Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1852-10-07

por,ionably strengthen Gen. Scott and
the Wings. Gen. Scott will not only
carry all the Wings States of the South,
but this movement of Troupe and Quit
man may give him chance in Georgia,
Alabama and Mississippi. Stranger
things have happened.
At the North Gen. Scott will get more
States and larger popular vote than any
candidate ever got before. In addition
TO New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio,
and the States always sure and reliable
for the Wings, we are now confident
that he will get Maine, Connecticut, New
Jersey and Wisconsin, with flattering
prospect for Michigan, Indiana. Illinois
and Iowa. The three grea, States will
of course decide the result; two of them
most likely will. OF these New
York and Pennsylvania are certain
Ohio will be close, but Hale, whose
nomination it was supposed at first
would injure Scott, it now turns out will
help him. In the Western States, Gen.
Pierce has no hold whatever, aside from
his nomination, on the affections OF con-
fdence of the people. There is feel
ing that her interests have been sacrif-
ced, and her feelings insulted in passing
by her well known and farorite sons;
and upon the issues of Internal Improve
ments, and Protection TO her labor, there
is universal dislrusi Of Gen. Pierce,
and as universal a confidence in Gen.
Scott and the Wing party. On this
ground there is and will be immense Ge-
lection from the ranks of the Opposi-
ton. The feeling is general tina, the
Wings only are reliable on these vital
issues. Again, throughout the North
Gen. Scott will ge. more of the German
and Irish vote than any Wing candidate
ever got, and he will get large sup
port from the Free Sellers, on the ground
that he is good man, pure patriot,
and not The especial candidate of the
South.
We indulge in this strain Of remark
for the purpose of showing to the friends
of Gen. Scott in Iowa, that there is eve
ry,hing to encourage them to use every
honorable exertion to give TO him the
vote of this State. 1t can be done, if
every friend OF the old hero does his in
dividual duty. We doubt not the puri-.
ty of their purposes, bu. the time is
short, and what is done must be done
quickly. Without going abroad TO labor
let every friend OF the cause work in his
own neighborhood from now until the
election. Let no one, Wing or Demo-
crat, want the means of informing him.
self of Gen. SCOTS life and services,
and his claims upon The gratitude OF his
countrymen of all parties. If any one
doubts, or processes TO doubt, his quail
ifications for any Office or trust which
the gratitude of his countrymen might
be DESTROYS to confer upon him, point
them to what he has done as the best
evidence of what he is capable of do
ing. If any of the thousand ISLANDERS
against the old man are found in circu-
lation, meet them promptly, firmly,
but mildly by the facts of history, and
the calumny will recoil on those who
utter and circulate them. Let every
friend of Scott be found out and encour-
aged to take bola and public stand,
and let there be such an acquaintance,
unders landing, sympathy and mutual in
fiuence among the friends of the cause
that by the time of the election, each
Township will be prepared to march to
the polls and cast every vote. In this
way Iowa will go for Scott. See to i.
friends, every one in his own precinct,
and on the I'd day of November next
the glorious banner Of Scott and Gra-
nam, Improvements of Rivers and Har-
bors, and market for our farmers, will
wave in triumph over us.