New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-07-05
SCOTT AS A HERO AND STATESMAN.
Speech or John M. Clayton.
At n Ratification Meeting held ut Del,

ware, on Wednesday, June 81, Hon. John VI. Clay
ton delivered an able aud eloquent speech, from
which we make the following extract:
| proceed TO the question. shall We ratlfy the de-
cision II the Baltimore Convention 10 favor OF WIN
TIKLD SoorT, OF rot | intond 10 submit Jew rea-
why we should rstify tAst declsioa In the afst
place, l undertake to sey-n my hamels testimoay
be admitted at all upon such Q question a.
,ms-I have for many years known WINFIELD
. OFT, Of Nev-Jsrsey, aad know him TO be- No,
great soldier-the greatest captain OF ths sgs-
but know him ~ be scholar aud staSesmso- Tnere
In greater error than 20 suppose, becaase man II
great soldier he cannO be great civilian Gen SCOrr
has devoted he life the study Of the profession 0,
early youth He We before ne went Into the army,
lawyer, and although have met many men wo &C
qusinted viii the doctrine " International law have
more familiar with, and moro doe JJ
versed In the principles Of international Ia tnAn
WINFIELD 5CoTr No greater error can o. CON nl;si
by you, my couLtTymcp, than 20 Suppose, because ho
great soldier. Victorious general, he Is uuihi0E
lie IL ascbolaI, ele an and p-uf Junds ;hDa. H. .
man, II he had nertr achieved vc.Oryha 0t4, eni
neniIy qualified to nil the office % PrSdenL because II
his civil quRhc sriOns aud 10 because Of tnem staa
here. mean u stsad every where ready TO su2pir
him. Moreover my follow citizens, WINFIELD ScOrr!s
msaS hose experience In public atAlrs-utopindsaG
Of bis 'srnng from books. eqGa 20 that of any
melaber Of the House o Representatives, ire San s
United States. He has taken dsep intsre@t 10
the gpucAl affairs OF MS country since ozry yo1t1
OIi, insy, before the war OF 1872 Democrat OF tie
Macedonian snd JrHrrsonssn school, impaisire, warm
hearted ardent aud pstri1yc, whsn the OUTRAGE t1A
were committed upon this country by Ensi4nd o-tur
red be rttIly leave the profession In which he
bad every prospect Of brilliant for the parPose
Of lighting the battles ot his country, and nacesay,
aa0dlr his blood la Der defense Ny fellow ciuLens,
| ssnd here and support WINFIELD Scorr, not only
Tor thosc reasons only because he is civilian aud
statesman, but because know him Of my own kaprt
edge, g. be msn pure IN heart hi ID mnded and
honorable IN ali his Intercourse with his folio ~nsn
| any nsn ever lev Enthusiss gic spolsusel Yes
log him, then ~ man qualified for the Office e. On
70 consider HE utbcr merits aud those which eutt M
10 tha srstitude Of hs country. lie v,ctodous &c
sral and = great soldier, and pronounced oy the sr a
eat CAisln ON the other eide VI water % be on, d
the greatest men Of the age His victories Al ChiJs,
va and Impdys Lane were accounted atthe dine whs-
IN. occurred among the most remarkable events q
the gar ot 1874 With an inferior force NJ Chlpgss
he eefeusrd General Riley, although ms troop
we're q, n posed " The best veteran q the Brti,
! army Ana SCorr achieved this triumph NJ, mersl
| ~ the Ssiof oi bis soldiers but by bis initn
tshlc skui IN tina, splendid bst'e. has beer
su.t X mutsfy men, sboe the theme IT a.
gud'ht ID uiutOn Tue manner In which ~
bsue ~ss ught you have time u hear nor q a.
fctts bai bsve heard The best military dsclsF
Il ere vas no battle which exhihllsd alre c0nsum 81
sknl and sit'tssNoan was shown by ScoTr when
| conquered R''y Applause The nsxt great bar'
IA which tnts dis'tu guished warrior sho~ ad hts sE
Nss the bsttle Uf NAssra Falls July - lsia la tn
uiahf IS borrow, Nhen fell rhe bzttle =
htu perhaps have ever falea "a any arasyl- Of ecu
, | numbers ~ Rflnsh and An-1,an troops. WIKFtEL
Fcorr .df; ~ the oss q tao AJrs,s Ion aaasr