The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-03-17
From the NashuiHe (Ienn.) WMg.
Management Examined.

From the NashuiHe (Ienn) Whig.
Democratic Management Examined.
Democratic prints in Tennessee are laboring as
siduously to produce the impression that General
Scott is certain receive the Wing nomination for
the Presidency, and that he is not to be trusted
upon the Compromise measures. We presume NO
Wing will be weak enough TO be mislcd by palpa-
bic man9uvring of the enemy to divide them.
These assumptions not only gratuitous, butarc
Of course intended merely to SOW distrust among
Wings. Little do such prints know as TO who the
Wing National Convention will nominate, and
much less do they know of any thing to justify
their dstruss of General SCOTS soundness upon
the Compromise question Mr.. FILLMORE, it is web
known, is our decided choice for the Presidency;
but we feel unwilling to common adverse
ries from day to day blackening the fame OF the
gallant old hereof Lundy's Lane with entire i'm
punty.
Let Wings not be taken captive by such strategy
of political warfare We have no reason to doubt
that General Scott is sound on the question of the
Compromise. We have a number of reasons for
believing that he is sound this question. We
know that he was present and made speech at
the noted Castle Garden meeting in 1850, which
was the first great public demonstration in Jauor Of
those measures We learn that about the time of
their passage, he wrote letters 10 both M Web
ster and Mr.. Clay congratulatng them upon that
important event-whch letters arc no doebt still
in existence 1t is TO be expected that Democratic
prints will endeavor, by all the arts imaginable to
poison the public mind against both Mr.. Fillmore
and General Scott They have been for years
working upon MIR. Fillmore with an untiriDg spirit
of injustice.
They palpably hope to divide and conquer the
Wing party-not on principle for they know We
| ar unitel in prip lint hoir IF
Wings should not be forgetful Of ordinary discre-
tion-they should not suffer themselves to be made
the mere cars-paws for pulling Democratic chest
nuts out Of the fire. They should not suffer their
old enemies to poison their minds with unjust con-
illusions against their friends, and then laugh IN
their sleeves at the marvellous simplicity with
which they drink in their carefully prepared
coctons. Are they not our implacable opponentsf
Shall we confde in their assertions, intended for
our political overthrow! Shall we not rather
ide in the honest impulses of friends who la
boring, in common with for the success Of great
cardinal principles ofthc Whlg party,
General Scott has many friends, it is true, but
believe Mr.. Fillmore has more, and will
ceive the nomination Of the Wing National Con-
vention. No observant man can doubt that within
the last six weeks Mr.. Fillmorcs prospects have
been hundred per cent. improved, and that
they perccptibly strengthening every day.
We have rarely been deceived in such matters.
We appeal TO the people Of Tennessee to witness
how uniformly the predictions Of political results
by these same Democratic prints have been ialsi-
fed within the last few years We appeal to
them TO say when and where we have ever msled
them in these respects.
General Scott IL not our choice, but arc VIC there
fore to stand by in silence and suffer our common
political enemies to blackcn with IMMUNITY his
honorable name. God forbid lie has bravoly,
brilliantly fought the battles Of bis country, aud is
entitled to some justice His life has been ono Of
patriotism and valor, devoted TO bis country's
glory, and il is grossly ungratefu 10 refuse to lit
finger in defence, when thousand engines of
dotraction playing their muddy waters in tor
rents upon his hoary head. lie stands this day the
greatest living military captain Of the age-bs re-
uown has fixed the gaze Of the world. upon the
ascent OF some brilliant planet in the hcavens-his
conquest Of Mexico has eclipscd the dazzling splcn-
dor Of that Of Cortez-his skllul combinations have
shed new ard unlooked.ior glory upon the hereto
fore unsurpassed rcnown OF American arms.
And arc to suffer such chief to be literally
stung TO death BY political vipcrs crawling all
over the ground of politics, and wofming their
poisonous folds into the body politic' Friends
Of Wing principles, do not put trust in the ia
bos Of your enemies, intended TO distract and di-
vide YOU Rest assured the National Convention
OF the Wing party will nominate man for the
Presidency or Vice Presidency who is not sound
upon the question Of sustaining the Compromise
measures inviolatc as a final settlement. And rest
assured that there is every to hope that, by
the time the convention meets, Mr.. Fillmore Will
be palpably the strongest man before that body.
The South owes il to her own beat future interests
to express proper appreciation Of the recGtudc Of
action Of That great man, and she will DO it, Con-
servative men in the North will not fail to act with
us in the day OF trial "Als well that ends wcl;''
lct Democratic prints pirate on, but heed them not
They cannot even guess who their parig will
nominate, what platform they will adopt Mis-
crablo opponents Of public opinion they are, pre-
tending to tell better than Wings what Wing will
DO, when they cannot conjecture what flag
they themselves will bc marshallcd undcrs
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