Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-07-03

among the children Of darkness to see whether any had
departed from the faith SO with the Wings at Baltimore
From every section Of the Uni0n-rom Maine to Texas
from Massachusetts to California from the to the
circumferenee Of this great emprehe Wings up
that great council with preudces and dstrust of
another They had combated with sectional interests
preudces and passions The Of the North had been
told the of the South banded together for the
purpose of sunderng the bonds Of glorious Union
the Of the South told that their former friends
Of the North stood ready with torch in hand set on
fire, the temple of liberty itself Throughout the country
there feeling Of apprehension, feeling OF great inn
pending national calamity. But when we met at Bat-
more and took sweet counsel together and exchanged
our opinions, and examined faith found that al
though might differ in particulars which regard
ed merely matters of opinion yet in the great doctrines
of our party We had "kept the faith" fAppause.
Disrust, suspicion, and prejudice every where dis
missed, and the Wings Of the North, East, South and
West gave another the right hand of fellowship
and the altar of our common country, 81 the
union of the Wings for the sake of the Union Enthusiasts
tic cheering] And with our hands clenched thus sut-
ing the action to the word will hold together in spite
of our enemies every where Huzzas. -
One two differences between the Wing and the Demo-
cratic Conventions should be noticed. We, in Wing Con-
vention laid down first platform apd then placed our
candidate upon it. But the Democrats selected their
ddate first far from the North and then erected their
PLATFORM leaving Pierce to find II out and get upon the
best way he could Laughter Gen. Pierces biography
has not yet been issued; but am told by people from
New Hampshire that he is rs,y eeuer gentleman When,
however, See his biography perhaps may think we'll
Of It, Laughter But Winfield Scott needs no biography
to make me and you love him. [Cries Of " No, no. u
And another difference the respect shown by the two
parties TO public opinion and public will The Democrats
of the country had expressed their preferences certain
great men-men great in deeds, men Of merit and emil
nent for their public services But what did these men
do when they came to Baltimore? They sewed them in
sack together and drowned them in the of public
oblivion, laughter and selected nobody had
heard of thought Of for President Did the Wings do
this? No, no"1 There presented for their sup
port three distinguished The present Chief Ma
gstrate, whose manly and patriotic conduct and whose
efficient administration of the Government endeared him
to the hearts of American citizens; to every one who
loves the Union of the States Another portion of the
Wing party brought forward man of giant intellect
from the North whose statesmanke abilities genius and
public services will 60 down to the latest generations in
the language which his eoquence and pen have done 80
much to adorn and enrich And then there present
ed iustrious hero of hundred battle-feds, whose
blood has stained almost every blade of from Chip
pcwa to Cheputapec. [Applause.] They did not wan
whom the people had expressed preference Who show
ed the most respect the Wings the selfstyed Demo-
cratsf The proper way was to declare our principles
and then select strong man to lead to victory not
strong in what he did not do but strong in glorious deeds
lApplause.]
This idea Of selecting solely because of avail
ability is destructive not only of the interests of party
but of country. We have men great in every element
which constitutes human greatness Men say that Gen.
Scott is civilian! Great God Almighty! The
trusted by the Government with the highest and i'm
porant branches of duty for forty years, not only
general but dplomatist-who conducted the settle
of the Maine boundary and the South Carolina ques
tions He twice saved the country from civil war; Zap
pause; j and showed his consummate skill in the reno
val of whole tribes of red from their homes the
frontiers the West and in the civil administration of
the Government of Mexico. Tell me Gen. Scott is not
national man, and not fit to be Presidents man who
from boyhood has been familiar with great men, whose
residence in Washington has made him familiar with all
the Presidents foreign ambassadors and Senator's and
high functonares of the Government who has been en-
trusted with difficult and important diplomacy arising out
Of national controversies tell the great leader the
founder OF your tactics of the army-the first who
organized your troops efficiently to enable them
bayonets with the British regularsis not fit to be
President! No man conduct invading army with
put the greatest talents.
have time to dilate the glories Of Gen. Scott
Our field wide scarcely knew whom to select
But wish to alude to the treatment which he received
at the hands of his Government. The time when
another hero who lies sleeping in his grave so
tinguished himself in to occasion haste to make
Presidential candidates 1t seemed almost
impossible to keep him out of the White House They
thought SCOTS hasty plate of soup would keep him
out; but will give them enough of that before the
campaign is Laughter. They sent him to Mexi-
60, as in rivalry to Gen. Taylor With army of few
thousand men he series of splendid victories,
passing the prowess of any General ancient modern
and finally himself planted the glorious and stripes
on the halls Of the Montezumas Applause. But right
there the of his glory before the smoke Of bat
tie had cleared away and all of whom unable to /
check MIN In ms cohquering eApolts the srong arm OF
power did than all its enemies, the British and the
Mexcans to strike him down from the high place in the
plaza of the Mexican republic. remember, for saw it.
The volunteers outrageous the regulars talk
ing in low tones, which seemed to indicate that they
plotting treason. before such Indications
feeling pervaded the whole army that if the hero of Chu
ubusco and Chepultepec had determined dsobey the
orders of the Government they would have sustained him.
and marched to the conquest Of the whole peninsula But
obedience the instincts Of his patriotic education and
his great national character the who crowned his
country with martial glory yielded to the mandate of the
State Department and tied hand and foot by his
grateful country be tried for State crime voice
mot his county."] BY the party in power. Zap
plause. Tell such is not fit to be President,
md has not the affections Of the American people IA
voices They brought him home in chains. ~ And they
SCOTS character is too insignificant and that he did
rot win the aeconsof the soldiers whom he commanded
Cries Of shame shame.' tell you what saw
The party IN power refused to allow him to home
his friends and family in the city Of Washington wish
to degrade him in the country which he had conquer
ID (but which trial did not there take place. because
he necessary witnesses not then found However,
when it subsequently known that the hour of his
departure drew Nigh two three friends found it out
md owing TO their circulation of the fact thousands
ready at Pueba to bid adieu to the conquerer of Mexico
The Mexican population came too TO take their fare
we'll 1t was affecting spectacle; Of them had
put one Leg and legs at all, but
carried by others They to shake by the hand for
he last time the man whom his country attempted TO dis
ican people, Applause This is the reward which the
party have given Gen. Scott Had he lived
ancient Rome, his return would have been celebrated
With proconsular triumph. Had he lived in Russia,
England, or in France, he would have had his temples
ldorned with ducal crown. Instead Of that he was
brought back from Mexico prisoner
Has il To this, that all great men are to be put
side middinr n in he Aune-