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THE LAB0RER Is WORTHY or HIS
HIRE.
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SHGPHgaDsTowN, August 20, 1852
Mr.. Enron In these times of political ahuse,
when the service Of nearly halt century reR6ered
his country cannot protectihe fair fang OF Winfield
SeGtllfo the low andSscurilous pihets bestowed
upon him by those who had not rel discarded their
swaddling bands, when he was protecting their
homes against an invading foe,fi is. refreshing 10
find those who, despite of pafEYs tfammsis can app
pFeciaie patriotism and do Jas5de great public
servant Such receptions Should be known and
their naGles made pablo thai the odiun which
must and should attach 70 The mere partisan, may
not be visited upon them.
A resolution was sxamlted iii the Senate few
days since calling upBf the President 10 iat0rn the
Senate what amount OF money Winfield Scott and
Franklin Pierce hadeach received from the Treas
nfy Of the Waited States, &c, &C. In the debate
which followed, Messrs Butler, Clemens and Stock
ton administered cutting rebuRe uponthe supper
tiers Of the fesaiuton, rehake which must have
been particssatly felt BY Mr.. Meriwether who in
tfodueed t.Yho was anxion 70 illustrate bis bfief
career IN the Senate By some great act. eve may
remark in psrenthesis, Thar Nj. M. Is the demo-
cratic e42r of Henry Clay! OH what fall
my countTyrnen)
beg lbaRd to make The following extracts fro N
the remarks Of The three hfgh-toned gentlemen
whom venamed, who so hoaorably vindicated
Winfield Scoy at whom the resolution was directed.
Mr.. Butler. 81. sir, deeply regret that this Teso-
luton is Introduced. Isay 50 not as partisan for
stand IN position CT comparative indifference, as
Democrat, the Presidential contest but am OPP
posed to tie election OF Gen. Scott; yet Think that
Gsn. Scoli na5ght well reply when called upon To-
answer fgf the public money he has received, and
which has been appropriated from The Treasury for
his services as Seipio did when called upon for an
audit Of bis account; This if not the day, is The
month In whish won the battle ot Zalna., The
poverty ofthg gallant hero and iliusrioas general
would OF itsea be a yindieatnn against any eupa-
bic impuiaon upon hins and il viii be found thai
be has ratherl spent money for HE honor Of his
country tfansaged II fof himsef.n
Mr.. ClemsaS 6 do not care one straw what
amount Of nltG2sy Gen. Scott may have received
from the General Government. am Yery snre he
has never received anything but what he was en-
titled To- and believe he has never received half as
much as be deserves
+ Mf. Stockton. STA this matter care nothing
abes4 party politics MrPiesislent, upon another
occaaion and III another place. said that nv party
robes hang loosely upon NJ shoulders whenever
the honor The Interest and the wsfaFe Of my csn-
try were al stake. And new, sir, here before. tie
Senate and before the peopje, say that my party
robes will hang loosely upon mr. shoulders when-
ever the honor, the dignity, usefulness Of this au-
gust body, u ny Judgment mar depend upon any
vote Of mine
Comment IS unnecessary. As Scipio said of the
battle "a Zatla, 50 may WSafiela Scott say: aThs
Il net The day, is the nienth IN which won
The battles q Contreras and CherubuscoH And
when esaecaHnt IS made Out for the year 1874.
that year il which Winfield Scop humbled The
pride ofhaughty Britain and b. his brilliant deeds
q arms ihrew halo Of glory around his counIy's
history, i viii run in this wise
Htitssld Ststt IN ccc0llHk rits tie Uaised STATES,
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