Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1852-1853, 1852-08-28
- From the Washington UDiOn'1
Democratic Scott Movement of lSSS.
ROCHESTER, an. VI ANgust z, Ie5Z.


WHO press as though it indicated Scott strength
here outside of the wing party. Indeed, some Oh
the whig Journals have distinctly stated that many
of the democratic Scott men of 1889 Will vote Tor
General Scott in 1852, long after he has abandoned
all pfetensons to the principles he then protested
and thrown himself without reserve into the hands
of the Sewardites. There is hardly particle OF
truth in these representations. Of the etghty-oda
democrats who signed the call for the first Scott
meeting, there are but tao who will vote for the
whig candidate and those two have been wings 1or
the past dozen years. All the rest who are hVlng
will give Pierce and King hearty and effective
support That the breach between General ocOtC
and his early supporters is complete by ms fePuu
ton of the platform then occupied by INN ana ms
democratic friends. or1e1 statement VI i'0'0 WI"
clearly demonstrate.
The Scott republicans of 1889 were democrats
an .a,yinciDze. But some of them had contracted
dislike for Mr.. Van Buren,; others had formed
high estimate of General SCOTS availabiity-tor at
that period "his pen," to quote the truthful and
expressive language of Thurlow Weed, had not 80
fatally dimned the glories achieved by his sword,
and demonstrated his unftness for a civil station
They had evidence which satisfied them that he
was from conviction a democrat, and they very
naturally supposed Re possessed sufficient integrity
to prevent his repudiating, in case he reached the
presidency, the political principles and policy to
which he then protested an unaterable attacnment.
prominently before the American people, and press
inc his claims upon the Democratic National Con-
vention.
These gentlemen, finding the columns of both
political Journals closed against them, established
a paper called the Rochester Daily Sun: which was
specially devoted to the political interests OF Gene
raj Scott The Sun was avowedly and distinctive
" democratic-whig principles and measures met
with no favor at its hands. The files OF the Sun
now lie before me, and l quote few extracts from
its editorial columns to illustrate its relation to the
politics of that day, when, it will be remembered,
fierce warfare was going on between the specie and
"shinplaster" banking systems.
At the head of the Suns leading column stands,
in conspicuous type, " For President, Gen. Var
field Scott"
Then comes a stereotyped epitome of the princi
pies it advocated, as follows:
"Principles of the Scott republican party;
presidential term; no interference in elections by
government officers; uni form currency OF gold and
silver of bank notes at all times redeemabe In specie
on demands Independent treasury, under the eXclu-
sive control of Congress- opposition to monoPolies,
rredeem be shinplasters, and to fraudulent bank
ing.''
The following extracts from the Suns political
editorials afford fair criterion-bating an occa-
sional thrust at Mr. Van Buren-as to its course in
regard to the principles then agitatcd BY the party
press of the country and they will enable the read
to form a clear and distinct idea of Gen Scots
first platform:
1.-The Advertiser intmates that General Scott is a
wing. Whether he be wing a tory, there is the
strongest evidence OF his having been warm hearted
Jeersonian rm supporter Of 2HdreW jackson, and
that he is now true republican,
Rochester Daily Sun, 4prH IS, 1889.
The Scott men are in favor Of presidents Jei
fersons and Jacksons measures, and they will sup
port Gen. Scott tOhO ciH firmly and tearLessLy carry
them OUT. We deem insult Q the grOssest KIND,
both TO Gen. Scott and to repubEcanSm TO call Ike Gene
rala WAig.''
Rochester Daily Sun, April 90, 1889.
I" The financial policy of General Jackson was to
stop the increase of banks, suppress all bank notes
under $40. and introduce gold and silver the ord-
nary currency of the people,
Rochester Daily Sun, May 20, 1889.
''Tle Daily Sun has no connection with whiggism,
aboliiionsm, or any other ism but true republican
ism Rochester IaiLy Sun, .4priI %, 1889.
1.-The Advertiser says the Sun got up by the
Scott men and wings. No Whig had anything to
do with starting the Sun. The plan of the paper was
first suggested by the eghtyive republicans Of the
old jackson SchOOl WhO signed The call far tie first Scott
meeting" &C. GAS 10 Gen. SCOTS politics, we
know him to be in favor of a gold and silver curren-
cy, and he is also in favor Of independent treasu-
TV." Rochester Daily Sun, July %, 1889.
"We reerate former assertion, that General
Scott is in favor of gold and silver currency and of
an independent treasury
Rochester Daily Sun, august 6, 1889.
General Scott is neither Webb whig, Wise
wing, federal whg, anti Masonic whig, an abo-
IIhOu "HlRS Walk wing, nor a SnlnpIdSter WhI0
He is the independent republican candidate for the
presidency
Rochester Daily Sun, .4ugust 8, 1889.
These extracts which might be extended to any
desirable length, would seem to prove pretty
conclusively that Gen. Scots first organ was a
plain spoken democratic organ, and that between
1t and whiggery there was sort or affinity. His
early friends lost opportunity of testfying that
unchanged and Interchangeable attachment to demo-
cratic principles and the ground of their preference
for Scott was the belief that his nomn alton would
be most likely to perpetuatc democratic ascepden-
cy.
should have stated, moreover, that the call for
the first Scott meeting was addressed to the re-
Publcans" only-the wings being purposely exclu-
ded. The call was signed by eighty odd 'repub-
Leans Of the old Jackson SCHOOL, bit not by sin
gle aChtg Among the names appended to the call
are found those of Joseph Medbery, L. K Faux
ner, VIM. c. Foster, Adonijah Green, S. A. Pack
ard, Carlos Cobb, Robert King, Aaron Newton,
Ebenezer Watts, Giles Carter, E. B. Wheeler, Hen
ry Fox, R. K. Lotherdge, Joshua Conkey, Rufus
heeler, Delos Wentworth, James OMaley and
many others, then, now, known at home and
abroad as among the most resolute and uncompro-
mslng opponents of whiggery in all its phases
Now, let us see what sort of platform was laid
down by the Scott republican OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
er it was constructed Of wing or democratic mate
rails. 1t will be observed that it harmonizes per-
tectly with the principles advocated by General
SCOTS newspaper organ-the Sun. l quote all
there is OF distinctive party character, from Sc
rleS of resolutions Doscod p,oo+;nc. &c.