Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1852-08-19
Gen. SCOTS Southern Side.

The Herald, a Wing paper published at
Port Gibson, Mississippi, contains a letter
which gives an account of an interview be-
tween Gen. Scott and the Mississippi dele
CATION to Baltimore. 1t may please the
an,.sayery Whgs--so we publish it.
GEN. SCorr's PosITIoN.-After the nom
inaIion of the Wing candidates at BaIt-
more, aud the closing Of the convention.
the delegation from this state visited Gen.
Scott, to sltiSfy themselves whether the
ISLANDERS circulated against him were true
or false. They met him, and the result
must prove satisfactory to all. A cores
pondent writing us says, under date Of
WASHINGTON. June 23, 1852.
Mr.. Brunes Il went to-day in company
with the Mississippi delegation, to call on
Gen. Windhe!d Scott. While the CONVEX
salion is fresh in my mind, dot it down for
your Information, The following contains
the substance:
He said " | was in point Of time, the
fourth or fifth man who declared for the
Omnibus bill Clay and Foote are the on
" men now remember, who preceded me.
| afterwards, and during the progress oflhe
various compromise bills, sanctioned and
sustained each, as it came up, in all its
length aud breadth have, on an average,
ever since at least five times day, declared
the same sentiment. | declared for these
measures as early as the first of FEBRUARY,
1850.
Mr.. Clay visited me on the day or the
next after their passage by Congress, and, |
may say, embraced me as a brother and
partner in their success. Tam surprised at,
and cannot account for the contrary rHm0r
that has gone abroad, especially among my
friends al the South | am gratlfied al
this opportunity of setting myself right IN
presence of the accredited men of Missis.
sppi. My opinions have not been concealed
from Mr.. Seward on this subject.
About April, 1850, met with him on
the boat between Ellzabethtown, (where
was going to superIntend and direct about
my garden,) and New York. 1t was the
frs, time had met him for eight years.
He renewed the acquaintance, and aIIu
ded to these measures, I promptly toio
him I was dad for the Union, dcad fJr thu
Constitution, deal for the compromises u
the Constitution, and dead against every
man opposed to Them did not meet him
again ill last December, when he opened
the interview by an aIlusion to and waiver
of my rudeness to him on the boat.
have declared these sentiments everywhere
and before all persons, without reservation
or fear Of communal.
| will now, ever have and shall in future
express my sentiments on all subjects o
public importance whenever properly called
on. am willing, aud even desire, if any
man of good character will state that he
ever heard me say otherwise than | have
said to you, that the word "Intamous'
should be written both before and after my
name, | deem the compliment paid me by
your Convention the highest that can bt
paid to a man on earth, save electing hin
to the office you have nominated me for
As to your pcrseverlng adherence in the bal
lettings to another, (aluslons had previous
y been made to this by one Of the compa
ny that leaves no heartburning with me
You did what you thought for the best in
terests of our common country. This in
tervlcw wipes it all out.
Yours, truly,
Now, then, will any man say, that tht
charge against Gen. Scott, of hostility t,
the interests Of the south can be sustained
Can collisions with Seward be any longe
charged upon him! Is not Gen. Scott
man of veracily! Did any man ever know
him to assert an untruth, or prevaricate 2
Did any man ever know the victor in ter
sangunary battles, to become SO great
coward as to utter a falSehoodl Where il
the democrat who dares to so far disregard
his own sense Of decency, as to utter thu
caumny This declaration to the Mlssis
sipp delegation will be satisfactory to all
Whatever may have been his own opinions
at very early day-many years ago-wher
political subjects, were not so much his
study as military tactics, they have beer
qualified or wiped out by this frank avowa
of opinion.
Now, Free Soil Wings, what do yor