The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-10-13
From the Louisville Dcmocr At.
More Exploits Of General scott in civil

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The CLAIMS Of civil servic. for General Scot,
in the whig press are gross proversion Of his
tory, and highly discre1,sble TO the men " no
show such reckless disregard Of truth.
Ra The b0ldrst and most audacious assertion Is,
that the passage Of the Compromise was due TO
Gen. Scots super human exertions. . ~
They calculate largely upon the credality Of
their partisahs IN making such claims fos one to-
tally unknown in the exciting controversy ov-
ct the compronises measures Every actor IN
that contest was known At that time. Editors
and Ietter-wuters left no one unnoticed who
took manly stand on that OCCASION but the
name Of Gem Scott was never. ment9ned by
any one. Wehave Converted with men who
were on tbs ground al the time :, Washington
throughout the whole sson,est, and not one allu
ded 70 Scott 40 having had anything TO do in
the business. This is not al! : the canvass for
the nomination Of . whig candidate President
u fresh in the RECOLLECTION Of the country. The
objection 10 Scott by the whole South, and the
compromise men North was that he was not
committed to the Comprohise BY act or word.
This was wing, mot q democratic objection.
/ Day aficr day did wings deliver speeches in
Congress announcing the silence OF Scott on
the subject, and calling for proof that he approx.
ed the Compromise atall, and they called spi-
rts from the Vastly deep No response came.
But there stood thesgnificant fact, that the
men who had slandered, denounced, and de-
famed Fillmore and Webster for their support Of
the compromise were organized in phalanx for
Scott. - ga g ss5s r
Considering these fac.s, known and read Of
by alt men, can any impudence be more audac
Gus than that exhibited in the claim that Scott
made superhuman efforts for the t:ompromise !?
Il q IN assefti y that no intelligent man be-
lieves, and can deceive only the blipdest par
tisan or the most ignorant Of she public. The
Union men remember Webster, t,lay, Cass
Douglas. Foote Boyd, Cobb, and : host Of 9th
ers, but they didn't hear Of Scott They re.
member, too. Seward, Greeley, Johnson, Stew
ems, and they know that these men were enc
mics of-the Compromise, the bitter opponents
Of their own party men who favored il, and the
deyoted friends Of Sc,t..i The know too, that
sixty.six Of these Scot, men voted to the
las, against the platform endorsing the compro
misc, and that the rest only voted for it to get
their candidate. -
Sc much fes one claim OF civil service
Then we have fancy merit set up for Scott,
on account of thu settlementhf the notification
excitement in Charleston. We are not told
what he did there, but he was sent to attend
strictly to the military defesces ofthe city, and
nothing else; not aypartic1e of discretion was
he allowed in any other respect The excite.
have inst found out, after twenty years Of obli-
viousness IF The fact that he settled the whole
bus,ress, The country remember what old
hickory did, and what The compounds tariff,
supported BY Mr.. Calhoun. did, and they had
snrpossd that these dissin guished men affected
the settlement. History has gwen them the
credit; but the knowing Scottitirs have sripp-
' "a OF all their lausels IN deck the brow OF
si,c;v ;.i,,a = .asshsse 5aB sscaSg nj sa, - To
b Then, sgain. i the. northeastern bcuniary--
Who but Scott sestied sthat: The country
sscfibcd thu ntanagenSent Of the
whole business IL Webstef, and The .cornmiss;.
oncrs SEN, - s~go.ste ssiih Ase Stale sf Maine
but here cs.rnes ainxe i4lssa4ey iandi,ate for
the wing party with his hsuA linked with all
The la6ssis ,wdssja that s46s1s2a ssi asia
:. y puse pres aAcns set ne ~ eeptt show I,
ireckless disH ia of tfush fhs ssnne bold
ixs~sAsoity sssiich de6es pgbtta intelilgences Ia
each an s1tepsy would rscArd no limit to. asser-
tons. exesSt IN Iuposihlify ef gaining credi,
| Or them. xhe autiioss Of these pretensions
would ssscrt that Scott w1o the battle at New
Orseans. o. conquered Napoleon at Water
/ lcs. they could thereby deceive ans enc
Washington Onion.