Southern reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1851-185?, 1852-07-28

and many others.
% The Savannah Republican can't sup
port Scott The Republican is the leading
Wing paper Of Georgia, and one Of the ablost
and most dignifed Of the political Journals Of
the South. II says:
Nomination Of Gen. Scott.
The National Wing Convention has nomi-
mated Gen. Winfield Scott for President, and
the Hon VIM A. Graham, Of North Carroll
na, the present Secretary Of the Navy. for
Vice-President.
We deeply regret TO have TO make this an
nouncement, 50 far as the first Office is con-
cerned. We had hoped that AIillard Fill
more. the model statesman. or Daniel Web
ster, tho Great American, would have receiv-
ed the nomination. We could have supported
either Of these men with no less pride than
pleasure. But Gen. Scott is a very different
person. lie has played the part Of a silent
candidate-and we have had enough Of silent
candidates Nay more-he has been kept
before the people for months with paddock
on his lips, and bis principles in Mr.. Stewards
breeehes pocket As such, it is needless 10
say that neither We nor the Wings Of Geor-
gia can support him.
It viii not answer for lhe Free-soil advo-
Gates Of Gen. Scott to point to the Platform
Of the Convention. The platform is piece
Of patriotic workmanship. It was built By
Southern hands. But what care they or he
for that or any other platform? Their abo-
lition organs have already repudated il:
Listen to the New York Tribune Of satur-
day last; the most bitter and relentless mouth
piece Of the abolition horde:
The next job was the platform tho
roughly Hunkerish piece Of ioiner.worI. con-
cocted Of Southern pine, and rather awkward
" polished. Our friends we're advised and
urged by the Southern Scott men TO lei it
pass quietly, as the Webster and Fillmore
men had joined hands to pass Il any how. and
any violent, determined resistance to is adop-
tion by the Northern friends Of Scott would
subject them 70 odium, and perhaps defeat
Old Chippawa's nomination. So after Rufus
Choat had been allowed to make one Of bis
peculiar exhibitions Of pyrotechnic eloquenco
in its support, the platform was let slide (un-
der the previous question: BY 227 yeas to &c
nays. Put US down No. ATr. secretary.')
No-the supporters Of Gen. Scott care no
thing for the platform Of the Convention.
They consented to its adoption because they
feared that "a violent, determined resistance,
would damage its prospects.--The platform Is
but transcript. an embodiment, Of the prin-
ciples and practices Of Mr. Fillmore and Mr..
Webster; yet they were overslaughed. and a
man taken up, who never dared openly TO
give in bis adhesion to the Compromiso ATea-
sures. These tried and faithful men--theso
Northers men, if you please-wero thrust
aside for no other reason than because they
maintained the principles set forth in the
platform. To place Gen. Scott upon this
platform, and present him to Southern whies,
is a trick Of bis Free-soil supporters, too
shallow 10 Be successful.
To make Gen.-scott President, would bo
to place the reins Of Governments IN lhe hands
Of Mr.. Seward, and to keep up his all-Fower-
ful Frec-soil organization In the Northern
States. Il would Be furnishing bin club
with which to beat out our brains four or
eight years hence, when he should be brought
forward himself as candidate for the Prcsi-
dency. Southern wings can never thus stul-
tify themselves, They can never tamely sub.
init to the ferocious. sacrifice Of such men as
Fillmore and Webster nor be gulled into the
support Of pupPes in the hands Of an infa.
nous faction. In times past, they have yiela
ed much to their Northern brethren. They
have fought for protection when tsoir manu-.
hcturios needed protection. ard for internal
improvements and northern enterprise and
northern men. They have done All this aud
more, a. tho sacrifice not unfrequansly Of 10
cal power, i not local interests. Bus they
cannot support Gen. soolt--ws mean. Slr.
Seward That Is asking Too much Of u,