Fremont weekly freeman. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1850-1853, 1852-08-28

reply with the slander, that the Irish deser-
ted the American flag. and were hanged as
traitors. But have not time nor patience
to deal with this Loco-Foco SANDER as it
deserves
WHO FOR SCOTT?
Fellow citizens, General Scott commends
himself TO the support of all sects, sections
and parties Of our country. Since George
Washington, no man has done so much for
his country as Winfield Scott. His blood, on
our Northen borders, rescued Michigan and
other portions of our Territory from being
what else it might have beeu-British Terri
tory Tho gold and riches, and wide Terri
monthly into our port.) are the benefits he pur
chased for us BY his unparalleled military
conquests in Mexico That flag of England
which has waved, the emblem of tyranny
over ireland for seven centuries-which now
flaps its sullen folds over O'Brien snd Mitch
ell in Van Dieman's Land-General Scott
pulled down and trampled in the dust at Fort
George. When the Irish soldiers under him
were taken prisoners at Queenstown, and were
about to be sent to Englend to be hanged as
traitors. ne stood between them and destruc-
ton, aud by holding an Englshman's life as
forfeit for every Irishman's, he saved them
from destruction. When he marched ever
Mexico in career. of glorious achievements,
his dispatches before the battles, becoming
histories of victories, his course was marked
with SO much wise craftsmanship, such en-
larged and enlightened federation to the opin-
ions and religious peculiarities of the people
that terror for the conquereror sweeled into
love for the benefaetor, and a whole nation,
whose fortresses, one by one, surrendered to
his sword. finally yielded their hearts trib-
ute of homage to his humanity.
"How shall we rank thee upon glory's page,
Thou more than Conqueror?"
And shall this man be forgotten or left to
die without any mark of the peoples gratti-
ish lead which he received at Lundy's Lane,
and receive no weightier acknowledgement
OF peoples gratitude ? Had America
elected Aaron Burr over George Washington,
as first President, or should Ireland become
republic, and some Peter Brown or John
Smith defeat John Mitchell or Smith OBrien,
in a contest for the Presidency, we would
give vent our indignation in language which
shall be but history's echo on us as nation,
if we elect Franklin Pierce over Winfield
Scott.
HIS ELECTION cERTAIN.
But have no fear of General Scott's tri-
umphant election. My great anxiety is that
the naturaiized citizens should not be put in
a position now, similar to that which they
were cheated into in 1944, by voting for Mr..
Polk against Henry Clay. believe that at
the next election will be poled about three
millions of votes. The whole naturalized vote
throughout the States will be about quarter
of million, OF the native born voters of the |
United States, believe General Scott will
get one million sig hundred thousand, so that
he is sure of an election, if the vote in the |
several States be distributed as it has been
but it is my desire that my coun-
trymen should go for great American, with
a great majority, rather than TO be eternally |
upholding little men for smaller factions |
And why should any liberal naturalized citi-
zen vote for Franklin Pierce, the candidate
Of The London Times, which calls our Irish
people half civilized sayages, their religion
las it is cvlled BY the Pierce par
ty in New Hampshire,) and their priesthood
surplised rutins? Why should naturalized
citizens here begin to wear British msnufac-
lures, to enable the British Government to
keep their country in misery, and their patri-
OTIS in chains? Why not vote for the Wings,
with Protection to Home Industry against
British Capital? For Internal Improve
ments, where honest poverty may get from
the Treasury part of the boarded treasures
which Loco-Focoism watches with miser's
care, or cxpends only on aristocratic Office
holders?
OPPOSITION no USE.
Gentleman. Loco Focos. your appeals to the
naturalized citizens are in vain. If you wish |
to kill Gen. Scott you must appeal to your
friends of England, and not to the republican
natursIized citizen of this country. Ii Scott, |
the only man living who, with his own hands,
in a fair stand up fight. tore down the British |
flag is to be hanged to apPease the offended
wrath of England, you must appeal to some
other nation than Irelsnd-Irishmen would
rather furnish other victims to the scaffold
than become the exe'utioner. |
You caunot tear from the maternal love for
the children of its pride. Nor can you get the
people to support the idols set up by the Her
DDS of the Baltimore Convention, whose hands
are vet reeking with the blood of the slaugh-
tered Loco. Foco innocents. Michigan is lean
ing on her broken sword Pennsylvania is pour
ing from her veins the last drop of Democrat
ic blood: Illinois is strsin;ng her eyes through
The magnyfiug glass by which she had fond
ly manufactured a giant out OF Douglas;
New York is covered with sackcloth and
patches, at her unMarcyful condition. All
these, joined with Kentucky, Indiana, and
other disconSolate mothers, are shedding
tears sufficient to create freshet in Salt Riv-
er, weeping for their children, and refusing to
be comforted because they are notl
No, gentleman, no. you cannot defeat Gen.
N,NvrryD SroTrr Nav all tha LooIoro Of oil |