Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1851-07-17
The Ohio Nomination.

The Ohio Nomination.
The telegraph Yesterday morning announced
that the Wings Of Ohio, in Stte Convention a.-
semh.ed, bad recommended General MNffrLu
Scorr as the Wing Caudid7tc for President Of
Che United States, 100 the next election. ha Is
very important os re- ards the candidate ct the
Wings. When two large Ntatcs, Ike Pcnnsyl-
wanna and Ono unite upon one individual il is
almost decisive of the result. we have NO
doubt that the Wings Of Illinois, Michigan, and
indeed of the entire West, soon Will recommend
General Scott and that they will choose delcg
ntos who viii go for him IN the National Con-
vention.
We know that attempts have been made to
head of General Scott. by getting up the sense
less cry that he was Seward abohtionist' and
that he had no strength in the South This Is
mere senseless slang, and may serve to amuse
the enemies Of the Wing party but ii will have
no weight with any sensible portion of the
Wings and we would suggest TO those who
make use of It to desIst rom their lebors and
assume more honorable, as we'll as more good
natured position. The honorable Senator from
New York has nothing TO do with General Scott,
though we believe lac is as true "A friend Of the
Union MS there lives within the limits of the T.
mon, and has little sectional feeling as any
man can have. It has become part of the clap
trap tustian of the day TO make him appear la
hostile attitude To the Union, but no intelligent
man believes "a word of It, As regards the next
Presidency, no one knows who hls fNorte cun-
didate Is, whether il be Mr.. Webster, MIR. Fill
more Gen. Scott. or any other distinguished A.
mcrlcan who has been named for that high of
fee He has never committed himself To our
knowledge, and those whq are busy IN atubut-
ing 10 hun hostility 90 Mr. Webster or 10 Mr.
Fillmore do so without knowledge and against
truth
General Scott stands upon his own character.
lie depends upon n0 men, however dlstu guish-
ed, for additional mstre with which TO adurn the
Presidential char, should the voice of the Amer
ican people call hmm 10 10. He IS tins day among
the first first men 90, he Republic, and we believe
that IN after years his name and his deeds will
form larger and more interesting part of the
history of tins nation than those OF any one now
/ living IN it, We will not even except Mr.. Clay,
Mr.. Webster or Mr. Benton, great as all admit
them to be
We are not so foolish as to assert that be is
equal 10 either A.r. Webster or MIR. lay, as a
statesman, ~ the strict meaning OF the term, far
less as an orator. bat ~ his peculiar llne of SER
wees he Is equal To either of them, aud thai is
line which requires fertility of invention, exact
ness OF knowledge, firnmess resolution courage
and the capacity to command In word, it Is
one that requires great executive talents. llstp-
ny shows that the greatest soldiers have been
the best civilians
We believe General Scott to be not only every
way Dual ned for the office of President, but we
believe tnai the great services which he has
rendered b.s country, make nm pre-emmenuy d
10 candidate, and the most Guadabie candidate
! The only man. indeed, n the N bag ranks, TAKE
whom we WOULD thit has any chance of defeat
ng the Democratic nominee We once hst
pnguices against taking mliary candidates
those preludices have, ln great measure, dIeu
out GENERAL TAHLoR read many good Whgs
a new lesson upon tins subject. lhe school o.
the amp As al least as unoblecuonable as the
school of Congress ana Court houses, for The
training and education Of Presidents.
We believe General colt wlll be a stroug
candidate among the Wings of the South
tie Is q NTglnIan born and has been all has iIit
a Union uian and patriot We ASK for mo sec-
tlonal candidates The Wings of the NORTH
ask ior none. They want no platform aud ma
candidate representing only part of the coun.
Try. They 90 Tor the whole country. and all ~
interests. In that spint they supported General
aylor, and ma that spirit they Will sanction the
nominee of the Wing Convention. But we nave
40 intention 10 devote an article 20 tins subject
We have deprecated opening the Presidenta
question al all until after our election Tins Foil
Cur recommendations have been unhecded.-
. Hf NlNNu. OF bNtl distinguished ~ ulue TAKE
different view Of the case, as they have a per
iecl night 10 do As they have commenced IN,
canvass of course they Will not object 10 on
having occasionally a word 10 say IN favor O
the claims OF GENLRAL ScoTr or Mr. FILLMORE
both OF whom are spoken of by their resnectlv,
friends, and both OF whom are backed up by ;
respectable portion Of the Wing party.
50 long AS the canvass Is conducted i'm poof
spirit and determination expressed 10 and,
the decision of the n ing National Convention
no great harm can ARISE from an occasional ara
= Gle relating 10 the next Presidency. Thos,
who do not intend 10 abide by The decision OF
National Convention are not national Wings
J and therefore We have nothing to say IN regar
to heir course They may do as they please.
General Scott has been unanimously nominal
ed m Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Indiana, by Win
conventions. We bell We he will be nominate,
IN nearly every State in the Union. by Win
conventions, before next June, and we ask tha
this prediction may be emembered.-.4Las.
i O. The following amusing card appears il
the q rksyille Tenn Jehersonian, democrat
&c paper;
To he People generally .-TIaving learned
! from various sources, that 1, even |, would be e
lected 70 the Senate, beyond the possibility OF ,
doubt, and knowing the same 10 be repugnant L
my "hes feelings, whose happiness alone wisl
10 PerpeiuaIe, therefore respectfully Withdraw
liny LAME III. u. TuasLk."