Litchfield enquirer., 1852-10-28
Nor Presideatiul Electors,
Speech of Mr. Bots.

Consti'u,mn Hall in New Yo,k was filed on F'iday evening with en,hasi's. uc Wings. who had assembled 10 listen to some remarks f'pm the Hon. John N. Bol's. of Virginia: !: In the course uf kiS speech he said :-
 | know Gen. Scott to he as good and tsuc Wals is any in 'hr United States, 1 Know tiat ne has cru the m"s: un-
 dci vaurd man hat h.es in my day, O. l i.c,' a, ,,s m the w,"ld. l. Is tIue that ,he le,'ple of the Unl,rd States have cl
 .valcd to the Presidency one distinguish ed General for having fought one pitched hulle: anotLe" ioI h"vn! fought two pitched battles. and q Ihi'd fnr fighting tour pl'ched battles. Nuw 5coll has fought ten pitched battles and won them all tut yc, I would not sut pot hini for ih Sa l >uppn.l nm bcc use of his civil qu"liiica.i'ns. Applause.
 propose 10 uelend him from ,l.e sev e'al changes brongh. agains, him. be. li~ve him 70 be inc most drfen>ihle pub l'c nan We have anon ss us. The a"e ID charges Itlat cAn be 'm5h against .i'm ,niaf oo r,n stand here la repel. lCnrris
 1, ha Drrn chnryel against him that ht k nn statesman Now let us ii st 'c Incniber th.t he has Gren celne .iel in the besl, it not he nnty sate c"iicsi. e 'n>u' jMI a in He cnuauIy. ,sh well verscI in >'al.smansnip Was he considered in tl,ai day. that M. MAdl>"n srhslrd him a, one ol lis constitutional advisers whici, ne declinrd. SG,et that tune whe'e ha. S""tl been? ..F.n in.,y ye,''s he has A.- >uciatrd wrn tue greatest men of the tune, taak,ns himself familiar with lht < ra' qu-sll'n> under dl cussiqns, in re- la,Inn ,o ila l"n>.
 "g"d i'n :SS"tt a- having giyen evidence of his c'p+c,ty fo civil admn- !. rath"p that no oLner man csuld give. 1 Go not mran [" dwrA. Tor proof oj ,hl>, on his name, ou> baules. no' his rx,,aor. diEa'y campaign in Mrxlco; bu, come down to the period when he took poses sion of ,hs capitol of M. xico. Wha' did he i"G there? He found nr'hm. | buL dI>o' der and confusion. rApme and 'nu'der m the open day. He went [, V" k, and by iI,s rxpe, ience in cIy.l g'v- comment. he ta.ned code uf laws IhAI |. stuicd to tiMt ,eUple 0. der an.l >afrl, and gave tO tnrm as g"h government a. you have ln the GU, ol New Imk.
 SJ lar di i.e win the admiration "i ii:e pe"pl; i'e Lad colqne ed. that lh", matte lIm .n ..tf .r...t m,c million d.,l a,s. 70 i,a"d, and $150 QUO per anna,n. h h. would ie,m .,n ds t.".lr l'.esi,ien.. Tn Was an "tfe. lew men woul have refused And thiss. too. wncn he was d,snon"eu and dIsg'"crd by the ad1n n'nIs.ra'i"n a nom,. bcg pardon j. 1t was n.'l ia. 'i:, power ol any administration |" dIsg' ace or d,si'OnOr nI'n. Applaus'l But thr. !, ndeayo'ed to do. >u. and brought hun. home us a prlsqlle', though they d'd n"i date to brins him to Iiial. Yet even un. dei lhese circuns' ane.-s. Scott p'eis'red lo submit 10 me ignomIny the Cavern ment tried to cast upon hlIn than To ac. 'cept the, splendid "lSt's made by these people ; and ne an ,wcrrd lhe.n that hi- se,y.ces were due iO his own coun,ry lAppiau>c. And yet we ae told scoll . no cI.nI"il, and no rlslrsInap.
 What Is lhc nrxt c..arge against Scott Il Is Ihal hv Is sn extremely selfish man. Some say he dld nO, acl lIbsraily tow ads Hemy Clay. in lsi0. ] b-li'.v" Sc"ll had m" ra't in ihe nets oi lS40 Rr'a,iys io .I.e proposed nomination 6i sisa.y ;iay and oc0.l "n ths "ne ticket 'n lS4S. .. lM,. itnlll) had spoken on lAe nOnlinssi..n at Philadelphia, and jus, about the llme Scott arrived.
 A gentleman called On him (Sco,tl and told h'm u ite InIsnlinn ag his ttI.ud> so n"n"'ats hun lo, vlcs Pres'd.at ~lln Ils1'y Clay. and wa,ncd hlm uVl ,o al. low e.; ior ihat lhciS would be n dlunsn~ S'On Oetwssn ths Clay apd Ia, lo, sup. poIIe's. and tocaeI lh1n vole lOr saSh OsI'vr. they would vets IOr nm. soom answered IhAs To eoald nol nIEosd Io give Hp hs aAlasy then 6.iake An eliss wkIsA