Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1852-09-07

long aud so well. In his youth, when the North
plotted treason at Hartford, he shamed the malcon-
tent spirit back tots den by the glory victories
on the line. In after years, when the South re-
newed the dark example, at Charleston, with NULL
fication he again interposed to save the Union
The patriot jackson was then at the head of the
Government; and in that dark hour for it was dark
as another night piled upon midnight, where did he
look for whose lofty civil and military qualities
and devoted patriotism he could trust to avert rater-
nal war! Our land had many great men; but his
sagarty directed him to Scott He sent him to the
scene of excitement and danger; and with his giant
hand upon the helm, all was safe. The first in
tellects of the nation united in applaudng his III
valuable services; and the magnanimous Jackson,
through the Secretary of War, Gen. Cnss expressed
his high admiration and acknowledged his profound
gratitude and that ofthe country. Will any DEM
ocTat deny the merit which jackson applauaedf or
withhold the gratitude which he bestowedi Under
the sanction, then, of the great name of Andrew
Jackson, l ask your votes for Gen. Scott.
r. And in the latest peril of the Union, where was
Scotti Earliest by the side ofits noblest defender,
the ilustrous Henry Clay-Clay, whose pure and
mighty spirit when it had achieved its last and lof-
tiest triumph, bore on high to Washington the glad
tidngs that his country was saved. BY the side OF
Clay, Scott labored earnestly and effectively, day
and night, for the Compromise; and when 1t had
passed, he received for its early, ardent and con-
slant championship, the grateful thanks OF the de-
parted patriot For that devotion to the Union,
which nerited and won Clay's admiration and
Such has been the entire career of Scott-ever
the friend of peace, of union, of humanity. Our
greatest warrior is the calmcst sage. Our bravcst
hero is the gentles, most humane OF men, one who
would not win the laurels that hid the bald first
Cnsars brow, at the price of one unnecessary tear.
That spirit made him the father of his soldiers, and
even the praying friend OF a conquered Toe. Wit
ness The cholera scenes in the camp at Chicago,
when pestilence smote the army; and those who
braved death at the lannon's mouth fled appalled,
from this new horror. Scott was their general,
not their surgeon; of course, he retired 10 safer
quarters and left the sick and dying to the care OF
those provided for the duty. He was incapable OF
the thought. Let us look in upon one the scenes
then so frghfuly common. On the naked floor OF
of the army huts is stretchened dying soldler
deserted by ALL save one, for 1t IS the saturnaa OF
death-death in the futid aid-death in the shrieks
of the convulsed sui1ercrs-death in the fixed dis
tortions Of those who have ceased TO suier., Yet,
there, in that scene oil accumulated horrors, TAI
form bends the dying soldier. holds the cup to
his ashy lips and utters words of kindness Ill tones
of cheerful consolation. Ii is too late; the sufferer
gives to his miniStering friend last, SAD message
for his distant family, graSps ms hand, LOOKS up
with earnest gratitude, brcathcs feeble blessSlng
upon his benefactor, and sinks back-never again
to be aroused till called up by the last reyele Now,
what holy enthusiast, sohcItous Tor martyrdom. Is
he who thus labors under the dark shadow oil the
wings of the pestilenCe! Name him, that we may
bless him. 1t is the youth that vowed himself to
his country; it is the hero whose rcd bosom pressed
the sod of Lundy's Lane; it is the veteran who
swept the battle fields of Mexico; it is the
next President of the United States-Wintleld
Scott.
His entire life is filled with evidence OF this
noble humanity. Witness his interpostion to serve
his Irish fellow capuves in Canada, and his heroic
declaration backed afterwards by an act of Con-
greS-"Harm but a hair of the head of these poor
lrishmeu and our gibbets shall groan with English
prisoners" And he saved them. Witness his
kindness to the unhappy exiled Cherokces and
10 the wretched fngtives in the cruel Black Hawk
war. Witness his efforts to spare blood at Vera
Cruz and before Mexico, and his noble declaration:
"I would be unhappy if | won victory and
fame by the unnecessary sacrifice of single holy,
human llc' Witness his paternal care of the
wounded and sick, amid the iron shower OF the
battle field the pestilent horrors Of the hospital
Such deeds, loftier than glory, win the applause
of angels. For such deeds, do | asks your votes
for carth's noblest of heroes, the hero of humanity
Winfield Scott.
OF his rivals claims, on this score, we only
know that he denies, a fragmentary pitance of
salary to the widow of President Harrison. His
chivary regarded not her sex, his humanity her
aflctiouS, his gratitude her claims; but he toiled,
spoke, voted and fought-this was his first war
against the widows crust. Yet, one of his most
distinguished friends urged his claims to the PTesl-
dency on the ground that he gave ragged boy
stick of candy. Lofty phlanthropist No wonder
that the eyentfnl day and its benevolent hero both
became candy dates! .-.s ..-...-.a7r
Not less conclusive than Scotts claims, as pa
triot are those which arise from the platform OF
principles which lie represents rs contrasted with
those of his, opponents. His supporters are the
friends CT freedom-our own cherished American
freedom, as received from fathers, in trust, for
posterity. Our opponents would stake that free
dom uson a rosh and guilty cast of the dice i'll the
European game of hazard. Their fibusferism would
drive into crusade to force our institutions
upon nations unworthy or unwilling to enjoy
them. This mad experiment involves the violation
of treateS-what, care they!-and the insanity OF
warning against world banded to resist and avenge
thH,, md
if not what is the alternative? tbs one which the
patriot must regard with horror Where then will
be the worlds freedom-where our owni The
spirits of our fathers will ask where! and stand
ing in shackles upon the grave of the cartfs last
hope how shall we answer Yetthese wild coun-
sells contemplate the absorption of Canada and
Mexico, Jamaica and Cuba, South America and
the Sandwich Islands. And this, remember, Is not
the mouthed madness of bTawling bacchanalS
merely; it is the proclaimed doctrine of their chief
men, proclaimed in high places Against this, the
Wing party is the counlrys sole protection; and
therefore do we ask you to support the policy of
peace, right and virtue OF Washington, Clay and
Scott. - ......,.
Nor is the domestic policy of our opponents less
reckless and destructive. Our revolutionary bat
ties were fought mainly tosecure the independence
of American labor. But the followers of Pierce
spell the creed of our fathers backwards. The old
time blood-sacrifceS are diSregaIded, and the De-
claration of independence is virtually revoked. We
are made again, and more than ever, colonies Of
Great britaln. w nat feck the Tree lauc parllSanS
of England that protection was policy twin born
with nation, that it was sanctioned by all our
glorious line of national pariarchs, aud that its
wholesome fruits were hardy independence,
solid prosperity and an universal content. English
politicians drafted the Ango-American tariff of
1876; and its provisions were known earlier in
London than i'll Washington. Its consequences
were forescen and predicted How fearfully those
foreshadowings have been realized, need not be
said in deceived and plundered Pennsylvanin-us
well tell man bordering amid the tombs, that
death is in the world. The honest sentiment of
the whole land protest, but in vain, against the
present SYSTEM England DEGREES and Locofocoism
obeys Mr.. Pierce is pledged to that obedience;
and therefore the English press, unanimously and
arrogantly advocates his election, on the ayowed