Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1852-10-08
Incident. Of Scott Enthusiasm.

The very transparent excuse of military duty OF
course humbugs nobody in regard to Gen. SCOTS
real motive in making his present eleciioneering tour
to the West nor alters at all the character of his
demagoguesh appeals. nor his continued and egotis
teal illusions to the incidents ofhis own life, and the
glory of his own achievements. There IS an indeli-
cacy in such things. The common sense of man
kind recognizes it, and the feeling has found express
ion in the old proyerb that self praise is no recon-
mendation 81, me, myself" and similar words oc-
cur in every line, and mark the character and ten
dency of Gen SCOTS thoughts and feelings with as
much accuracy as the vane on steeple indicates
the direction of the wind. True as the needle to
the pole Gen Scott's thoughts dwell forever upon
himself, his own patriotism and his own achieve
ments and his tongue gives utterance to them, some
times in the peurile language and tone which char
acterise his speech at Cleaveand already published
in this paper and sometimes couched in words
which have evidently received touch from the
hands of the reporter, like that read by Mr.. Davis
at the Scott and Graham Club on last Wednesday
night, and which we publish to-day There is a
story tod of old fellow, who went to hear young
preacher deliver a sermon. The sermon patch
work composition made up of parts stolen from the
works of various eminent dvines and rather loosely
connected by few orig inal sentences The old fell
low sat listening, and recognised an old &C
quaintance, when he muttered, THAT'S Blar's >
and again. " that's TillolIsons,' and - that's Cha-
mers = but at last coming to dreadfully dull and
stupid place, to the great ACKNOWLEDGMENT of the
preacher, the old fellow beloved out, and d-mn
him, that's himSelf.'' The reader make his own
application. The Cleaveland and Hodaysburg
speeches of Gen. Scott were evidently himself The
Columbus speech, which MIR. Davis read on We'd
nesday night last as though it were the Declaration
of independence. u.s. upon the whole, not any better
when taken in connection with every circumstance
attendant upon the making of it.
The Pittsburg Post gives queer incident of the
Generals arrival at Pittsburg as follows:
There one full grown whig present, whose
admiration was excited 10 an alarming extent and
he did not know how to work it off After dancing
around for short time. almost choked with enthu-
siasm, he discovered flock of geese reposng on the
opposite pavement; he rushed across, seized ven
cradle gander (who did not expect the distinguished
arrival, and had retired to rest at early hour
and bearing him in triumph to the from which
the General emerged, swung the gander over his
head and called for three cheers for fuss and feath
ers The few wings in attendance gave three cheers
the gander was dropped, the General thanked him
and he went to his repose again in rather bad hu
NOR, and others went to the MonongaheTa House,
At Columbus, (Ohio) as we learn from the States
man, which had most graphic account of the re-
cepon of General Scott at that city, the following
transpired:
SAT the close of his address, which was not cheer
ed with the enthusiasm that the military allusior
indicated was expected, frank and free-heartcc
rishman present hailed the crowd and after attract
ing general attention, exclaimed at the top of hi
voice:
-, 8, Better that war, pestence, and famine should
ailct the country than that We should have the ru
of military chieftain'
The hit was well aimed and went to the mark
Il fell ike shower of ice upon the assembled wings
The succeeding speech of Mr. Dennnison. ,houel
we'll conceived for the OCCASION could not erase tb
dampening effect of the witty Irish democrats ora
ton. 1- oi'
The soup bowl! Did any one observe the Zen
erals countenance as the little bowl was thrust un
der his nose while he was speaking? It eyidentl
annoyed him. He undoubtedly appreciated the kee
sarcasm which his overweening adulators unwilling
u conveyed by reminding him of his basty son
letter We heard a gentleman speak of the curion
regard he cast at that bowl when he first discovers
at the depot. The gentleman said the effect wa
visible upon his face there The expression of cour