Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-09-21


sur,s Bul The does represent ID" case ~
bad NJ really Pennsylvania under The lead Of J"in-
,n and Jessup themselves uuutinGsy opposed 10 the ~
o;,iyt slave rw, cave nlnust unanimous vol" Tor ne
Tla.frn (bj lhc Vernon, delegations, nn."ts aodi"g
, State had virtually nuirt the fueiti.. lave law,
Ia in thu convention pr faithfully airfn. T. that law!
Now hec man. in hi" Senses who believes inat thr
tree, oil constituents Il r-nn,y v,nii and F"rmont
dernatc any no:c IN favor ct IN n4'"t-,iS& Ia"
Than they brofa HE Wng platform was "dopttA; or
who can dCuh, fF nonct. shat lie whole ih!n4 was
mere pnlca! Jng@!', "i'Hd % en- ASPECT 10 e'.at NV
South and III nnJIcr urEis: tci Tor 'bc Protection
n certain southern Man, who nGd resolved ~ "tNahr" u
belay hc! Why AT the time Ills farce VS. hci; Shae'eo
many Of the northern .shL .rfs betrayed TIE whole Ct
crct See wsa, thu New York Tribune said HE GsecI
'whcn announced the Platform days before Genera,
Scott nominated, we Indicate oar dissent S1y-'"
tr,yares (aI men) No passage: many
more uoud hare roed but for fear Of defeating >s0t
nomination."
What value can be attached to a platform! any thing
eISr scrri being under suc circumstances a. is'
will say, with joseph Surface, that the jnstoas and
the Jtsrups, and tho OF thai .k wio ac:e IN
slrnmrns in getting up i. Grusirc PLATFORM have M"
enough 10 b. faithful their vanlc hu' %!il
that those have themselves I" be utterly G
true To the constitution c. mot relied in
good faith temporary PLATFORM the exficnt t" Inc
hour adopted 10 pressing political cxigency or
worse still. 10 carry corrupt political bargan
My own opinion is that the nomination OF General Scott
was fixed fact before the wing convention met me man
ayers had made deliberate calculation and settled The whole
thing in advance. I" appearances the southern dele
gates most al them doubtless in earnest VOTED together Tor
many hallo'ings for Mr.. FilnOr but who believes that
Jones, BoS " CO. did /" Baltimore with The lore;
gone conclusion To nominate Scott? Every CONNECTED
win The proceedings show this We hay: seen now
The platform was adopted r u look moment a; ah"ir
feature. There several contests FOR 'a's between
Scott aud Fillmore Delegates these invariably decided
In a'or o tie latter, and in nnny cases SUMMARY ana
without even the shadow of right Why was ibis! Simply
because The game and there was apparent
nasnalmy IN now aud then throwing away ulc". eucn
the Influences circumstances under winch
General Scott was put upon the country. nsrad oil me
oaine his position on the slavery question there is too
and his d"sgci eiusa! 10 modify Or explain H. tat he re-
ceisrd the nomination.
SCOTS nomination. approach the last act IN the
drama, his letter "a! acceptance. Though there are many
features IN ihs unique ducumrn! calculated 10 provoke re-
mark aside from hi, views The great question have been
considering Il al!uic particularly Ia The transparent
dcmmgo2csn of tho letter the naturalization nhd pubic
land qucs,iuns pass them by and proceed al once 10 en-
anime whether this letter gives any the least assurance
that By eevang General Scott the presidency We shall
make the slightest advance towards the great end we desire
exemption, and forever from tie annoying agitation
. Oi tie question Of southern slavery.
The language Of General Scs,t, in accepting the nominal
g lion, il in these woods:
III have the honor 10 rcpet, in moro formal man
ner as the occasion Justly demands that accept the hpl-
nation Nth the resolutions annexed"
Now thus language has been very justly excepted 10 as
evinrinp, the part General Scott rather reluctant
To- than very cordial approval ." The entire platform
upon which lie had been placed by the convention Not
whsandine this am free TO say that II this were the only
in his letter bearing the question: might not be
disposed Ia visit il with that severity Of criticism t. which
II has in been subjected But The rttsr con-
ain unfortunately other expressions calculated 10 e!ri.
date that above quocd, and which, seems 10 me- can
leave no doubt any fair and candid mind 10 The nb-
ect Of The writer when he perncd them aud put them forth
the country. These proceed examine. quote
further from Genera! Scots the following passage:
In regard 10 the general policy .: the Administrations If
elected should, Of course look among those who
prove that pulley for II" carry il toto execution,
and should seek 10 curate harmony and fraierna Septi
neni throughout: The rhig party: ritO attempting 10 re-
duce It's members by prescription, 10 exact c9HormHyto my
orn ricrs But should nt the same line, ue rigorous IN
regard 10 qualifications Tor otcc-rchning and appointing
either deficient in capacity integrity or IN dero-
zion tojbcrty 10 the constitution, and The Union"
Nnw what does General Scott mean WARN he says he
shall attempt reduce members Of the whig purity.
by prescribing them from Office exact conformity with
his own vewsl Can he mean anything else but ha IN
dispensing the patronage OF The government he will reverse
the policy Of Mr. Fillmore and inr Tie purpose Of "culrri
ling harmony and taternh sentiments throughout the Wing
party, appoint ancnmp0ulsc reesoers TO Giicc enqnif.
Ing only whether They possess the accessory "qiaIca
ton.? Why ii ability and Qualifications" IL b: made
The only lest for office, that higher and greater
be found in this broad land dian in ". H. Sewara
Horace Mann! But the recipient OF office under General
Scott be deficient in 'deoti2n 10 liberty 10 the
sutunn and the Union" Now docs General Scott sup.
pose that there any in county, otherwise TT for
( office who wanting in '!cvo"n berty! had sup
posed that be 10 the constitution ant 10 the Union
was necessarily 10 b. true a. "iiDgItv mean our re
aullcd American liberty Why, then this high sounding
= flourish about 'rttl!' 1t seems - me that the convic
ton must fix % uPUr every mans mind that this vcrcst
slang and ii the miserable naris!n oil The day was
adopted BY General Sc" am! his advisers to Continent
strongly - his Supp" those whom lac had Jus. pro-
= We very clearly that there deep mcaning
living under the expression, amounting almost TO Indifference
o Of the Resolutions anuexrd' Let what Is ,e Ian
= srtlhinct that Question IN. ,Inw, ma l,pr,,u, ~,
" peas:
"And we eprecac all uerhrr agitation Of the questions
mus : Tiled a dangerous 10 peace, and will Cconnt-
nance all rlirr.s continue snch agitation when
L ever, wherever, or hH"'uvgr made"
This langa@" II General Scott acted good faith in
crpung thc Nlg platform, is ~ he his OK
tie SAYS IN :" many words rpr"carr all further ngi-
non 81 the slavery question and will dlsc"unttnancc all
oris 10 hGitae II III others; and huc further in
me same letter. he endrnvors 10 p.npiiate mnr
possibly De ocnt"d II drrcminupn by assuring
them that he VIII mot attempt 10 reduce Them hy pFnscrlp.
ton, 10 cXac, conformity In his virws!n Now il wi
be APT in strike plain cOmm"n people that T., say h
least :" IT, II isa very curious way deprccarc and dis
connrnancr agaIlunh by holding the anntors sort
OF rrrinin'n in the SHAPE of spols and Office
might or!iy the view have taken al this most ry,rapr
dnhy letter hv referring 10 III" indecent and
threat which General scott iniu.rs in advance in The, very
next paragraph L. l'at whrh have quoted against s,nv
faction or Resistance 10 III" law of the Union" But for.
bear II there The South WHO are NOT SATISFIED after
the exposition have made that hay. no hing to hopc
from General Scott, they be either wIlfly blind or
else rir mental eye must be obscurcd By party cataract
mat HE hghl OF truth and purrress 10 uenrtrnr
~
TIE truth is this whole letter Cen Scott is very had
specimen OF that wrcrchr! Thar h,s v ,1r
o,shl me country IN ruin The greatest curse Of The day
IN reckless pr"clvitr III public men 10 scz- tpn
iha,ts 81 "rc temporary excitement and BENT them
their purposes without ccuitn. results or look To- ;ny
consequences bit their c,a-.gucncr lH Success
lrcihG and incomplete Te-lts from -urh ryp,
ri.
puloh Is terrible and the catastrophe fatal Webster
wNn as late az IN ISIS, he urain. abo!,nSs uf
Massachusetts, 10 keep OF the Buffalo PLATFORM and assuring
mn That he and the northern wlI party the trr free.
sol pnriy seemed not 10 dream If his fate Mr. Fillmore
wien ne sat in The House Of Representatives. and year after
yea anl nay alter day voted with John Quincy Adams ami
Giih!s 10 Keep alive the fires Of abolition little aupr0se
thi he woud 81 BE- eXccraicd desuscd ind s: nm
on by The very he then zcalouslv aided nd cnc,
agd. More Than zen years HgO the prophetic :,cn nr a.
HON warned Slr. WEBSTER loor oil the Senate uhat
void o" me consequences of sacrifices he was III
iee 10 the demon OF abolition That prophecy is nov his
toy rliy hath he "rcdpri The tnrns tree r plant
ed For truth. Mr. Webster and 1r Fillmore have fall
en- be"rc The storm they aided arou.in TIL. fate of
Acton hts been theirs; they have bcrn literally cvnred by
he h'unds they themselves unclslt and hap,d an in The
nnlinI' chase For on, confess feel bn little sympa.
ny 70 them in their faI.(e)
IL chnot be denied that the people of the South them
selves TO be attributed in small degree the ,iyor and
extent oi northern nnli-savcry cncroacinent trust il
WI no or deemed offensive in that in INV lutu.
hh' ~ I'M. me southern wing party has been mainly re-
sfnnshs nder the operation of excited party FEELINGS
th nae given encouragement md support men hon
ii tcir PASSIONS had been cooler and their udqn. los