The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-09-30

has served them as the late Sir Robert Peel served
the tory party in England uLder his leadership
Disraeli the Chancellor Of the Exchequer, when 10
the opposition in The House Of Commons, told in his
own amusing way, in one of his caustic speeches.
how the Tamworh Baronet found the tories ba, hing
fine day, and ran away with their clothes lea,-
ing them in state Of perfect nudity. In the same
way VIM, Fl. Seward induced the wings to 20 mo
the water one warm day in June, and while they
were d porting in the waves he adroity stole their
clothes, and tcampered Off with them, leaving WEBB
ster and Fillmore. and all the rest of them, in a
state Of terrible consterpati,n, every running
about in every direction in search tor his breeches
Unfortunately they have not found them up to the
present hour, and it is said Seward has now Worn
them so much himself, th8s il is impossible to
swear to their identity.
General ScotI's stumping Campaign Re
view OF tn. Battle fiSids.
The hero OF Chippewa ard CHI paltepcs has served
his country in great variety Of campaigns. He
has fought in civilized and savage rarfare--in
pitched battles and in guerilla. He has led to vic
tory against the British he has conquered the Mexi
cans, and he has been whipped by Billy Bowlsgs 10
The Indian wars of Florida. For sake Of variety, OF
from some strange hallucination, he has no Y en-
gsged in another and very different kind OF cam.
paign, and what is singular, in this too, he has
been beaten by the great Seminole chief The bat.
lee that General Scott now fights, are no longer
with caI non and musket, ard bayonet aud
sword, and grape shot and canister AM
oombshels and " villnnous saltpstre,' bus
with bullets of the brain'-witn i" thoughts
,ha. breathe and words that burn" 1t is war OF
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uopss and metaphors siRailes and hyperboles, apps
tropics and anthitheses, clima1es, and other form
datle figures Of speech. He has already Tough
t~elve bsttes, from Lewistown, in Pennsy lvana, to
Cbilicothe, in Ohio, and according to the latest
dispatches from the General, he had carried the
into Kentucky, and was on his way to Blue Lick,
where, ne doubt, he will make terrible havoc
in the ranks of the enemy, and give deeper
meaning to the nare Of the place than it ever
bad beforc-he will lick Pierce and the demo.
Gratis till they are as blue as indigo bags,
and this memorable battle field will shine as brightly
and as long the page of history as Lundy's Lane
Waterloo.
Though il the humping campaign which General
Scott is now fighting 60 vigorously there arc no
homes broken, no human hecatembs slain, not go
much ae drop Of blood shed in auy of these hard
fought battles the General does the next best thing
to the work Of slaughter itself-he talks Of
The pinned troop. and the big wars
That make ambition virtue.
The Deighipg steed ana the shrill trump,
The tpirit stirring drum. the piercing fife
The starry banner and all quality.
Pride ponp and circumstance of glorious war;
He fights over again all his battles fought on
":he fields of Canada and the heights of Mexico,'
and dwells, with all the fondnes of old pensioners
"tbe fAtigucs and perils of campaigns of former
years. reminding us Of the veteran guest Of the
good psrson in Goldsmith Deserted Village
The broken soldier, kindly babe to stay
Sat b} bis FIRE, and talk d the night away
Wept DER his wounds or tales of sorros done,
shcudsI'o his crutoh and show d how fields !"
At Le~istown, on meeting his old associates in
arms, he was 90 deeply affected that he was going
to bubber, and his "beart was illed with emotions
which language failed TO express" At Pittsburg
the same scene was repeated with slight varia ions
he "expiessed his grateful emotions for the signal
manner in which PeInsy lvaDia had al Ways mani
ested her friend.hp for the humble soldier, who sd
been so frequently honored in leading her gallant
citizens to battle He reverted to the gallant sol
dies of Pennsylvap both regulars and volunteers
who had stood by him in the campaigns of Canada
and Mexico, and pointed to these who had shared
about himself with reminding tho gall nut Keystone
State that it lie by its vote he must be exalted to
the "unsolicited honor Of the august office
for which he was now candidate. At
Cleveland he says During my melancholy cam
pagns, and at other times in tho discharge Of the
duties ofmy Office, and during the greater part of
my life, have been on the march, and have al ways
been accustomed to be exposed myself to tho weather.
and other Inconvenience of camp life.
love that Irish brogue, have heard it before in
many battles, and wish to hear it many times
more" Al New London, he speaks Of himself ~
"aD old soldier, nearly worn out" and his " old
brother soldiers and the successes of our armieso
but Gays be did not come TO solicit their voses-hc
was on mission Of public charity. At Colu a,bus,
he speaks of :" the hardships and su1erings he has
endured in the service Of his country" but saws
the object of bis journey Is not OF political char
scterhe lie only going to "select site an hospital
for the worn out and inHrm soldiers To the Germans
attbe same place he defends himself against pa ra-
graph in some obscure German paper, to the effect
tina. he had tied to one tree ard logged ifteen
Germans; and we are told by the Ohio STATE
Journal wing paper, that, standing at least four
inches above tho tailest of those among whom no
fbOon, ME iorn Soe"eu S'sauNc, w WIN heigntene1
color and flashing eJ c, and n wave Of his hand that
expressed calm defiance of all such assailnn.s, no
uttered his emphatic protest against such assaults
as tfst paragraph presented He said" No,
gentlemen, il is lie, a false and gcoaudless lie"
Again, be saJs-" II 10 falso.-it il le-an inyen-
ton gentlomen--a lie " In the same speech the
6, neral says--" They cay hanged some Germans,
and tied Up and logged others Ceatlcnon, GONE
PERSONS were hanged in Mexico the names Of all Of
ID, u DO not now recollec.; wbytbor any wore
Germans or not, know not. was no resoectcr Of