The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-10-07
Thursday Evening, Sept 80, 1852
GEN. soorr's vANlrY .-During the march,


GEN. Scorr's VANITY. during the march
ing of the procession, at Circleville, upon the
occasion Of Gen. iScott's visit to that place
an old gentleman in the carriage with him,
enquired of him what was the proudest hour
of his past life! "Sir," said General Scott, 81
consider that the proudest hour OF my life
one which sent the warmest thrill through
my heart--when FIRST SAW the Lion Flag
of England hauled down and bend in sub
mission to the Stars and Stripes of my Coun-
Try"
g The modesty of this reply will be fully
appreciated by referring to the history of
the country, where it will be seen that this
flag was torn down, at Fort George, by Gen.
Scott hiaself AMID the scattering fragments
sent in all directions by the explosion of one
Ofthe enemy's magazines No wonder that
Gen. Scott is "proud" of the honor when he
saw the British Lion brought down by his
own haad, and we would not find fault of
him if he was even little "vain" of that his
first achievement in the way of whipping
Englands choicest troops. 1t is no wonder
either that John Bull hates him and that the
London Times and other papers in the in
terest of that gentleman are calling upon
the friends of Brother Jonathan to help them
lick their great leader, having failed to do it
alone. But the people of this country are
not to be caught by the endearing terms Of
"free trade" and reciprocity"
SALARIEs.-The charges of the Locos a.
bout the amount of money received by Gen.
Scott has turned attention to the sums re-
ceived by some of our Locofoco officers
The National InteIligencer gives the follow
ing items which are worthy Of repeating to
those who are prating about the amount re-
ceived by General Scott. ..'.l.,
Hon. Wilson Shannon, of Ohio, was Min
lister to Mexico. His salary commenced on
the 9th Of April, 1914, and ended the 9th
of May, lS45, making one year and one
month, He received for salary, &c, las
above, S21,4l8 54. ~. ln
Hon David Tod, of Ohio, was Minister to
Brazil His salary commenced the LIST OF
May, lS47, and ended the l4th of Septcm-
Der, 1851, making four years, four months,
and fourteen days. He received for salary
contingencies, exchange, &c, S56,346 50.
The gentlemen above may have earned
their salaries. But look at it, twill not
be contcnded that they have done anything
in comparison with Gen, Scott, audyet, prc
rata, they have received much larger salaries
than he did, Fol-. eight years service, Gen
Jackson received $9S S.55S:l0, or more thu I
one-third of what Gen. Scott received fol
over forty years of brilliant services and no
Bile deeds But this miserable attempt tt
make party capital out of what was justly
and legitimately paid to Gen. Scott, is react
ing upon its contemplate authors.
AsoTHER NOMINATION BoLTED.-Tht
Canton tOhio) Repository publishes lette
from L. V. Bierce, Esq, in which he an
nounces himself as an independent candi
date for Congress in the 18th district, agaihs
the regular Locofoco nominee, Geo. Bliss
Esq, of Akron. After stating his position
in regard to the matters in issue betwee
him and the Locofoco candidate, he says:-
''Itherefore declare myself a candidate fo
Congress, independent of party organizatlo
or dictation-a candidate of the People an
not of party"
OrDr. Luther V. Bell has been nominal