Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1852-07-22

! -ab urbe eondita-anG man who has shec
more of his own blood than any other
Some say he is proud Thank God he i.
proud, and too proud to do a mean aud dir.
ty act But he is generous, he is benevo.
lent, he Is mercilul he is, in the language
of another,
In battle, the Lion;
But the battle once ended
In mercy, the Lamb"
Let the English who he conquered in two
great battles, answer whether he is not a
mercllul and generous conqueror No
mans name stands higher in England than
that of Gen. Winfield Scott, although he
has so many times humbed their pride
Ask the Mexican, now, his opinion Of Win
field Scott, aud he will tell you he consid-
ers him the most merciiul, kind and gener-
Gus conqueror this age has produced Is
not this character worthy of honor :
love him more for his mercy to the van
pushed, than for all the other glories Of his
military life.
There is no ferocitv in Winfield Scott.
no violent self-will, refusing to listen to the
advice of his friends There IS no swear
ing " BY the Eternal will do this and
take the responsibility We have had e.
nough of that, and never want any more -
Applause Then, as to his PRIDE, let us
look a little at the character Of it, which
some people call vanity lie has been
threatened, d" If you don't write letter to
the public of the L. States, putting your
self on the Southern platform, you shall not
be nominated for President"
Well, what did all the little Presidential
candidates dol They all wrote letters -
They wrote letters aud they were in favor
OF the Compromise measures, and they
would veto anything at all that should re-
peal or alter them. 1t is discovered, lately
that the Fugitive Slave law is defective. so
Ear as the South is concerned The costs
IN the Sims case were 80 600 before a
rescue was attempted, and before the order
was gwen the claimant has To pay the costs.
That is pretty sharp price tor negro
have this cr cathclird. Now these gentle
men SAID they would veto any act 10 repeal
or alter this law, You see they have fred
before they got near enough They under
took to 20 to far. How did Scott behave
lie said" will not degrade myself by
NilbHE an tiNStlphctIlhI ltllct 10 gam even
the summit of human ambition. the Presl-
dency of the United States Applause.
My conntrymen can take me as they see
me. ! have served them forty years. If
they dIstrust me after all have done aud
suffered, let them nominate some other
man" My fellow citizens, how marked IS
the contrast between his conduct on that uc-
caslon and that OF others That is the van.
ity that some people talk about that is the
PRIDE iof which some people condemn him.
Did any man who ever knew Winfield
Scott be he high or low, ever witness the
slightest particle Of pride when he was cali
uoon 10 take poor man 10y ,hc hand ~
Never. He knows no difference. He g.
the last man who would consent TO recor-
nIze distinction between classes Of men
IN this country He is poor man himself
Now, my fellow citizens, without attempt
ing to do justice to the candidate whom this
brief recital of facts refers to, am about
to put the question And all those who
are IN favor of ratIfying the nominations of
Winfield Scott wall stand up aud give nine
cheers The cheers were heartily given