The primitive Republican. (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-1852, 1852-10-14
Extracts from the Speech Of the Hon. G. ].
FAULKNER, Of Virginia.

But Gen. Scott did not merely sin by his
refusal to answer-he sinned to much
deeper extent by the direct countenance
which his silence and acquiescence gave to
those who arrayed themselves in hostility to
the compromise measures.
And this leads me to advert to some Incl
dents in the proceedings of the two great
parties of the country in the States of New
York, Pennsylvania and Ohio, subsequent
to the passage Of the compromite acts. l
select those three States because it would
consume too much time to review the action
of all the northern States; second, because
these three constitute the leading and con-
trolling States of the North, and by their
power and influence give tone and direc-
/ ton to public sentiment in that section; and
lastly, because of their special connection
in bringing before the nation the name of
Winfield Scott for the Presidency.
/ On the 10th day of September, 1850
immediately subsequent to the passage Of
the compromise measures and whilst the
compromise Congress was still in session
the Democratic State Convention of New
York assembled at Syracuse. From that
u
ulating the country upon the recent settle
mcnt by Congress of the questions which
had unhappily divided the people of these
States :" and 'deprecating all sectional agi
tation at the North or South, calculated t,
impair its sacred obligatins, or to threaten
its pcrpctuity
On the Goth of September, 1850, (Con
gress still in session, the Wing State Con
. vention Of NV York, assembled likewise a
at Syracuse. From TINS convention no voic
issued approving the compromise-nouc de
prccating further agitation Of sectional is
sues, but on the contrary, resolutions wer
adopted virtually repudiating the compro
mise, and declaring it to be the solemn dut,
of Congress, Notwithstanding the perilou
crisis through which we had Just passed, ct
extend the anti-slavery ordinance over Uta
and New Mexico, on the first indication tina
slavery was likely to be introduced int
these Territories. THUS opening aires
the bleeding wounds of the country, an
kindling with renewed Frenzy the fire of SCI
tional agitation aud strife.
The Wings of New York did not stop her
but they passed the most marked resolution
rendering the warmcSt thanks of the COZ
vcntion to VIM. II. Seward; distinguishc
as the course of that gentleman eminent
Y. was, by hostility to the compromise, al
more especially to the fugitive slave law
1t is true, somc-thirty members of the CO
vcntion srcccdcd from this body, upon Il
ground a. they declared in their addrcs
=. 'that the design Of the convention was
=, convert the Wing party of this state into
abolition party, or rather to destroy the VIII
party, and to build up an abolition party u
on il, ruins;" and yet, even the seeedeI
r li,t -uSsequent convention held at titiC
rt Ira.iia d IN the nominations made by t
> Syracu-c Convention; and amongst othc
thcu. ~ nation of Washinaton Hunt as t
oauilltc for the office of Governor W
had previously publicly declared, in let
~ addressed 10y him to the President of t
TO scccediug Convention, that he deplorcd t
NJ passage # the fugitive slave law-in its pr
en- fnnr, and he expressed himself in fay
of such mndiiica.i,n of it as must have
! pu.yej ii ,t ali valUe to the South.
2 In tins Syracuse Convention no reco
mcndation was made for candidate for t
PRESIDENCY 1t occurred too shortly af
the appr val by Mr.. Fillmore of the fngit
Slave law t. justify any such formal acti,
Put il !, ii fact asserted upon this floor, Il
not Md, that immediately after the
'T' proyal by Mr. Fillmore Of the fugitive sli
law til name Of General Scott as can
mr. date for the Presidency was placed at
es head of every newspaper in New York
IRE der the influence of Mr. Seward III
ny had not yet been given to put that mach
he cry in motion which was destined to imp
is the confidence of the people Of n York
or one, a native and resident of the St
whose elevated and patriotic character
known to them, and upon whom they
recently cast their votes for the second
flee in the gift of the people; and who
the death of General Taylor had now S
M. ceeded to the first The most decisive b
/. that these political managers could at t
early period venture upon, was to exp
"a, their distinguished confidence in VIM,
try Seward-the man who stood before the 81
tbs the avowcd antagonist of Mr. Fillmor
ion, who condemned without reserve his wi
policy, and who was then preparing to II
shall his well-drilled forces to overwh
eys and crush, him in the North
les At a somewhat later pcriod-in the s.
elk mer Of 1851-the Pennsylvania Whig {
vention assembled The avowed purpos
calling this meeting was the nomination
State officers; but it was deemed yer,
\. and appropriate occasion to usher the n
Of Winfield Scott before the country 1
OF candidate for the Presidency. Accord
ly, VIM. F. Johnston, whose Free soil 0
ions and hostility to the to the fugitive S
A. law, were well known, and who then
in bis pocket, and who refused his ex
- tive sanction to the bill repeating the IN
and detestable construction law" was
nominated for the Office of Governor.
this same convention resolution was
IA. mitted to this effect:
''Reso1ved, That the provisions of
Constitution in reference to the renditio
of fugitiyes held to service or labor, dem
ans and shall receive from our party, faitl
manly, and unequivocaI support"
Which was promptly voted down b
overwhelming majority And Win
Vote Scott, who, it will be recollected, had
ards the 26th of March preceding, refuse
give his opinions upon any Of the pu
q q questions upon which he was interrog,
was formally recommended for the Presi