The Woodville Republican. [volume] (Woodville, Miss.) 1847-1853, 1852-08-03

bout here boastins thal they support Gsn
Scott because Of ais military %lsufels. lie
j. the greatest General IN TIC wohJ-his
hme 10 from Landy's Lars 20 ihe city Of
Menico-and. say they. We Wpll vote Tor
him because he . q great ehieftaiD. Now,
does Il not occnr "a these gensirmen that
they are Hasing themselves ridiculous
Only a tex weeks ago, they could no, bear
. hear The Bamr Of Gen. Scott mentioned
J in connection win the Presidency they
we're all heart aud soul for Fillmore and
, observation-disclosures was the first aud the
last--ihr Apaa aud Unega-oi the Wing
cboicg-no one hat him would do. Now.
suppose they had nominated Mr.. Fillmore.
what would they have done for military
fang to boast Of Gen. Pierce being a mil
.iafy chiefiain. woald they have been 80
dazz!ei with his cpauleis. that Mr Fill
more woa.d haze been lost sight Of! No.
~! Yen wonld not have heard any thing
from them. but the anathoma Of Henry
Clay, againS. military men. The fact IS,
the wings must hide Gen SCOTS pfinci-
pies beneath his cocked-hai--ii they dis
rohe him cap'a PIE, OF his gaudy regimen
tails and present him to the people on naked
principles ho viii ay before them like chat
beioro;iie wind. His acsyephikism, his ma
t%i1cisn, his bank. tariff and other federal
isss would create such q FIRE in his rear
and front, that he would soon be devoured.
Now, that Greely and Seward lave pushed
| Mr.. Fillmore aside, aud locked the Gencr-
ais lips. put the key in their pockets, and
bedizxcned him with feathers, buttons, ca.
giles and stars. i, is all night for Southern
wings to shou,--belold the General.
AT this early period Of the Republic,
keepiug steadily in view the dangers winch
had overturned every other free State. | be.
lieve II 10 be essential 10 the lasting pre-.
seyu0ion Of cur h5eyfiss, that a man aevoia
Of cipk talents, and offering no recomnen-
dation but one founded on military service,
should not be selected to administer the
Government. believe 80 yet; and shall
consider the days OF the Commonwealth
nrmbcrcd iehsn an opposite principle IS eS-
tabttshcd."-Spech 81 II. Clay, at Ler-
iaagton, Ky., July i2, 1927. See Mdho-
rvs L1rg Clay, page 552.
III. indeed, We have Incurred the Divine
displeasuye, and it il necessary to chastlsc
this people with the rod OF HIS vengeance.
would humbly PROSTATE myself before
Him, and implore His mercy. to visit our
favored land with WAR, with PESTI-
LENCE. with FAMINE. with ANY
SCOURGE, other than MILITARY
RULE, or Q blind and headless enihusi.
asm for mere MILITARY renown,"--Hen7y
Clay speech a, baltimore, May Is, 1928.
See Makory's Life Of Clay, page $751;
"Gen. Scot, Ii d most accomplished SOL
dicr, bps is hke a Fsh QUE Of soatcy seAea
ne undertakes 10 dabbte in politics. His
letter in favor Of the annexation OF Canada, !
which we published last week, WAS so
PALPABLE A BID FOR NORTHERN
AND FREE.S0iL SUPPORT THAT
NO ONE COULD BE DECEIVED OR
MISTAKEN AS TO THE MOTIVES
IN WHICH IL ORiGINATED:"
atesN Flag Of he Union.
~ We publish on our first page tho
correspondence tetwcen General jackson.
Gen. Scott AMI De Witt Clinton. We do
this for the especial benefit Of those crab,
apple wings, who are always casting inuen.
does against Gen. Pierce, because he fell
aud tainted nom exhaustion and pain on the
battle field. We would deem oufseIf as
small as We regard these fault. finding gem
Try. Were we to accuse Gen. Scott Of COW
ardies--bH whcn they put o. long faces
and inssnpate that Gen. Pierce is a coward,
because lie Min,ed, we can bu, tell them
tha, Gen. Sco,tha also tainted in the pres.
enc OF IN euemy--that lie has lost o bat
tse and aueu ialva . pTlsonef-,that he de-
clinea 20 fight Gen. jackson on conscien-
tieas scraples. and as soon as De Witt Gin
tan toos an oath against d~uelling he chal-
ienged him--thal Gen. Scott attempted I,
leave the army with the money Of bis sol
dieIs-,ha, BE- wal cour,-nartialed and sus.
rsaaed a yrsr. from service We can but tel
thts. sa~netlnonions gentlemen all thes,
things--ihings thar can be said Of Gen
Pierce IN neither 4" par, nor parcel"
i Is Disgusting to see the dirty attempts
Of he wing press to east reproach on Gen
Pierce's personal character. when both Gen
Scott and his organ, the New. York Tn.