The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-07-28
Scott Tactics.

The wings are flooding the country with pamphlets
filled with wood-cus, representing their candidate in
various attitudes real imaginary Hundreds Of thou
sands OF these have been circulated documents 10
tighten the people as 10 the operations OF the government,
the political systems which presented by the two
parties the merits Of rival candidates and all other
things which il becomes reemen TO consider in choosing
Chief Magistrate and in giving direction TO the govern
ment for the four years The in which The
wing leaders conduct The wing is fit com
mentary the low esteem in which they hold the peo-
ple for manifess thorough contempt for the public
understanding The whg party contains many men OF
high reputation statesmen, and of large experience Of
public affairs but it has presented candidate for the
presidency who is stranger to the civil history Of
the country. without the necessary training, and with
qualities of mind and temper which would argue badly
for his fitness for civil station, had his training
been different. General Scott stands committed to the
worst heresies of the worst school known to American
politics, and his writings show that his ideas OF
matters Of Stale crude ill.dges,ed, and ultra
adopted in haste, from feeling rather than reason,
and expressed Ia an abrupt and dogmatic manner.
Nowhere do whg canyassers set forth General SCOTS
political character, direct public attention TO his
political writings. in order TO show his fitness for the
presidency. For ten years they have been thrown
voluntarily before the country without stint, when there
particular demand for them, and they touch all
subjects except The only which has been before the
people since he became a prominent candidate for the
surases of the people When his opinions became to be
matter of public concern them for the first time, he
fused TO give them.
Gen. Scott not nominated because OF his quafca-
TONS but for his supposed availability founded on his
military services and the attempt is made to elect him
by SONGS anecdotes and woodcuts Wing leaders avoid
General Sco's political writings they avoid the pes
ence. They never mention them. and in the pictorial
lives OF the wing candidate there no record OF them
They relate his qualifications for the pos, he aspres TO-
and are suppressed and concealed irrelevant while The
pictures are thrust forward instead Political principles
were not relied on 10 obtain the nomination. nor are
they relied on by the wings TO carry the election
Availability dictated the nomination, and military en-.
thusasm is relied 10 iost upon the people pripcples
they abhor. The nomination was intended ia mislead
the people by false issue and the election OF General
Scott would be the betrayal of The people by duping
their best feelings, which would be double frard
The wings dare not submit their principles and sand
The hazard Of calm and lair decision. They aiways
look around Tor some lure, which, addressing itself
to the passions OF the people, may obscure their judg
ment and seduee them to utter their voices IN favor
OF doctrines which their reason condemns Fitness for
civil and not for military station is the thing 10 be de-
termined by presidential election; and when military
services alone are offered 10 guide the public the eo
made TO divert attention from important consider atoms
and to carry the election by false peiences viii oh /,
insult TO the public intelligence, for it is based N belief
oil the ignorance and ereduly OF the people, md not upon
their virtue and good sense Instead OF set M forth Gen
SCOTS political views. his friends with mold Them and
pass them by in silence while they clude dangerou,
alliances, and rely songs and authenticated apec.
do'es having no reference 10 the matter in ssue and
food The country with engaviDss and pictures hoping
TO win the suffages Of intelligent free men. as II thew
were ignorant chiLSsa or ihenic sa-. ages