The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1852-07-08
Political SotItbs.

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replies I'VE had supposed that the circula
tion of the Tribune tended to enlighten .th,
Moor but on its own showing it has expended
much industry, talent and capital to little pro-
fit"
following
..The Commercial of this morning says frank
" and plainly that it cannot support Scott, but
that the election of Pierce and King would re-
Iound more to the honor and advantage of the
country than would the election of their oppo-
uepts. The Commercial is Wing paper, and
we believe that in this matter it expresses the
,ievs of a very considerable and highly intelli-
cent portion of its party in this State who can
not swallow the Seward pill, sugar-coated tho
NAV be, by the addition of Mr.. Graham to the
ticket Praise from Democratic source might
he regarded with suspicion, and we forbear; Mr..
Ioring. however, has our thanks for the indie
pendence of his course
The Boston Transcript, one of the most res
nectable Wing papers in that city, says of Gen
eral Pierce, as follows:
.,He is a gentleman of noble and cordial ad-
dress. and would make a most competent and
patriotic President. 1t is useless, well as
impolite for the Wing press to sneer at him as
q weak candidate. He will rally the entire
strength of the Democracy, and will prove a
most formidable candidate.
We heard of a new political party the other
day. party of gentlemen were discussing
roIities at the bar of the st. Charles when one
declared his sentiments thus: Gentlemen, you
NAV talk as you please about Democracy, whig-
erism. free soil and secession; I'm a State Rights
Log Cabin man, tritd tie latch string pulled IN ~
That man spoke the real sentiments OF about
four ffths of the whig politicians
The Louisville Journal after trying to make
its readers believe that the nomination Of Gen
Scott has been received with a perfect whirl-
wind of popularity by the entire wing party,
gives the following, which is rather contradic-
tory
Our friends tell us of here and there a whig
who is said to declare that he will not vote for
Cen Scott-that he will rather vote for Pierce.
We are well aware, that on account of the sup
ineness of the Wings during the last three years
in the local elections, there is an impression in
,he minds of some, that the Democrats are
henceforth to be the dominant party. Unques-
preston, and who have holy horror of minori-
ties hare been preparing to avaH themselves, and
aoo intend to araa themselves, Of the occasion Of
Gen. Scots nomination TO get themselves into the
Democratic party.
Long John Wentworth is on q visit TO his re-
ations in Concord, n. II. He says Illinois will
scratch closely on 10000 majority for Frank
Pierce. Good.
The New York Mirror says: 1t viii be the
Mirrors proud perogative during the coming
contest to vindcate the standard-bearers of both
parties from the foul calumnies of reckless poll
ticians In other words, without mingling in
the dusty arena of the strife, we mean to insist
on fair play and no gouging."
Giddings, the Ohio abolitionist, has come out
against both the Democratic and Uhig gplatforms
denOuncing them only worthy to be trampIed
under foot. Giddings not only spits upon the
whig platform, bnt upon the candidate too.
The New York Mirror, whig, in noticing the
letters of the Democratic nominees, accepting
the denominations, says: ''They are both open
manly expressions, every way worthy the cho-
sen leaders of a powerful and intelligent party
The writer's Of such letters will have to be beat
en- by other weapons than lies and vulgarity."
The Boston Courier (whig) says: can Amer
ican flag, hoisted on the Old State House as th
signal of Gen. Scott's nomination, caught til,
vane in its assent, and ruptured the union-al
omen which did not fail to excite the comment
Of the spectators"
The glowing biographies of Gen Scott stat
that he did all that Military talent could accom-
plish in the Florida war This is a mistake
Gen. Scott positively refused to prosecute tina
war, and would not march his men over fftea
NILES per day, and had at length to be dismisse,
from that command, while Gen. Gaines, wkt
was ordered to take his place. efcctually dis
charged the duty.-Bah. Arggs
Ia John S. McCalmont, Esq, is announce
IN the Clarion Democrat as a candidate for Con
gress. He is a gentleman of good qualification!
ior the Office of Representative.
The Brownsville Free Press says that '.s
small red worm," or weavil, has made its ap
pearance among the wheat in that vicinity, tha-
Is dong much damage.
E<5@it is said that large numbers of Wings
opposed to Scott, have stopped their subscrip
4Oas 10 the Boston Atlas, the only Wing paper
boston that has Scott's name at its head
Sse Mr.. Clay leaves three sons, no daught
but one of his sons, Thomas, was Will
"hen he died. He is the eldest and far
4' residing in Lexington, and near Ashland