ted by brightest motives of patriotism azt
Democrat.