The Yazoo Democrat., 1852-06-30
AZO0 CITY, MISSISSIPPI WEDNESDAY MORNING JUNE 30 1852

to the place once occupied by Washington and
Jackson, men who have intelligence and sense,
and courage and patriotism, and common hon
esty and discretion, and all hose qualities reqpi
site for high and dignifed administration Of
the public affairs in this country.
The contest, therefore, now commencing. from
this time forward between General Pierce of
New Haapshile, and General Scott of New
Jersey, is contest between the great principles
promulgated by tie two parties who make these
distinguished men their representatives; it is
contest between those principles, which, on one
hand, will lead this country secure and undis-
turbed to tie highest pinnacle that ever nation
attained or will, on the other hand, ALLEVIATE the
two sections Of the country from each other,
dissolve the constituent parts Of this glorious
republic and produce hereafter series of con-
vulsion following conyulzion. caused by Tire 4n-
ti-slavery agitation Of such men as Seward and
his compeers. The platform of principles and
measures pnt forward by the convention at Bal
timore, is the platform of General Pierce, and
that on which they viii support and intend to
elect him. The platform and principles Of Gen.
Scott and his party are those which he has him
self promulgated in advance, through his four
famous political letters, which we have recently
placed before the world They are principles
which are directly in the teeth Of, and opposed
to, those Of the democratic party. Gen. Scott
ayows himself IN favor OF d United States Bank
"a measure which has been decidedagainst by the
people of this country, as fraught with danger
and injury to their independence, and to the pu-
rity of the government and its Institutions
General Scott has also avowed himself IN favor
of modifying or abolishing the naturalization
laws; and therefore lie means to be in favor OF
restoring the old alien laws of John Adams,
which created the first great breach between tle
two great classes Of the population of this coun-
try, and originated those differences which have
agitated its councils ever since. Gen. Scott has
avowed himself against any exercise of the reto
power-lLus declaring that he viii entirely in
The hands OF any clique thai may choose to res
ulate and manage Congress, without reference
to general principles the provisions of The con
s.ituti0n, or tie duties imposed on hiln By his
oIlice. Gen. Scott, among other principles
which uc have not time TO enumerate to-day--
has, above al, declared bis unalterable hostility
to the continuance of slavery at the South; and
although he points out no practicable mode,
within the limits Of the constitution, for abol-
ishing the institutions of the South he yet looks
forward to a solution of the question at some
future day, and leaves the inference that that Sc
lution-for II can be nothing else-will be eth
er insurection or civil war, produced By the
alienation Of the North and South on these del
icate relations. Tie principles and measures,
therefore, Of the whig party, as promulgated By
the leading and only candida,e they have any
chance Of electing, are such principles and such
measures as, il carried into practice by his sue
cess, will ALLEVIATE still more the North from the
South-ygill produce bickeriugs Of the most dan
gerons character, and ultimately lead to insur-
rection, civil war, and entire and final separa-
ton.
On the contrary, what are the principles asso
ciated with the name of General Pierce, in the
contest now approaching? They have been
enunciated BY the Baltimore Convention. and
they are Of exactly an opposite character and an
tagonistic to those which have been put forward
by General Scott, under his own signature, and
which, no doubt, will beadopted by the Conven-
ton that will nominate him next week-oppo-
sition to any construction of financial power in
the government, by tie creation of national
bank-opposition to any change IN the natural
ization laws, or any hostility to the increase of
the population of this country by emigration
from Europe orelsewhere-a due regard for the
recent compromise acts. and particularly for the
fugitive slave law. All these measures, with
many others, which have already been published
in our columns, are identified with the success
and name of General Pierce They are princi-
pies and measures which viii now-as they have
heretofore done-bind these States IN closer un-
ion, and lead this country into more harmony,
more concentrated action, more power, and
more glory as republican nation. than was ev-
er yet seen in all past tiihe.
Such are the first views which we can take of
this contest, now approaching. between the great
candidates of the principles linked with their
several names, and OF the results TO the luture
history of the country growing out of these
principles Gen. Scott is gallant military lea
der-a man of high honor in private lile-a sol
dier of unquestioned courage but he is vain,
empty, proud. and silly. He conoeives that this
country is his property, and that no other man
has a right to be a candidate for the Presidency
but himself. lie is, moreover, entirely in the
hands of a coterie of the most dangerous dema-
gogues that ever controlled any party, or aflic-
ted any country. His election would lead to
evils of the most dreadful kind-paralyze indus
try, and strike with alarm both South and North