Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1852-09-29

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sed him ii were harsh. because il wasa wesP.
afacnfed b thefnsel YES Is procure nomi-
aatloH of Nj. im0re, and used most ansparingly
aR to- the very moment when he was cverthrown by
General Scott and his friends; and moreover, they
haa affected 10 treat the case Of General In
exactlY the same manner, and now that any Whig
referred to be candid would admit that the in
flaeRcs OF that archdemagogae over that plain, hon
old soldier pernicious to high de-
gree. Mr.. Dobbin's assertion on This matter was
the next evening by Wing Speaker,
who declared, in attempting TO reconcile Southern
hIgs TO the nomination of Gen. Scott that
why the Sewardites were against Mr. Fillmore and
tor Gen. Scott in The Baltimore hig Convention
was, that owing to the effect which the intrgeing
Seward had upon the administration Of Gen. Ia ylor,
many of his (Seward,s3 frends had been placed in
o1ce, and that W hen the hand Of nscruable Prov
fdence had removed that noble old hero from among
ps, the Constitution placing Mr.. Fillmore in the Pre-
sidena chair, he prescribed the Sewardites without
mercy, which fired their Indignation against him,
and they settled upon Gen. Scott to restore ,hem as
hey thought.
He then argued that the iron determination which
The Wings claimed for Gen. Scott was no bulwark
against the Vaccinations of that wiley traitor Sew
srd would not attempt to drive Gen. Scott Oh. no {!
tie knew his man too well. He would breathe into
lis an not the least given to vanity in the
worldly the seductive sounds of sympathy and fiat
TRY somewhat in the following manner: Gen. Scott,
Who stood by you at Baltimore, when the South
ss one man voted Tor Mr.. Fillmore Was it not
|, Johnston and Greedy! We are your friends, Gen.
Scott Who exerted every and used all
means In their power to promote your election after
your nomination Was it not and my associates
Did Johnston, Greely, or l desert you Toombs,
stephens, Gentry, & Co. took the line Of march from
the Whig ranks. Oh no! Gen. Scott, we are the
ones who love you. What would Gen. Scott say
(for the Wings claim, and justly too, gratitude as
part of the character of that noble old soidier,)
Would he not say, Yes, Seward, you aremy friend,
Johnston is my friend, Greey is my friend, if he did
upon one occasion say my brains, if had any, were
in my epaulettes. l will reward you Seward, for you
are entitled to my patronage, and it has been and
Will be my purpose TO render to each his due-come
in Seward and help yourself, for . hunger
ed and you gave me meat, 49, was thirsty and you
gave me drink ~ was naked and you clothed me,''
and g. was stranger and you took me in, come
in Seward. and enjoy the honest fruits of your kind
ness. -
The gifted speaker then proceeded to expose the
undefnable position occupied by General Scott on
the Slavery question, interspersng his remarks with
Graham. Here he paused "My friends, know
where I when speak of Gov. Graham. have
known him long. | have known him as an honest
man, man of the most unwavering moral and po-
itical integrity. l respect Gov g. as much as any
one who listens c me, but he is in bad company-he
permitted himself TO become, not one of them. but
with them and regret it much.''
He then alluded TO the letter written by Gov. Gra-
ham to the editor Of the Wilmington Commercial, in
which The Governor certifes to the soundness of Gen.
tho oc1,,,n 4
not each North Caronan have hung his head with
shame If the picture was reversed, to wit: If Gen.
Scott had thought necessary to certify to Gov Gra
hams soundness that question!' There was
deep silence which told that his words found re-
sponsve chord in the heart of each listener. that the
Argument was unanswerabe, ard that truth flowed
| fron the lips of the eloquent speaker.
He then canvassed the merits of Gen. Pierce and
presented to his audience the contrast, striking indeed
and for the Democracy most beautifully So He dis
sloated the New Boston sander to the satisfaction Of
| every unprejudiced mind. He exposed the doctrine
advanced by the Wings, that We must believe Mr..
Foss because he is minister, and showed in a
| variety of ways that Gen. Pierce much ent-
led to credence in this matter preacher particu
laly when that preacher had been confined in the
penitentary Of Maryland several years of his life for
horse stealing. He read, moreover, extract from
paper printed under the auspices and in the
same Office with the Of which Fogg is the editor,
issued few weeks later, in which there wasa long
aud loud curse upon the head of Gen. Pierel his
| support OF the South and the Constitution. He
showed then Gen. Pierce had never voted in Con-
gress otherwise than good consistent Democrat
should have done, and he clearly vindicated every
act Of his useful and unspotted public life: Then of
his campaign in Mexico, he told in a most touching
and elegant his gallant, though short,
He dwelt upon the combined testimony of Scott,
Shields, Pillow, and Worth to his magnanimity, his
cool daring courage, his un,rng, energetic efforts,
when, with his leg crushed aud mangled by his
horses side, he led his Regiment to victory, regardless
of SELF and anxious to outsrp his competitors in the
struggle for the glorious victory which was the
suit.
He then said, l regard his military one
of the brightest among the many bright jewels which
encirce his brow-as of The greenest twigs in the
chaplet which grds his temples.'
| He spoke of Col. King, that, although Alabama
pointed to him her son, yet he was born in North
Carolina and served her with credit before he chose
an adopted State. He spoke OF him whose
character was without defect, when scrutinized by
the closest observer, as model of social virtue and
political integry-worhy to be perpetuated in the
hearts of his countrymen He then related with tie
| happiest effect, anecdote, perfectly applicable to
the present state of AFFAIRS which would give if
did not know an attempt would be useless.
| So much for our glorious champion, who is Demo.
cratic EIector for the State at large. His gentleman
" department. his intellectual superiority. and his
persuasive eloquence at aay any apprehensions
which might be entertained in regard TO the safety
prosperity of the democratic in his keeping.
Success will attend his efforts, and in November
sceptc Whigs) that the principles implanted sby
Jefferson and perpetuated by Jackson are identified
with the real interest of the people, and that they
aware of it, and having that conviction determine