Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-04-16
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wEDSEsDAY MORNING, APRIL II. 1851
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TIE TIMES AND GEN SCOTT.

rosity 10 know whether the Wing Stnte Oo a, % dov
will meet at the Universalst Cnurch u ;a of Mr. Fill
would contcn, itself with simple M n,,so of ,hc
.-. .,d hv refainins from declaring mo p0'p''I "
'oe' a'0' y Wit, 10 vote for no candidate mat was
wing p1' diyee,y pledged TO the support oil al Inc
MOI ,he compromise, would virtually encourage me
Iicv so firmly insisted on by Seward and The prn-
| hackers of Gen. Scott. The Times does mol give Us
the smallest light the subject but contents sc' VIII
aanctinonous indignation at the disrust oil uen. oco''
,pndness which really originated with leading members OF
rho h nafty and it solves the whole difficulty oy iauoin
Gen. SCOTS deeds at "Chippewa, Lundys Lane ca
&C. The question is not now the military SERVICES .
Scott whom VIC freely acknowledge 70 DC 60
dsr and mos, amiable man in private iiie INC
So, :. nhahsr General Scott will meet the de-
and of his own party the South and VIII say IN oacA
,i, bohcr he is for or against the fugitive slave
~ e. ycr, Cruz and Chippewa are very well IN crown
-; tho General with laurels; but such gun.powder auoa
; ;l, NOT answer for such Southern wings as Masha
Ke,,ucLv Williams OF Tennessee and the editor OF he
Petersburg Intellgencer, who dcman al Inc perm ol e
dissolution OF the Wing party that Gen. Scott shouo sno"
ns bnud In order to give the Times and the wing STATE Co
ven,ion an opportunity to take proper aeoh on 's s"'ec
e briefly quote the strong Language OF some OF
h Southern Wings against whom if against any body,
the Times should level its charges OF scandal deracton
envy which ever pursue merit like its shadow"
he lntplllgenCeT
Tennessee observes the thanks OF the country for the
pcit manner in which he has declared his sentiments His
solrmn warning 10 the Wing party 10 the courae which
,bev aha, nursue in The coming Presidential election will
we ferveoty hope no, be without good effect There is
mart Of his speech which makes irresistible appeal TO
Southern Wings"
Now VIVA, did Mr.. Williams say In his speech Hear
him:
Gen Scot, has been nominated by Wing Conventions in
he States OF Maine Pennsylvania and Indiana IN all Of
these conventions there was porenous silence III Ita'
49, ~ Inc c,mpromisc measures silence terribly eloquent
10 the South silence which, louder than seveniod thnn.
dr nrocauls To the Southern people, that their safety and
their rights are in danger
Mr. Chairman il Willard Fillmore and Daniel Webster
shall be set aside the and ih The es
now before the country and Winfield Scott shall be nnmina-
ted as the whg candidate for the Presidency In my opinion
the people of The Southern States will protest against
"Tho deep damnation Of their taking off"
further state that the party which shall be guilty, al this
trying time, of Illuminating man whose opinions a.e "'
known WILL in the language Of S. S. Prentiss of MISSISSIPPI
nj sink deep that bubble viii never se 10 MARX ue
spot al which it down. Il must &c So II ought 10
be So So deeply rooted and embedded are the compromise
measures in the minds Of both wings and Deocraisln the
State OF Tennessee that ii each member from the Stale
yhs and Demucratsupon this floor should go home with
nomination like that looming in such questionable
shapen and make their utmost efforts 10 sustain such
nomination. they would meet with overwhelming and neV-
liable defeat.
MIR. williams avowed himself opposed to any who
PROMISE He said that Scott, is said in private circles,
endorses the Compromise measures. If 30 he asked why
Scot, had been nominated Maine Pennsylvania and In
diana and not word had yet been said by tho wing
yentions in these States about tho compromise
If Scott does his views in tangible FORM he
(Mr W. would conceive that the omission was for the
purpose of catching "hgher law If this 40,
(sad Mr. W. Scott could not get enough respectable men in
Tennessee 10 form the Electoral ticket lie 1eod roe Tor
compromise Democrat in preference noncommtal Wig
Mr. Surshe of Kentucky takes similar strong ground in
his Buffalo letter and III his speech in the Wing caucus last
Friday night the striking revelations Of which, published by
yesterday confirmed oy Wing anu Neutral papers,
One of the letters says
Gentlemen of decision and character, and talent such
Mr. Humphrey Marshall of Kentucky; Mr. Gentry of Ten
ncs5ee Mr. Outlaw OF North Carona MI Moore OF Lou
sana and Mr. Walsh OF Maryland expressed their cccrmi
nation 80 90 il blind and 10 agree 10 the outset on
some fixed principles by which The wing party should be
governed in the next presidential Mr.. Gentry
Spoke with great deal of feeling and o:ce and did Mr.
Walsh of Maryland The demand for principles, maze oy
Mr. Humphrey Marshall, stouy resisted BY Mr. rhad
deus Stevens of Pcnnsy vania, M Campbell vi OHIO, and
other leading and uncon promising Free Sellers There
OF course neei Of human principles where Tie higher
law prevails the greater swallowing up the less The pro-
babi,y g there will be Whis National Convention at
a but that the Northern Wings will General Scott
fight in regular battle in the Morrill, and rely a few
Guerilla LEADERS in the Southern States for diversion in
his fayo The friends Of Gen. Scott, in word expect
count without the South and the The South
pares itself for this sad reality, lhe better
"Hansworth" the Richmond correspondent Of The Dan
willie Register (Whig still holds his grounds rs follows
have boon censured for speaking plainly with regard
TO Scott This is unmeriitd rei,crate thai
without pledge of loyalty 10 The compromise fugitive
slave law and n0Scntt cannot come before nc SCUM 10
nv this position? This may be, buta pledge from him
Would say Seward, Johnson q Co., gentlemen, my SEN
tments are not yours repudate your principles" No
pledge from him may be understood by them. edorsai
of si, course thinking at THAR political sins General
Scott ou.h, to occupy this position am glad 10 see
that views upon The questions al issue are eEing OUT ou
they ar, 20 ardy and entirely unsatisfactory Open man.
illness would be exhibited by full, explicit denial OF all
charges preferred against him.
The New Orleans Bulletin (Nhig) says;
The Wing candidate for the Presidency must stand en-,
phalcny and without qualification reservation upon the
Compromise PLATFORM ii re would carry single Southern
State.
Upon this short text tho Pi,tsbug Gazette (Sco, Whg)
pours for III the following nsolent menace:
Such is the language used by the Southern Wing press
generally BY resolutions of Southern Wing Conventions,
and by Southern Wing speakers in Congress The Wings
of the North must the Southern stib6o or all
political communion will be dissolved We'll, be IT So
Better than any sacrifice of manness and pfncl
pie Is important 10 tho Wing party TO maintain It's
consistency and its principles than TO elect President =
The strength of Tie Wing party principally IN the North
Is better coucale the South where II ii has but HUE
strength 10y survc submission, or t. inc,ense s power IN
the North by firm adherence 10 its Integrity On the de-
cision Of this question will depend the future oil the wing
party.
viii the Times ard the Freinia Wing Convention 90
with the Piitsburg Gazette with the n. o. Bulletin
With Mr. Cacl' OF Florida Mr. Marshall of Kentucky and
tho Southern Wings in Congress- with Seward, Thuddeus
Stevens & Coz Will they submit the dominant majority
at the North, will they demand avcwal Of Gen.
SCOTS opinions tho Compromise, which they have
hitherto mace test These interesting questions,
which the Convention will have 10 decide.
But the Times appears greatly outraged at referring
the Free Soil Wings those who brought him (Cien
Scult) ou,"ihis ia thunder;'' derived il from
the repeated declarations of Wing speakers and writer's
For instance yesterday morning mail brought the Bal.
tmorc Patriot whose Wing Washington correspondent holds
the following language after referring the sl,ong anti
Scott dcnonsra.ion made by Southern Wings
Under such would it DO safe nominate
Gen. Sro7 Can Cen Scott FIRST eeracd and borne oiot
the shield IF Tie Northern Free Soil Iphgs expect carry
the Southern Wings generally, any Southern State
This is an important question:
Let the Tines take in hand and answer the warnings from
members ct It's party before complaining of u.s. who
have only grouped together the ammunition fired from the
Whg batteries.
word about Mr.. Hallett tomorrow.