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oEN. SCOTT AND nn. Gay.

The LynehbuTg Tirgin.hn, in Pueli.hire he
letter Of Gen. ScorT, Iubn it, some Tcmafks -
Jus, in themselves, and 30 eautrly In sseo'daRss
with oar Qua views, that ne feel bound not only
to sdopS them, ba, to give ,hen PsoniSssee IN
- eur eol1nnS Our iaiereosfss wHh tie
Wings Of this region confirms u, "a the sPiRi0a,
thA; Mr. CLAr Is the 6y,i shs.os Of Hinssy -ass ~
sTsTy hnadre1. They are for no premature sgi-
talea Of the Question Of ,as PresidsaeJ, s0t At
would Be doing shea injustice 10 Psrait The in
preston TO 90 abroad. that they are isdiasres,
10 the claims Of Mr.. Clay. lie 70 thar mao
'sxaias, the world" aud vail osly be -, s.ids
BY his ovn aequ6eseruoe OF tcsirs. OF sotns h,gA
necessity which does not no~ seem 20 sIisL
The virSinisn says ;-"In the opin,oas sE-
prsssei by the General. in the main. We concur
bat we 10 not ihiEk tina, he has seiea with sithsf
prudence Of wisdom IN ilitov ing himself before
the eosotry, cyen a. a eonunsesi eaatiiais fof
The Presidency, at this early period ssd siuscsi
before The smoke OF The late contest has ttssr r.
Pesred. We shall not attempt - disguise he
fact, s,ther, that Gea. Sect not our CLsist fCf
HE Presidency. even though ve gersrai'y ap-
prove OF his EeniieShs. 'lla.ry % he wess''
IS or preference "ssaius, he voEll." Yet wt
the sueerss Of us cause. which Is iaaai.sly more
important than The e'eetcn Of any man. shall
ssAin feqai:s The saefilee % It's sbcsi and no
blesI ehlmpion--a man Who has aiwavs bsen
fofsmoS, IN The eight. and last span he field
Leading on the van % victory. OF shie!diSg Uith
hpsErons arm his defeated aud rsusausz frieuds.
and infusing into their racks new spirit syeS
amidst the gloom Of the mos: signal diseonhtures.
Such a man-so 6rm TO bis principles, alb g
when they are triumphant and when they are
PROSTATE 10 the dust--so true TO his fIienes.
whether they be, Like The Spartan band. few in
number. or countless AZ the hordes u Penia-
80 noble, 80 d'Snteresied. so psiriolie. 90 saga
eiouS as n sia:ssman. 50 Tesisiless a. an orator
Ws say such a man ought tot 10 be overlooked
by his counuymes. in The deportation Of its
highest homer Yet ne are aware Of the sx.s-
fence Of a belief that PIeiudiee. "mofe strong
Than traitors arms" may withhold from him The
honors be has canned bv long life devoted to
the beat Interests Of has county. Athens osIra-
cised Aristides-and u will therefore be mo new
rh!og under the sun" II one as pure and Just a.
he shall fall victim to popular delusion and
party phfrnIy. But for one, We shall do all ia
our power to procure hrs nomination. For Gen.
~S"Nls We cbicitaln no iecitEE OF
personal uhkindness and. should he be fairly
brought into the Geld, a. the Wig candidate.
and The champion Of Wing principles. at syrcpsr
fias, We Iha unquesiionably support ham -
Bot We regard tbs public declaration, on his
part, AZ premature. in reference as well 10 the
lime, As 10 the superior claims Of at least enc
Other man 10 the support Of lie Wing party q
man whose elIiiHs cannot be again overlooked
by ;hai party, without Ieins gross justice b0sh
TO i'sel( and TO us gallant leader. We shall for
the Presen: Gism.sS The subject, vl,h the single
remark, that Gen. SCOTS lSusI depicts, with a
master hand, aud IN vivid eolors, many OF he
rank aud fostering abuses which had sIePI into
The PRACTICAL administration Of The GoVsTnmeni,
and which it was enc OF the main purposes Of
the Wig patty, before il vas headed" by its
oWn agent. ioTslorm. The Ieei6eaIon Of these
abuses should continue 10 be q bond Of union
among all who believed IN their exisienee-as
Who did not '-however much they may differ
upon questions or policy"