The primitive Republican. (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-1852, 1852-10-28
Editor & Proprietor.
NEW SERIES, VOL. 3 NO. %.

ticket Is IN reality vote thrown away, and
for all practical purposes, the men who give
them have for the time being, disfranchiscd
themselves, or what is worse, they have in
effect, given half vote to the candidate of
the enemies of our institutions
Let US now examine the qualifications Of
the candidates. Is Gen. Scott in any sense
qualified to be President? In his youth he
chose the profession of arms as lifetime
business, taking all the chances of war or
peace forregular pay. The profession seems
to have been adapted to his nature; but if
not, then the principle is verefed that "hab-
! it becomes second nature" Need we tell
our readers that Gen. Scott as commander
in the army from his youth, has necessarily
been Despot-his will being the law to the
soldiers under him? Need we tell them
that in accordance with this habit, ACQUIRED
by life of more than 40 years in the regular
army, that Gen. Scott is imperious, dictatori-
al, self-willed, pOmpous, vain, self-conceited,
proud, lnsolent to his equals or superiors,
contemptuOus to those who are under him,
and entirely unfit to be entrusted with the
civil administration of the Government of
a free people? These habits or qualities of
Gen. Scott are notorious. He has several
times quarrelled with the Government; he
has been suspended from his command on
account of insolence and disobedience of Or
ders; he has quarrelled with several of his
Generals and with his men; he quarrelled
with Clay, with jackson, with Polk, with
Marcy, with Adams, with Clinton and with
/ nearly all the prominent men with whom he
, has had business relations 1t is impossi-
bic in the nature of things for such man
to administer the Government with wisdom,
justice or moderation.
But aside from these natural disoua,-
: ifcations, General Scott is a Federalist in
the worst sense of the term. He advocates
powers in the General Government wholly
inconsistent with the reserved rights of the
= States. Among other heresies, he believes
Congress has power to abolish slavery in the
: District of Columbia. His letters show
e that he was in favor of National Bank. the
>, Bankrupt Law, virtual abolition of the
> Veto power, an extension of the term Of Of
fee to six years, and other equally DANCE
n rOus measures. But aside from all this,
n Gen. Scott was nominated against the al
- most unanimous wish of the South and is the
favorite candidate of a set of Abolition ia.
ID natics who "execrate and spit upon" every
y platform and every pledge which is intended
ID to secure the rights Of the South.
r Turning from this sad though truthful
! picture of the character and qualifications Of
. Gen. Scott for the Presidency, we find il
n Gen. Pierce, his opponent, the following con
he trast He is States Rights man, and &
yn Democratic Republican of the strictest sect
During a service of nine years in Congress
on every question which involved constitu
y. tional questions, his vote is recorded in favol
I'LL of strict construction of that bond of on
to Union. He always voted to sustain tn
ac- rights of the South, and according to Mr.
,lv Webster and hundreds of other eminen
men among his political opponents, he is a
sound concerning the constitutional right
lat of the South as was Mr. Calhoun himself
tai Gen. Pierce is an able man and Statesman
as is proved by his course in Congress an,
nd in the Legislature and Convention of hi
= own State, as well as from the fact that b
nc stands at the head of his profession as
les Lawyer. Though firm as rock in his priu
ciples, he knows what is due from one free
man to another, and thus instead quarrel
''' ing and making enemies of all who come i
7P- contact with him, there is no honorable ma
oh who knows him that is not his personal friend
ed If he is elected President the government
/ will be administered in strict accordanc
ne with the principles of the constitution, an
re- honesty and economy will take the place G
rty the wild prOfigacy and extravaganza whicl
ain have characterized the present administrs
nv ton.
- Such is brief outline of the characte
,eu and qualifications of the candidates whose
len lection depends upon our votes. Can an
he man hesitate which to select? Can part
ch ties bind any Southern man to vote for Scott
no Will not every citizen come boldly up to hi
= duty and without regard to past association
lul cast his vote for his country and the const
tee tuition as truly represented by Pierce an
Did King. The time is at hand not only 9
.be to the polls yourself, but see your neig6bo1
- and get them to go,
VIC Albany Georgia. Patriot