Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-10-23

orna and made the motley people OF those regions Our
equals friends, and feow-citizens And still they
hankering after more--Canada, Cuba Mexico and the
Sandwich Isandsand the hope of these does but whet
the morbid appetite for Japan and China IL might be
mitigation of the evil if they pursued the old Ro
man plan Of conquest and Nominations but they prefer
as Democratic the modern French system, of con-
fraternity with all mankind, and universal absorption
Under this corrupt and runous SYSTEM the present Uni
ted States may find themselves, in another generation
ouyoted by the heathens whom they have conquered
bought and reduced to the condition of outside pro-
vince of q worldwide Democratic Empire.
The Wings are content to mind their business and
govern their own country wisely and well they are
able leaving to others the management of their own a
fairs and the working of their own destiny But the
Democrats would propagate their principles with fire and
sword They would constitute the guar
dian Of the weak and the oppressed all the world
They would undertake to Judge the conduct of all foreign
nations decide upon the justice injustice of their
internal government and would involve country in
ruinous wars in support of any people that might be
found in rebellion against its home-bred tyranny
So much in brief for the parties their principles
and policy Now for the candidates themselves Against
Gen. PIERCE personally have nothing to say have
doubt that he is gentleman Of fair medocrity of Ia
lent neither less He served six eight years
in Congress- in both houses without being all noted
for ability the lack of it, Nobody feared him and
nobody despised him. His friends did rally around
him leader who could conduct them safely throu gh
of trial and difficulty and his enemies if he had
any, did not consider him Of sufficient Importance be
the object Of any special assault His mediocry
exempted him from denunciaon for his persevering OPP
position to those of internal improvement which
sanctioned by Congress and President eminently
Democratic. He not all distinguished above the
\ mass respectable members of Conpress
But Mr.. PIERCE, apprehend, was not nominated ON
account of any services done in Congress, any civil
popularity outside of New Hampshire. lie was nomi-
mated because he General, and in order to get
his side the prestige Of martial glory Those who nomi
mated him doubt thought that civilian (FILLMoRE
WEBsTER) would be his rival; and it is than likely
that he would have been nominated at all if it had
been known the time that the Great Captain of the age
would be the Wing candidate. Mr. PIERCE may be as
brave man any in the world. 1t is impeachment
of his courage that his horse fell and disabled him for
William the First and William the Third Kings of Eng
land, both died by the starting stumbling of their
horses They it is true, experienced generals who
had commanded in many hard-fought field; whereas
Gen. PIERCE young soldier, his first campaign,
without military education and without experience in
war l willing to suppose that he has within him,
undeveoped, all the natural elements of good soldier
but it is folly impute him military glory and
able generashp, merely because Mr. Polk took him from
undistngushed civil life and commissioned him gene
raj Of brigade
In fact nobody thought of Gen. PIERCE as candidate
for the Presidency until all the Democratic Of
the first order had been weighed in the Baltimore balance
and found wanting in the requisites for that high office
Then he who was comparatively small man, and had
greatly distinguished himself although favored with
excellent opportunities to win in halls Of egsa-
/ goll
tonished nation candidate for the highest office in the
world. 1t sometimes happens that great men, who have
fought their way up high distinction, and still
aiming at higher, are restrained and held back by
the wounded and crippled adversaries whom they have
conquered and left behind them in their onward march
and thus they defeated in their last efforts of honor
able ambition by the relics of their former victories They
hnd like ScoTT his march Mexico, that the
dangerous enemy is in the rear. Then is happy time
for Of medocrty. The leaders all excluded by
old enmities and grudges and yet there be cand
date aud some is to be chosen who is not great
enough excite jealousy strong enough be feared
And then the fortunate nominee learns the blessednes
Of being little
i do not say that Gen PIERCE is bad man or weak
man only say that he has given the country any
evidence that he that high degree of prudence
wisdom, and frmness which all good desire to see
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fords ample proof that he is OPPOSED the benign
of internal improvement which all the Wings and many
of the best Democrats consider necessary the prospe
ty and happiness Of the country and that his public
and his associations lay him open the suspicion
Of being under the influence of that dangerous ambition
which has seduced many Of our people into passion
for foreign dominion, and into a willingness TO embroil
country in the and revolutions of foreign nations
Look now at our candidate, General ScoTr-a man
Of mark from the beginning His very person distn-
cuisines him from al other men-standng like SAUL by
the head and shoulders above all Israel And his pro-
fessonal brethren his equals superiors in rank
object TO his professional advancement than to
his taller stature because they know that both these adj
yantages spring from the efficient noble
nature, noby exerted and improved for the public good
The highest evidence that any give Of his fit
is that he has discharged all the duties assigned him
with ability and skill And when those duties in
themselves various and require the exercise of variety
of talents and Of knowledge the successful discharge of
them all is conclusive proof that he who uniformly does
so well must possess great and various abilities.
ScoTT, from youth to age has shown himself equal to
every emergency Always ready always rich in re-
sources and displaying wonderful adaptation Of his
powers and his means to the end designed When a
young soldier in whom obedience and courage the
chief virtues be example of respect for his supe
riors and seorgetng bodness against the enemy With
that genius which always finds makes itself road to
emnence he infused his own daring ntrepdty into his
soldiers and more than once astonshed both friends and