The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-04-28
The scot. movement In North C.ro,ln.

The conspicuous position assumed in favor OF General
Scott by two OF the most distinguished and influential
members Of the wing party in the sold North State,p
gives much significance 10 the reception which their
efforts this direction meeting from their party
at home. As throwing light on this subject the
following extracts, from two OF the whg journals of
North Carolina, transferred to our columns Our
readers will note the grave and measured tone in which
the position OF the two gentlemen referred ,e is con-
demned:
From the Fayetteville On. oJ Observer, April "a
Mn. MANGUa coSsrirUESrs-We have felt IL due
Mr. Mangum, and especially due his constituents, to
publish his very exaodna speech We confess that II has
surprised almo unh anything that have
Not that Mr.. Mangum avors General SCOTS electonha
knew bur that Ia doing he has elt himself called
upon assa the present truly national administration
That |, such ungraeiu return, by southern man, for
all that MI Fillmore has done all that he has nsked and
all tina, hs has lost of political popularity by sustaining the
constitution and the laws that should deem II ucred
be report Of the speech had revised by Mr.
Mangum himself and therefore deliberately published by
his authority.
We refer the reader to the speech for the instances
In which this Is done-where the powers that be"
sneered guilty of the premature and absurd smb
ton OF attempting to ally General Scott with free soil and
abolition infueuoes-where they represented as " both
fearing and hating Short Mr. Fillmore is thu.
asaed, and nowhere spoken well Of whilst General
Csss is Landed to the skies We shall be able add
this the other extraordinary occasions which he speaks
Of In which bis strength home acquired by his
bold disregard ofevery just aud generous feeling and pn
oiple OF his constituent,
We thus refer TO Mr. Mangum with great regret But il
due the whig party Of North Carolina say that
have wing who does condemn his cour.ewho
does feel that he IL in justice to Mr. Fillmore to
make emphaticay known that he Is their first choice
and that who occupies non-committal uncer-
tain position upon the great question Of the day as many
believe that General Scott doe) neither second choice,
their choice At ALL for President. We that the
WING State convention Raleigh. Monday next, win
truths aud put end to all surnses abroad the sup
posed effect hero and elsewhere. of Mr. Msngum's
From Hii.boro' IN. c. Recorder.
Mr. Stanly is right in saying that Mr. Fillmore ~
questonaby tho first choice Of the people Of North Caro-
linaihat they better President and sats
fed with him" We look upon as question of para
mount i'm porsnce that the compromise should
be considered MS final settlement - and while should
regard the selection OF M Fillmore by the whig
him. the convention, this yet If Mr. Fillmore
ia set aside and General Scott selected, certain
nothing short OF pledge his sustain the Compro
lse In s hnsy, distinct declaration this effect by
the convention nou,ins ting birs Of the principles
upon which he is nominstedwll satisfy the South Upon
no other grounds do believe the whigs OF the South Will
consent The nomination Of General Scots and then
they would yield Mr. Fillmore with great reluctance.
When wing gentlemen OF the standing OF Messrs
Mangum and Stanly thus openly censured by their
constituents for evincing disposition 10 abide by
the DEGREES OF the majority Of the whg party and to
reconcile the South to position Of cooperation with
them, cannot be denied that the breach in the whg
ranks has put on aspect apparently beyond al hope Of
remedy OF cure,