The Democratic sentinel and Harrison County farmer. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1851-1852, 1852-07-14
Pierce and Scott Contrasted.

any Office in the gift of the American people
consists in the manner OF obtaining il and
dischsrging its duties. Place or power OBJ
tanned by intrigue, by management, or even
by solicitation, does not commend itself with
such approving grace as tina! suggested and
rendered voluntary by the people. Nero
who slaughtered his way 10 the chief tribus
ma! of Rome is remembered only to be exe-
Grated, while Cincinnalus, forced from his
plough TO the government Of an empire, has
an honorable niche in the worlds memory
Probably there never were wocandidates
before the American people more unlike IN
their ambition than Pierce and Scott The
one had occasion TO refuse the highest
honors in the sft of his own State, and one
Of the highest honors in the gift of Pres
ident Of the United States. He has resigns
ed Cficcs and thrown upa commission which
most men would consider worthy the ,ambI-
ton and pursuit Of q whole life. Devoted
to his family and his profession, he has pre-
tcrrcd retirement to the allurements oiothoGL
and never has be departed from this rule
except Pndsr deep sense OF duty to his
friends, his party. or his country. How
is it with Gen. Scorr? "Old fuss and feath-
ers, as his political frieu1s have nicknamel
him, has held an Office al his life, and for
the last quarter of century has had most
ungovernable itching to hold another
! Conceited beyond measure, and proud OF
/ his position, he has never failed to exhibit
7 his cpaulets on all occasions and TO con in
ually flourish his feathers in the faces Of the
people. A peacock never eyed his tail with
more complacency than Scott has plumes..
D., His vanity has become SO notorious and IN
tolcrable, and IS constitutional weakness
become S incurable, that his political friends
are Obliged to blush and bear it, knowing
! what can't be cured mustbe endured. Pes
riodicallv he has been stuffed with the idea
that he must be President, and as often has,
'.sat down IN the parlorat the Astor House,
or in "haste from some other place, penned
opistles to pripate individuals for the purpose
of publication, containing his views on, govrs
erning men and guiding the State. or the
/ last twenty years, at least, he has been
standing candidate for the Presidency and
had not the Wigs up all their military
st eek but him and ram ii into Megroand, he
might have remained standing candidate (
for twenty years to come. But Harrison be-
ing dead, and Taylor no MORE and the
Wings never having succeeded but twice,
and then with military men, they take Scott /.
as "forlorn hope" They have no other
military man to rum He is cmphateally
the last of the Mohicans, and the only hope
of the Galphins. Fortunately for the mi
versal Wing party, he is on hand, and not
only willing but anxious to run He writes
: a letter on the eve of the Convention, direct
ing the delegates to say that, i one conrep-i 1
ton will nominate him, he will write just
such letter as they may want but until
they shall do SO, he will write no letter, at
all--a acW look so much like electioaeerimg(5)
How is it with Gen Pierce? Where is he,
, and what is he doing during all this wrang-Z
ling for the. Presidency? Is he lowering a
bout Baltimore. wiring letters to Bottss&
G Co., declareng that he dare not write, and
! then after the nomination, telegraphng what
: he had written Pierce is at home, dong
? what every good citizens sensible man should
{ do, i e.: sainding his o,gn dnsiness With
= out solicitation, against his wish, without q
: friend in the convention, or a secret Ietterin
e the breeches pocket Of any delegate, he Is
o nominated by the free impulses OF the people
through their representatives. He hears Of
his nomination with astonishment, not to say
i regret, and quietly keeps on abo@ @hs BUSH
ness. Was there ever such a contrast bcv,
=. tween two such men? The one aspiranf,.
y the other an uuuiAing candidate; the one an
IL office seeker, the other an Office hater; the one
l. thursts himself upon the people, the otllerlis
: thrust by the people into his position asa
candidate. Let the people choose between
" them Ptdindcaler.
Rss- According to some Wing papers.
/ Gen. Scott "neyer surrenders," and the, re-
II fractory wings are to be whipped, yea,
IS compelled to come back under the lash, -
a according to the "Times'' OF this morningrc-
not for thruth's sake, Sir, but for the 5''spoils
|, of Office as Webb says, and he haia ben,
v eft of $52, 1915. How much will the rank
d and file get who are e mpelled tfRcome
; back under the lash?" Thank heaycn, the
day of co:apulson is past, and men are moi moi
abject slaves to be driven to the support ot
i military heroes, to makea ''fass' and 'ralse
:, the price Of 'ieathers! U3 6, yfa
rei But Gen. Scott has surrounded He WAS
lr captured by the British in Canada! He sur
rounded 10 Ola Hickory, after insulting HIN
:, in the most shameful manner! He silrrcf-
- dered his very manhood by chailgngingFDs
- Witt Clinton! He surrendered his POSITION
i i to Gen Gains, Jessup and n Tayler in
~ Florida, for he could not contend WITH the
N Indians. He surrenderedin Mtxicoto Gen.
Pierce, who achieved on the battle field,
- what Scott deemed utterly impraeticable.- =
IIe surrendered to Sec. Marcy, who left his
plumes so deranged that he has been fuss.
~ , ing" over hem ever since. And next March
= he must surrender to Gen. Frank Pierce, al
= the Commander in chief Of the Army AMI
- Nayy,-Aggas. a 8aN 4G III .tng
no Eg- General Cass says there ate tw'
Us things YOU cannot learn an lndian7-ltoy ytea
II, death, OF earn living. While Cato sGpplf
'tt not improve their stoicism, all the tax ,gath
40 erers in the world; he says, could no! AID I
ad particle to their industry. as. r,.g5 =;
off EE"An exchar &c paper says, IN speaking
ed Of the hydraphobia, the best cure weVkRov
ey would be 70 yet all the dogs together, ane
x "cut off their tails just behind The ears d, 4
m. Es-A young lady Of Louisville was-lats
ye " sentenced to a whole years imprisonmeas
,,g Tor stealing the daguerreotype q her sweet
ny hart.
IL Il.