The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1852-04-22

s"N'N Nsu w WV" XVI rN"s o~
the Baltimore Convention, and Mr.
Cam v,A be rejected. We shsii sec.'
Editorial Cor,"gosdesee ef'As A1ss'
wAsassros. April 18th, 1852.
The ercs, e,sss 81 sas proceedings Il
the Senate yesterday Wa The speech Of
Mr.. Msngum. Of North Caro,ias, 10
~hieh hc distinctly and uneqnivoeally
echned lis position upon the Prtsiden-
i,al question. lie began Ly saying ,hss
owing ,o hi. failing health he hsS not
been able 10 take q very active part in
ih. proceedings u The Senate, s,in less
lad he taken any part W the Presiden.
,ial ~inirisses. Yet he found tina, his
humble name, in connection with his
imagined views, had L.een made the sub.
jec, Of Newspaper speeolation and rom.
mcnt. II had ever been his habit
through life. 10 endeavor 10 have his
position in reference 10 question. Of i'm.
por,ance, distinctly understood. lie
desired therefore now TO make, an ex.
p~lanai;on A. 10 his present position, thks
fhers might be no Observation-Disclosures
hereafter. lie vas n party man, Nod
acting upon the principles which he pre-.
ferred, he should probably supper, the
nominee Of the Wing National Convc,-
lion. but he had his Preferences
lie knew there were some SO very Con-.
sentative Of what they esteemed the pc
clliar in Institution Of the South, as To i'm
acine "a man must be uDiaiihful if he
did not happen 20 tread in jus, the pail
.hcy indicated. He was old enough, il
no, wise enough, TO follow the su.ges.
lions of his own understanding In the
preferences lie entertained it was prob.
anle he differed from the constituency
he represented. lie could not. howev.
or. or that account, abandon what his
~ judgement assured him TO be right
and proper.
IL was his present purpose to retire
from public life. lie was not and did
not expect TO be a candidate for any Of.
flee. lie wanted nothing, he asked for
nothing. lie was aware TINT hi. "
State preferred the present Presidcn.
Tor nomination. This preference was
not, however, lis preference. lie knew
that this expression Of his preference
tor another individual would break
linrshly upon the ears Of the friends OF
the present administration. But it was
his duty to speak the truth, and 10 give
expression to the mature convictions OF
his judgement. He fully agreed with
the people of n. {. in depreca,ing the
renewal Of the agitation of the exciting
questions which had engrossed 90 much
of the public attention. No enligh,e ned
patriot could desire TO see a renewal of
those scenes Of strife aud excilemen.
such rs were Witnessed in l8i9 and 80,
Yet he felt it hi. duty to say, tina. look
ing back from this point upon the events
of the past, far more had been done Ly
d~emagouges in Washington to foster
and promote agitation Throughout, the
country, than had ever been done by
the abolitionisls Of ths North or the dis
unionisti Of the South.
Tie thought il there was one man in
the Union who, more than any other,
could present Il clean bill Of health on
this subject, that man was Cen. WIN.
FIELD SCorr. Gen Scott wa hi.
first choice for the Presidency. If he
should be- the candidate Of the Whin
party, he had no fears for the result
lie knew how hard it would be for him
without patronage or official Influence,
against the power Of an administration
welding in its supper. the influence Of
an hundred ,housan d office .holders, with
their friends, amounting perhaps TO half
a million of supporters But he knew
that the President would not use that
power unscrupulously. 1t was his firm
conviction that Gen. Scot, wa. as much
opposed TO The renewal Of agitation on
e%xcilin & topics, rs either Mr.. Fillmore,
Mr. Webster, or Mr.. Clay. To his
knowledge, at the time Of the passage
Of the Compromise measures, General
Scott WAS firm aud u%ushripking in his
advocacy Of AN equitable adjustment
Tha, Gen Scott approved everything
in these @severa! acts, he did not pretend
TO say. He did not himself approve Of
all those measures in all their detail. moi
did he know Of a single member Of Con.
gress that approved them all, without
objections TO some one feature or anoth-
er. His own sentiments and those