The daily union., 1852-10-16
General scott and the Fugitive-sIave Law.

dress OF the Hon. Lewis Campbell bis constituents
which contained The following important declaration:
" have been elected twice by free-so votes; the
representative Of free-so principles know Gen Scott
be with the subject OF slavery; he is friend OF lib
ery, platform platform and II we muster
enough in Congress repeal the fug law, be-
leve can, is within my knowledge that General Scott
will sign the law. Not with General Pierce, he is
completely ,od TO the South and 10 the dealers in human
flesh and blood ever Fillmore and Webster Were"
This exposition OF the views and purposes of the whg
candidate made by who enjoys the confidence
OF his party and who is entitled TO speak upon the sub.
Jeo, The Washington Republic Is record as the pane
gyrst OF Campbell He put forward by his party to
defend the Secretary Of the Treasury from any fraudulent
conneKion with the Gardiner case, aud his efforts In this
behalf were exravagantly complimened by the Republic
and his character incidentally endorsed That he still
retains the esteem Of bis party aesed by the fact that
he has been recently reelected te Congress by aug
menied majority Such is the man who deliberately as.
spres the country that IT n WITHIN KsowLEpcE
that General Scott will sign law for the repeal OF the
fugitive slave bill" Now, what has been the conduct OF
the whig press in respect TO this matierl Have they
hastened to vndicae General Scott from the misrepre.
sena,ion Of his abolition advocalel Have they stigma.
lized Campbels allegations az false and calumnious
Have they denied the truth OF his statement, and have
they disputed his authority the organ oil the whg
ddatel They haze done Of these things. BY 81.
ense they have assened the correctness OF his repre-
senalons Of General Scos opinions and have endorsed
bis authority 10 speak in the premises The Republic
has not degned 10 notice the matter, thereby signifyng
It's willingness that the county should undersand the
wing candidate favor the repeal Of The ngiive-slaye
law n the Republic could not question the fact that
Campbell had uttered the declaration attributed 10 him,
nigh, less, have denied its truth but this has
not done. Therefore, The country must understand that
the statement, that the whig candidate will sign bill
Tor the repeal Of the fugtivesaye Law, rests upon
the unsupported authority Of Mr Campbell, but is con-
6rmed and established by the acquiescence OF the entire
whig press and the entire wing party
We ask the people calmly and sobery consider this
faci-hs undiputed ,todnes Of he pLig candidate for
The prs,idncg 10 approve bW for the r,ptai Of the (ugi-
npe siaps lar The Union has Just emerged from snfes
and struggles which shook il to It's conre After unpar
aeled efforts and in the face OF mos, determined OPP
posi,ion series OF adopted which in ef
feet settled the controversy and quoted agitation. By
the enactment OF the ugtye-slsye law The South was
induced TO scquiesce in the co.npromse measures IT.
that law had been defeated the southern States
solved to resist The operation Of the other measures Of
liable fnalty OF this law the condition Of their
allegiance to The Union. That the repeal OF the
fugitive slave law would result in The dissolution
Of the Union cannot be questioned for every slave
holding State pledged by the most solemn obligations
10 make secession the consequence Of It's repeal And
this awful calamity the wbg candidate is ready and
willing bring upon the country His election is TO
be The signal Of agitatop-his official influence is 10
stimulate the agisior~n their REASONABLE schemes-and
he ia approve and consummaie the work Of fanatcism
Perhaps he thinks by refusing to "oerae any faction
or sedion.' 10 intercept The consequences OF his mis-
ehievous acts. All This would but agsravate the diff
fculty.
We invoke all who desire the peace, the quiet, and
the prosperity of the counry-we call upon every lover
Of the Union 10 rally In opposition 10 the candidate who
is pledged 10 policy which will seyitably draw down
upon the country the direst calamities