Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-10-30
THE CAMPAIGN.

THE CAMPAIGN.
A stranger arriving in the country, whose know
ledge Of our Presidential candidates was obtained
only from recorded history, would not credit that
the WINFIELD SCOTT whose noble deeds he had
read of and admired in our national annals was the
same citizen whom he would now daily see the OBJ
ject of the lowest scurrllity in the jacobnca portion
of the Democratic presses. He would on the con.
trary, imagine that the Wing candidate for the
Presidency was either some escaped convict some
craven general who had brought disgrace on the
arms of his country
We do not remember that this species Of party
warfare was ever before carried to such excess We
doubt if Mr.. CLAY himself was ever made the
object of such torrents of low abuse as are poured
out on Gen. SCOTT from these sewers of defamation,
and they increase both in volume and offensive
ness as the day draws nigh which is to decide the
contest. We might infer from this increasing yio-
lence in the Democratic journals that it springs
from desperation if it were not also assignabe to
the instincts of those who resort to that foul species
Of controversy.
We find in late number of the Connecticut Cou-
rant an exemplifcation of what we have been re-
ferring to, and add its just remarks on the indie
cencies which it quotes specimens:
4sThe abuse heaped upon Gen. SCOTT by the Loco
foco press, says the Courant, "is enough to scken
one at the contemplation of public ingratitude and
the manner in which American citizens repay dis
tnguished services The qualification of petty
spleen or partisan malice is paramount to the ac-
acknowledgement Of great deeds and splendid exploits,
which have added to our country's glory That the
Democrats should support their own nominee is not
SO much to be wondered at; but that, while they
thus support him, they should basely attack the
public actions and private motives Of such man as
| WINFIELD ScoTT is most strange
"Some of our Wing readers may not be aware of
the extent to which this personal warfare is carried
They may not be aware to what depths Of foul
abuse Locofoco editors will descend for viie part-
san purposes We subjoin few specimens from
which we omit some of the grossest examples Of
the manner in which this abuse of the American
hero is carried on
ave charge Gen. Scorr with cowARDIcE.'
[Pennsylpanian
History tells us that Scott led to a most disastrous
and discredtable defeat Queenstown Heights In that
battle he notonly defeated by greatly inferior force
but he also taken by the British and with him the
British took more prisoners than they had men in the
fight "Netc Hampshire Patriot Gen. Perces home organ
be elected President because one is obliged to ask
who he is conteldng that every body has heard Of him
What schooboy has not heard of Benedict Arnold? Ii he
were alive would you elect him the mertP"
| Cleveland Pidiadealer
The proud man, Gen. ScoTT, is fool in his fermen-
ation, boiling and swelling like porrdge pot He sets
his feathers like OWL swell and bigger than he
is He is troubled with inflammation Of self-conce
that renders him the Of pasteboard and true buck
ram haght"-Detroa Free Press
The whole battery of that penny-cannon, the
Ne,c York Lantern, an abortive attempt to initiate
the London Punch, is directed at the same point
personal ridicule of Winfield Scott.
Much of this mode of warfare arises from that
love of wallowing in the mire of personal abuse
which characterizes some of these papers; but 1t
mostly results from the fact that the Wings have
nominated him for the highest office in the gift of
the people, and the prejudice of party blindly de-
mands such attack.
"Now, all these despicable attempts at depre-
ciating Winfield SCOTS talents or services, cha
racter viii fall harmless. They only serve to rem
der the meanness Of party warfare the more appa-
rent. Gen. SCOTS name is on the illuminated page
of the history of his countrys glory the dirty at
/ tacks of his enemies cannot erase it. Gen. SCOTS
fame is his nations property any attempt at his
injury will but bring disgrace upon the American
reputation"