Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-07-03

TN" HE uVOclEh STATE.
The Hon. s. W. PARKER, Of Indiana, next intro
duced He said
Wings Of Washington and the surrounding eoun-
try and, as Zachary Taylor once sad the rest Of man
kind; "a voice: "Were not all here"l If the space
occupied by you turned into pasture it would afford
milk enough for the whole metropolis hail from the
Mississippi valley but not so far away as not to know
what men are and what Wing principles are also am
happy to meet you here this evening SO auspcou us of
better day-he dawn on Wing men and Wing principles,
such as has not dawned for many day gone by. The
State from which come has her above the no
zon She sent hither her Territorial Governor by ma
Jor OF thirteen thousand and she has forgotten her
cunning yet Applause The scenes of 1910 are about
10 ranspire' or mistake the signs Of the times This
day heard the first report from my State and il was
enough to electry heart of cold IRON 1t came over
the teegraphc wires in response the gladstone tidngs
from Baltimore. Men, women, and children were all in
the streets making the wekn ring and frightening all
the L0cofocos around. Laughter And this puts me
IN mind OF matter friends you ought to have
care about In 1910 you caught something of the fire.
anu were so ndecorous as to try the strength of
lungs ana roll out your artillery and was informed
that Amos kendas babies were particularly
Excessive laughter. beg of you friends, to have
care hereafter Renewed laughter see you will have
TO burst unless youlet IT out. Laughter hope Amos
hendais children have grown up till they not to be
frightened any longer. daughter
When cast my eyes around me see an illuminated his
tory OF the United States Only look wherever you will
at the ansparencies displayed Where are the glorious
pages Of our history Your eyes behold them if you
will open them and there will be, thank God lumi-
mated pages until the goes down the American
name. [Applause1 There is no name written above
the horizon of your history brilliantly illuminated in
Applause Thank God, our heaven is full Of glorious
Wing consultations But where is the sun which has
led you to victory and been your stay in the hour
triumph You can answer it as well as Ny people in
the farof West took note Of this in time We have
regrets and love all Wings for what he has DONE In
diana was first in the struggle to unfurl the banner of
Scott Eighteen months ago she did it. when the live
Hoosiers came up at Indianapolis They set the ball
rolling and it has been rolling until this time. "Huzza
for Indiana We went to Baltimore induces Of your
feeling There stood breast to breast, without fall
ter wonder how this crowd intend to stand. All you
who intend to stand breast to breast viii raise
joyful hurrah. THE immense assembly then sent up
shout which made the welkin ring God save Amos
Kendal's children! Excessive laughter I am afraid
they will be scared into fits. Renewed laughter and
voice. They will faint Yes, I'm afraid they will faint
said the history Of Winfield Scott is an illuminated
history You know 1t all well do Do you recol-
ect the great troubles of this Union when Jackson was
at the helm of State and whom delighted to honor?
The dark clouds of trouble rolling this land
1t came from the South. see it departing and the
hacyon bow of spanning the heavens At that time
all good began to shake and shudder for it was APP
pretended that citizens going to sheath their swords
in anothers bosoms Who, then, called upon by
Jackson and Lewis Glass; his Secretary of War; bear
the olive branch in hand and the sword under his
cloak Look at the letter of Instructions and what
Lewis Glass; the Ajax Telemon said of him whom honor
tonight President jackson has full confidence in
your judgment and discretion Your mission is one of
great deicacy and Importance. Co.. He did 60, carry
ing the olive branch in his hand and he home the
nation rejoced. That man was Winfield Scott ZAP
pause. Look at another period in your history The
cangor of reverberates oil along your border and
the blood OF Americans is poured out Mexican soil
has - ha ". n1orxx
having stood first against the foe He trying the
pertinent alone having been thher under the orders
Of the Administration Of President Polk Thank God he
saw what sort Of generals they were and that without
hem the fight might continue until the of the Repub
ic went down and still victory The Administration
got hold Of the wrong ond of the lever Taylor
allied Year after year was passing away millions after
Millions flowing out Of the National Treasury Scott
here See the letter Of Secretary Marcy, the gentle
nan who needed patch on his brooches; laughter
ook at that letter Scott week before he left for Mex
20. He said The President has full confidence in you
and gives you instructions CO." He went the comet
goes with light along his track. Applause. This is
the man the Wing party have called to seize the banner
and march at the head Of troops victory Ivictory
perch upon your banner There something the
tge Of There is something in the halo Of glory
that has encrced him for than forty years that tells
me will not lose the field in Hn-fed Scott "a voice:
g No fears."l No, never.
My eye transparency there representing General
Scott making speech upon q log Troublous times then
British SOIL with three hundred American soldiers OBJ
posed thirteen hundred Britsh-a clear difference of
thousand Scott the disasters at Detroit Hull
had surrendered banner trailed in the dust His
young heart ready for the sacrifice Says he, Fell
ow-soldiers the blood Of the slain will make heroes of
The living. Who viii standf" q AL" reverberated
throughout the ranks and all did stand until they
literally cut in pieces. Applause Go where you will
the history of brave wise, and discreet and you
will find 1t full of instruction My Locofoco friends with
whom / hold sweet converse laughter, are clever fell
ows compassionate them in their troublous situation
They say, "you can't stand" This reminds me Of an
Incident II at the famous siege Of Fort George that
Scott begged get into battle Others there and
Scott was young The troops passed over, and
empted the siege Scott came over and was permitted
lead in the They landed British soil the bank
be assembled there the British soldiers
There stood the tall American he the first to ascend
he bank Gen. Dearborn, from the Commodore's ship,
eeing with his glass Scott fall backward upon the beach
,urst into tears excaiming He is lost !" she is kill
ID" SO says Locofocoism, and with, think only the
anne amount Of truth. Scott however, soon on his
eet and backed by his brave comrades, the British
orces were soon flying like sheep before him. He saw
he British banner flying the fort He went to the
,ate and found it locked He nevertheless caused the
ock to be forced and the first to enter. With his
wn hand he down the British standard Applause
,o Porter up, having been detailed for that pur
lose said he Scott Confound your long legs Scott
,ou got in before me-" Laughter. And so tell my
ocofoco friends you viii find long legs in before
voice: Whof"1 Pierce or, he is sometimes call
ID John A. Pierce, Joseph A. Pierce McPurse Tex
essive laughter. don't know how many more names
,e has got My friend from Tennessee Mr Culom) calls
lin Purse; and while he speaking could not help
ceiling little mischievous. Where did this pronuncia-
ion come from I'll tell you Twenty years ago Gen.
Pierce travelling in some remote part of New Hamp
hire Passing through little village, he three boys
md they were eating candy. laughter Do you ask
or my authority Gov Steele himself He saw a fourth
10Y standing of, poor fellow crying and moved by COM
,assiOn he said to him, What's the matter?' The boy