New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-06-16
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n The Albany State RegiSter-which
has not yet attempted to justify its unqualified as
sertion that we once wrote in private letter that
Gen. SCOTS "brains are in his epeaulette'" and
will not even say to whom it pretends that such
letter was written-now starts this new fabrlca-
ton.
" The Tribune, originally violent opposer Of
the Compromise measures, now sustains Genera.
Scott, and advocates his election, apparently,
upon the ground that he 1.-THE General) has proved
himself 10 be uneqsiyOcal friend OF those meas
ures. The Tribune now stands up stoutly for
Scott because he is, and always has been, as it
AYERS in favor Of the measures OF Compromise,
intending The Fugitive Stare Lar. Where The
TribuneS consistency is in all this, perhaps it Is
not as easy to determine, as the exact whereabouts
of its present position in reference to the Pres-
Dental candidacy"
The Register does not know much, but it
knows great deal better than this. We support
Gen. SCOTT because he is not the candidate Of
those who prescribe Wings for disliking the Fugi-
tive Slave Law, and because we believe his nOn-
nation will afford the fairest prospect of Wing
victory. The fact that he acquiesces in the main
tenance of the Compromise Measures never was
On the contrary, if the state of public sentiment
were such as to enable Us to hope for the election
Of Wing President opposed to the Fugitive
Slave Law, we should decidedly prefer that Gen.
Scott stood on that ground. But we are satisfied
to take things as they and make the best of
them. And The Register well knows that we
support Gen. Scott not at all on Compromise or
anti Compromise grounds, but because we believe
him deserving and decided Wing who can be
elected.
The Ereniag Post copies the above, well
knowing its essential untruth, it says,
"partly because Il shows with what sincerity the
Whis Journals In the interest of Gen Scott object TO
Inc Democratic candidate tor President that he Is not
Free Soiler when we them urging the nomination
of their own candidate the ground tina. be enteains
the very opinions on the compromise quesnon "nich
they so Violently condemn In ours.
Nelghbor Post! we have already requested you,
when you write of the opinions Of The Tribune,
10 quote from our columns the statements whercon
your charges of inconsistency, &c. are based.
Are our articles so diffase that you cannot cite
the passages on which your charges are founded
You know perfectly that we have not objected to
Gen. Pierce that he is not free Soileri" we
never expected that Free Soiler would be NOM
mated. What we have objected to in Pierce, and
dared you to let your readers see, is the fact that
he has for years been engaged in breaking d0sH
regular Democratic candidates, depririag them
of their nominations and hunting them out Of he
rartv because hey cOHewred pih ysN in GrOriag
bOsfility 10 SLarery Extension and the FHgttire
Stare Lac. That is our averment on which we
impeach your position. Dare yOs meet it
BIessieurs of The Post well you know that
we do not support Gen. Scott on the grounds
above set forth by The Register. Then why do
you dodge behind that paper to utter charge
which you are ashamed to make directly Sup
pose we had said month ago, that you supported
Gen. Marcy, because he was in favor of the Fugi-
tive Slave Law-wsuld il not have been false
hood II yes, what is your charge above made
behind the mantle of The Register