The Woodville Republican. [volume] (Woodville, Miss.) 1847-1853, 1852-10-19

THE II CANDIDATE
oH An ELEcTtoSEERIEo roUR

The great wing abolition candidate
for President has at last exhibited him
self In his true character. in his cleo,
pioneering speeches, awhile travelling
for the purpose of selecting a site for
a military hospital
IL Is n thing unprecedented in the
political history of our couniry-for a
candidate for the highest office in the
World, to be travelling through the
vast extent oflthe Nation. (expences
paid by the governnaenD With the os-
tensible purpose of duty but evidently
and in reality TO electioneer with the
masses for the office of President. Il
is an admitted proposition that the PEG.
pie of the United States are entitled to
the opinions of those who seek to be
elevated to the highest Offices in the
country but their opinions and views
upon the affairs of the nation are not
expected to be promulgated from the
stump and comfortably covered car
riages,' but from diguified and retired
privacy, through the columns OF the
journals of the country.
Gen. Scott had full AMI ample ops
p%ortunity in accepting the nomination
of the Wing National Convention, TO
express his views on the exciting topics
of the day f; but instead Of following
in the line of precedent and gratifying
the expectations of the county. he sim
ply accepted. the nomination with the
resolutions annexed" thereby, waiv>
ing the usual custom Of nominees for
thePresidencv, and descends TO the low
and undigniied custom of the county
demagogue, by travelling through the
county, and pandering to the feelings
of excited multitudes.
1t may be said that the wing candi~
date is performing a duty required
of him by the government but could
not this duty been avoided if he had
complied with the expectations of the
people and followed the example of
illustrious men by resigning the office
of Commander of the National Army
upon accepting the nomination of the
Presidency.--By this digniied course
he could have avoided the just censure
and approbrium of %perverting the
friends of the government To election.
eering purposes-and of abusing aud
!owering himself by oral appeals to the
people for their votes. There are oc>
casions when it would be deemed pros
per even for the President Of the United
States to address the people upon great
National topics but when a candidate
for this high office takes it upon him>
self, upon the pretext of duty. 10 travel
from point to point, from city to ham
let, appealing TO the feelings, interest
and prejudice of the people, he certain
ly renders himself obnoxious 10 every
rejecting man. When Gen. Scott was
called upon by the National wing par
ty Especially south,) express his views
upon the existing subject of slavery,
he respectfully declined, by accepting
the nomination with the resolutions
annexed" But, now h 'takss upon
himself, waving important issues, to
; hsrrangue the people, and contradict
certain SANDERS, no doubt originated
in his W inauguration, or that OF
his friends. for the purpose of giving
tone and feeling to his Grafton.
; Had his speeches. published in the
: Wilkinson Wing of the stb, been first
published in democratic papers, these
: very papers would have been justified
t in p~ronouncing such publications, a,
e malicious and u%nprovoked SANDER,
j upon the good sense of Gen. Scott
How the whig journals expect 10 gaif
votes, by publications Of the low ant
{ vulgar illusions oftheir candidate, WI
cannot conceive.
: Gen. Scott's speech TO the Germas
: citizens of Columbia, Ohio, is lu
: a direct personal appeal for the foreigl
votes; he must ''ameliorate even t.
: determination" his heretofore express
1 sed ant'pathies to foreigners. Now
that he wants their votes. This speccl
not only exhibits a want of high TONED
n principle, by p~andering to the feelings
of a certain class, but is clothed in low
and coarse language, which a bacl
woods attorney would be ashamed t.
use. He is told or imagins some on
has said that he hung fifteen German
:. in Mexico. This be denounces in tn
) following style; do some say | hung
:. fifteen Germans, and hat others wer,
arraigned and floged without cause o
'e trialf 1t is false-it is a lean an
st %sertion gentlemen--a lie" This lang