The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-09-30
Friday Evening. Sept "a. 1852

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GEE. ScoTT.--An original supporter Of
Gen. Scott for the past ten years,--dcsirine
his nomination for the Presidency, becaus,
we had confidence in the man and beeaus,
we knew the people Of this country woul,
elect him, we were not disappointed wheI
we saw him in Circlt vile for the first time
Upon him, whom we knew TO be great by
reading those pages Of bis country's history
made bright and glowing by his distinguish
ed public services, God has impressed the
seal Of greatness. The man who looks up.
on him would select him from the crowd az
one Of the great men Of the age, and would
read in his countenance and behold in his
physical frame the evidences Of a mind in
ured to fatigue and strengthened by laborious
effort. More than this, he would at once be
ready TO stamp rs miserable faisehoods,
charges Of harshness and tyranny TO those
under his command. Without the utterance
Of word by the distinguished hero before
him, he would pronounce him a man Of be-
nevolence and truth, and then hearing the
earnestness with which he spoke out his
thoughts and feelings, he would throw 10 the
winds the ridiculous trumped-up charges Of
duPlicity and dishonesty. Such, in our opin-
ion, is the personal appearance of General
Scott, and that we are right is fully and com
pletely substantated by the history Of the
country for the last forty years.
/ We are the partizan Of no man. Man
worship is not part OF our creed, nor are we
skilled in the language of panegyric; but
there are times when every good citizen
should throw in his mite towards the protec-
ton of the reputation of our good and great
men, for they do much towards giving char
acter and dignity to the country.
What, if the present contest should give a
character to the country! Where would
we find ourselves! What, if the Locofoco
press of the present hour should make its
impress upon the public mind and induce the
people of the country, by rejecting General
Scott, to stamp as truth the miserable fabri-
cations of his political opponents! What d
dark and unwelcome page of history would
be transmitted to pos,crity! Read it.
I The GALLANT HERO who fought SO
nobly ct Lundy's Lane and achieved a signal
triumph over the best troops of Great Brit
ain, is pronounced pecuIator in Govern
ment funGs and robber ofthe Treasury.
The GREAT COMMANDER who lead
our army from Vera Cruz to The city of Mex
co, victory following victory in rapid sue
cession, is called weak, vain man, tyrant
and a murderer.
The GREAT PACIFICATOR who, in
troublous times, quelled the rebellion upon
the Canada frontier and maintained not only
the good faith, but the honor of his country. :.
is characterized as quarrelsome and vim
tictive man
HE who, by his wisdom, firmness, and
prudence, in the difficulties upon our North
eastern frontier, did more than any other
man towards preventing bloody and pro-
tracted War, is styled merely a selfish mill
tary hero, although he adopted that very
course which would prevent him from dis
.tinguishing himself at the head of our armies
The PEACE-LOVING DIPLOMATIST,
who by entreaty and even supplicaton paei-
fled the cXaspcrated Indians and induced
them to regard their treaty with the Gov
ernment and thus prevent blood-shed and
carnage, is said to be void of humanity and
bencvolence.
Yes, he who has been honored in rapid sue
cesson, by Madison Monroe, Adams, Jackson
and Van Burcn, is now said to be wanting
in all those traits of character which make
up the great man, and by whom! Failing to
disparage his services in the field, the Brit
ish historian might attempt TO dim the lustre
of his victories, by bestowing upon him some
of those vile epithets which are now so pro-
fusely scattered throughout the country a.
gainst his personal character. Finding it
impossible TO conceal his series of unsur-
passed trumphs in Mexico, tie citizens of
that country might attempt to wipe away the
disgrace of defeat by repeating some of the
charges about his disregard of human life
and his retention OF the public funds;--but
it is not possible that the gratitude of the A.
merican PEOPLE will permit such biogra-
ply to be written by the LEADERS ofspoils-
seeking Locofocoism. There is day ofret-
ribution at hand. 1t is not in the power of
man to induce the citizens of this country to
believe, that hc;who has been successful for
forty years in the public service, is not qiuhal-
flied to execute the will of the people for
four years as the President ofthe Union.
MILITARY. Gen. Houston, Gen. Pugh,
Col. Wood, Col. Medill, Col Morgan, and
number of Captains and COrporals are tra-
versing the State, opposing the election of
Gen. Scott because he is General To
show their sincerity, they ought to drop their
titles. We once came very near adding DR..
Olds to the list, but after volunteering to go
to Mexico, he concluded to resign because
he could not ride horse. How very near
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