Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1852-10-30
From the Republican.
An Irlshsnnn's tteasOns for vo-
fEnu for. Gen. scott.

From the Republican.
An Irlshsnnn.s Reasons Tor v0s
tkng for Gen. scott.
MEsshs.s EpIroRs Permit mn humble
freshman to give a few reasons for his vo.
.tinh for General Scott.
In the fist place. I vote for Gen. Scott
,becau~e le. not only at:tle hazard Of bis
.own life, III Ills courage and bravery effect.
'ed,hc ytitesse IF Irish pytsoncrs taken at
HE betie IF Queenstoson. hut more re.
in ,lse last war, sustained the Ir1sh
'chayacte, t;shen assaiita BIZ caiumuy and
|abuse, amt: yetptea Ms Mibe,at charge
that bisi5nenl could not BE- trusted to
our htttes.
! vote fer General Scott, because IN the
Mexican war, actuated by the proper spir.
lit Of liberasity aud federation, he not oat.y
Icu,bea Me'passtoas Of. al earagea ami
|btnnphaat s,itiefy by pretcattns nut
lyage uponI* aefeaceiess noacn anil chit.
Idrcn, but by his olporlune. eloquent aud
|%desermneu proclamation, he stayed the
|sacrtlfgioss hand stnd prevented p,ofan-
latton 10 tsmpies and altars consectated
Ito the ~strg$tce Of the mast high. saying
|" WE WAR WITH THE PEOPLE,
MOT WTrH THEIR REGION, in
striking contrast TO General Pierce, who
|hatls jros, a Stute ,rhere NEGROES
.CAN VOsE, BUT ROMAN CATHO-
sLlCS AEE Nor PERMITTED TO,
HOLD OFFICE.
vote iSr General Scott because OF his
humanity! aud benevoIence as strongly
cxemplidetl by hia aegoting his oacn pay
10 the ,uiiT Of Mc seidoscs amt orphans
'of the meg, seho socre ksttea IN battle, aud,
10y his untsring attention and devotion to
Of LA army suffering with the choI-
era in thu; BIack Iiawk war, aud %illustra-
tied by su:h Incidents as the following +:
Oh boutd the vessel, aud seeing
1.-TWO ofhis. men, (ltislimen,) suffering IN the
COLLAPSE IL that awful scourge, cholera,
HE immediately asked, "tchy no you not
place dtdfkets d,onaa these f'cor ftllc~s!'
lIhe Captain replied, "tilere wns not a
Single blanket to he he'd" No blankct..
said Scott but they shaU not be hJt to
'dte," audAaking has " broad cloth cloak
from his shoulders, he wrapped i around
it,eir persons, andb ~ unremi'tiny care aud
attention saved tlseir lives.
| vote ior General Scott, because he IS
!tl.e friend of the suppressed as evinced by
bis encouragement il behalf of the cause
of Irish Repeats, Jas far as was consistent
with his jposision; aud the extent OF his
means. !
Vote ;for General Scott, because Of his
pat,aotif deyotioe ard eminent services az
q my adapted co~at,y, a country
for who's, advancing prosperity | ferve,'t.
lily pray. and whose glorious stars aud
stripes 1 wish never to see trailing IN ig-
1uominiovs defeat.
vo,e.fo General Scott, becawse during
the long:series Of years, constituting near
ly half a. century, aud ia every trying
emergency in which he has been success
fully PLACED, whether as the triumphant
larbiter ia the Visitors camp, Or as the
peaceful. negotias or ~ an humber sphere,
!he has tnbr,tag:y discharged The high
trusts II posed uSon him mitA pat, iottc
Ef7eiuy.amd dttytoush oppressed ,cth a
aaation / responsibilities, HAS NEVER
been FOUND WANTING.
vose for general Scott, because he
lsuecessfftiiY resisted tie british arms, a
gnation sschitA dy a relentless system Of
persecution and oppression, Gro-e =; ge-
0Hidt cu!,cha Of my aattrc Isle, ssi by
zher tax. gathering policy condemned than
saxds 81 misery md starvation, and I'LL.
led tie ,sorta seHA Tie AameteSs and tie
gwaade'ii,.
l VOC for General Scott, because in
aevery emergency aud at the hazard of his
1own Iis, he haslalways been the IRISH
MANS steootssst t~cs,ctac,ot ard friend,
aAND TRUE fe THE INSTINCT OF
4 1HE IRISH NATURE. or WHICH
iGRA1ITUDE is APREDOM1NANT
aFEA1yRE, + NOT ONLY EXTEND
fro HlsM MY INDIVIDUAL, ACTIVE,
I AND !CORDsAL SUPPORT, BUT
EARNESTLY HOPE. IN THIS. His
SLAST3GREAT STRUGGLE. HE MAY
Nor kACK lyilsH SYMPATHY Ann
\ SUCCpR.
4 AN HUMBLE FRESHMAN.