Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1852-10-07
Stamping it for the Presidency.

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Stamping it for the Presidency.
During the last fortnight, Gen. Scott has
been stumping it, for the Presidency, in Penn
syvania, Ohio, and Kentucky. Under the
disguise of seeking site for military hospital
in Kentucky, he has passed from city to city
in Pennsylvania and way up in Ohio, on po-
litical errand to make votes for himself. And
that, too, while enjoying salary of over six
thousand dollars from the government. At
every opportunity presented, he has paraded
himself out Cor a speech, and such speeches
They evincc about as much craftsmanship as
the composition of school-b boy of fifteen. The
following are his leading ideas:
Gentlemen, want you to understand that
am not speaking for political purposes. have
an eye to military hospitals, and not the white
house. I am panied to see you stand in the
rain, while am seated so comfortably in
covered carriage. Our army, and myself, par
ticularly, fought terribly in Mexico and al
though the wing party then wanted us to find
"hospitable graves" do you not think de-
serve to be President? All, love that Irish
brogue. The twenty five Irishmen I hung in
Mexico, were Dutch. My heart has tumbled
to pieces ten thousand times at your kindness
cs. 1 am faint and tired. This is a great
country. Adieu.
1t is disgrace for a candidate for the high
office to which Gen. Scott is looking, TO place
himself in such position, and furnishes an
opportunity for the satire of the foes of our
form of government. His speeches are the
commonest form of demagoguism. The pre-
text of the journey taken in connection with
the speeches, only makes the real object stand
out more prominent. 1t is an elcctioneering
tour got up by the wing wire pullers in Wash
ngton as the last resort in a desperate cause.
But the effect will not be according to their
anticipations. The intelligent voters of the
West can see through the trick, and will
cond emn it at the ballot box. 1t is impossi-
bic for Gen. Scott TO get up another military
enthusiasm by his laudation of and its
deeds, the principal topics of his speeches. 1t
is too late in the day for that, as the following
incidents demonstrate:
At Columbus, Ohio, as We learn from the
Statesman, which had most graphic account
of the reception of General Scott at that city,
the following transpired:
AT the close of his address, which was
not cheered with the enthusiasm that the
military aIusion indicated was expected, a
frank, and free hearted Irishman present
hailed the crowd, and after attracting con-
siderable attention, exclaimed at the top Of
lis voice:
Better that ,odr, peSHlence and famine
should oflict the country than that aoe should
hare The rule of military chiJidin.'
The !it was well aimed and went TO the
mark 1t fell like shower of ice upon the
assembled wings"
At Pittsburg, as we learn from the Post, TIE
following took place: -.s ...f
There was one full-grown wing present,
whose admiration was excited 10 all alarm
ing extent, and lie did not know how 10
work il off. After dancing around for a
short Iine almost choked with enthusiasm,
he discovered flock of geese reposing on
the opposite pavement; he rushed across.
seized venerable gander (who did not ex-
pect The distinguished arrival, and had re-
tired to rest at an early hour,) and bearing
| him in triumph to the car from which the
General emerged, swung the gander over
! his head and called for three cheers for fuss
/ and feathers The few wings in attendance
gave the cheers, the gander was dropped,
/ the General thanked him, and he went 10
his repose again in rather bad humor, and
the others went to the Monongahela House."
The Washington Union has the following
Just remarks on this subject:
"The spectacle presented by this tour of
General Scott is rare spectacle. II is new
in our politics, The wing party in all for
mer campaigns have never yet approached
| the example now set to the country by their
chief Never before has there been so un-
bushing, so disgraceful, so bold all attempt
TO prostitute the presidency into the dust
| General Scott is a paid officer Of The general
government. His own party, only few
years ago. denounced and despised the ex-
ample he is now setting; for il was one of
the first avowals OF principle by Gen. Harri-
son that no office holder should interfere in
elections. The democracy then took ground
against the application OF any rule that might
arrest freedom Of speech or of thought in
this republic but in the present instance,
we have General Scott using the public
money to help The abolition influence Of the
North. We have him throwing himself into
the arms oc the foes of the South IN Penn
sylvania, and then paying himself out of the
public treasury" 4i - .s,a.4. ..lf VIZ,