Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1852-04-07
THE STANDARD.
s,TrRDAY, APRIL 3. 1852.
MORE DECEPTION.
RALEIGH, N. C.

r.. Raleigh Register, though it prefers Mr.. Fill
,svertheless comes forward to endorse General
y. :, hs absence Of all proof, as sound on the
,.,ne,omise"; and that paper goes so far in its
-..of DECEPTION as to publish the famous Washing
'.rar letter 10 the Nashville Banner on the sub
:. md tn make remarks in connection Herewith
.1.,ed TO leave the impression on the minds of its
rs that Gen. Scott actually endorsed the fugitive
law while pending before Congress.
yor see how easily this trick on the part of the
,,,ser can be exposed: 1t is stated, by this WASH
,-,,n Correspondent of the Nashville Banner, that
:, Scott wrote to Mr.. Clay and Mr.. Webster while
he ls"eompromise' was before Congress, and informed
hem that he approved of all the measures of Mr..
r,,s bill-the "omnibus bill ''-and would give
l.n his support Very well-this may all be true !;
a., then i, must be RENE embered that the only bill by
zbrb the South gained anything. 'Oas not included
:, M Cos', omnibus" The fugitive-slave law
rs introduced as separate bill by Mr.. Mason, OF
,souis and was never, at any time, embraced among
n, Claws measures, thus approved by Gen. Scott.
Gen. Scot, may have been in favor of Mr.. Clay's
MEASURES which were regarded as anti-Southern and
yish gave the free States decided advantage-no
ub, he was for these measures but it is dishonest
in any newspaper to attempt to produce the impress
su that they embraced the fugitive-slave law, and
hat Gen. Scott was for that also.
Washington correspondent Of the New YORK
Tribune notices these rumors of Gen. Scott's sound
ness on the {. compromise,'' to which SO much i'm
puance has been attached by certain Southern prints
and adds:
"The report from Washington, published in one
anore of the New York papers of w ednesday last
Stating that Gen. Scott was upon the point OF writing
aener approving the compromise, and which some q
III friends were rcrdant enough to suppose had SOM
truth in it, is rithout the shadov Of foundation 1t II
# piece with the strange, startling, extraordinary
announcements we often sec made for the use ant
assumption Of open-mouthed gulIibilty. And th'
report T., only untrue now, but it will be untrue Il
he end, tswsoever often it may be revived. 1t den
Si! c. not be elected without letters, wlthoa
pledges, "without protestations then he Will not o.
seed at all. The friends of Gen. Scott and tn
enemies Of Gen. Scott may as we'll set their hearts
Aa On this point If a public life of forty years ha
not been sufficient to establish him in the confdenc
this cOun,rymen, he cannot now secure that conf
eace BY covering a half sheet or whole sheet
aseap with protestations," to be published on tn
ss Tan election, for the purpose OF aiding his ow
PERSONAL advancement. And no man is more tho
Mshly imbued with this sentiment than Gen. SEQ
aasef He will, therefore, attempt no folly OF tn
aA 1t he cannot stand on his services, his charat
e' he leng public life, he cannot stand at alt.
hse are not sufficient to command the support sf hi
ssA0Wctizens, sheet of foolscap won't save hin
Tie stands out on the record of his countrys histoI
sone st Of the most prominent and distinguished Inc
HAs cay. By that record he must abide. by n
rst history must he be judged. By that IT must
s3'mned whether or not he is nomination nj
suade.'"
ihe truth is, Gen. Scott has been interrogated
De Subject Of the " compromise" /" and has express
reused to answer. This, of itself, is conclus'v
"s declines to speak out in favor of law, on
maintenance and faithful enforcement OF which q
Psaas the existence of the Union; and yet ne Is
s"'' BY the Raleigh Register as sound upon
''apf0mise," and that paper stands pledged 10 su
"" MIN, If nominated, for the Presidency!
WAKE SUPERIOR COURT.
wake Superior Court has been in session Il
W .''S' bis Honor Judge Dick presiding. A nomt
petty State cases have been tried and decide
~ indeed the Court was occupied from Monday
4aSaay night in trying indictments and matters
'enninal nature.
" VI thursday the case of the State us. Rev. Pasr
"'U0Wd. a Rant;st M;n;eto. ma. called and tri