Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1852-10-01
BURLINGTON FREE PRESS FRIDAY MORNING OCTOBER l. 1859

honest masses-mcn of honesty themselves
VINO can appreciate it in others-men who know
the value OF SCOTS services, and his great
aolltles as civilian and warrior, and who
are disposed to reward him for dis long, faith
'ul, and glorious career with the highest honors
hey can bestow.- Lancaster Whig.
A correspondent of the Blair County Wing
writing from Cambria, says:
take pleasure in calling your attention tc
Summerhll township. The nomination of Scot
and Graham has made deep and sensible inn
preston upon the Locos here; 1t has effected
change of TWENTY-N IL, all of whom vert
heretofore Locofocos. bred and born but arc
now determined to vote for 'Conquering tie.
ro." look for twenty nine more to be CONVEX.
ted before November. can safely predict
that Cambrir coun,p will give majority fot
Scott"
From the Meadve Gazette
We, ourselves, kno,c ofa baker's dozen OF
Democrats IN this county who 90 for Scott,
heart ana hand. There are many others, too,
VINO VIII not be able to resist the generous im-
pulses which prompt every true American heart
to sustain those who have fought and bled for
their country. CONSEQUENTLY, Gen Scott will
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New York.
The New York Day Book-a journal devo-
ted to the cause of MIR. WEBSTER as an indie
pendent candidate for the Presidency. and one
occasionally quoted by the Union of ate-in
It's issue of the 20th instant, commences an ar
ticle entitled "The Election" with the follow.
ing remarks:
There is no denying that General ScorT's
prospects are growing brighter, aud his friends
more confident of his success. The apathy that
everywhere prevailed, during the summer
months, Is now giving way TO excitement and
enthusiasm Our exchange papers from Ken
lucky, Tennessee, Ohio, Indiana, and even
Michigan, contain g,owlng accounts of enthu-
siastc Scott meetings, and Wings in each
State confidently assert their power to carry !
OF those States for Scott Michigan, General
Cass's State, it is believed by them. will surely
go for the hero of all the was we ever had =
There are any number of Froesoilers in Mlchi
gan who will vote the Whlg ticg, and with their
popular candidate for Governor there is great
probability that the 5 ate will 90 for Scott
at Is useless to shut our eyes to the truth ;
and that there has been great change in the
aspect Of things, within the last few weeks no
one can deny"
The Editor of the Tribune says-"If New
York don't cast her electoral vote for Scott,
we'll agree that there isn't any such State, and
never was-or that Arkansas is more intel-
gent, refined and every way superior to what
has been called New York"
The Soldiers for Scott.
The following letter was read at late meet
ing of the "Scott Lie Guard" in New York
City. 1t shows the feeling of the men who
have served under Scott, toward the gallant old
American:
WEDNESDAY, Sept 22-l P. N.
My DEAR SIR:-Up to this moment hoped
to be with you and the Guard" this evening,
but fear that the protIactcd illness of nv little
bov-the namesake OF our glorious old Gene
ral-wll prevent me. | regret deeply that any
cause should deprive me OF the society oft ose
wno can, above ali others, appreciate our great
leader.
For me to speak in his favor with view of
adding to his fame is, of course, work of SUI
ogaton--"g gliding refined gyd"-yet an
active service OF four years, much of the time
under his Immediate eye, ..a1 endoarcd him to
me beyond expression. During the horrors of
cholera, and The harrassrg and iyno5.e tolls If
indian warfare, found hun, as you did, IN the
more brilliant fields of Mexico, emphatIcally
the soldiers tncnd-great as a General, yet, If
possible, greater as man. Since | lett the
Army he has betrlended me in substantial
manner and checrully endorse statement
you made at one OF our meetings, that 10 Old
soldier ,other thing, being equal! would fail OF
a ha had g.,
serving him but excuse my prollxlty, and
Believe me to be,
Respectfully and truly,
Your comradc,
l.. ID. SIMS.
WV. H. BRowS, Esq, President of the Scott
Life Guard.-.N. T. Times.
Coming CominS.
We hive list of five names from the town
of Dresden, Washington County, whom our
readers Will recognize as leaders heretofore OF
the Locofoco party IN that town, who have re-
nounced LocoocolSm and all It's vie corrup-
tons, and have come out for Scott g. Graham.
Their names are Aessrs. Seymour Shepardson,
AIonzo Benjamin, b. Benjanln, Elijah Shep>
ardson, Dennis Jones, and James Roberts. All
right - UhjtehaN Chronicle.
An intelligent and active friend in st. Law
renee County, in private letter to us, among
other things says: "Ifmy opinion of the state of
things here is good for anything, and | am will
ing to place it on record, st. Lawrence Coun-
ty, instead of rolling up her two thousand Lo-
cofoco majority, cannot be carried by that par
ty by more than 800
INDIANA.
Scott in Indiana.
The Piqua Courier says that we had a con-
versaton with gentleman from one of the up
per Wabash Counties in Indiana, III reference
to the Presidential election. lie Informed us
that in the County in which he resides, which
Is Locofoco by small majority as far as he is
acquainted, Scott will get nearly all the votes
OF both parties. To use his own EXPRESSION
1T Is all one-sided business there" lie SAYS
that the Locoioco candidate is scarcely ever
named IN his vicinity; Scott, and Scott alone.
is all the Presidential candidate they talk Of
all the one that will be voted for to any extent
GE,. ScoTr AND MIS- IRISH FRIENDS The
Indiana State Journal, af the ith inst. contains