Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-07-13
ROORBACk FACTORY
70 THE UNIVERSAL wuIG PATTY

~ me NISERSAL WHIG PARTY
The undersigned, hearing OF General SCOTS uorrjna
on bees leave 10 offer O- sale, upon veGy modera
large assortment of Anecdoes rawn from General Scott,
''t md ehc'acer, which tell with thrilling effect upr
he approaching These anecdotes arc put u2 II
the vc'y best style Of Whg manufacture and are well sui,c
10 every latitude and every taste ia wide exende'
country and the undersigned l.ters himself that if gene
rally circulated they will Inevitably secure the Irr-ral.
election They viii be put up in parcels To suit purchaser.
and carefully selected and forwarded thar those tcsancl
.of ~: Sonh will not 20 North, those 90 Norrn which
are ucslghed Tor the South. Small lots will h disposed
al Inc rate ot % cents dozen but large packages de
signed Tor wig clubs, meetings. baIbacues and IN,
NE VIII be put down TO the reduced pce OF 90 per
lUo, wings 10 your trade with your usual energy and
cAdor, oar triumph is certain We subIon few anecdotes
US specimens of our assortment.
ANECDoTE OF GENERAL SCOTT AND GENERAL
WASHING ron
(For General Circuk,Liou1
In The year lbs General Washington huppen!nq to be- in
kchmond Fa he introduced 10 Mrs Scul, The accom-
sed mother Of the Hero of Mexico The Gener7l was
lu-i old enough al that time TO be sporting abou, his ohe
knee" Tie Father Of his country ailer the naaaI sputa
,na 10 tho mcer fixed his eyes steadtas,y on lie chd
t" eyincc o%"Ids S"iG eaSsna hi as never before or
"uadlm, Is that your scn!iF"NY aR.d gravity
thers reply her maternal pride Ending al Tic special No.
ticc taken II her boy, by great and COED man.
"Itai-c hin well continued the discerning Washington
=" have rule r,Joined the pcus mltron for rais
ing my children at II follow strictly The precepts OF
tie Go0d LOOK morals, 10 cOnnne mem SOUP
as tn Diet. But why yonr Injunction, GrncIai!"
B:raGse, madam said he, 6" discover in iat child lhr
germ Gt the nDbies character that America pu.accd
Such scEtcaca from Washington confintrd iur time
ihr in3iesl mother Al length recovering herself she
plies!
No General no! My is indeed, at this lme all
that mother cOii hope for desire in child OF his age
but America has produced one ,casring significant glance
1t Ihr venerable rrn,) ''whom my will never equal"
"Ih,n ulaGGmn said he. I'll w only be because that
has had opportunities OF distinction which your son may no.
have"
So saying the General presented the little r5aisr SOW
crc.n. The gold Of that sovereign Is now IN me m ol
neral Scut's sword No wonder that he has proved
iayinribr Thus the penetrating OF Washington 50
in ius Scott his SUPERIOR and had the magnanny TO ac-
knowledge il.
GENERAL SCOTT AND NAPOLEON BONAPARTE.
(For the North
When Donaparc heard Of the battle OF Landys Lane II:
observed 10 Wm. H. Crawford' then Minister 10 France
Il love America; France Is bound her by indssouhe
,jc bit should fortune decree that should make war
upun that ceuary, NEVER HAVE TO ENCOUNTER THAT
ScrTTr'
/, is well known that Scott the only man living
whom Napoleon feared.
r Cafnr wise related the Sseretar: OF tho Navy
a t:,ncr Ia! trr Cabinet;
GENERAL SCOTT AND LORD WELLINGTON.
(.Nu:ional
Every Whig has heard Of Lord Ncingons compliment
10 General Sco,t bur very few believe are appflsed o.!
The circumstances under which il uttered. II was al
an immense mass meeting called consider The propr"y
n supporting the claims Of the King Of Mesquite here
Lord Wellington passed the wrllknown compliment upon