Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1852-07-24
The Strongest Yet.

The New Y York Courier and Enquirer, the ablest
whg paper in that State declares that the can
for Scott is hopeless, and fully sets forth in the
following extracts the confession thathe is the
didate of the whig abotionists-that they are
Spurning and will SPUN the plat orm-and that
he was nominated by bargain which induced cer
tain southern wings to betray the northern wings
friends of the South and surrender them up to
the control of the anti-slavery agtators of their
party
"We discovered at an early period of the can
vass that sufficient number of the southern dele
cations were only waiting for a favorable opportu-
nifty to dispose fthe principles of the compromise
and the northern wings who had sustained it, to
the abolition and freesoil parties of the north, on
the plea of erpediency. And the gallant and chiv
alrous wings of Maryland, Louisiana, Georgia,
Florida, Mississippi, &c, DC, gave us notice that
portions of the delegations from Tennessee, Vir
gnia, andKentucky, and probably North Carroll
na were upon the slightest pretext, to cast their
ballots for Scott, acithout the least regard to the
abandonment Of principles inOoEOed IN such a pro-
ceediRg and its great injustice to the wings of the
north. This was, indeed, astounding intelligence
to the conservatives of the whig party from the
north and, with one accord, we appealed to the
south not to involve us in any such dishonOr. We
said to them plainly and emphatically, If you
chose to abandon your principles and the princi-
Piles of the compromise on the miserable plea of
political expedency or to crafty your personal at
tachments, do so; but in the name of all that is
sacred sell not your northern friends to the d6ota-
tioniSts and fanatics Of tie North. And mark us
| if you do so sell both and your principles
! fyou do thus intend to transfer to the abolition
ranks, and to heap dishonor upon our heads-we
are not to be purchased back at your pleasure,
again to fight your battles for you only to be again
cast aside as worn-out glove or a worthless gar
ment, which, having served its purpose is no lon
ger worthy of preservation We pointed out to
them, the consequences Of their suicidal coarse
and warned them against it and we pointed tc
the contumely and abuse which of the North
had fearlessly incurred in their cause and in the
defence of their constitutional rights, and demand
ed of them, as honorable men, not to sacrifice us
to a6oJitionisn on the miserable plea of expedt
ency.
/ 1--WE insisted that, as the candidate of the abo
ton and freesoil factions, who had refused to give
his adhesion to the fugi.iveslave law, and accep
ted the support of the State Convention aOhich ad
vocated its repeal, his nomination, however grea
our respect for him, was an act of ingratitude t.
the whole conservative North, insult to its de
yotion to the Constitution, and attempt, to th'
extent of their ability, to disgrace and diShono
those who had stood by them in the hour of dan
ger, and periled everything for the preservation o
their constitutional rights and the Union of tn
States.
, ''But our appeal fell upon ears closed to tn
best instincts of our nature. tErpediency' wa
the reckless cry and the answer to all we coul
: urge against the transfer, we were pointed to tn
PLATFORM of the convention as the specific agains
: !, such result We responded thatno sooner coul
Gen. Scott be placed upon that platform than hi
abolition friends would it from under him
and laugh to scorn the conservative whios of th
North and South who sought thus to control tn
: fanaticism of the day. This, too, they pretende
e to disbelieve. But it is only PRETENcE The
know that we, one and all, spoke the truth in thi
$ regard, as in all others; and Raymonds tele
graphic despatch gave them the evidence of i
: truth even before they consummated their bargai
with our abolition opponents. Now mark the col
: sequence. On the very day after the conventio
i. nominated Gen. Scotland that too, by the vel
S votes which Raymond asserted were 6argasned f
" and pretending to accept the platform-the II