Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1852-03-31

THE FREESOIL SCHEME.

THE FREESOIL SCHEME.
The New Orleans Delta, neutral paper, thus dis
courses upon the scheme of the Freesoil, Seward
Whigs to force Gen. Scott upon the Southern w higs
as their candidate for President
"The scheme of the freesoiI wings TO force Gen.
Greedy, the most impuden; of this bold and powerful
party considers the meeting of convention to deter
mine the nomination, as quite unnecessary, the pref
erence OF the party for Gen. Scott being sufficiently
manifest and decided. and besides, the convention
when it assembled, might do some foolish things that
Would ea'barrass the Hero of Lundy's Lane.''
This is cool, we admit; but. considering that Gree
~ Is the mouthpece of the controlling branch of the
party, it is also alarming. The whole feesoiI party
In the North being united upon Scott, how is it pos
sible to defeat him for the nomination? Some little
noise and uproar are kicked up in the commercial
towns by the so-called Union and Compromise men
but that party is not visible beyond the corporate lin
ts In the country. the prevailing sentiment free
soil: We find it even in Massachusetts. Daniel
Webster, with all his great talents and influence, is
not able to resist and defeat this influence in the very
district of his residence. His b.terest enemies and
denouncers are returned to Congress. Who controls
and lords it over the whig party in New York, but
Seward, before whose powerful sceptre the miserable,
Paltry faction of Silver Greys, alas Filimoreans,
trembles and bows in cowardly subiection
Who controls Ohio, but Giddings and his brethren,
the Western Reserve Abolitiontsts who are all for
Scott? In Pennsylvania. Scott has long been the
preference. That State has never voted against the
cooked hat and top-boots goes strongly for mill
tary glory. These, with Delaware, New Jersey,
Michigan and other Western States will give Gen.
Scott strong vote al the start. TO strengthen him
still further Senator James G. Jones, of Tennessee,
has undertaken to secure Tennessee for him. and if he
is as ingenious as he was in satisfying the citizens
Of New Orleans, Charleston and Richmond, that the
Railroad from Memphis to Chattanooga was to enrich
each of these cities, we think he will satisfy
Southern Wings that the following would be an ex-
cellent ticket for the next contest:
For President,
WINFIELD SCOTT,
of New Jersey.
Far Viee President,
JAMES c.. JONES,
of Tennessee.
Now, our Southern wings will kick up at this
rangement for sometime but, the chap says in the
play, vot of i,!' They may fume and rage fer
some weeks-declare that Fillmore is the only prop
er man, except Webster, who is the second choice.
and that man who maintains doubtful attitude on
the great Finality" can ever get the vote of the
following sober second-,houghts will them:
What objection can there be to Gen. Scott! He
has always been an honest, staunch whg. He has
never said he was against the Compromise He was
born in Dinwiddie county, Virginia has been slave
holder himsclt and never engaged in any fanatical
Did he not support Gen. Taylor and Henry Clay
Are to vote against every the freesoilers may
support! There is no logic in this. Why should
we doubt the patriotism of man who has given such
brilliant proofs of his devotion to the country Scott
has-whose stawar figure is marked with scars re-
ceived in the defence Of his counrys honor and In
dependence -
These arguments will be satisfactory. There will
be some little grumbling, bu, what can't be cured
will have be endured, and expect to before
next Fall. the whole whg party rallied around the
Scott bannsr.''
The Delta has taken strong and sensible view Of
the subject. The Southern Whig leaders-or the
most of them-,oiA hold back and IS kick up" for a
while but they did the thing when Gen. Taylor
was nominated over Henry Clay. One Wing leader
in this State was ready to shed tears the dongs
of the s'aughter-house - Convention in Philadel-
phia but in due time he TO himself" and got
to be as strong Taylor man as possible. All true
Wings" are so. Party before country is the motto
of the leaders and thus they are s. true Wings -
that is, they always 60 with the majority of the party
right or wrong.