Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1852-1853, 1852-07-10
HIGHLY IMPORTANT!

We COPY, from the Intelligencer of Monday last
the following Gard of leading Wing members o
Congress declining to support Gen. Scott and setting
forth their reasons for this course
A CARD.
TCo prevent all mistake and Misrepresentation, we
the Undersigned members of Congress-, adopt this
method of making joint statement to our constituents
respectively, and TO all who may take an interest In
The subject, that cannot and will not support Gen
Scott for the Presidency he now stands before the
American people, for the following amongst other
reasons:
He obsnatey refused, up to the time of his nom
nation, give any public opinion In favor oil that
series of measures of the last Congress known as
the Compromise; the permanent maintenance OF
which with is question of paramount import
once. Nor has he since his nomination made any
JecIarotion of his approval OF those measures as
final adjustment of the issues in controversy: ,
II is true that the resolutions of the convention that
nominated him are as clear and explicit upon this
question as need be- but Gen. Scott In his letter OF
nccepance, which contains all that we have from him
on that NATTER does not give them the approval OF
his Indictment. This he seems stutlousy 10 nave
avoided He accepts the nomination I" with the
resolutions annexed" That is, he takes the nom-
nation Gun onere, an individual takes an esate'
with whatever membranes it may be loaded with
And the only pledge and guaranty he offers 10, MS
"adherence the principles of the resolutions are
'E the known incidents of long public lie, &C.
Amongst these kn0tOn Incidents OF his lite there
is not one far aware OF, In favor OF the
public letters he has expressed sentiments InImIcal
TO the insttu tions of fifteen States of the Union
Since the passage of the Compromise he has suffered
his name to be held up before the people OF several OF
the States as a candidate for the Presidency by the
open and avowed enemies OF those measures. Ana
in the convention that conferred this nomination up
on him he permitted himself to be used by the free-
soilers in that body to defeat Mr. Fillmore and Mr.
Webster because of their advocacy of these measures
and their firm adherence to the policy that sustained
them.
To join such men, and aid them in completing
their triumph over, and sacrifice Of the true and tried
friends of the Constitution, and the faithful discharge
of all its obligations is what we can never do. The
dictates of duty and patriotism sterny forbid it.
We consider Gen. Scott as the faUOrite candidate
of the Frees0iL wing of the Wing party. That his
policy if he should be elected, would be warped and
shaped TO conform TO their views, and to elevate them
to power in the administration of the Government,
can but be considered as legitimate and probable
suit. And believing as we do, that the views of that
faction of mschevous men dangerous not only
10 the Just and constitutional rights of the Southern
States, (Which represent in part) but the peace
and quiet of the whole country, and to the permanent
union of the States, We regard it the highest duty
of the well wshers of the country everywhere, what
else they may do, to at least withhold from him
their support. This we intend TO do.
ALEXANDER Fl. STEPHENS, Of Ga.
CHARLES JAS. FAULKNER, of Va.
w. BROOKE, of Miss.
ALEX. WHITE, of Ala.
JAMES ABERCROMBIE, of Ala.
r. TOOMBS. of Ga.
JAMES JOHNSON, of Ga.
For reasons TO some extent indicated in speeches
and addresses heretofore made by the undersigned,
they deem to be their duty to withhold their sup
port from Gen. Scott candidate fol- the Presiden-
cy. Ifit should seem 10 be necessary, will here
after, in FORM exhibit fully 10 our constit
The facts and reasons which have brought US to
this determination. Nj. P. GENTRY, Tenn.
G. H. WILLIAMS, Tenn.
WASHINGTON, July 3, 1852.
We have nothing to add TO the foregoing arguments
against Gen. Scott They conclusive, and come,
be it remembered, from Southern " Mon Whigs.''