Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-07-02
-.II .p,1JTyn IN GEORGIA

AVAILABILITY" IN GEORGIA!
THREE leading Wing papers in Georgia have raised the flag
Eff rebellion against the Seward Presidential candidate. We
the attention of Virginia Wings TO The CLEAR manly and
reasons assigned by their brethren OF Georgia
FLOR refusing 10 sustain Gen. Scott II is striking specimen,
9of The reception Of the ticket throughout the South:
I From The Savannah Republican,
NOMINATION. OF GEN. SCOTT, National Wing
cnvcr,on has nominated Gen. Winfield Scott or Pfesdent
md he Hon Vim A. Graham North Caroline the presen
iSscrcary Of the Navy. for Vice President we deeply
re, 10 have TO make !is announcement men srd Rrar
ne Ncdel Statesman Daniel Webster the Ireat Amer
an wuuld have received the nomination we ccuo nave
either of these with no less prlde IMAM plea
nra But Gen. Scott is very different person. lie has
nyed le part of slen, candidate-and we have hae
nougn Of silent candidates. Nay, more-he has been kep
before lie people for months with paddock upon ms ups
md his prncipes in MIR. Stewards breeches pocket a..
uch il is needless say, that neither lre nor :he Wings OF
Tru moi ansrer for The Free Soil advocates Of General
Scott 10 point 10 The Platform Of The Contention The Plat
form is piece Of patriotic workmanship II was ou b!
her platform? Their abolition organs haze already repu
a4iated IT, Listen the New York Tribune Of Saturday
the most bitter and relentless mouthpece Oh ne aoo
"rne next lob was the Plaform-a thoroughly Hunkerist
ccc of onerwork concocted Of Southern PINE aod rather
wkwardy polished Our friends were ADVISED aho urgee
the Southern Scott let il pass quietly as the Web
er and Fillmore had Joined hands 10 pass any now
Violent determined resistance TO s adoption BY The
friends OF scott Woulo sn1ecL mem 70 aHu
spsrhaps defeat Old Chppeuas nomination. So after Ru-
Cboa,e had been allowed to make one OF his pecua e3
aibigns Of pyroechnc eoqnencc in its support the Plat
let M 9Sstd Hs p5sSGus asssS5
No-the supporters Of Gen. Scott care nothing Tor the
platform The Convention. They consented to its adoption
because hcy could help themselves ana necause ney
Sa,ed ha IN violent, determined resistance" ,eouid dam
his prospects The platform is but transcript an en-
,odimen of The principles and practices OF M Fillmore and
Mr Webster yet they orsrslaughed and man taken
o has rercr dared openly to gre IN ms adhesion 10 the
gCompromse Measures. These tried and faithful hen-
hcss Northern if you pleasewere thrust aside Tor no
reason Than because they maintained the PRINCIPLES sci
or,h in the plorm To place Gen. Scott upon inns pat
aorn therefore and present him 10 S"utheIn "n'g Is
ir his Freeso supporters too saloc 10 0e SUCCESSFUL
To make Gen Scott President ,cod be to place The reins
o Government in the hands Of Mr. Suard and 10 Keep up
zhis all po7srful Frecsoa organization IN me Norhsr"
STATES II would be furnishing him club win winch 10
ont our brains eight years hence when he should
brought forward himself as candidate for the presdcn'
scy Southern Wigs ntrer thus sutVy hs1nseres
hay can never laey submit 10 the erocous sncrce OF
asuch mcn as Fillmore and Webster be begued into the
support OF puppet in the hands OF an Infamous lacton
GIN times past they have yielded much 10 .ncii ao.nelh
rrhrtu They have fought for protection when their manu-
Ssc;urr5 needed protection and for Internal improvements
rorhen enterprises and northern men, They have done
If This and more at the sacrifice unfrequeny of local
pnwer if not of local interests But they cGnno support
sGen Sro!-wE MEAN, MR. SEwARD. That Is asking too
sInuch of us.
No Darty in any period Of the history of this Union has
madc more sacrifices liberal and catholic spirit of Ma
;opav than the Wing party of Georgia In roun, they
hove been cheated and betrayed They cannot without
nnloning the conservative principles in which they nave
long been educated associate with The aboons OF New
Pennsylvania and Ohio ho long since resorea The
snonindtion Of Gen. Scott
From tho August. Chronicle and Sentinel, 23d instl
II will BE seen By reference Tcegruphic dispatches
E,hat Cen Scott and the Hon. w. A. Graham, have been
snoiu.ted by the National Wing Convention their can
idaes for President and Vice President The nomination
acccrabe 10 the people of Georgia 1t is not therefore, TO
wondered al that the of his nomination yesterday
twas mol only source of deep and heartfelt north.
aion Of unrersal condemnation among me wings and
nion men of the city We havo heard OF no 1on-no
snnc one ,oo approves ad unless there Ia very great
srhunge in the public sentiment, te~ II any, WI" support
shim.
In opinion he has claims upon the country TO the
distinguished office which he aspres for we regard ms
endaon. We want civilian statesman one who
familiar with the duties and responsibilities Of that mpor
Office Cen Scott cannot be regarded By any impair.
aa mind In addition this he s the avowed advocate OF
The annexation OF Canada unless lie may find 1t eXpedient
change views And last though not least he 10 the
dqte of The Free Soil and heher lale" oing Of the Wig
party1rkoSe instrument regard him. and 10 whose dis
crclon will be yielded the distribution of the public spois
s he should be elected For these reasons ice c not sup
mort Gen. Scott.
II is proper to add that 10 Dir. Graham have not the
slightest objection He is distinguished and conservative
Statesman whom should be pleased TO support he was
smore wnrhily associated.
This position to US is one by congena
aslcs always greatly prefer 10 enter the held In an open
land bold FIGHT for him who has been selected the standard
1aeaer of principles; but TO General Scott our objections
sare any considerations Of mere party feah
The A.cnn, Ga Journal q. Messenger views the nom
aalion Of Gen. Scott the triumph oil the enemies OF the
lSoulh md thinks that it will give new vitality to that
party al the North which has denied the supremacy oil the
and the obligations of the Constitution and syscma'
cay cncroached upon rights of the south and that Free
ssocrs would control his administration and dispense the
patronage of the General Government he elected IL
lis true says the Journal Messenger that the Convention
has endorsed the Compromise measures In its platform OF
pncpias but in the vote upon that platform, The majority
ior Scott rocs The Contention recorded IN the negdt,re
land that with candidate whom they control shey care
inot for principles of platform for htch they neseT
suocG and with the officers Of the Government at their dis
sposa they would hesitate 10 declare their opposition
ITO that platform The Messenger states that the
issues of the Presidential canvass are those con-
Injected with slavery and that they swallow up the minor
spoints of political faith upon which the Wing and Demo
caic parties divided and consequently In the language
of the resolutions of the late Fillmore Convention OF Geor
sga the safety and Of the South 1t dearer than
the triumph Of any party.