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For he Union.
Precept rs. Example OF Federal whiggery.
The wings, alter they changed their name ffsm fed
ersliss TO naooal republicans, deprecated the eecopNt
nliiary ehieiiain 10 the presidency when General
a candidate Tor the presidency they depicted, N
gowog eoors, the eyls thai would follow his election,
and declared wonld be signal Of the decay Of liberty
and the ultimate downfall OF the republican evil
''worse than war pesence and ismine = but notwiih.
standing all their doleul vacinstions he triumph
anily elected aud reelected President OF the United
States. But the and popularity OF General Jack
son NOT account OF his mere military renown
his military fame could not elect him IA 1874 bat the
settled conviction OF the popular mind shat bargain,
intrigue. aad corruption" defeated his election 10 1924
determined the people to right the wrong in ls25,
when they trlamphanly elected him against The most
violent opposion The purely republican Character
OF his administration the wisdom OF his measures,
the hrmness and purify OF his character, and the
fearless assaults he made npon the conupuoas Of the
day--the bold. manly, and successful war be waged
against that monster OF inqaly the Bank OF the United
Siates which had extended is Bariln arms in nearly
every Stats IN the Union, silently but eectualy under
mining the prosperity and liberties OF the peope-save
him popularity and influence among the nf the
sturdy and honest yeonany Of the land, which reelected
him IN 1882 by aa overwhelming majority and rendered
bis tower of strength with the people. This
the true secret OF his great popularity and eminent sue
cess bai the whys sonsously s'.loung h's popularity
of resortng TO any means TO gain power, renouneed
their professed views, aud have ever since been ena-
INQUIRED with military As IN 1910 and lsAs, they have
nominated for the presidency nothing but mere military
cheitan In 1852 Gen Scott is their candidate. without
single civil qualification, ota OF experience Tor the
sponsibe office OF President OF the United States HE
nation their part the greatest Inconsistency with
their professions, and contempt Tor The intelligence OF the
people. AT their grand ratification meeting in this city,
few nights ago, al their transparencies, notices, and
banners embazoned nothing but military in which
Scott had figured. They have published history Of his
life filled with engravings OF his military exploits as ii
the people, like children, to be caplivaied and led
as.ray by pictures, pleased with rattle and cked
with straw" And the speeches OF their Orators
aolhnx but tissue OF encomiums upon Gen. Scors mil
iary achievements, and wholesale abuse aud msrepre
senia,ion of the democratic party and their nominees
No man ever has, and as long IS u hs people continue
OF the United States purely on account of bis military
fame.
AS have said before, General Jackson's military re-
nown, bright it was, could not elect him in 1924, but
the belief that be had been defrauded in that election
elected him in 1898 and his brilliant administration OF
four years, IN more firmly securing the basis OF liberty,
and establishing the sound republican principles and
OF the earlier patriots and statesmen OF the
olu!on. which paved The way to that glory and
which republic has attained, reelected him in 1882
The wings military hero General Harrison, de-
feated by pure civilian in 1896 A peculiar combina
centnry' eeced him n "n isso General TAYLOR another
OF the wings military heroes" Old Zack"-" Rough
and Ready"-wi,h that popular simplicity Of manners and
honesty OF purpose which endeared him TO his soldiers
and to which General Scott is a s,ranger--was their
military candidate in lS4s. Everybody knows that
Notwithstanding he had just returned fresh from the wars
with halo OF glory encrcling his brow, and military
enthusiasm rife through the country on account OF the
glorious achievements of our arms in Mexlco--nowIth-
standing all this he barely elected not account of
his military fame, but in consequence OF the stapendous
frauds practsed by the wings during the canvass and
from the dsaHecton of portion OF the democracy.
And how stands The matter now All the indica-
tions public sentiment unerTingy point the doom,
of military candidates for the future. That pie
bald faction OF whiggery, abolonism and native
Americansm rent assundeby internal dssensions heart
burnings, and rvares, have abandoned all their old
principles and rallied under military name-havng the
oly TO think that majority OF the American people are
to be led OH by the gewgaws and tIappngs OF military
to place him at the head OF the civil affairs OF the
nalon and thus trampe in the dust the sacred principles
OF democracy, and renew the sectional agations whirh
the wings brought upon the country, and reopen asresn
the bleeding wounds OF the constitution which the de-
mocracy have nobly struggled 10 heal.
II the people had not enough to oresee the evil oi
elec,ing military man, without qualifications
experience in civil affairs to administer the general
government. Taylor's corrupt and imbece adnnistfa-
lion, whch brought glorious Union TO the very verge
of destruction, and extTicaed from its perils only
by the inerpostion OF Divine Providence. would teach
them the folly of again eecting Pr esident
military heo but, thank God, survey OF the past and
the prospect OF the future forbid the idea The demo-
cratic party welded not TO but TO their time honored
principles presented for the suages OF the people
Franklin Pierce, of New Hampshire, distinguished
and patriot, who has been, in the councils
Of the nation and in The walks OF private lie, the
able and faithful advocate oil republican principles
of such noble and generous impulses lofty patriot
sn and sound and discriminating mind, as will rally 10
his support The united democracy OF The entire Union.
and OF every honest and dspassonae patriot IN the land
Already the southern wings beginning TO see their
true interests, and deserving the standard OF Scott.
Toombs Stephens, Faulkner, Gentry, Williams, ana
other distinguished representatives OF the South, have
and repudaied the nomination OF Scott as one
not fl, 10 be made " and 10 which, doubtless, the whole
South will respond hearty amen. From valley to val
ley, and from hilltop TO hilltop, throughout the coned-
eracy, the welkn rings with the union, harmony, and
enthusiasm o The democracy. The democratic party,
with four hs OF the State governments already 10 their
possession with large majority in both houses o Con-
gress, with their measures OF public policy established
and approved by the country, thoroughly organized and
united n every State in the Union will manfully vind
the intelligence and purity oil the people IN Noyem
Der next when they encounter the motley forces OF whig
gerry led on by their military chiefain; they will give
them such Waterloo defeat that whig will look upon
military leader with the horror the devil does upon
holy water MORE ANON.
july 5, 1852.