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Editorial
August 28, 1852
The North Carolinian
Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina
What is this article about?
Editorial recounts Henry Clay's opposition to Winfield Scott's Whig nomination, including a dictated anti-Scott article by Clay to Humphrey Marshall, Clay's preference for a Democrat over Scott, and a satirical suggestion to expel Clay from the Whig party.
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Clay Against Scott.--Parson Brownlow, in the last number of his paper, says :
Before the nomination of Scott, by the Seward Caucus, Mr. Clay dictated, at his bedside, to Hon. Humphrey Marshall, of Kentucky, a strong, clear, and pointed article, intended for a newspaper, concerning the action of the so-called Convention, if it should nominate Scott, deprecating the possible election of Scott as a National calamity. This article was designed to prevent Scott's nomination.
Mr. Marshall declined publishing it, because, as he has since said, he did not believe Scott could get the nomination. Mr. Marshall has the article yet, and it is to be hoped it will be published. After the nomination, Mr. Clay said to several gentlemen, Gen. Cass and Thos. H. Clay among the number, that he deplored the nomination, and preferred a safe Democrat to Scott.
We suggest to the Scottites, that at the next meeting they hold in these parts, they read Mr. Clay out of the Whig church, and turn his mortal remains over to the enemy!"--Pennsylvanian.
Before the nomination of Scott, by the Seward Caucus, Mr. Clay dictated, at his bedside, to Hon. Humphrey Marshall, of Kentucky, a strong, clear, and pointed article, intended for a newspaper, concerning the action of the so-called Convention, if it should nominate Scott, deprecating the possible election of Scott as a National calamity. This article was designed to prevent Scott's nomination.
Mr. Marshall declined publishing it, because, as he has since said, he did not believe Scott could get the nomination. Mr. Marshall has the article yet, and it is to be hoped it will be published. After the nomination, Mr. Clay said to several gentlemen, Gen. Cass and Thos. H. Clay among the number, that he deplored the nomination, and preferred a safe Democrat to Scott.
We suggest to the Scottites, that at the next meeting they hold in these parts, they read Mr. Clay out of the Whig church, and turn his mortal remains over to the enemy!"--Pennsylvanian.
What sub-type of article is it?
Partisan Politics
What keywords are associated?
Clay Scott Opposition
Whig Nomination
Political Intrigue
Seward Caucus
Democrat Preference
What entities or persons were involved?
Henry Clay
Winfield Scott
Parson Brownlow
Humphrey Marshall
Seward Caucus
Gen. Cass
Thos. H. Clay
Scottites
Whig Church
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Henry Clay's Opposition To Winfield Scott's Whig Nomination
Stance / Tone
Critical Of Scott's Nomination And Supportive Of Clay
Key Figures
Henry Clay
Winfield Scott
Parson Brownlow
Humphrey Marshall
Seward Caucus
Gen. Cass
Thos. H. Clay
Scottites
Whig Church
Key Arguments
Clay Dictated An Article Deprecating Scott's Nomination As A National Calamity To Prevent It
Marshall Declined To Publish The Article Believing Scott Wouldn't Be Nominated
Clay Still Holds The Unpublished Article
Clay Deplored Scott's Nomination And Preferred A Safe Democrat
Suggestion To Expel Clay From The Whig Party