Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1852-09-14
GEN. scorr AND ANTI-sLAYERY.
From the Riohp.ona Epaairer.

IN ms campaign. IL proves tnat tue recent doO
itiOn Convention at Pittsburg was but sham
Il demonstrates, that the influence of the Nev
York Tribune and Albany Evening Journal, !
still omnipOtent in the abolition party OF tn
! North, against all conventions, shaH or genuine
| And il teaches the Southern Wing party hoV
fallacious is their objectioa 10 General Pierce
| viz; that he is supported by individual member
>of the Free Soil party, who recant their old doc
! lrinss; when compared with the fact, that tht
abGfitiOnisis proper, with sHch liberty men a:
! Bradley standing the head and front OF theI
organization, rally to the support of Gen. Scot
4 as the champion of ''HUMAN FREEDOM"
! We shall offer no commentary upon this re-
markable letter, Il will speak for ITSELF Il
! speaks, trumpet.tongued, the fact that the Whg
| platform does not Quash slavery agitation and
that tha agitatOts regard their candidate 8
"WHoLE LIFE, IN PUBLIC AND Is PRIVATE, 10 HAVE
RxHlRIrED THE EItED PURPOSE OF PROMoTIEG THE
eh1sE or Al ERR RREpoAi5 VIII ATEvkR PEFIls OR
g tis ees
~ TER f.ol 3eN ElIslSIs REl
a cogaiug Jualnsl.
We take great pleasure iu dblishtng the fois
lowing letter from Hon. Henry Bradley oi Penn
Yam, we'll known and ina1entis member OF the
liberty party, and who was in lS46, the candidate
of that party for Governor of the State of New
York. The letter is in reply to of inquiry,
from one of our citizens, Mr.. w. w. Hayt. AT
this uncture this letter possesses peculiar inter.
est-folIowing so close upon the PiIIsburg con.
ventiOn, it shows that the nomination there made
will not be supported by large portion of those
who have for many years, constituted the life and
soul of the liberty party. Mr.. Bradley has been,
for fifteen years, identified 0iLk the abolition party,
and at much sacrifice tabOred tOGitUSe anti sareTy
principles among the people. Has time, money and
tae'tS cheerjuLy derOted 10 The a0Ork and his
zeal IN behalf gf freedom none question. We
rejoice that his influence and UOe TO be found,
al thiS election III JGUOT OF Gen Winfield ScOH:-
PEEN YAN, Aug. is, 1852.
WILLIAM w. HAYT, Esq
Dear Sir:-Ynur favor of the 9th came duly TO
hand, ia which you say lhatit is reported in your
section that, in conversation with MIR, Hull,
declared my intention to vote for Gen. Scott, for
President and you ask in the name of s'number
of citizens if this be true
If am correct in my recollections of the con.
versation with MIR. Hull, it is substantially as fol.
lows: There was a third individual present, and
the topic was slavery, and it's usurpations and
abuses. IL was said that the South were oppos.
ing Gen. Scott on the ground that he was anti
slavery, and that he was in sympathy with VIM.
II. Seward. REMARKED that il it could be shown
that the assumptions of the South were founded
on truth, would readily vote for Gen. Scott, for
desired to cast my vote against slavery.
Perhaps ought TO say, from the commence
ment of the public life of Mr. Seward, have had
the most unwaveriDg confidence in him as man,
as a statesman, and as true and reliable friend
of freedom. So far as his influence shall prevail
doubt not it will be just and constitutional to-
wards the North and towards the eSouth-towards
the STAKEHOLDER and towards.the slave.
From the first announcement of the doiDgs of
the Democratic CBallimOreCOnVention,in in :he adop-
ton of its platform and the nomination of Gen
Pierce, to the present time, l have regarded the
country as in stale of imminent peril. The
ninth article of that platform had been twice
placed before the American people, and received
with great offence by large portion of the De-
mn"-aEt'S parry, tu7elnuclz-Tnat S-fRagY cf
lhe teauers OF me party as we'll as thousands of
the rank and file, planted themselves un6n the
Buffalo platform pledging unyielding hostility to
slavery. With this movement Isym6athized md
co-Opera'ed in good faith. Judge then rzav s,r-
prise To- find thiS same ninth article aeai1 03opieI
t0uh erptettVeS, possible infinitely more anti re-
publican and 0genSiUe, closing up Nth Ibis mos,
unreasonable, W"PhiEOSQphicaL and insulting resp
LuLiOn:-
Resolred, That the Democratic party will resist
all attempts at renewing in Congress or out OF it.
the agitation Ofthe slavery question, under what.
ever shape or color the attempt may be made.
TO all this Gen. Pierce, the nominee for Pre-.
sident, responds 80 accept the nomination IN.
on The platform adopted by the Convention. mot
because It is expected of me as a candidate but
because the principles it embraces command the
appreciation Of my judgment, and with them be-
lieVe can safely say there has been no word or
n Hhn
Democratic papers, baFnburner and bunker. from
Benefits Heraldand the Albany Argus, downto
the lowest country issue, fall TO glorfyiDu the
Democratic platform and the NOMINEES Gen
Pierce, without word against slavery; and ali
this is echoed by the public speakers, the Van
Burens, the Buffers, the Dxs down to the SMALL
est bunker that holds forth his sentiments in the
forum of bar.rOom.
Now, in all this, are the party and its nominee
honest and candid2 Ii so, they should be indict.
ed and punished Tor treason against humanity,
and for cowardIy and craven surrender of liber.
ty TO slavery; it, the other hand, this is simply
ruse to gull the South, then are they dishonest,
and for that reason are unworthy to be trusted
For years past the Democratic party have rung
the changes on the words "harmoniOus Democra-
cy y and the Wing press has furnished amusing
proofs of The absurdity of such play upon words,
But now they are full of meaning; they are por-
tentous. If the party succeeds we are to have
slavery in perpetuity, without agitation in Con-
gress out OF il, under the special care aud au.
thority ofthe governments or the party are prac-
tcing ruse, and the South are cheated
turn from the Democratic to the Wing party.
In no instance, believe, have the Whig party
adopted sectional slavery doctrines. An attempt
was made at the commencement of the present
session Of Congress, TO pass the compromise mea.
snres through Wing caucus OF members OF Con.
gress. Bnta fragment ofthe party were present,
ana though Il was declared formally passed, such
were the Indications attending its passage, that
in the judgment of boththe South and the North,
1T was bereft of all strength.
Again at the Baltimore Wing Convention, the
adoption of the platform (which must be admitted
to be wrong in principle and offensive in Ian.
guage,) was The work Of but portion Of the Com
yenlon. and TO this day the South refuse to re-
gard it as afording any security that the party or
It's nominee will favor sectional slavery.
Both the convention and General Scott, as its
nominee, have gone quite as far as, in my judg-
ment, they could, with any show of consistency,
to convince the South that both stood upon ma.
tional and not sectional platform and that
while the federal government would not interfere
with State Sovereignty, by legislating for or
against slavery in the States where ii exists, it
would by no means consent 10 its extension into
territory where it does not exist.
Itis right and proper that the parties should be
national the South has rights as well as the
North, aud these are to be regarded and protect-
ed by the government. But this does not seem
to cover the whole ground. There is political
.la,,op,y ,,TE,fCh l. 4. rnS,r,a