The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1852-09-24
WHOLE NO. 500.
GENERALS scoTT AND PIERCE

OLlNERhLO owl AANO h1GAeOA1s
If anything is calculated to disgust all
thinking men with the mere politician, il
is the scunilIous abuse which certain
reckless Party Papers, continue to heap
upon both Generals SCOTT and PIERCE.
The Hero Of Mexico is gravely charged
with peculation and an attempt TO defraud
his soldiers Of their pay! And some
people are foolish enought to defend
him fiom these assaults, willie the human
being does moi live who believes il posi-
bic for Gen. Scott ever TO have been
other than the gallant, high.minded, and
honorable soldier the whole world con.
siders him 10 be. On the otEer hand,
Gen. Pierce is said TO be 'drunkard and
a coward and these charges come from
men who credit them as little as they do
the charge against Gen. Scott's honesty.
That portion OF the Scott press in this
city, which is under the direction ofAbo.
litionists, Free Sellers, and Anii-Reniers,
have originated and widely circulated
this charge Of cowardice and drunken.
ness against Gen. Pierce, and whatever
may have been their motive for SO doing,
it cannot fail TO iniure the cause which
they pretend 10 have at heart. II may
be as has been charged, that they desire
to defeat Gen, Scott, and if SO, there can
be no doubt, but they are taking the
fright mode 10 accomplish their work.
We are led 10 these remarks, by re-
quest to copy one ofthe squibs at Gen.
Pierce's .fainting, which SO constantly
appear in one Of the Penny Papers ofont
city, but we should not only hold ourselves
disgluced by SO doing, but would bring
upon the Courier & Eabuirer the odium
Of belonging to the same class Of Presses
as those referred 10,
There is Just as much truth in the
charge Of cOtOardice against Gen. Pierce,
as there is in that of peculation against
the Hero ofLuudy's Lane. These char
ges had their origin with, and are circu-
lated by Knaues, and are not credited
except by fools.--N Y. Courier.
The above, from an old whig paper
which supports Scott, is rather big brick
to be hurled at Gen. Pierce's revilers.
Now what can they say against Pierce if
you take from them the right to lie and
cast out the lowest kind of inslnuaiions!
In the main this view taken in the above
is correct, but we are inclined 70 think
the Courier g. Enquirer is mistaken In
regard 10 ''sCurrillous abuse" been heaped
upon Gen Scott by his opponents, at
least such charges must be very llmitedt
as none have come 10 our notice, and We
claim TO have been a pretty close observ-
er thus far during the present campaign.
1t is however true that large portion Of
the Scott papers have used every effort
to draw from the supporters of Pierce
something in the shape of abuse, and
some have even gone so far as TO manu-
iacture abuse and afterwards charge ii on
the democrats.
Il is highly gratifying to the friends Of
Pierce TO see how successfully every
charge against their candidate is repelled,
and how houorably the campaign is con-
Quoted on their part towards Gen Scott.
The Courier + Enquirer discovers this
fact, in observing it recol against its own
party. Even the "Trbune," which is in
clined 10 do almost anything to bring
about the election oft favorile chieltain,
has found it necessary 10 give lecture
or two 10 its friends. But here's the
rub, nothing can be truly said against
Gen. Pierce. Delpaos Oracle.