New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-08-27
ruK CONTEST In tux SOUTH.

If honesty and manly dealing were not
unknown to The Erening Post, we would
repeat our request that it should inform its
readers by which party the Slavery issue
is made ut the South 10 overbear all Others
which party 'agitates' that issue with the
hope of making capital out of it, and which
party acts on the defensive in the contest.
The Post understands this full well-knows
that the Slavery issue is the sole reliance
of its party for carrying North Carolina
Tennessee, Maryland, Louisiana, Georgia
Florida, land they even talk of kentuckyo
for Pierce, and that while several Southern
Wings have gone over to Pierce on Slavery
grounds, not one Southern Democrat has
abandoned his party on the assumption that
Scott is more reliably pro-Slayery than
Pierce. Nay, we have seen in the Nash
vile organs Of The Potts party grave com
plants that the Wing canvassers in that
State persisted in talking about the Tariff
Internal Improvements, &c, arOiding the
I frue isSue--that is, Slavery. So, In Inc
Nashville Union of the 10Th we find full
report of the speech Of ex-GOv. AARON V.
BKowN, of that State, at Columbia on the
9th, of which the following is a fair average
specimen:
Two years ago. In the very heat OF the battle, when
blow after blow and crash after crash, seemed 10 an
noupce the downfall of the Republic John P. Hale, the
great leader of The AboioDist proclaimed IN puoc
speech that he ready % head an army and TO arcn
| upon the South to put down Slavery. stupid lie
Trtb What did Franklin Pierce say that lie sprung
| forpard like The Nuaedtdn tiger. and replied You
shall first marct octr ny dad body for will head al
| army 10 oppose you /" Gas and humoug l-irD.
Nozzle sentiment Heroic declarau N Could Old Ma
rIon OF Sumpter have beat that Did Zen. Scott ever
make for you such speech as that Did he ever ex
hbit such sublime devotion b and 10 the Consutu
uop No for at that very moment he was being nom
mated by every Abolition legislature and his name ~
North living again l-Trib Fillmore was trying
hard to breast the storm Webster was putting forth
all his n lightly power Pierce was beariiog tbs great
lion Of the tribe face 10 face but Winfield Scou bad
not one single word 10 say publicly In your behalf
| Nay, worse than that, he threw his sword, his war
plumes and all his large honors Ia the scale against
| you !"
There they are yet and there they will remain until
this tragedy shall end. And end II must koow mol
| when nor bow. Put when see 30 many of my coun
uymen yet fast aileep in the arms OF party-~nen
| zee them slumbering on the brink of ruln-when
threat TO march large armies down upon them 10 take
| away nine hundred millions Of their property, car
rouse Them up TO Preparstion-when they hesitstt
stand by those who are ready to throw tseir dead
bodies between them and danger, am obliged 10 have
aud do have forebodings how this tragedy 10 u
| end-ihst it must end the creed OF abolition de
cIares In vengeance revolution and death ln the Ian
euaQe Of SIR. Webster, more eloquent and appropHa,
tnsn any which can utter If that catastrophe snal
'happep let IL have history. Let the horrible mar
raiive never be written Let lie fate be like the los
| book of Livy, which no human eve shall ever read
| Or Ike the missing Peisd, Of which no man eve
knew more than that II lost, and lost forever"
The Post vaunts its freedom, yet de
liberately and Systematically deceives it
readers with regard to the contest nov
proceeding at the South. 1t dare not lie
them know on what grounds Gen. Scott i
mainly opposed and Gen. Pierce support
ed there. Free Democracy Bah