The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1852-09-29

uunber of years, ant lad oliiEiuated n.
ne.sare y bene6l tie c0autrT. In,
lad acquired any distinction IN tha
position twas BY opposing everything
And IT, dad not coaceise Il snv eridenc,
u ststssmznship to do nothing your
self ts bene6t the public. while yos pre-
s<nt others from dong any thing. hi,
services IA Congress. dsen, did not brins
aim up TO that rule. He xould try him
as q military man. In the late wal
WIN Mexico. Gen. p. was a Brigadiel
General. He would eoncede his patri
otsm. and suppose that he really
thought he coaId serve his country IN
that capacity. What is the 6rst thing
Tor . GsaeraI- To- provided Richard,
Aing Of England. is represented a. ex'
elaining-"A horse. horse, q king.
dom Ter q hsrse," A suinble war
horse. then, Is the FIRST thing aerded,
And AZ il seems that ell Gen. Pierce's
mlstortunes have been attributed to his
horse. II 10 evident that be showed bad
judgssent ia the selection. After Sc
ieeting his horse. what is the next
thing TO be consideredf He must be
. good rider. In this it appears, too,
that Gen. p. mistook his qualifications,
almost as much as an Irishmxn Of
whom he had heard. The irishman
fancied he could ride, and determined
to try. The horse was properly capa-
risoned, and the Irishmsn mounted
with spurs on, and supposing the spurs
intended forshim to hold ON with, he
soused them into the sides Of the horse,
which ran on Immediately. and he had
not yet heard Of his stopping. What
is the next qualification Tor Generalf
Why that the man has the physical
strength to undergo the exposure and
fatigue. In this, Gen. Pierce showed
bad judgment. He says himself, speak
ing OF the Battle Of cherubusco: This
accident 1.-THE fall from his horse rem
dered- me unable to struggle with the
difficulties Of the ground over which We
were obliged to pass on the evening Of
the last day. and in the effort to do so,
| fell faint from exhaustion and pain"
And what nexts A General should
be ever at his post, and do every thing
at its proper time. Well, at Moline
del Rey. the account states that Gen.
Pierce had been ordered to bring up
reinforcements. but Gen. Worth saws
!" The battle had been won more than
one hour before Gen. Pierce's Brigade
or any other support reached the
ground 70 So that ia all this he show
ed bad judgment and want Of the qua
liications to fit him for General. Ac-
cording to the rule, then, having failed
in the.trusts heretofore confided to him,
he was not qualified for President.
Mr.. Reade having disposed of these
points. took up the character Of Gen.
Scott, and defended him. as well as his
letter Of acceptance, against the objec-
tions urged BY our Democratic friends.
He represented him as a Union man,
having heart large enough to take in
the interests Of all sections. In the
matter Of the public lands, it had been
objected to him that il was difficult to
tell whether he was for the new States
or the old States, whether he was for
the East or the..West. How was it with
Gen. Washington? Could any one
tell whether he was for the Fast or for
the West, the North or the SOUTH lf
any one would tell which Gen. Wash
ington was for, he would undertake to
tell which Gen. Scott favored. The
fact was that Gen. Washington regarded
the interests Of the whole country, and
so does Gen. Scott. Suppose YOU were
in court, and proposition was made
to appoint guardian for large fami-
~ of children. A little fellow with
eyes like two fourpences should rise
up, and propose to take it, alledging
that the older children had imposed
upon the younger-had not given them
enough education, &c.-and assert that
he would take the part Of the younger
ones. Another should rise and say
that he would take it, but he would see
that the younger boys kept their pla-
ces-he would take the part Of the old
er ones. And then an old man with
gray hair, should rise up and say: |
was friend to the father Of these boys,
| have received wounds aud bruises in
his service, and as | loved the father,
so | love the children. If l aln APP
pointed guardian. | will endeavor to re-
conciie their differences, to keep peace
in the family, and teach them to love
one another" What would be the judy
ment Of the cnurts What would be your
judgment? GEN. ScoTr is that old
man. He has received wounds and
bruises in defence of this country, and
he loves. the whole country, and would
therefore endeavor to reconcile all dif-
ferences and keep peace amongst US.
MIR. Reade was applauded through
out, and concluded amid raptures Of