Daily American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1852, 1852-07-31
AMERICAN TELEGRAPH.
Percussion Gaps.

Percussion Gaps.
"Hurrah for Scott and Graham said young
Wing the other day to a half-inebriated loeotoeo.
The reply was, "Hurrah (hic) for King and
(hic)-that other .taler!"
The Wings of Lysander, Onondaga county,
have formed an "Anti-Fainting Scott Club"
There is no reason to charge General Pierce
with lack Of spirit or courage at Churubusco or
Contreras Argus.
Nor at Marathon and Thermopyl@, for the
same reason-becaase he aoasn't there!
A friend of ours called in at our sanctum yes
terday to express his opinion that Pierce, after
the Presidential election, would be very much IN
the predicament of the stick of candy he gave 10
the "boy who was total stranger to MN =
licked clear out of sight. We kicked the ieliow
out of the office, of course.-Ba7dfo Roagh NOTES.
Our Canadian neighbors take some interest in
nolitics an this side of the lake. captain OF
Canadian vessel trading at this port inquired OF
Gentleman n few DAYS since, with whom he was
doing some business, as to whom the two parties
had nominated for President. lie was told the
Democrats had nominated Pierce. The next
question was, "Vho is he?" The gentleman
rave him as good an account of Young "Cir-
cumstances as circumstances would permit.
"Wel" said our Canadian neighbor, "whom
have the other party nominated?" General
Winfield Scott" was the reply. "Oh," said he,
IRE hare heard Of him"
Scott is q dead letter in this county Co$hoc-
ton CO.. Democrat.
Like other ssdead letters" he will be sent
straight to Washington. -Raleigh Register.
Scott is famous for "dead letters"-atany rate,
who ever saw one that did not fall still-born
from his hand Boston Times
How about that one he wrote to the Depart
nent in 1872 demanding the passage by Con-
gress of retaliatory law, to meet the of the
brave Irishmen captured at Queenstown, and
carried to England to be tried for their lives?
That letter, for "still-born" one, did some exc
cution,
The Democratic papers publish Pierce cam
paign song, of which the following verse is q
specimen:
tThat same old coon that looks fat,
How often have slain
And when think him dead and gone.
Then up he pops again a
Well, he does
sssTHERE is BUT STEP" &c.-After reading
what some Of the p. & X. organs have put forth
about . the glorious sublimty of General Perce's
resignation of the Senatorship in obedience to
the command of principles and the dictates Of
duty" and the mighty triumph thus achieved by
him over glory and ambition, the Louisville Jour
nal says, we took up General W. 0. Buffers late
speech at Carrollton, and couldn't for the lives of
us help laughing fifteen minutes or so over the
following passage:
..He General PIERCE served, in ALL about ten
years in Congress, three of which were in the
Senate, but compelled TO resign his seat in that
body in consequence cfhe W-healM ofhts acye!''
There! A gentleman was compelled to resign
his seat in the Senate in consequence of the ill
health of his wife, and the locofoco organs call
upon all creation to admire the act the Hottest,
the most stupendous, the most amazing triumph
over vain glory and ambition ever exhibited to
the "word and the rest Of mankiud.' Isn't it
funny?
ELECT him (Gen. PIERCE President by an
overwhelming vote over Gen. Scott, and you bury
every shade of Freesoilism from the neutrality
of some Southern men to the liberty party of
Hale, Gerrt Smith, and others) SO deep that it
will never again fright us from our propriety.
sWould the election of Gen. Scott do this ? We
ask every candid man to reply. Would not his
friends and advisers be from the Seward SCHOOL,"
[Cowier
Elect Gen. Scott President by ON overwhelming
vote over Gen. Pierce, and you bury not only
every shade of Freesoilism and Abolitionism, but
that other equally damnable spawn of locofoco-
ism--disunion-which alas would leave a deep,
deep grave for the amiable editor of the Courier ;
so deep, that his scandaous fabrications would
never again i" fright us from our propriety."
Would the election of Gen. Pierce do this
We ask every candid man to reply Would not
his friends and advisers be from the Van Buren
school? And is not the Van Buren, school the
graduating institution Of Abolitionism in tho
North? And would not the late Freesoil candi-
date for the Presidency-the chief pillar of the
Buffalo platform-be apt to have a finger in the
pie, in the event of Gen. Pierce's election?
". 0. Republican.