The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1852-10-20
DISQUALIFICATION, &c.


cav the least Of it, comes with very i'll grace
ron. The supporters OF man who possessed so
-.te qualification of any nature, as to win
distinguishes honors in any field of action
whi,h he vas ever placed--who, ten years
s laenber OF Congress, never did one single
.ct " fatnered one original idea, which fast
5ned Tor a moment the eyes of his country
men upon him, and who, few years after
leaving tae Halls of Congress, was totally
.crgotten by many of The distinguished men
who Lad been members with him! We say
. comes y i'm IN i'll grace from the supporters
such a man, To doubt the qualifications of
i5.H Scott. Some men appear to think, 1t is
crlaiutely uecessary for man who, in this
c,latry, claims any qualifications, or whose
-r--Hds clain such qualifications for him, that
-e should have been member of Congress.
I4ey try 20 make themselves believe,
well as their aeighbors, that man who has
not served q number ofyears in Congress, must
utterly unft Tor the Presidency! The folly
Of this idea, or rather of its logical deduction,
hat any man who is or has been member of
Cong SIS, has civil qualifications enough for
he Presidency, could never be better illustra-
ed than by the example of Gen. Pierce him.
SELF We are glad Gen. Scott never had the
honor of q sat in Congress. 1t is an argu-
uent IN 'avor of the present purity and hon
/
pant Ia tie wranglings and wire-workings
I'D back-bit:ngs and misdoings, 0 that hon.
--at,e body. He has never been exposed at
asst, 20 the communicating influences Of that
ace but ne has again and again filled far
higher civil posts of honor and res possibility,
-1ipaces which actually demanded high civil
Qualifications. What these were, has been
E)o often Enumerated in our Columns, for
Demo ratio readers to plead ignorance of
them
I, Is a act, that for nearly half century,
every Prasitent OF the United States has
shown in some manner an appreciation OF
-hs distinguished services and gallantry OF
SOFT Eye-y one has more or less confided
90 him mportant trusts, many of which new
srwcud ave been entrusted to man no,
possessing the highest civil qualifications
And new yet was complaint made of Gen
Scott, that ne failed in single duty, or thai
eyev duty entrusted to him was not perform
ed i1 an atteriy uncxceptionable manner
Nov are not these facts alone sufficient Il
convince any man that Gen. Scott must have
possessed eminent abilities outside of his uni
form for evil services!
Wuv If General Scott had never in tn,
world before exhibited in any marked man.
ncf .he possession of civil qualifications o
s5m.cistrative talent, the history of the Mex
lean war would give the lie to this rdculou
ch0Tge ct esperlte Locofocoism. With on
J. six OF seven thousand followers, in tn
midst oftwelve millions of hostile people, h
governed he Mexican Republic with sucl
wisdom AID craftsmanship, as have extorte
- atmiration OF the world; with such tao
eEd udence as foresaw and prevented mis-
chance - the army or people; and with sucl
humanity that the Mexican people when b
leo the country, grieved fer him as a frien
they had lost.
bnr We need not continue on this subiec,
NO vel niormed man can doubt Gen. Scott
civil qullifcations If he do, he must nc
only dOuot, but he must knor that his op2o
nent IS sill more deficient in this particular