Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1852-11-09

HANAaNU Knmn~r
contest in which theyshaye
been with then telloW-eittzenss
interested with Themselves inj6es
llbe flesfot the couRtFy, and IA
prosperity and gloEy5and WIN No.
eneedl by as pure and patriotic nsS
selves. q been a struggle. hsf q,
could dothe other The most ham d
could elect those who were cehsas :
eulatedto carry ont aosemeasuTesae
eouducTye TO me public welfare. DIE
the two parties have done for man
on: internal measures, there wilt q Jse1
mony and union whenever il shan
cessary TO resist the aggression ri
power. IolE
We have confidence in the wisdom
and moderation of General Pierce. red
have iImness to resist d~ictation ~
the country in a happy and prosperous
He has been ch9se1to fila station EhisS9
not seek, and probably never dreame5egI
ing, until he received the nomination of,fo
mocratle convention. he goes into otEse
trammelled by pledges, and is undou6tsjI-
on the compromise measures, inelpdi1s
gitiVe slave law. We know nothing ofS;.
ions on the subIectof Intervention or ~
vention"-the conquest and annexation. 49,,
and other similar measures of external
but we hope that he will tread in the ~ LILY
Of the great fathers of Democracy, wboio
pies he Processes to adhere. Hhe DO. on ea
Try will steer clear of all "fllibnsteripon =!
tions, and-all insane projects to cOatFOl ~
ternal concerns of other nations.
The New York papers speculate !.
length on the causes of the defeat Of e
,scott, and Is probable effect on the i5,..e
of the country. We taks the following from
Tribune .
1t is but just TO the successful capdia.,,.
absolVe them from any active part in tbe Sestf
dealing whereby they have largely pro6t,sS =
Kane-letter sWindle stains the eompleTiH,"" "
their triumph. Both of them have been n
raj Pierce for twenty years and Col. KIM ="
much longer Observation-Disclosures and eSsi,sls
disciples Of that political school Whicbdenis' Il
constitutions power of the government 10 ~
tect industry or 10 improve rivers and barLo,.
and which esteems the peTpetUation ana 800
cation of human slavery as a chief en5 ofM
federal Union. BY no vote, no public ,,
theirs, has this faith ever been conirayppaI y
in the very few instances wherein Gen p;.E
has used 1t , language of freedom, il w,s OoIs
that he might thereby subseEve more eaar,1'n!I
the uses OF slavery. They both stand cle,,
the record, with a perfect right to pursue ~,
course which their inclination prompts and :
which no one has any plausible claim to inss
pose an objection.
HG IuGS HAS IuS lOlIOW1nps
Nothing has contributed more TO The s,,.,.,t
of the Democratic party in this canvas tb,Sa
feeling that il its foreign relations our Corr
ment has not taken the stand required by i,sHn
sition as the great Republic among the n,65',
of the earth, and we anticipate in this direr,io
therefore, some decisive advantages from it,u
tendency. We shall certainly be Glad 10 ~
come at the head of any Administrator. Den.
cratic or Wing, a more energetic vindicatjop rf
American rights, a more cordial recogpnion If
American principles, and a warmer regard IN
Republication abroad, than have been Vilne,I.
ed for a few years past
We are not among those who considering vel
fare of the country, for all coming time, as i'm,
trievably bound up in the result of any one elst.
ton. While we think its best interests wOpp
have been promoted by the election Of Gen. Scott,
we readily concede that all she advantages se
not upon one side, and that the country, ten wears
hence, may possibly be better of for the election
of Gen. Pierce.
The New York Mirror (Webster Whig) h,s
the f~ollowings
RESULT OF THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
Since the fatal moment of SCOTS nomination At
Baltimore we have never had a doubt OF bis De.
feat /; but the delDge is more overwhelming than
the most sanguiDe Democrat predicted, or he
most timid Wing feaTed- 1t required only an ex.
ercise of the simplest. arithmetic, with the most
ordinary knowledge Of human nature to !oresee
the inevitable result and they must be eiibr
very ignorant or very dishonest men who lave
persisted in the contrary opinion. With twenty.
five of the thiriy-one States already in Their pos.
session, and with the additional incentive Ofleds.
raj patronage 10 stimulate the DemocIaey,
what honest Ieasnn-coula- Poseihly he A.
signed to encoura &c a hope for Gen. Scott
The simplest statement of The case carried a COZ.
viction o fdefeatt TO the heartOfevery candid man.
They who counted on the personal popularity Of
Scott 10 overcome the odds against him irusled
to an element that did not exist, as the end has
sufficiently proved. And 30 far as his mlaary
character was concerned, that cOmbusIible fave
went ont with Gen. Taylor. The drum.and.ffe
drama would not bear rehearsal. And then the
barren speeches and zig gag travels Of General
Scott have lost him votes by hundreds of thou.
sands. Blarneying the Irish with his affected
shove of that rich brogue' went for less lhanD DO.
thing with a class too much accustomed them.
selves to "bIarney" not TO see through it, with
the sly ejaculation, SIS it there ynu aTe7'
And more, and worse than all, Gen. Scott was
brought forward and supported by a faction Of
the Wings whose motto has been for years, NO
rule or ruin the party. We have too much re.
spect for the sagacity Ufthose men, and TOO little
for their honesty, TO believe that they ever had
the slightest faith in SCOTS chances Of election.
To spite Webster, and punish Fillmore 10 gratli
fly their malice againstth the "silver gray" or Union
Wings; 10 prove that in failing TO " rule" they
still had power TO " ruin"-these we're the mo-
tives which led to the nomination Of Scott and
at the same time TO the reputation of the Union
''platform - which the majority Of the convention
insisted upon putting under him.
But we will dwell no longer upon the causs;
of the great revolution, upon this uprising flhs
ocean this overwhelming deluge. There sstll
an Ararat for the ark OF Whiggery to rest upon
the Green Mountains, we believe, are not quite
submerged-aDd after forty days, it is possible,
some exploring dove may bring back a single
leaf to revive the drowning hopes of the ante0i'
luviaH party.
A word for the triumphant Democracy and the
President elect. AS we have eDdeavored during
the campaign TO treat both candidates and al
candidates fairly and Justly. SO we shall cOntinHe
to treat them to the end OF the chapter. To The
Democratic platforms" as laid down at Balt'
more, we have never taken but a single exceP'
tion.' We are in favor of " internal improve
ments'' for national purposes. And TO the Pl1t'
form of the Wings, we object only TO one plans
We are opposed TO a protective tariff.
OF the President elect we have only to TePrii'
that he is a man ofexceIIent abilities, Of undOoOi'
ed patriotism, and of finer personal manners itAn