Daily American telegraph., 1852-07-09
AMERICAN TELEGRAPH.
voice from the ola Dominion.
c. CoSsoLLy, ESQ,

DEAR 0lhs Il din hot pViAhSAoh, NN~~S~ -
observer of all that passes in the political pano-
rama before me; and as / at this moment feel an
earnest desire for the promotion OF the welfare
of my country by the elevation of pure and un-
sullied patriot to the Presidential office, may
not ask little space in your columns for the ex,
preston of this desire
Early last spring, gentleman upon the mar
gin Of the Potomac had in his employment about
one hundred hands from Maryland, nearly all OF
whom were Democrats, and nearly all OF whom
were in favor os Gen Scott, aud intended Voting
for him in the approaching fall These men, iiAe
myself, were plain honest, and unlnhuehceu "
the schemes Of politicians They were OF 'he
people. and the pusation Of their hearts was
healthy and true. They were grateful, and most
,v;l;ng,v attested that the services rendered his
country by the illustrious Scott could never be
forgotten
In military and civil, as we'll as intellectual
and moral, point Of view, the sold hero" now
before the people as candidate for the highest
Office in the gift Of the nation, viii ever be re-
garded as among the first men Of the age. He
who has nobly passed through scenes calculated
to try mems souls" and every faculty OF whose
nature has been summoned to the highest duty,
and braced up to the most intense exertion to
meet the demands Of his countrywide has will
lingly undergone the sufferings and hardships OF
war. had his body torn with lead, and hazarded
his life at the mouth of the cannon-whose mill
tarv transactions were made up Of sacrifices and
toll vet crowned with the most successful and bril-
thrn,,Uh n ppriod
of nearly forty years-who led on his noble band
from victory to conquest and conquest to yio-
tory, SIGNALLING, at every step, his courage, pa
triotisn and skill must have place in the hearts
of his countrymen, and excite men Of all parties
with the most lively interest in his behalf. His
deeds Of chivalry, and the deeply interesting and
stirring events of his life, have, indeed, become
an element in the history of the American peo-
pie, and will be handed down to posterity replete
with interest and full of instruction. AS gen.
eral his fame is spread from the battle Of Queens
town Heights to his triumphant entrance into the
city of Mexico" known and read of all men; =
and we are safe in saying that his superior can
not be, and doubt whether bis equal is, now
found among the living
Sir, am o Southerner: born under South
ern sun, reared under Southern principles, which
have grown with my growth and strengthened
with my strength, the same blood that warns
her patriotic heart warns mine, her interests are
my interests, and upon her soil is my home !!
But for all this, / am no less an American, ready
to meet my brethren Of the North around the
sacred shrine Of our common liberty, and to hail
eyery man faithful to the constitution and the
Union. whether in the North or in the South, as
true member of our great republican family.
Thus, placing my foot upon sectional feeling, and
bathing my soul, as it were, in what believe to
be the true patriotism of our fathers, shall ever
endeavor to look beyond the contending elements
Of sectional strife, and anticipate the dawn Of
brighter day upon the glorious confederacy !;
when the "blackness of darkness" shall be re-
moved forever, and the clear sunlight of mutual
forbearance shall envelope both North and South
in one indissoluble brotherhood now and forever.
But as am Southerner, Ihaye rghtto know
something of her noble and generous sons; and
am sustained in saying that the unmanly and
shameful attack made from this quarter (by some
whose motives, for the honor ofhuman nature, we
leave in the background) to njure General Scott
will prove abortive, and that this part Of our
confederacy in November next will respond with
warm and enthusiastic hearts to the claims Of the
cold hero" But our high opinion Of General
Scott is not only based upon his military renown;
for as Of high order Of cultivation, as well
as cipilian, We hold him in exalted estimation.
Educated for the law he was admitted to the
bar, and practised for time his profession.
With all the advantages of classical learning, he
is possessed of a calm, solid, and polished mind
And every one at all acquainted with his speeches
and writings knows that there is cearness and
strength, both in his thought and phraseology,
that few possess His plain and forcible style
lays his thoughts open at once to the easy COM
prehension of the reader, and carries along the
conviction of good sense and sound practical
Judgment. With these advantages, mind full
of simplicity and pungent common sense, with
extensive reading and acute observation, General
Scott has lived in Washington city great por-
ton Of his life, where the interests of this great
nation and the policy by which those interests
were to be maintained were subjects Of daily
conversation with. that class among whom he
mingled-giving to and receiving from our wisest
and best statesmen that kind Of information SO
well calculated TO vitaize the heart with the ele
mentary principles Of republican freedom, and
to enlighten the mind with the wisest and best
policy to be pursued in securing our safety, per-
petuating our national strength, and carrying out
successfully the principles Of our government.
So that it may be said Of him that he is not
only experienced In the duties of the field, but
also well skilled in the school Of politics And
the influence he has exerted on the destinies Of