Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1852-08-12
Picture Books for Children.

The children will have fine time in the
present canvass for Gen. Scott. The publish
ing committee are getting out fine set of
picture books well adapted to catch the eyes
of gudgeons and children. Some of these pic
ture books may now be found in almost every
town in this State. One of them, entitled ga
Life of Gen. Scott" is given away, and it is
expected, will prove, in the words of the great
medicine puffs &C real blessing to mothers. -
1t was written by James S. Pike, an abolition
correspondent of the n. Y. Tribune, and is
filed with wood cuts made up of dead and live
soldiers, guns and feathers, swords and field
pieces, ships, churches, frisky horses and saw
age indians. Among these appears tall fig
ure, now in cooked hat, now in q plumed
hat, and now in a shocking bad" hat, which
we are told is Gen. Scott. In most of the pic
lures, the artist draws him out SO conspicuous
ly and with tall and round figure, and such
precocious face, as to make the whole scene
appear ridiculous. 1t is all Scott-"Scott on
the log" "Scott in the hands of the enemy"
and "Scott and Soup" A remarkable anec-
dote is told of a burglar breaking into a safe
after money, and finding gold medal present
ed to Scott by Congress, containing his minia-
ture. The burglar of course was frightened
and cleared out. 1t is conjectured, therefore,
that if Scott is elected, people will become so
honest, there will be no need of bolts, bars and
locks. This remarkable picture book contains
thirty-two pages, with rather more than one
picture to each page, and does not contain one
political idea from beginning to end. Guns,
gunpowder, and feathers form the table of
contents AS it is circulated gratuitously,
however, it goes. The probability is, the chill
dren will all become convinced that Scott, if
elected, will make most wise, safe and states
man-like President The gudgeons bite some,
and such patriots as are fond of childrens' play
things.
The Washington Union suggests few new
designs for the Scott Picture gallery. Among
historical subjects are the following:
Gen. Scott .'fred with indignation" against
adopted citizens
Gen. Scott drawing up bill to disenfran-
chise them
Gen, Scott supporting the bankrupt bill
Gen. Scott wishing to vote for the national
bank bill and the distribution bill
Gen. Scott abolishing the veto
Gen. Scott putting the three new planks into
the wing platform
Gen. Scott at the head of the "Galphin
tail !"
Gen. Scott refusing to write before his nomi-
nation
This last should be large picture On one
side should be the public" whom General
Scott fears to disgust if he take pen in hand.
The General himself may be represented in the
centre as talking freely to Mr.. Bolts, out of
whose "breeches pocket peers Gerry small
letter to Mr.. Native American Archer WHILE
to balance the picture, on the other side we
may have tie Wing Convention, under the
lead of Messrs. Seward and johnson, striking
up that "bargain' which is to get General
Scott nominated by few Southern votes in
exchange for the plGtform' Besides this,
should be seen in the distance the office of the
New York Tribune, with its editor in the act of
erpectorat,on.