The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-09-16
A Cheap President.
From the Providence Journal.

From the Propidencs Journal.
The corruption among the Democratic leaders
has become such that they look upon almost every
thing in the light of dollars ana cents Their
first idea OF an office is, how much will il pau?
And their idea of the services which man has
rendered to his country are measured by the same
standard. In looking back the glorious career
OF General SCOTT, the early deeds of the young
hero on the Canadian frontier, which sent a thrill
of exulaton through the whole country, the set
Element Of the Northeastern Boundary question:
the pacihcation of the Patriot tro"t' e.
northern borders, tn" -~eAs' vi the
Cberokec- peaceful removal Of the
.-~-. the Cancellation of South Carolina in
the notification tnies and later, the unparalleled
| march from Vera Cruz to the capital, every step
| triumph, and almost every day victory, these
housing demagogues ask what did it COST How
] much pay did be get! And then they ask, did he
busco and Contreras than General Pierce did for
falling from his horse? If Scott is the better fighter,
ia not Pierce, after ALL the cheaper? Did not Scott
receive more for his services on the frontier than
Pierce did for his vote against the River and Harbor
bills that obtained the assent even Of Democratic
President Did not Scott receive more for his ser
vices in South Carolina than Pierce did for his vote
against allowing to the widow OF General Harrison
the pittance of her husbands salary? Upon the
whole. would not Pierce make cheaper President
than Scott?
l
resolution is a report showing that General Scott,
in the course OF forty years servces, including
visit to Europe on public business, and travelling
over all parts of this country, has received $780,,
| SIT lS and General Pierce, for voting against
River and Harbor bills, opposing the grant to Mrs
| Harrison, and falling from his horse in Mexico,
has received $2O,373 20. General Pierce has re.
ceved no extra allowances, for the very good rea-
son that he has performed no extra seruicss He ne
yer was selected by any administration for any spe-
| cial business. We have no doubt that General
Pierce would make, in all respects, one of the
cheapest Presidents that we ever had. He would
/ be tho worthy President OF such Senators as Mr..
| Meriwether
The whole amount received by General Scott for
for forty years. service-such services as no other
| living man has rendered or could render-services
which have not only rendered us victorious in bat
| tie but have twice averted warfare not greater
than will be received by the Democratic public
printers for years profit on their contract; are
not 30 great as the donation which the less scrupu
ous of his friends proposed to make to the late
| tractor, in reward for an attempt to cheat the Gov
! eminent, which had not been wholly successful.
| And men who can sit in Congress and vote away
millions of dollars Of the public money upon worth
less objects and partisan favorites, think it great
effort of craftsmanship to parade before the coun
| try the aggregate pay and emoluments which
General Scott has received during his whole life OF
active service. The New York Express says:
| "The account current General Scott has with the
| country, if Mr.. Merwether had been properly
answc red, would stand pretty much in this wise:
Ihe United States in account With Genera! Winfield
| Scott
DR. CR.
series of brilliant strokes on) .a;, ~
| the frontier in 1912, Lundy's co,onnrs INV "
| Lane included, fN1
Services among the Cherokees, A generals pay.
Services in the Black Hawk war, "A generals pay.
Services in the Florida war, A generals pay.
n' Soot;on t;re. 1IssS ,"e generals pay.
Services on the Canada frontier, A generals pay.
Services in Maine, in the 'Aroos A genera,a nav
| took war; f'
Vera Cruz. Cerro Gordo, Con. ,,ono,op, now
| treras, Chaputepec, Churu- Sill P"1'
buseo, Moline del Rey, La "A seUai
Garta, City of Mexico, ''N' A' >'"''
"For these great services in Mexico, beyond
| even what Cortez rendered Spain. his reward was,
| the reward of Cortez, the ingrattude of the
administration of the Government of his country.
The Generals pay, it should be remembered, too,
| is less than what president OF many a railroad
board has, or even less than some trst-rate Clerks
| Wing Meeting in Nottingham, Maryland.
Quite spirited meeting came eff at Noting
ham, Maryland, on the 18th instant. The MARI
boro' Planters Aduocate says it was respectable in
numbers and comfortable in its arrangements,
and proceeds to say:
"The meeting was held in beautiful grove
| about mile this side of the village of Noting.
| ham, whore stand was erected for the speakers
and seats provided for the audience. The mcstin g
James S. Morsell, ESQ.,, who recommended Major
Robert Ghisen, of Nottingham, as president !;
| John d. Bowling, esq of Aquasco, and Thomas l..
Marshall, esq.,, Of Piscataway as vice presidents
and Leonard H. Chew, esq, of Marlboro district,
and DR.. William J.. Mcdaniel, of Calvert county,
| as secretaries.
"Major Ghiselin, on taking the chair, briefly
| returned his thanks to the meeting for the honor
| of presiding its deliberations, and concluded
| by introducing the Hon. Augustus r. Sellers, OF
Calvert county, to the audience, who for about an
hour riveted their attention in speech replcte with
| eloquence, wit, and sarcasm.
| CATER he had concluded the company were in
| vied to dinner, and after partakng Of the sub
stantials provided with lavish hand by the COM
mttec of arrangements, the meeting adjourned to
| the village of Nottingham, lit having commenced
raining in the mean time,) where soul-stirrlng
addresses were delivered in the tobacco warehouse
by the Hon. James b. Ricaud, of the Eastern
Shore, and General Thomas F. Bowie; after which
the meeting adjourned. all parties being highly
| gratified with the affair."
Referring to the addresses on the occasion, the
Marlborough Gazette remarks
| =" All three gentlemen reviewed the lives OF tine
two candidates for the high Office of President, and
proved conclusivcly the superior clnims which the
| Wing candidate, General Winfield Scott, had up
| on the country.
| 1.-The remarks of the speakers were listened to
| with great attention, and frequently interrupted
by the loud applause Of the company; thereby
showing that the good old Wings Of the First will
not falter or fail in November next, but will rol
up majority large for the gallant Scott as they
did in ls4S for the noble old hero his companion
| in arms"
A CHANaE.-A few days have produced grea
change in Maryland. 1t is buta short time sine
the approaching Presidential election was scarcel.
mentioned in this State, excepting in the politica
papers, and by stump orators. Now the people ar