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NtkHttY that was occupied pf " aShingtul1, IS
still hallowed in the eyes aud hearts III the
people, when it ceases 70 Sc. freedom will
cease TO be-
The triumphs Of Scott haYo ever arisen,
not from the weakness % his eaesr7 --Fat d.
has always bad lseiAea wostay Il bis
stcel'--but from ais asn superior renius
and valef Sc be i uow for would rath-
er dwell on bis claims tkan on his rivals de.
fcienc,esl Why should Ne vote for Gen.
Scott uillaaswef
Some forty Eve years sincs. a youthlrl
student sat IN the Office 81 / sage Of the Old
Dominion, b. Watkins Leigh, and ponaered
on the condition Of bis csuniry and the duty
that he owed her The times ware out of
jslqt The nations seemed loosened from
their moorings and we're driven clashine IN
the waves Of an aaniost universal Wal. ike
Icebergs in polartellip pes lsorms E1er ,nAe
had been uurrugve~ar ~ Very sea her sons
dragged into slavery, and even forced 10
raise parricidal arm against their coeutry
War was inevitable, and alta fearful Odds
a war not only for houor and freedom but
for existence itself Was it we'll that he,
that gifted student, every pulse Of whose
heart beat for his dear country should nurse
his schemes Of tranquil am bi,ion, when such
. peril aud such duty invoked him , Ne !;
and his high brow glowed aud his quick eve
flashed as no yowet himself, for life or death
to the cause Of his country. By that resolve
was Winfield Scott every faculty Of his
high nature, every drop Of his noble heart =
dedicated to the duties Of patriotism New.
er was aspurer offering laid upon holisr al.
tar and for that for that noble resolyei aud
its nobler fulilment do | now claim your ad
miration aud gratitude
\ The gathering clouds soon burst upon eur
country She struggled. but her heart seem.
ed. for time. faint, sand her arm uerveiess
Calamity followed calamity until in the base
surrender Of HILL, treason and reproach
were added to her Affections Her heart
swelled, her frame quivered with rage. and
she shed hot tears of shame and sorroR.-
One patriot there was who determined that
the gulph Of shame, like that Of Curtius.
should be closed. though il entombed bim
and lie offered himself sacrifice. lii the
desperate struggle on the heights Of Queens.
town, death itself seemed to shrink from his
daring I. You are lhe target of every rifle
cover your uniform with this coat said
Kearney to Scott Never r was his reply,
8 will die in my robcs | derive this fact
through an eminent oPPotient from Kearney
himself Surrounded by an overwhelming
force, Scott thus addressed his men Can
Greek or Roman History afford parallel
= HulPs ignominous surrender be said
= must be retrieved. Let us, then, die arms
in hand. Our country demands tho sacri
fee The example will not DO lost The
blood Of the slain will make heroes Of the
living Who is ready for the sacrifice ~
Hulrs surrender was retrieved their gal
lantry did wipe out that stain-the first and
last--of our country but Scott became the
prisarnmsf 81 .-stpai aeL p''lil The nerilA aud
BY British tyrants and Indian assassins he
filled the first measure lof Ills sacrifices for
his country For thlss u ask votes f6F the
prtriot and inquire, i4s5Ihis own words at
Qieen>tu6n, Are you ready ;"
Again Scott was frees again at the head
Of gallant band Of freeinen aud agaip Der
fore a superior force of the enemy for his
have, been NO holdsY achievements every
laureileaf on his brow has cost death ssrag
gle. Luudys Lane il one Of the best fought
feidsin history Tie sua weirt down Upon
the conflict, and the night wore oa--tbGvlar.
vest moon struggling tbrohg9 the eionded
heavens aud ftfuly lighting up the field
whore Death was the only reaper end yet
volley answered volleya deafening Niagara
and the clash of bayoDets, and the shrieks
aud shottts Of the con. batants, still made
night hideeus Scott was the very spirit of
the battle storm His tall form was seen,
crimson with blood, in every desperate eddy
Of the fight and his clarion voice was Heard
- -, u 90 L. - Ia IT,
throtticd victory, aud conquered against fate.
And when covered with wounds supposed
to be mortal be fell, his last orders were to
charge, aud his last effort amurmured shout
Of victory For this, ask your votes. -.
Let the people eise but one suffrage for each
red drop that then gushed from his eored
bosom poured cut for them aud theirs
aud the dcbs Of gratitude will, at least in
part, be paid posterity will do the rest,
/ have no time 10 follow Scott up 10 tho
period Of the Mexican war Forty years of
service in camp and council have passed
over him, but the vow of the youthful en-
/ thusiast is still the rule Of the hoary patri-
ot--he is still and ever all his countrys-
Glorious deeds had beeu done on tie RE
Grande and in Northern Mexico but tie
achievement Of peace Gen Sc1tt pro
| posed renewal Of the adventurous march
Of Cortcz but the seine sad changed, and
| where the Spanish vessels had moved peace
/ ably, the castle of San Juan now frbwned
defiance and, stead Of friendly Tlascalans
and feeble Aztccs, the American General
ipnst encounter an armed and powerful EN-
pire. country, impregnable by nature
/ skilfulIy fortified, aud ABLY aud obstinately
defended The difficulties seemed ilsuper
/ able and his project was denounced a. 70
mantic madness Napoleon one disclosed
military plan to one Of his staff 1T is im
| possible said bis friend 4 see no mean:
| Of It's achievement Napoleda led him Il
. window and pointing 10 the glowing, mid
day sky. askcd--Do you see that star y
..No,a was the reply II do said the Fin
peror, and it was his only answer. Gen
/ Scott thus saw the star, hidden from Ieeblel
/ visions, which was to light and guide bin
on his path Of glory The Administrator
long withheld their sanction but they hat
no other hope Scott alone could say'
them; and at length they growlingly &C
ce.ied. For that plan, 50 full Of geuins ana
wisdom. now the glory Of our history ans
the wonder 81 the world, and for us sol'
author. Winfield Scott, do ask your graft
tudc and support
| will not characterize that campaign
cannot; bat You have 1.-THE world has i
bg heart. Never was the president ans