The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1852-08-27
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HER SENATORS-WADE PROvEl
A LIAR BY GEN. SCOTT--LET
TERS BURNT AND GREAT CON
MOTION IN TIE WHIG RANKS
Mr., Wade the U. s. Senator, electe
from Ohio BY union ot the whigs an
free soilers last winter year ago, ha
Just been caught in one Of the dirties
tricks that ever fell The lot Of coward.
ly hypocrile to perpetFate,
Ii appears that MI. Wade sen, writ
ten statement TO Mr.. Tilden, of Akron
free soiler, (who lately 10 the astonish:
ment Of his friends, came out for Scott,
that he (Wade) had just held an interview
with Gen. Scott at Washington City, ant
that Gen. Scott declared, 10 him that h,
nould rather lose his right arm than 4
CONSENT TO ertend slauery, farther
With this assurance from Senator Wade
Mr. 1ilden took the stump for Gen. Scott
as good enough abclniohis. until aliel
the election, and 10 excuse himself fol
so doing showed to his friends The letter
ofWade. This so tickled tho Wing edi
tors on the Reserve that they published
,he fact to the world, which getting back
10 Washington, a delegation Of 'Vhigs oI
Mississippi called on General Scott fol
the truth of The story! In answer to this
Gen. Scott made . statement to the Mis-.
sissippians declaring Senator Wade's
statement, or any other like i: false. and
that II any such declaration could be
found as coming from him, they might
write Infamous before and after his
name!
Wade getting wind Of this at Washing.
ton, telegraphcd TO Tilden TO burn the
letter, and destroy the evidence! This
Tilden complied with, but before doing it
and TO save the lie fiom being fastened
IN HIMSELF he burnt il before witness
Thus :he matter. now stands. VIVA,
Wade will do in This extremity is 10 be
seen. Will he resign and no longer dis.
grace his State, or will he attempt TO
make question ofveraciiy between him.
self and General Scott We shall keep
a watch on it, for the reputation Of Ohio
has deep interest.
The new whig paper al Painesville reli.
cd greatly on this whig lie Of Wade's
and TO one of its articles the True Demo
crat at Cleveland, free soil, answers as
follows:
Who PLaTFoRM.-The Painesville
Free Press considers US fanatic because
we think as we do of the Wing Platform.
What OF the New York Tribune, sir?
That declares it TO have been written by
all ass, 1--WE execrate, we defy, we spit
upon it," says:
True. this does not make our opinion
right. Ye, considering the source from
whence il comes, it is pretty strong Lack.
ing. If the Free Press will publish and
NEE, fairly the critique Of the Tribune
ipo1 the Wing platform, we will cheer
folly acknowledge our error. Tha,
platform is negative when il should be
positive, with The exceptions of Rivers
and Harbors; u,iers old truisms on the
subjects wherein they should be deci.
ded; and is, virtually, for serfdom in
Europe and slavery in the United States.
This is the opinion Of the Tribune, and
the majority ofihe New England presses
Blu. tie Free Press says the platform is
no test. How so? The majority SO con-
Hidcred il. They meant il, and declared
il to be q test. Gen. Scott is now sup
ported by the South, upon this EXPIRE S.
ground, and this ground only. And is il
noi9 The Editor of the Free Press joins
the Methodist Church, and accepts its
creed. That creed demands that certain
things should be done, and that certain
things should not be done. Among other
things it debates that the temperance
question shall not be discussed, and tha,
every effor, 10 discuss i, whenever, where.
ever, OF however made, must be suppress
sed. BY joining tina, church, having this
creed, he promises 10 do that; and II he
dissents believes The doctrine wicked or
wrong; his only course is to leave il; TO
come from and denounce this wrong in
it. All this is plain common sense.
So in politics. Gen. Scott during the
canvass Of the Wing National Conyen-
iion endorsed the Wing Platform. First
in his note TO Mr.. Archei; second, in an
other 10 Senator Jones in the last ballot
and finally in his formal letter accepting
The nomination. He Is hohest-,hat we
all admt-and says what he means, and
means what he says.
Besides, the shareholders who suspec-
led him, heard that Gen. Scott had au-
ihorized certain distinguished men to de.
clare and that they had declared on the Re-
serve, that he would rather lose his right
arm than 10 extend slavery farther. Ru-
NOR pretty well authenticated, affirms ;
that an article If the Portage Wing Civ.
ing 10 this hearsay the semblance Of re- ,
arity, found its way to Washington, and !
there upon, the Mississippi delegation :
csiied upon him for an explanation. He
give il; frankly and like a man; and that
reports HI the following Off {
clal account ofihe intervieW. and in Gen.