Robert E. Scott to George Washington Lewis, 2 letters, 1852/1855

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Box 1, Folder 67

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The Virginia Whig state convention has just come to its conclusion, with Mr. Fillmore as the first choice of the majority instead of General Winfield Scott who had not come out in favor of "the Compromise." The writer is afraid of a possible break with the northern branch of the Whig party due to their agitation against enslavement and support of "free soil." (April 17, 1852); George Washington Lewis responds that he has been very busy with his court duties but has read and approves of all the resolutions. Lewis also hopes that the North will be "compelled to execute the fugitive slave law faithfully and energetically" and opposes any movement of the Virginia Whigs to unite with the Democrats (1852 May 7).

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