Washington telegraph., 1852-10-06
Ev.Gos crnop Lucas E.eticr,
Paw GooE. Sgnt. \, 1S59.

letter Of yesterday in relation to statements
in number Of Wing papars in Iowa and
elsewhere, concerning the position whiel
nav occupy md your inquiries rs to my
"leelings aud views towards Generals Wiu.
field Scott and Franklin Pierce as eanii.
dates for the next Presidency, is nag before
me.
And, in answer To il, permit me 10 say to
You. that il is with no ordinary i'ergt |
yicv tic contest nov going ua between tle
friend of Gonral Winfield sea.i and tien.
erl Franklin Pierce, The two prominent
men now candidate, for lie Presidential
Clair of the Uuion-ihe one nominated hy
hoWbg National Convention, the other By
a Convention Of the n5mpgmiip pfty. !
hnve sir, rs You know alvayz hga pom
ocfa,, | Wa born a Democrat, and expect
h liye he ba.aued u my de- a- Hleh, au,
then diea Democrat
| supported Thomas Jcd.fzoa l1r the
Presidency. supported Alf Aaaiiau lwp
Terms Mr. MwHla tBifa aai was aae O.
HE elrolor, IN Ohin thal voted lif AmH
ht tue lime Of his ec9d ersim, In
lls2f. | VA. laeol at tlio head U' tia IaeH,
sou el,e. ,1al ,.aHet IN Od.a ia lsas Wa.
chosen an tIectof in td8t siuts aal nsp
ms yUta rs sBch .ar General AuinW .lHaa.
son. IVA Pfa.ilgH; pf lie National b..
maamtir Convention ut haltHupia Ia So
(which nominated main tau inau rs d
cndila.elif 1iaH pu.iH5H - sud ~
+ ! voted Jar eass IN - SUI slall I5aHy
vote ..5 Inn azsia Ncfe ha a tladlaie.-
Thesc are So MANY proofs ii my t.lle If
llamuJmt. 1hi. tide has been ve.leuual,
and my rig'i ta il shali navsr he iaiairei=
Hu#l uma airport #lHHbIn liFrsa, bH
Nuri ar decd. Iuf tie mn1naH a.lss uz
frailsut. consistent with taa principles uf
uh'sh Hre eve as q hearmf 81 f.aia.
81, non e.,b lhc voluntary plrlrss ibal /
uala tn ihe Democratic Cnyeatuaa' uh.a
gbish uawiua.el @ehls3t IS e1adI.
date tf f..slgsti#a ioIls e5ise 81 auE#aF
81 flat .Iaufi.bIas s.ala, ,aaa I,as -
iuga, .ouN,.
AlE ma.,a ias ,Fgr haa, pf'uf,#.#.
Measures. an A.gu thst wi.l cary I.H,I.
glc= aid m.asan= into elest AL sua
+ may rest asu.rd thst whatever may E, mf
aaIinu uf siu'ina in l..o. 9au Ri1 'afs
Ind aa m The aaas ai IIsllamaez. #la.
H1rlius ihe principle aul m@sal ilR
ase Hra.s i BaaasaufH IN lAe admin.
int#n# "a q isasrHu# d HldIa1. aBi
J1slsH. and such men rs WiIl plFF tbcir
rriHdI T. md measures iuln elaetH
Tn iiim Nr PierH l= ever aeri.
pied m fna ar #nF alag# #IahIir .-
aua. = Reference .a questions II "a W..
I'm prosperity. has bssa aai4emgial In
i5H ah'eh W#r# a,eHHel al a#as
cherished by laeg caIueuI statesmen Hbuze
election % iia PRESIDENCY mast hHaHR
and cordially advocated. They isIlht. md
i her s.vuy. believed fhat iaa raat.1.
ln ,es. 90 Congress thr power Gao aru
aud rpo.r ha-'au and Remove D.tui.m.
tr6m nagigl.c ijF.- aul tla. .i SD. ,Ar..
'i.-ui il,ui U"u>sN lallI r.eFc-- 80.
. power whenever sneh inI rogcm6nt are
necessary iuF lia common da|jucr--.or ihc
/ protection and facility uf commerce wi'h
. .priea Hl.'p. Hr amlag ils S4-a.i
improvement, bring NATIONAL ml guem.m
hrT ghrmHat understand Nr ltersr
to Up r.al Co.. ,ia ahfr joafiis. 70 uragi.
SD tD the effect that lhc walter, ou which
these Improvement. are proposed Goo D., maln
shall d. 1lt and iiHi they .hlIi be moved
by iil'a u ba. ia eject declared t'n.
tHu iHlth ~ ws:,r TO D. iulrr 4. uDr
their capacity For trade among ihr States
forms uu cTprm for O. il.I demnl gim
federal protection. His political history, a.
collected from hi, action iu Congress, uu
Jos, thal from hi. letter 90 ille committee or
tha Convention, accepting his nomination iu
tha Presidency m'h. .am, at fsgh il Jir
platform, furnish evidence uf o.. hostility
tp aii the l,omHaut measures which toad
90 western prIs,ig-d which m,rll
improvements aud domestic industry are
the most important
As Western man, therefore. and ag an
original jackson Democrat; %, friend 10
internal Improvements, and to- protection
aud encouragement Of American industry
! cunoi will ur support ual o. mln %.
Franklin Pierce for the Presidency. And
as there is now but two prominent clnIi.
dates before the American people, namely.
General Scott aud Franklin Pirrcr. m, o..
whom will ueca. .ariiy bee elected tia aaAt
President ! viii most chechu.y aud rcr.,
give my vote and influence Co Gen. Srat.-
believe him by FAR tbo b,,. aud greatest
oi the two, and one whom every friend Of
the West particularly and to internal inn.
proyemouis, and to thc protection ard pro-
motion ol American industry ought To pfa.
fer and 20 cordially support HIM
but wish 90 nll y,aF attention 20 a
short article which Is taken f.m the Iowa
Capital Reporter Il is as follows
Ex-Governor Lucas and General Scott
ave zee that tie Whiq papers are elori.
flying over what they suppose to he the eyi.
dcnce Of Democrat WHO will support Ge,
Scott We think their glory viii be much
diminished when thcy are informed chat II
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