The daily union., 1852-08-01
WINCHESTER, (Va,) July 2s, 1852.
To the Editor of the Union:


MIR. Charles Fenon Mercer, formerly citizen and
long representative OF Virginia, is now travelling by
easy stages through this valley, making speeches for
"Seward, Scott, Graham, & Co" A few days since he
made speech in this behalf in Charestown, Jcfer son
county. He has been for day in this place. and
yesterday having been ntmaed pretty generally that
be would speak, crowd gathered around the hotel after
night, and called him out He spoke for more than an
hour, and made fluent and graceful speech though in
deed, weak and poiness effort He said that political
parties were very nearly merged that of all the old is
sues between them. none were alive or worth any
consideration except the doctrine OF internal improve
menis and the tariff AS TO the slavery question: the two
party platforms were almost identical the only material
point now being the wide difference between the candi
dates. Gen Scott be euogxed extravaganlIy said be
most voumnous writer, (ralher equivoca that,
and the only approach to the truth that he made } and
that there was no man, living dead to whom the
try owed more consideration. He did even except
Washington: so Of course, General Scott is the THIRD
Washt'sgton"-"O Old Zack" having long ago been des-
ignaed the " Second"
AS 10 General Pierce, he "would not say be was a
coward might faint and fall from his horse upon
the eve OF battle, and yet he might not be coward ;
but (sald be what do say OF General Pierce is that be
rendered service. assured by my friend Colonel
Williams, that lac was in a battle in Mexico -
This was Infamous and when he uttered il, arrange
ments made have him replied to and exposed
OF notice, and he not only u,tering wilful mis-
sa'sment himself and for his friend but actually Civ
ing the lie 10 General Scoils official reports was con-
eluded to let him pass.
His remarks upon the internal Improvement doctrine
and the tariff were, in the extreme absolutely rdicuous
As to the FIRST he assumed that the general government
has the constitutional power; and then said What
ielow-el6zens, shall not make roads 10 defend the
country in time OF war for the rapid transmission of
troops and information and how can this be done If
you uiu aio~ roads through The country What would
have become OF New Oreans-how could that city ha We
been defended but for the information sent TO the COM
mandsr, and which reached him barely in time What
would have become OF Perry's feet if The British had
"What fellow citizens, shall the government say that
gsussH no'inprovs your magnificent waierpowersl that
you shall not manufacture leather" &c.
Then, too, he said that Scott poor; has spent
everything that he had in the service OF The country He
begged the support of The country for Scott not only be
be deserved H. but because OF the "infamous treat
ment which he received at the hands of Mr. poks ad-
mnstraon and he wanted the people put the seal Of
Their condemnation upon that admnistration'-on that
administration the conspicuous and important since
the first in American annals
This is fair sketch OF General Mercers speech, which
do no harm, even il we were not all wide awake
up in this valley The democracy here were never
more united active, and enthusiastic; and there is
every indication that in November Virginia will ad.
minister wi'hering and Overwhelming rebuke TO VIM
IL Seward and the chosen representative OF his policy
RESPUBLiCA