Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1852-08-20
How the British feel obou, il.

How the British feel about il.
THE "Dcmocratic" Candidate End0rsed IN ht
English Press as Decended fran NobiiUv-
Their Confidence IN him-Their Hqtred N
Winfield Scoh
To the Editor OF the Washington Republic:
SIR A friend in London has sent me COW
Of the London Leader dated 26th June, and
from an editorial article which it contains
make the following significant extracts:
"Franklin Pierce is a hneal descendant Of our
omn family Of PercyS; the Percys Of Northum-
bertrand, whOSe place in the State IS no,o occupied
By The House Of SmithSon.
From the incidents and traits which we have
80 rapidly skctched, the character of the Dem
ocratc candidate can readily be collected We
should have been well pleased to see Judge
Douglas chosen, although he is said to have a
bias against our country; for he is too hearty
and intelligent man 20 take any course detri-
mental to his own. We are without informa-
ton as 10 HE riemS Of GEN. Pierce on The subject
Of corporation vith ENGLAND; but IRE cannot san
that 'ce feel any dpIrehenSionS on the point, and
are shalt dudu the final election nat uuhom Shar-
ing IN The confidence Of many American hiends
that il uW result"
| To the casual observer these 'frs,-rate mott.
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gan Of the English moneved arstocracy. and
the less pretending Lcader, may not appear Of
much account but when consde red in con
nection with the Interference Of Sir Henry
Bulwer with the American Congress. and his
declaration that any increase in the protection
afforded to American labor would produce
very disagreeabe state OF feeling in England
we can readily see why Mr. Pierce, being
descendant OF their own house of Percvs
should be endorsed in the old country with such
a perfect gush Of enthusiasm What can be
more significant than the declaration that they
fear Mr.. Douglas is biased against English
interests, but that they have no apprehensions
as regards Mr.. Pierce? Who told the English
aristocracy that Judge Douglas was intensely
American in his feelings, and that Mr.. Pierce
would occasion them no apprehension on that
point? Did they learn it from his votes and
speeches against the improvement of American
! rivers and harbors or did r. J. Walker, Mr.
| Folks Secretary of the Treasury, who has been
many months in England, assured them that
Mr.. Pierce would be careful of English inter-
ests And are we to understand that the money
of English lords and manufacturing million
aires is to be sent over here to help the Democ-
racy in fostering English interests by depress-
ing American ones, and helping party into
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That the English press abuse General Scott
is not in the least surprising. On the 5th OF
July, 1913, with onv 900 raw Americans,
and himself little past boyhood, he met on an
open plain at Chippewa, . 200 British regulars.
most of whom were the flower of the British
army, and defeated and utterly routed, and in
part captured them at the point Of the bayonet
This humbled their pride, and they have not
forgotten it. After routing the British army re-
peatedy on their own soil. he was finally taken
prisoner by an immensely superior force, and
conveyed to Quebec on a transport with his
men. While on their way, the Irish soldiers
Who had fought with him were singled out by
the British officers, and were to be sent to Eng
land to be hung. Scott, though unarmed i'm
medatey appeared on deck and stopped the
proceedings, in spite of the British officer and
his threats. lie warned them that for every
Irish soldier executed, the blood Of English
prisoners should flow, AND HE WOULD GIVE
THEM NO QUARTERS IN BATTLE.
Is 1t strange that the English arlstocracy
should like Franklin Pierce, "a descendant Of
their own Percys, and be anxious for his cleo
ton:
Is it singular that they should hate the de-
fendr Of The irish, and the hero who has 50 Of
ten yanqushed them on their own ground and
with their own chosen weapons
Thank God, Winfield Scott is an American,
every inch of his scar-Coycrcd body, every lhrob
and emotion of his heart and soul, His grand
father was killed IN battle against the Eng
llsh. and his father forced to flee from that king
dom with his life.
The ancestors of Franklin Pierce were Eng.
lish mobiles aud they have mo approximations,
that he will not serve their cause There is
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