Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1852-08-19
nov c. J. FAur.kNER.
The Showing is the SLY cf u Intelligent mechanic
% Mr. FAUtksEn. e. ies Japor Of eopy Il Mr.
TooAns speech:

July -11hs lcS1.
SIN: lam one Of hose who. before .ae presen,
Constitution Of Virginia went ip.o r.eration, were
subjects Of the EoFernmsnt ith ,,t being citizens
Conseqnentiyii had NO vote % give yoa last No
vemeeI bnt my gratit-de Tor vcur fsfeient Iabors
in he STATE hs.5sG Convention ny conlidehce in
lhe seano sss 81 your opinions upon al the great
aasss 3as which divide theixo great political par,
ana lny admiration Of your character and
-oilities asa public man. enlisted me warmly 10
yonF apporti and "a mr. part, nothing within lhe
small eotnP OF my abilities was eft nndone, that
could contribute 10 youF election. i therefore ask
q gout courtesy what perhaps constituent might
claim from his Representative as righL) permits
sion 70 address yoa lew words in re- alton 10 me
extraor iin2ry political course yon have thought
proper % pursue, AMI in answer TO the conmunica-
tor have Just received from you iu the shape Of
a speech delivered BY Mr. TooFahs of Georgia,
touching The approaching Presidential election,
o WHICH il appended the 1pronunciamenio which
has made ron and your associate seeehers famous.
The legitimate inference from the fact Of your hay-
ing circulated This speech is that you endorse the
sentiments and opinions iteonlains, well as those
contained in the address To which yoa have aihxed
your signature.
have these documents Tor rather this doeu-
meni) now before me. Ipurports u give The rea-
sons, or some of them, whY you refuse TO- support
Gen ao5 s 9 tie l d avs h s9n Psad
them carefully, and canao' discover single one
thar win bear Investigation Az are based upon
+ false premises.
SAYS Mr.. Toombs 4 do not know of a single
sentiment ever uttered by Gen Scott in relation 10
the principles settled BY The compromise or in re-
Izii5n 10 The subject Of slavery in general thai is in
unison with my own ,or Inc convictions Of the slave
holding States of This UEibn,. The "Pronnncia-
mento" sagS-"H He DISTINCTLY refused, up to The
time OF his nomination to give any public opinion
in favor OF The Conpremike.' Mr.. Tocmbs saws
Of Gen Pierce Ffom ms small khowetgeol his
hisory take him 10 Re an early, consistent, and
energetic opponent Of anti Slavery tanaticism in il
It's forms. ard firm and decided friend Of The Gem
PROMISE
Now Mfr Toombs,tkrowedge Of the history Of
Scott well as Pierce, must be very smallindeed
if lie does not KNOW that Gen Scott most nnquaii-
hedly declared hiniseifin favor OF those measures
in the pesence Of thousands OF his fellow citizens,
at Castle Garden in the city Of New York. Was
not that giving -public ofinien in favor OF those
acts ~ Icannot agine what constitutes apuhlic
expression Of oPiuion, 4 that speech was nG one.
You cannot be ignorant OF this tact, nor OF the ether
conclusive fact that Gen. Scot, IN Washington,
while those measures we're pending, supported Clay
with all bis ability AMI influence, in his efforts 10
procure their passage Thus the 81 jcclion falls 10
The gfounH.
May ask You, in tits connection, if Gen. Pierce
did not refuse 10 .tgire any public expression oi
opinion in favor oil the Compton, se.2 when inter
rosated hg K. G Sect OF Richmond and has he
ever replied 70 Mn Scotts letter up 10 this date =
Moreover sir, does your knowe edge OF Gen, Pierce
history comprise any cogaizaHce vi the fact that,
in speech al New Boston, in New Hampshire
he declared that he loathed the Fugitive Slave
aw'-thst che had horrot-of giving up assaye y
that 1.-The features CT The Fugitive Slave law were
opposed to HE cuinmra aw. 70 moral right and 10
hamanitY?h PERMIT me 10 express my astonish-
aeHt lhatany man, s&lih these facts staring him in
he face GaA asSegttaa Pluree stood airCr CFcn the
Compromise beloEe ,tis Eomina,ion that Gen. Scat
ldo aol tAil, any oe will NY deceived by Ibis dim.
sy pretenfe
r Youai4o allege that Gen Scott has not since his
nomination made any declaration q his approval
Of those nAeaspgesas final adJlsmento tile issues
in contro9ersy" Now. plain Wings like myself
unskiliediu The cap0us, qdbbiiqg arts Of actious
politicians, cannot b4 made DO understands how such
anguageas that coManed in his letter ofsacccpr-
ance-'i accept the nomination, with the resolu-
lions annexed'-,'ihe political principles laid down
in those resolutions are So hfoad that but little is
left or me to add n-"l should neither counienaGce
nor tolerate any sedition, disorder faction or re-
sisance 10 The law or The Union on any pretext, in
any parl of The laDun-can lie construed into anv.
other meaning than unqualified approval CT the
PIaiiormjlhe Compr4inise Included Nor can see
hew the last paragraph but one of his letter can be
made 10 mem anything but that he gives the
known incidents OF his longpublic lliei' his char
acter and his fame security for his t'stfict al-
hersEce to the principles Of the Wing party as ex-
pressed ia the resolutions Of the Convention
You aiiege as another rcqsoH why Southern
Whr, should nreser rielcH 70 Scot taG !1ct hat
the latterIiS supported by the ppSA and ayoWed
enemies Of those measures n The compromise and
is therefore unsound upoa that question The ab-
surdity OF Ills allegation is only eqnaled by The eff
lrontery Of presenting such RrgaaTat 10 an intei-
gent people. Ii Gen. Scott Is a Freesoiler because
Seward supports him, and il therefore not entitled to
The support Of the soulh, pray what constitutes
Perce's dlaim to that support, who numbers among
his parisans the two Van Burens John z. Hale
Robert Rantoul, B. r, Hailtlt sc
In answer 10 The nosilion which is ratherimplied
than asserted BY MI. Toombs land consequently BY
you that- lie Democratic platform is equally ex-
pIicit with tha, OF the Wings on the subject VI The
Compromise, il is only necessary 10 point to the
facts-that while the latter considers those acts a
final adjustment, in principle and substance Of the
subjects ID WHICH they relate" the former carefully
avoids the word final, and by much fairer rule
Of construction than the one you apply 10 Gen
SCOTS letter. will mean that the Democratic party
are only pledged 10 erccHtc them while they are laws
reserying the right TO repeal them.
And thai while the Whig party are pledged 10
support and maintain them, aad insist their strict
enforcement until further legislation shall be ne
cessary which lie gislation while it will guard against
evasion Il the laws on Tie che hand. and abuse Of
their powers on the olhef shall HjT impair their
present efficiency 10 carry our Inc requirements Of
the Constitution The Democratic party adopted
the principles OF the Virginia and Kentucky reso-
iutions oi w As constituting one Of The main foun-
cations Oh their political creed, and is resolved 10
carry them cut, IN their obvious meaning and i'm
poft"-tile second ofAghich resolutions lays down
principles q construction which II admitted TO be
true, andlpPptled % the Faslve slave law, render
that law f,vod aud OIL no force" Ii defGes and
provides means to5puniSh crimes which cannot be
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