Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1852-07-24
4 votcE from THE.OtD NohrH SKATE
".' g FEAItfEs5 AND TRUE. d@a
Fran Tie Raistgh Nv ~ Resis,e,.
A Word TO all True Whigs.

A Word TO all True Whigs.
The Wing ticket for President md vie'
Ptesiden. is now before sbe eeuntry. !
hns been received in ,alrnoss every seeiioi
heard from with an enthusiasm which, !
Kept up. win ensure success. We uft
well awars that here, IL, our own State
there u among sens5 disappointment. .ha
| Mr. Fillmore was not The nominee. Btu
such men we believe hre 100 strongly af
tsched to fieif principles. and dssifs loo
afdehsly the suecess If ths Wl,ig dause. 10
suffer sual' disappointment 10 swsfva them
from the path VI duty nnd honor,
IN the first place, rlat did thru epzees
| apheu they consented 10 go into Ceuyen.
tton aeth NE Whf9s ef either seeti6n.,
and m1,on srhas zrfsetgls dil h.sy ttsolpe
10 act Was II ihsir purpose to ,aks sll
tbe chances Of success, with the seers. re-.
seryatlon OF mind, should they prove un.
snccsssful. . 10 repndsts tie aclion Of the
Convention 1ftltsy did, was it ho,soytt.
bfs? il II fair and just. after sending fifty
Or sixty delegaiss to the National Con.
yeniion, high.minded men, under the
pledge made by The Wings Of The State
assembled in Convention, to sustain the
nominee II he was found true oil Tie Com.
promise, TO repldiats Meiy action, and
withhold from what they have In good
faith done, jealous support, Can any
party long exist which would nc. on suci,
n principle : Are men who afs esmbIe
OF such conduct deserving the tame OF
Wlig7 F s-,
For ffty.odd bsllo,ings did the friends Of
Mr.. Fillmore stand by bin. They exhi.
b'ted devotion Of which any man might
be proud, Az last sdtns 81 these yery
friends went over 10 Gen. Scott. mud ID.
cured his nomination. That nou,instion
was ,tna,Nmo1sly endorsed ly the Con.
veniion--FiIlfpors men and Webster ipst,
nN ss'sIaitnng It. There was placed on
the ticket, ~ the candidate for tia Vice
Presideney,a n dis;ingtiished citizen of our
own Stale, who las ever been tue to the
Wing ca,se. There was adopted by The
Convention platform Of principles, 10
which no Wing eaf Object. That plat.
form contains M uneqaiveeaI endorsement.
OF the Compromise measures, fugitive
slave law and all and 1t l,ns been eudor
sed by Cen. Scott, mid will no doubt be-
by Mr.. Graham. Then, we would ask. Il,
oil candor, wliat reason can any Wig
have for Withholding ffom tbe ticket his
ardent support? Where win lie GOT |
VIII he throw bitns elf into lie embrace Of
Ioeefocoism II 20, then lie was ail the
while craving MI excuse 10 do 70, how
ever frivolous that excuse might ls. But
TO conscientious aud true men, WHO may
hesitate 10 endorse Tie nomination. we
would appeal. l. it your purpose to sac.
r'fice 7vincfples TO a mere partiality for
men! Had you succeeded in nominal.
ing 1oHy choice, would yon have copsi. |
dered II good .tufkh In tie friends Of bis !
competitors 10 fefase their support, or 10 |
aefeat that nomination hy extending TO !, |
tame and cold support? Isit your wish
% atssolee tic wing Da1ty, Or bring upon |
Il irretrievable defeat! Have Won sent
|orth your candidate for Governor, who IL
spending bis time nnd Aeiits In yonr ser. |
vice. gallantly batting lSl yot,rcal,se, with
he fal'hless assurance TINT you Will bring
iefeat upon him, because you could not
get your favorite nominated for the presi.
iency? We cannot believe IL. Good
aiih and every honorable consideration !
orbid US 10 believe for moment tia. you |
ave determined 70 act on any such priu.
,ipie. |
Whit, then. does II behoove Us 10 do
The path Of dnty is plain. Let ne rally
o the snpport Of the nominees Of tie Na-
ional Convention, In no doing we shall
ecure the triumph OF those principles
which were adopted Ivy that body, aud
which have beeti dear to all trne Wbios,
We shall preserve the unity and nation.
'liiy Of our party. the success of which
We believe 90 necessary for the preserva-
ion Of the Uuion and the prosperity 0. tho
l.
Cnn any man believe that the interest.
nd rights Of all sections will not be safe
n the hands Of Winfield Scott and VIII.
lam A. Graham? Will not the long and
'rlliant public services of the former, and
he Known discretion and patriotism OF the
atter, afford a sufficient guarantee that the
tepublic will be secure under their admi ,
istration! We appeal to the Wings OF
he State to rally at once for the conflict
bury all disappointments about me,s I
, go into the campaign wifi determi-
alton to do their duty to- the cause they
ave been SO long battling for and, BY I,
mon and zeal we Gun secure tYlun,pl, !
'hich will be hailed with joy by our n
'stlren in every section of1ihe Union. |,
How TO REACH THE CONSCIENCE or Al
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