Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1852-09-15


cause, it is only of late that it has been
presented to the people, by party or fac
! tion sufficiently strong to give it force, IL
! not character The consolidation Of the
j Free-Soil 'Fanatieism may be said to have
lust commenced, It is the most insidious
form of abolitionism that has yet appear
ed ;. because, it processes to respect (eon-
stitstionaRly,) the institutions of the South,
1 within the limits of the. States; whereas,
in fact, it is but eoncealingits true aim,
until the outer works shall first have been
carried, when it contemplates the redue-
ton of the very citadel itself, Profes-
sions to the contrary, however sanctimo-
nious, cannot lull my suspicion as to the
real intentions of Free-soilism! There is
one thing quite certain not to destroy DE
monster EotO, is to insure his future poger!
He must be blind, indeed, who cannot see
the truth of this. HH vE
AS long as vast and exciting issues
held the two great parties of the country
in all-absorbing warfare, Abolitionism
meditated its plans in obscurity. But. in
the general lull which succeeded every
Presidential contest, it never failed to
strengthen its hold upon the sec tional
mind of the country, through the medium
OF local elections; when, sometimes, even
sOund men were found to be weak enough
to yield up a portion of their nationality
| to the emergencies of State Contest
Thus, ferocious faction has gained cre-
dit in the public mind, and spread its
slime over the surface of continent
The issue presented by that faction is, in
reality, the one to be decided in Novem-
Der next. The triumph of Free-soilism
would be the triumph of Abolitionism.
They are identically the same; only, per-
haps, that the latter is the more honest,
as being the more explicit and bold
This being understood, let us now look
to the present condition of things. Is that
issue presented to us in the nomination of
General Scott for the Presidency? 1t un-
questionably is. No one will deny that
the election of Mr.. Hale, the nominee of
the Pittsburg Freesoil Convention, would
be more direct and conclusive decision
of the issue. His election, however, at
this time, is a moral impossibility. But,
if it were probable, do you suppose that
Governor Seward and Mr.. Greedy would
be now advocating the election of
General Scott? -? 1 doubt it. They
would, in that case, prefer the immedi-
ate and certain accomplishment of their
policy by the election of Mr.. Hale. Is
not, then, the motive of the leading Free
soilers, in supporting Scott perfectly
transparent? They hope, and have cal
culated, that, through the supposed mi
litary and personal popularity of Gene
raj Scott, they may ride into power, over
fha oc 81.
Democracy drive out of Office the Union
loving Fillmore and Webster wings, and
thereby obtain the necessary time and pat
rO'aage to enable them to consolidate their
forces, abolition and Free -soil!) for the
final struggle in 1856, with another and
more cherished captain than Hale, as
their candidate for the Presidency II
such be not their policy, then these Free
toll leaders certainly falsify, in their acts
sheir daily professions of hostility to
the compromise and the South, in thus
sustaining Scott in preference to Hale
Who believes that? Men, who have EN-.
barked their fortunes in frail boat, and
cast it fearlessly upon the dangerous sea
of National politics, are made of stern
stuff, and do not play the game of chill
| dren.
They arc in earnest. They are cool,
and desperately resolved upon success. -
Why ara they the friends of Scott? The
fact speaks for itself. He-who hath cars
let him hear. So we'll is this understood
by the public men of Washington city,
that the most talented, influential and pa
triotic of all the Southern Whig members
of Congress have repudiated the nomina-
|, i nf a.
dered it political ieprosy, from which
nothing could come but death to the ma
ton. firmly believe that tens of thou
sands of the Independent wings of the
country, North and South, will follow
their example. And well they may
when they reflect that an honest wiig
President, and his illustrious Secretary OF
State, backed by the whole column of
Compromise Wings, having been con-
demned and cast aside, because they pre-
ferrcd their duty to their interest-ths dc.
mocratic party now stands unaided and
alone, between the Constitution of our
fathers and the mad array OfifanaticaI
agitators, All unimpassioned and we'll
lntentloned men can see this If they will
but open their eyes. They cannot fail To
perceive that the election of Gen. Scott
must necessarily disPlace the sound wings,
and pass over into the hands Of the enc
mics OF the Constitution and the Union
the whole power of the government
Neither can they escape the conviction
that that power will be used for the ulte-
IiOr purposes to which have adYerted.-
l should be sorry to think that so eminent
citizen as General Scott had deliberate
ly gwen himself up to the fatal madness
and lmPiety ofthe Abolition spirit, which
seems TO possess SO many of those who
were mainly instrumental in placing him