The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1852-10-26

OF The following document appears in the
n. y. Tribune, signed by the names of 20
Irishmen in good standing with their places
{ residence attached. The tribune says
hundreds or thousands of names could have
been procured TO the document had it been
generally circulated for signatures:
Citizens Of Iriss, Esirtl, ga New York,
AroohIyu ANA t,li.amsbatgh.
TO THE PUBLIC.
We, the undersigned, residents and voters
of the City of New orh, Brooklyn and Will
liamsburgh, natives o. lrelaud, have seen, with
some surprise, the attempt made by certain
parties in this City, who are neither citizens
nor voters, to dictate to US, Older, and we
presume, quite as well informed residents of
this Metropolis, how we should vote the COM
ing Preaid ntal Election.
We beg to say that we place no reliance in
statements put forth by one who is not even
himself u citizen, speaking lirough neutral
paper" whose columns have been purchased
for the purpose, and impudenlly assuming TO
speak for the naturolized citizens OF New
York.
Nov, we beg to say that we will vote for
Winfield Scott, and against Gen. Pierce, for
the following among other reasons, which are
50 plain as To commend themselves to the ap-
prevail of every citizen:
Winfield Scott is in favor Of principles laid
dawn and advocated in Ireland by such men
Lucas, SWEET, Grattan, O'Connell and
hieagher; in favor of Protection TO Home In
dustry; while Franklin Pierce is in favor of
the doctrines of The London Times, which
would follow the Celt, whom he had hunted
from house and home, from the island of his
birth into this country, and here, beneath the
very wings o: the American Eagle, make him
a machine for consuming British manufac-
lures, and thereby make him sustain the very
policy which had hunted him from his ONE
Because Winfield Scott is in favor of, and
Franklin Pierce is opposed to, Internal I'm
provements, by which the iaborer can make
money with which 10 commence the world;
anu OF such disposition of the Public Lands
will secure comfortable, free and ndepend-
ent homes for the honest laborer.
That Winfield Scott has been fer forty
years before the public, distinguished alike in
war aud peace, the great benetactor and most
beloved of soldiers, both by naturalized and
native citizens; while Franklin Pierce has new
err done anything to endear him to the country
or To its citizens, either native or adopted.
We shall vote for Winfield Scott because
he has proven himself the friend of his country
and all It's citizens no matter on what soil they
were born, or from what nation they came.
His noble conduct on the prison ship at
Quebec, when Bril- ish minions assumed the
right to execute lrlshmen for being found in
arms against England, especially endears him
TO every lrishman who has an honest heart
in his bosom.
Who that claims to be an American citizen
does not point with pride to that page of the
History of the United States, made Curious by
the courage and bravery of the faithful SOL
der
For ourselves we feel that it is only to such
men Is Winfield Scott that the Nation can
10 k with safety in her hour of trial and dam
ger--a man vino has proved his proves by
coping successfully with England in her LAY
OF pride and power, and whose whole life has
been devoted to the service of his country.
We will vote for Winfield Scott because
he has always respected the religious opinions
OF those with whome he came in conta CT land
| always used his power and influence to pro-
tect the affairs of all creeds from dissertation.
In this respect the life of Winfield Scott
stands out in bold relief as compared with the
narrow minde1 bigotry of New Hampshire
the native State of Franklin Pierce, "a State
always under the dominion of his party and
political associates, and which is now the on,
ly State in the whole Coofederacy where men
are prescribed Oh account OF their religious
| filth.
1t vii not do for the friends of Pierce to urge
that he was in favour a expungipg this odious
restriction from the Constitution Of the State.
The evidence ofhis labOrs so to do is waiting.
TELEGRAPH DISTINGUISHING wires were
down yesterday, conse quently we without
dispatches to-day.