The daily union., 1852-10-14

great, unequaled iniellect-by his broad patriotism
Because be rampled under foot the cherished principles
o freedom and federation" advocated by Seward Fred
Douglass Co.. and defended the country. the constiiu
lion, the South.
And you are asked 10 justify the sacrifice Of such
man for such cause and take his assassin 10 your
bosom
''If thou do but consent
To this cruel act, do but despairl
And II thou wantst a cord the smallest thread
That spider twisted from her womb
Will serve to strangle thee"
Well, well may This venerable and should be yenera.
ted statesman then exclaim-
Virginia! Virginia
Had but served your enemies with halfihe zeal
have defended you, they would not in mine age
Have left mo naked 10 mine enemies
But, il General Scott were free from these objections,
his letter OF acceptance taken with some previous opln
ions, should decide every man against him, have
briefly stated them in my letter OF the I'd OF July His
desire exclude rst all foreigners from the rights OF
citizenship. absurd it unjust; but that was
then the presidential panacea Now he is upon another
extreme equally absurd and unjust, and dan
gerous BY that, every man who has served in time OF
war, whether he the enemy heard the crack
OF gun, except in practice being The whole une
in barIack or receiving ship, shall. by force OF that
service alone, be entitled 10 citizenship; while The
foreigner who may have lived for years in the coun-
try married. have family, acquired property paid axes
and is permanently fixed here's The man OF letters and SCI
ence-,he men who have made themselves known TO The
world for their science and wisdom. and sought this
country home-are TO be excluded; and this upon
the Generals military experience" And The wing par
ty The conservative party The men who were iof e&ciaa
ing all but natives who despse all low Foreigners,
and turn up their noses at ''yugarians. VIII approve
this principle Tor the sake oil principle, they will de-
nounee the principle and support NE man VINO processes
supporting General Scott principle; and yei, II you
lake up, one by one, his distinctive principles they
will Tell you, on no am no, I1r mat am mol ioG tns M
whig principles Well what are they The bank
Can you find any man now crazy and vicious enough TO
wish to disturb the country with i high protective
tor n i'm
country far behind the age 10 make the idle effort TO
restore that The land distribution Why, their candi.
date has given the de grace to hai for he has bid
them of already to the actual setteslhese worthy Cit
zens and wise statesmen who have relieved guard for
year in some barracks while Indian war raging
on the frontiers OF Texas or in New Mexico.
But never conceived, until the thing has actually
TO pass that General Scott would think OF being
candidate for the presidency in full uniform while the
actual commanderin chel for the army, and that he
would 90 stumpng ii through the country with two gen.
erals at his side How long will be before such can
ddae will go, not with two generals at his side, but
with large military cortege at his heels TO asonsh as
nation who more idolizes the American army than do.
would make General Scott Lieutenant general, and
vote him 100000. would make every man who fought
gallanuy in Mexico independent have The pleasure 10
know intimately many OF the officers OF all grades, and
they among the most accomplished gentlemen and
nobes fellows do know. There is not one OF them IN
whose hands, far depends upon their courage and
patriotism, their country would not be safe; and yet
would moi vote for General Scott in his present attitude,
il every other man in America did so.
Fellow citiZeBs-my once kind and conhding freDds-
know no, whether may still regard you, or whether
the ours, who have been upon my trail or years, bui
have lately given tongue as II hired with new scent,
have succeeded in hunting me out OF your aheeops or
not time. and your justice and generosity will deter
mine. There many other things which wished 10
say you, but have already proiracted this address too
long, because have been obliged 10 write in such haste,
with be printers devil at my elbow, (he kindest and
incest liuls devil ever saw-t wish he may be always
with when have any use Tor The devil, or the devil
hln - IN
thinking, or re-wriie single page, But there s one
thing must say, at The hazard OF worrying you, and
chasing away the smile from the bright lace OF my tlle
. devil" II is this: My iustrious successor-~he enor
mous electar at large" who is so delighted with
" sugar rag" though made, II is said, ior another
mans mouth. that he has deeIed i necessary 10 ad-
ing it-has deemed il compatible with desenay and
propriey TO introduce my name frequently IN his
speeches, the newspapers tell and especially TO boast
tnat be did not circulate the address OF lSi0, be-
cause it did not truly represent the altitude o the
wbg party in relation 10 Hank OF the United States
and charge that this the result Of ignorance or
repre sentaon in the writer, He should have been
the last thus TO my name, u, for no o,her req
son. because although for the last eight years have de-
cned all Intercourse with him, have been very for.
bearing towards him probably than shall be Tor
the iature know in ls40 that he dad not circulate the
address although requested by The convention, all the
whg members from Ibis Stale were to circulate IL and
knew his motive, because knew, as afterwards told
him TO his face, unlounded Jealousy of (athough
had done than any one man TO put him into Con
gress) was one OF the ruling motives o! hla conduct
But in this instance his anaihema las not on me, but
on his party, with double force for il makes them both
knaves and fools, was required TO write the wing
address OF ls,e, and did 90. After discussing General
Harrisons opinions about the bank, ss shown BY the
record quoting it faithfully, and, as be told ps altar
wards, stating him with perfect accuracy, closed
that part OF the address with statement OF what were
my own opinions, and believed to be the opinions OF
ths party, because meant TO deal fairly with the
people, and thought II due 10 irankness TO make the
statement llst slsrpent was in these words Bui i
fair to say that in competition between bank OF the
United States and sub. treasury, as hari.money SIS
tenn, majority OF us would prefer Bank OF the United
And IN that form reported the address TO the
committee having sat up all night 10 write H. When
hat part of il vas read De- Charles Cooke, OF Abe
marie, high toned gentleman as any 10 the State,
moved TO Erke il out, upon the avqwei ground that
neither a majority ol the conVention nor majority ol
he party among the people did prefer Bank Of The Uni
ed States and majority OF the committee dd strike
)ut and that the only sentence OF the address as
Ell from my pen, which was stricken out or altered
eported the address from the committee TO the conyen
ION where il was unanimously and enthusiastically 4
proof Of which, 50 0OO copies were ordered 10
,e printed. Now, uPon whom does The analhema iall
4 II ia the work OF fool what becomes OF the wing l
committee composed OF Gmer, Toler, sutton, ~. j. }
aud others whom do not now recolect And what v
n he said OF the inelecs OF the convention, thai they
ld moi perceye the folly and what OF the hearts OF bo
T. knowing they yet practise IT. Upon what principle |
ii honor lasce or fairness should their folly or vices
there was either which do not believe there was, be
r;s,ed ON me- who resisted both Ii his party win Tor.
rive The immortal elector sure do, and refer him
and them, "for further particulars to Norborne r. Sui-
on esq formerly senator for Caroline, now residing in
Henrco.
And now, fellow.czens praying your forgiveness for
my prolixily-which is always the result OF hasy wri