Washington telegraph., 1852-10-27
The Time is at Hand.


ton, win have passed we, therefore, once
more cali upon those whose pride it is to cx-
crcise The pcrogatiye of frccmcn, to ponder
well into whose hands they place its desti-
MICS for the next four years On Incsolay
next, the frccmcn of this mighty Republic
will be called upon to decide between the
war-wom Hero, whose history is the history
of his country and whose life has been de-
voted TO It's scrvicc,-and one whose acss, el-
ther civil OF military. have added nothing to its
rcnown. On the one side, in the person of
GENEE hL WINFIELD SCoTT, standing upon
the platform adopted by the Wing National
Convention, you behold the representative
of true American principles man with
out guile-who has ever been foremost in
the defence of his cotntry's honor, and in
whatever position he has been placed, wheth-
CT in the capacity Of a diplomatist, or at the
hi= whole duty On the other stands
{ General I'nAnnhiN IEKUE, Ine nominee
OF OF the Il Democratic Convention, selected,
not f1l anything he has accomplished in any
position he has been placed, but because it
was thought his public acts were of such a
character that nothing could be said for or
against them.
GENERAL SCoTT, apart from the heroic
deeds which certainly entitle him to a ma
tons gratitude, is, in the estimation of those
who know him best, emincntly qualified for
the honorable station to which his friends
| desire to elevate him. The experience of
forty years spent in the service of his coun-
try in position that brough. him into fa-
miliar intercourse with high functionaries Of
| other Governments as well as our own,-
possessing profound and extensive knowl-
| edge OF international law, and an intimate ac-
| quaintance with our own wants and ncces-
sites, coupled with his fearless and decisive
character WILL if he be elevated to the
Chief Magistracy, guarantee to us an adj
min:stra;ion that viii exalt the glory of the
Republic.
Born and reared in the South, he has,
from his infancy, been familiar with the
institution of slavery, and by adopting the
platform proposed and accepted 10y the
Wing National Convention, and approved
by the Southern delegates, he has given
ample evidences. that, if elected, he will
be found faithful in every future, as he
has been in every past emergency Hon
cradle in his principles, and true to his
engagements, there is not single act Of his
>. ---~--Ir-l lir 10 JusJlly ustru~'.
vi the Cnmprom;~~ ,,e~~,.--0o Lo ho, ever
| been a firm and efficient advocatc-labor-
ing zcalously for their adoption, the fugi-
tive slave law included, when his oppone mt
was dcprccating the passage of that act
in public speeches in New Hampshire.
But it is not for his advocacy of the Com
promise measures alone that we would com
mend him to the frccmen Of the country in
the coming election There are other great
issues at stake-the vindication and adop-
ton of such principles as will rebound to
the interests and prosperity of the country
Issues of vital Importance which are en-
titled to serious consideration. In GENER
AL SCoTT, we have a firm advocate of the
American principle Of fair ard adequate
protection to our national industry, and OF
the right of Congress to make appropria-
tons to repair llarbors and remove obstruc-
tions from our navi gable rivers.
Remember, Frcemen, when you 90 to
the polls, that FRANKLIN PIERCE not only
eotcd against all River and Harbor i'm
provements when he was a member of Con-
gress, but, that as late as the 23d of Janua-
ry last, in a speech in his own State, he
made an effort to excite public Indignation
IN that region, against such of the New
Hampshire members of Congress as had vo-
ted for Internal Improvements. The peo-
pie of the South and West, all of whom
are deeply interested in this important
measure, should remember, that the election
of FRANKLlN PIERCE will blast all their
prospects Of receiving any further aid from
Congress, for the improvement of Rivers
and Harbors.
Remember, too, Freemen of the South,
that notwithstanding GENERAL ScoTr has
been falseIy charged with being under the
influence of SEWARD; NO ABoL1rIoNrsr or
Frecs soiler has been found making speech