The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-07-29
Friday Evening, July as, 1852

Frloay EVcning, Suly ~, 1882
TAKE THIS THEE.--Tbe Eagle fills its col
umns with one.sided account Of the diff
Guilty between Generals Scott and Jackson,
and when we propose that the two papers
shall give a full account Of the matter, the
Eagle very ihnocently asks-"What do you
expect to gain by that" We simply reply
that we would get the truth for once into the
columns of the Eagle, andif it did not tell as
favorable for Gen. jackson as for General
Scott nobody would be to blame but the in
discreet friends of the Hero Of New Orleans.
The Eagle adds: . ..a ill.,. r,
"Gen. Scott did not see fit to challenge
Gen. Jackson-he was entirely too discreet
for that. But he wnited two years until
Clinton had taken an oath against duelling
and then challenged him! How do those
who laud Scott's bravery reconcile these
things! He showed the white feather in
that operation"
"During the Mexican War, at public
meeting in New Orleans, soul somewhat
similar to that ofthe Eagle mans dechred
that "Geh. Scott was coward and he had
the documents to show it." The orator
saved himself from an infuriated audience by
suddenly leaving. Then it was that Major
Mountford, veteran fellow soldier Of Scott,
who for some personal difference had been
at enmity with the Generalfo many years,
took the stand and addressed the excited
crowd as follows:
"Fellow-citizens: am no personal friend
of Winfield Scott. havn't spoken to him
for twenty years; we quarrelled and sepa-
rated. But I'll say to any man who dare to
charge him with cowardice that in his foul
throat he les-he utters the biggest lie that
ever passed mortal lips. | myself saw him
at Fort George amid tempest Of fire-the
crushing and falling Of stones, timbers, and
other objects, produced by the explosion of
the magazine. | saw him thenand there tear
down the British flag. have seen him, too,
on other occasions, when he was ever in the
thickest of the battle-where none but
brave man would be found"
DOCUMENTS AND FALsEHooDs.- find
the following advertisement in the Locofoco
papers. This Mr.. Gwin is LocofOco Sem
ator from California, and this Mr.. Edgerton
is Locofoco Representative from Ohio:
To the Members Of the several Democratic Stat
and County Committees.
n ID
pointed by the National Democratic Exec
utive Committee, under the authority of the
last Democratic National Convention, have
now in course of publication number of
valuable documents for the coming cam
paign. In order to complete their list of
| names, already large, but not as full as
should be desired, the resident Committee
respectfully ask the Chairman of the diff
ferent Democratic State and County Com
mittees, and all active Democrats through
out the Union, to forward at their earliest
convenience such lists Of names in their re-
spective localities or districts, with post Of
I fees attached, as may serve to promote the
rood OF the cause. WIN. NJ. GWIN.
Chairman of the Res. Com.
A.P. EnGERroN, Sec.
S.-Democratic papers in all parts OF
the country are requested topublish.
This game must be promptly met. These
documents will be sent out under the franks
Of members of Congress and spread broad
cast over the country at the expense of the
public. In their dying struggles, the lead
ers fthis Locofoco party will become des-
perate, but no matter. Let them be watch
ed-let their efforts be met, and all will be
WELL Wings, be en- your guard.
ExPATRIATING HIMsELF-In the Eagle oi
yesterday, on the third page and first col
umn, the reader will note the following
"But Gen. Scott has always been re
markably discreet man, when his persona
safety was in danger. His discretion was
vinced in keeping out of bullet range durin
the entire Mexican Campaign. Taking ad
vantage of his position as Commander-in
chief, to station himself in THE REAR"
Sama no1n aacond cnlumn and nearly on