The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1852-08-14
SCOTT THE MAN FOR PRESIDENT.
>pc,cA Of Tie Ho',- J.i" e >r.,Yocr, At ne
htGng Rr;iHru-foH -Nec'iag, J"lq Il.

from the active scene> OF political sirl:'-- l
should not have appeared ar rhi> meciin" hat
not SENSE of dury to the Distinguished n'al.
whose nomination for the Frt>ii.nrH N"a
have met Ia railty. cor>''Gincd ne tu irrrff
the opportunity i!l,'' pres, at !. m dom" .iu~
ticc 10 hi> rhara'i.g IN a particular 'h,t ha-
not lren "a wcli understood
CT hi> unsurpassed military exploits have
nothing 10 >av, Thr world i fall "a: li> r.
n"s," hi only competitor in that field, th,
pukr of Wclin"ton, has hat anticipated the
judgment ot history | ia HIT Hii,l,-rrqty,
them. or their value I" the country; hut 9th
cr> will speak oi them. aud | wish =, lcvotc
my share OF Your time To another subject.
wish t" meet the Objection that military men
are not fitted ion hc highest civil employ
mrnt> and that there i DANCER 10 onr in>l-
tuior> in clcv~r," to the Chief Mari> y
man who>c It, has been employed in IL
ing command, eniorriu. discipline and II, IN
, taInin" Obedience Although = 'eht an
.>i"gj,.i. a. it Is termed 10 rh,
this objection, Ia remind them "a.
port of Gen. Andrew .Tark>on.- ~
with which, a. they niairtin, i- al. li~icr,,
= the ""'rrnmr.ni tnr .'i-ht wear an,, Ia re
mind t.. 'm at their late candidate
ard % their present ranl latr Cen.
h"li ii whom WI d;>tip " presented a.
=. ha,in. g1ra. military yrr,.. -j,,n: ct a.
D: clo-.n. tn. month Of an ,l,c,>, : 5,a nee
g. c~~rily ronrl': others "r to d" SLY.
Hro. "-" to e .... .rt1i~ 'nt NOR. a; !a'r.
:. The fitness d. a military mar %. - cn-
i ,,loymnr depends IA -. Two .;r, ,r,s-.-,,-
r tir>' IA, natural constitution Of - 10: I ana
i .."li..~: arI second, whether HI rili-7r,
E.. haf''~ have 'rrn nir-l.l ai:l tempered T.,
ID social and civil duties. 10y ~xt.nd-. and vi
h rior> intercourse with his .;.llow-rit;zrn~ aI,I
:. hy public ,.mr,'",mrmt~ recurring tl. trl,-st-
i learning and airoi'nr>> - statesman. a. I"
have ohlirrr~.-cd all the. >t-rn and r,.,,u.mtnt
- FEATURES "f tie soldier
~ +" fh,. first. i there. inan who has ever
L. -a-m Cen Scott who h-< NOT nari..,l -l.. l,.,r-
a ihl, handwriting of h,arfirenf Cr,4-nr n
IA hi> noble person and rounten1nrr heamin.
q with IlIilnfhroi,. and individual kin,!,,.>>
l. VIII" ever heard from him rn.l.' remark ~
" personal Offence" or even ia hi amer. a1 r',-
3 'thct puhc' ominc a gentleman . liz a.
, and manners are 80 gen,le and kind a lrr.
II almost t,minine, and have heard rri- ..'-r~
express then amazrm,.nt that = man - 80
= u~.i to scenes Of blood AMI ,arnage. ~hou I
N l. a> simple a< natural and a> ati,cc,i"nar,
II ~ rhild Elnrher and IIavnau world
!" probably ii>own HIM As soldier Of thcir
y mould
ID And vho docs not know how this .nntlr-
Il n.-< ard sympathy with hi~ rae. has hrcn ex-
y hihited. constantly daily. hourly. hv General
r" Scott when in the field in the camp. on the
1T marrh or in the harrack~: The SEX tie
disabled the wounded. the diving. among til,
IN troo,,> h. has commanded were ever the ,,c-
cuGar ohirrt> of his most a>>duol> care.
r There ! not hamlet in our country lut
Ut contains living witnesses OF this rrmarLal1.
i trait or witnesses who have received and l,--
e peat III" testimony Of their dead fathers and
T. hrothrr>. Pardon me- 10 alluding tn a ne
r. -onal instance when. visiting a l~oth,.r N
or 1914. who had been shot in The hattie of NJ
agara and who was dvin@ within the British
IN lines Th" r.-ro'le~tinn Of III" >vmrathv and
h' assistance of Gen scott. on that and on an
!l' heart with emotions that would break L. If
Sc they could NOT find ut'crancc when <ncaking
"r Of the constitution Of that mans nature Who
all has not hoard of his uuiu>'fahr exposure of
u his own life among the troops when tie ciol-
era swept them of there hv hundreds IN the
he Blark Hawk War: Ak tho~e who So, 81
v" under him In the I,.>tilcntil climate "i' Nix
zen ico. whether he has a heart "pcn = m.lring
I'm charity 10 the Suifrrn@> of hi> t,.ll"v .,.n
'n- an! readiness and ability to relieve IN,
ice c,Iu,llcd onl, lax the ah,ction "f a Lrot =
o'- VI, flow-,-i,izcn< the hanl>tir.> AMI ',h-
Is" its Of military l;f;.. instead OF , li>
'f' heart have. hut touched him W.
'c' ~" inGrmiti,-> Of our rarc. an,,
him the great da-y Of nan in - l,.ngs
H. cNan.rl,. 81 h. SAVIOR -, ,aan -
'"> Inn. INTO tie administrations d.. ,r ti,...,.
''' mrnt neither reserve, PRIDE ar.o-a,. 90.
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''' Tll. Second rirrum>.anr. nirh dr'~rmin,-
'i- tia. qualifications OF nmtns "nn for c,vi
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