Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1852-05-22
Gen. ScOtt.

About the only objection that we have heard
urged against this gentleman candidate for the
Presidency, by the compromise '.fnalty'' wings,
is, that they DO rot regard him as sound on the
Compromise question. This is doing th" ''hasty
plate of soup" hero great injustice as believe.
In our opinion he is as sound as any one spoken Of
Webster, Fillmore, Jones, Seward, or Fred
Douglass-no doubt of it, and here is evil
dence from a Southern Whig paper, and we will
take occasion to say that we have some more of
the 'same Sort from another source. But this
is sufficient for once-Scott will be the candidate
unless he is cheated out of it by Fillmore, thing
not likely to happen.
Gen. Scott and tie Compromised Generals
Position Dgfaed.-A Washington correspondent
of the Nashville Banner recently had an interview
with Gen. Scott, who, it is alleged, is indignant
at the charge made in some of the newspapers that
his position in regard to the Compromise measures
is ambiguous. According to this writer General
Scott, in his conversation with him, said
GLOW can any one doubt my past or present
support of the Compromise measures? Did l
not at the first meeting of the friends OF the Union,
held i'll Castle Garden, New York, publicly pro-
claim my approval of them ?-at a period, too,
when but few in that city advocated the propri-
ETY. of their adoption. And Immediately after my
perusal of Mr. Clay's first great speech in their
defence. made in the Senate of the United States,
did | not sit down at my residence IN the city OF
New York, and write to him in substance as fol-
Iows?~
al have in my day and generation, fought bat
ties which have gained for oUr common country
some little renown and glory. These, however,
might have been won by other men, or if lost,
would have been repaired by the indonntable chiv-
airy of our brave soldiery. But the great battle
which you fighting involves all that is glorious
immortal of the present md the past-all that i,
dear and hopeful of the future. 1t is the battl,
Of the preservation of the Union and the Constitu
tion-the perpetuity of our republican institutions
| trust in God that you may be successful in youl
fpatriotic undertaking for InlOSt heartily oPprOu
| Of all the measures Of your bill, and aCW giye Il
them a cordial and energetic support -
He also addressed similar letter. it is said, tC
! Mr. Webster, after reading his great speech. Ac
cordinp to the writer General Scott also remark
ed to him:
did | not, during their discussion in Congress
personally exert my influence for their passag
through both Houses? Besides, there is extan
the most incontestble proof, that had it not beel
for my humble aid and influence, the Compromis
measures could not by vote of from five to ten
have passed the House of Representatives.
Greely of the New Y York Tribune says of Gen
Scott
''For be it ever considered, we are not askn,
you to support Higher Law canddate--an oppo
nont of the Compromise. Your organs are neve
weary of asserting that Gen. Scott was an early
efficient, and most Jealous supporter of the Com
promise, which we have no reason or avish {
deny. :"