Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1852-10-12
POLITICAL.
IS GEN. SCOTT SOUND {
Enom The New orleans Courier.

From the New Orleans Courier.
| Since the Wing Convention, at Baltimore,
forced General Scott on the party, as its Candf.
date for the Presidency, the Wing papers inth
South which, forgetting their protestationso IN.
compromising hostility, accepted him as their
leader, have engaged in desperate effort to eff.
face the efforts of their own arguments, by bring
ing against Mr.. Pierce the same charges which
they had but recently preferred against General
Scott. The attempt has utterly failed. It's au-
thOrs have involved themselves in q series of
contradictions which entirely destroy their credi-
bility. The only result of their attempts against
Pierce, has been to bring to light mass OF docu-
mentary evidence which, SO far from sustaining
their assertions, proves Mr.. Pierce TO have al
ways been the firmest and most consistent advo-
cate of the rights of the South that the North has
yet produced. Public opinion is now convinced
on this point. The question, as far as Pierce is.
concerned, is conclusively settled. Hehas been
tried and found worthy oflhe confidence and sup
Rp6 Es same al ns oSad Did Rs aS 3a
actions show an equally clear record, the con.
test would be exclusively PartiZap: the question
in the campaign would simply be an issue be-
tween the Wing and Democratic parties as such.
But before the struggle can be reduced TO such
an entirely party character, it must be shown
that on the great sectional questions before the
country. both candidates occupy the same POSI-
ton. That this is not the case, every one knows,
who know anything of the poIticalhiatOr fthe
country. In Mr.. Pierce we have man whose
whole political life has been marked by con-
slant, a consistent and an open lsbpportof the
rights oftlIe South a man who voted, while in
Congress against all the anti-slaveEy movements
of Mr.. Adams, and gave an earnest support to
the resolutions introduced into the Senate by
Mr.. Calhoun in 1898 2: who even 1t that early
day denounced abOlitiOnisls and Rbsitionism in
unmeasured terms, and who since then on every
question that has arisen between tie two great
sections of the country, has uniformly spoken
for and acted with the South. On the other
side we have General Scott presented as the
Wing candidate for the Presidency. How does
he stand 2 What is his present potition-what
have been his past opinions Onithese points
the question:, as far as concerns him, must be
settled. AS TO his present position, we have
only,to refer TO the columns of our Wing con.
tempoTaries 10 show what they thought, when.tt
was their interest to oppose Scott.
In saying that the position which he occupies
is dangerous for the South, we rely entirely on
Wing testimony. We need do nothing more
than direct attention TO the speeches and actions
of Messrs. Faulkner, Gentry, Toombs, Lyons,
Parbams, Stephens, Williams, Clingman, and
host of other Wings whose attachment to parry
is not;so strong as TO cause them TO swallow
their own words, and to belieVetin the safety and
soundness Of a candidate merely because he has
received the nomination. of Wing Convention.
They do not feel inclined 10 dep0unce their own
arguments, and TO yield Up theIloWn convictions,
at the dctation ofan irresponsiel majority, COM
posed Of Northern Free SOiles, and Fecreant
Southern Wings. Beforethe Wing Convention
assembled g sectional strpgglesfOr the nornina-
ton had commenced. The North was devoted
to Scott; the South was devoted 20 Fillmore
Some sectional cause must have produced this
sectional division. Even Wings do not actwith.
out a-motive !; even Wings d6not rally around
different candidates without some sufficient Tea-
son. To discover what that reason was, it is only
necessary TO know the facts Of the case and 10
call TO mind the arguments used on each side re-
speCtively.
The Northern supporters of Gen. Scott were
Mf Seward Of New York, Governor Johnston Of
Pennsylvania Thurlow Weed of the Albany
Journal, Horace Greeley OF the IN. Y. Tribune,
the B6ston Atlas Buffalo Express Rochester
Democrat Ohio State Journal, andeveTy North
ern Whtg paper of Free Soil tendencies. His
Southern supporters could not, as the Bee lotci-
bIy and tFuthfnlly remarked, be discOyeied with
ssiye hundred magnitying microscope" The
Southern Wings, II we except Governor Jones
Of Tennessee Messfs Mangum, Stanley Of N,
CsIoiina, and Nh. Bots OF Virginia, and PeFhaPs
4 few Others, were unanimous for Mr.. Fillmore.
1 The Southern Wings we're in favor Of Mr.. Fill'
4 more. because he was in favor of the Compro-
1 mise measures and, tie fugitive slave sRw.. The
/ Northern Wings, with the exc ptlon OF thai
| anal maitfitv which was iaithf1 Ito the Admin.
1 tion-vsefe determined loheat b. fillmore
for pFeeissiy the same reason that The South sup
i 1oried htIn The SontheIn " iig papers I'd.
miited die existence 81 Ibis tional
They danoglced Scott as the associate ol sss
ward J6linstoE hutl0gR q sel 9pd ! llladaens
Stephens. and they called On Southern Whigsio
lSalIv Is 4tIies port al illtQle 1fief to de-.
ffsaf ihs ldesigu pf ihe sfee Soils were
1efeFl1ilied 10 inp0ss and dale u theiF own
siitnf On sil Is W
tfn6gl CAME and llle .as defeat.
se q ats 81 the rec S6ilsFs ss 10s
mint 81 end iolInstp1 ere
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It'd friSs ted elions ndidale ith
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Tie chosen caudidnle of lie Sonth-
e5S Is as con- b lis political grave,
+ 15iIb5rf sTsn Feqnfem to be memofF. De.
sbnn 81 Scott Is lhe ehniC- Of HE Free
nsfosd readily INTO eil5gilma Of Srolti
sndiasie 81 ilis lHhig paiiy Weed and
80 md srsard. !. inste ld q Being coubafled
sfsf,,iiss r. Inc South and her institukionEs
Sic ta Ken III the hand alle . e peg - le now
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