The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1852-08-25

good abusing. should Ike 10 know what
does Bon we are tld ghsl Seward is
supporting Scott. and consequently Sect
must be under his influence Well. I
suppose Democrats are 10 be ried by The
same RUE What influence is Gen. Pierce
underf When yon tell ihe people lhst
Seward Is supporting Scot. why don't
You say II The same time. Thar Van b.
fen. King. clesseland. Rsninui, s.d ID
oBlne gasus-sll dreply dyed in aboli-
llenism--are supporting Gen. Pierce
Boz surll logic is only lil Cor school boysl
When did ysH eser know ether Of lhe
great parties 10 refuse Inc votes af The free-
soil faction There has been 90 election
sinre 1896 in whieh they have not held
considerable influence. IN 1874 James
Bimey supported Mr.. Polk. and yet who
vii say that Polk was an aboliionisi. on
that account, And so il was with Mr..
Clay The ahollionisis supported him
but none viii say that he was therefore
tainted with fresoilism. Bni. sirs. all this
is miserable nonsensel Bul lhereis one
point upon which | do wish 10 say one
word, and ! wish that all the south might
hear me. We have been fighting agains,
this religions fanalicism (for il is nothing
else) for years both parties Of The coun.
Try have passed the compromises, thus
settling those sgiiaiing questions. and
bath have scquiesced in the necessity Of
ex,ingnishing this lurid flsme Of abolition
ism. which has cast lis glare over the
whole country and kept Us constantly dis
saiisliedl II. then. there is 10 be any fur
iher agitation Of this subject. here in the
presence of a southern audience. declare
that the South alone is responsible for
this agitation. Who. ! ask you, Is agi-
laiing this subject nowi Who is COM
planning! ! Is The Moth inveighing against
Gen. Pierce IA northern man) because
Of his arquiescence in these measures
No, sirs Bai ills The South that keepsup
the hue and cry ; il is portion Of the Soulh
that assails Gen. Scott on this ground.
thereby renewing hat agitation which the
conventions Of both parties declared 10 be
finally settled. And here again declare
that The responsibility belongs to you for
any further agitation The North is
quiet! The abolilionisis are disorganized
and disbanded, each seclional fragment Of
them supporting The man Of their choice
the Pierce aboilionisis supporting Pierce,
and those who prefer Scott supporting
him ! But row If you attempt to recog-
ni7e any differences upon this head-if
you assal Scott because he is an sboli-
Zionist. you will thus bring together The
disjoinied factions and fragments Of the
party. and they will reoryanize in all their
strength! Let ,he suhjec, alone What
would you think Of a man who was seek
ing TO quiet an agilaiing question, if he
was constantly talking about Il in the
streets And yet we hear al every cor
ner, that Scott Is controlled 6y Sescard :
This is not true, and every body knows
il is mol iruel Sifs. heard ar anecdole
in Washington which doubt not is true
They say, THAI southern man called up
on Gen. Sect and told him that every
where TO the south il was said, I" that in
the event of his election Seward would
rule the government" "Tell me-" replied
Scott, that Seward or any other man
, can influence me one step beyond what
my judgment and sense Of proprieiy die
tales ! Sir. when that time does arrive,
desire all mankind shall write the word
Il Infamous before and behind my name,
and that shall descend to my grave with
the curse Of my counlrymen heaped upon
my head y
\ Bait Gen. Scott has done more than in
lulge in mere declarations. Before the
Convention assembled. The Southern de.
legates met loge,her-excluding all North.
ern men from their councils-and thea
laid down platform Of principles, and
reported them TO the convention, and which
the convention adopted and passed. Ha.
General Scott eqnivocated or lodged a di
rect acceptance Of them? No. sirs, he
has not Aller the foriy-six,h ballot
, when the Convention adjourned, wen
, TO Washington. II was on Sunday.
: went TO Gen. Scouts house and i said Il
/ him, you have seen the resolutions whicl
, the convention has passed-do you APP
prove offhem? /" Yes, sir. eplied Scott
/ e cordially approve them all--and Iwil
say SO or die" This, now, was befor
n he was nominated, and in less than thirty
! minutes safter he was nominated his all.
lswer was in the convention accepting ift
y leniire platform And now, wha, man il
!, The world can objec! 10 Scott on thil
4 ground! What more, | ask you, coult
i he have done, than pledge the toll Of hi'
q long life, and the character which he }a!
!. acquired, in The vindlca,ion of those MIA
!, sures When we consider all this il i
a only matter of asionshment that any mai
! can, doubt him. There is rs-fsIsE u a
%, merica. who stands higher or is purer. lIa
All Scott! In lle whole Iiis,cc-,-rsussG.
j measures there is 70 man Wn.
:, ardent lrs their support during ~
dency, and there is no man wh
II faithfully stand by med-Wsk