Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1852-1853, 1852-09-30

State have signifed their intention OF being pre-.
sent and addressing the people upon the occa-
sion. / aln instructed by the Scott Club at Pal
nyra 70 say TO their co-laborers at Hannibal,
NAT il will afford them great pleasure to have
full delegation from your city upon that day.
Ample preparations are being made TO accommo-
date all. Very Respectfully,
p. c. LANE,
President Scott Club.
DIR. r. N. Anderson. from committee on cor
respondcncc, reported that letter had been re-
ceived from Mr.. Thos. L. Anderson, appointing
Friday night, LIST October, as the time when he
wou!d address the people Of this city.
Mr.. M. p. Green being then called upon, adj
dressed the meeting at some length, showing
that the contest between the two parties is one
of principle: the wings being in favor of Inter
nal improvements and Protective Tariff; the
democrats making war upon both. The wings
are in favor of the Compromise the position of
Franklin Pierce upon this question is at least
doubtful. He should not be supported unless
he shall show his hand distinctly upon the Flu
gitive Slave Law the repeal Of which would
inevitably destroy the Union, with all The high
hopes Of ourselves and of other nations looking
TO our example Tor encouragement.
Scott has been tried as soldier and as d.
plomatist, and his political experience has been
ample TO fit him for the Presidency. His posi-.
ton upon the wing platform is free from al
doubt-wc know where he stands.
A Protective Tariff has been recommended
by the present President of the United States, in
both his last messages. No attention Vas pait
10 his suggestions by democratic Congressman
he here asserted that but for the discovery Of
gold in California, this would have been one Of
! the worst bansTup:ca countries or thc globe =
Our manufactures have been broken up. Thi.
is Railroad age railroads are being built al
over the country, and the iron for all these i:
imported, while the ore, rich and in prorusion
lies undisturbed in our own soil, because ouI
iron manufactures are not protected. IL there
were no other reason for supporting Scott ant
opposing Pierce, this alone should be sufficient
reason with every man who desires to promote
his country's welfare.
We did not at first intend to report any o.
the speeches delivered during the evening, ant
on this account Mr.. Green's remarks are to-
much condensed to do him justice.
Mr.. S. S. Allen was next called upon. HI
said il was common charge with the demo
Gratis that the wings had declared no principles
1t ill becomes the democrats of this State, or O
any State in the Union, TO make this untrue
charge; for when the apparently intentional am
biguity is stripped from their State and Nation
al platforms, their principles are discovered t,
be wrong. Admitting Pierce to be right on thu
abolition question, he is wrong as regards thu
interests of the West, if his speeches and vote
in congress are TO be relied on as evidence
His endorsement of the Baltimore platform
proves nothing on this point for that may be
and is, construed favorably for Internal I'm
provements in sections Or neighborhoods where
they are popular, and against them where they
are unpopular. Here, for instance, where they
are popular, the democracy tell us that theil
platform favors Internal Improvements. Bu
how is it in the East !? There they 90 for In.
ternal Improvements at homes but the moment
you ask for anything for the West, they spring
upon you the Constitutional question:; then they
say their party is against such measures, and
quote their platform to prove it. But 60 where
it is popular to advocate Internal improvements
and they are ready TO say 40 yes! we are in
favor of such works as the Hannibal and St. Jo-
seph Railroad-our platform is only opposed to
general system of Internal Improvements -
Now, want TO ask if Gen. Scott is so ambigu-
GUS on any question l have yet to hear him
charged with ambiguity on any but the compro-
mise question. ! assert that if Gen. Scott is Ia
be believed, he is sound on that question. If il
is clear that he accepted the nomination, it is
equally clear that ne accepted the platf orm con-
tanning the endorsement of the compromise. If
one is doubtful, the other is also. If Gen. Scott
becomes President of the United States, and
backs out from anything he has promised, it will
be the first time in his life he has ever been
known to do so. ..
Although Gen. Scott has enrolled his name
among the highest on the records of fame, the
Democracy insist that he is unfit to be President.
Pierce has been but eight years in Congress; vet