The daily union., 1852-09-29
Prom the Louisville Dernooa
More Exploits OF General Scott In Civil Life

The claims OF ciy sefvice for General Scott in the
wing press gross perverson OF history, and highly
discredabe TO the men who show such reckless disre-
gard OF truth.
The boldesi and audacious assertion is that the
passage OF the Compromise due 10 Gen. Scots su.
per human exertlons
tsans in making such claims for totally unknown in
the exciting controversy the COMPROMISE measures
Every actor IN that contest was known at ths time
Editors and letter writers left unnotced who took
manly stand on that occasion, but the name of Gen
Scott mentioned by any one. We have con.
versed with who were the ground all the time al
Washington throughout the whole contest and not one
alluded Scott having bad anything TO do in the bus
ness This IS moi all the for the nomination
Of whg candidate for President ia fresh in the reco
lection OF the country. The objection 10 Scott by the
whole South, and the compromise men North was that
be not committed TO the Compromise by act or word
This whig not democratic objection Day after
day did wings deliver speeches in Congress denouncng
the silence of Scott the subject and alns for proof
that he approved The Compromise ALL aud they called
spirits from the vasiy deep. No response came
had slandered, denounced, and detained Fmore w" anS
Webster for their support of the compromise were organ
zed in solid phaanx for Scott
Considering these facts, known and read Of by all
men, can any impudence be audacious than that
exhibited in the claim that Scott made superhuman efforts
for the Compromise II is assertion that no inte
gent man believes and can deceive only the bndssl par
usan or the most ignorant OF the public. The Union
men remember Webster, Clay, Cass, Douglas, Foote,
Boyd, Cobb, and host Of Others but they didn't hear OF
scott, lhey remember too Seward, Greeley, Johnston
Stevens and they know that these were enemies OF
the Compromise, the bitter opponents Of their party
men who favored it. and the devoted friends OF Sco
They know, too, that siytysix OF these Scott voted
10 the last against the platform endorsing the Compro.
mise, and that the rest only voted for II TO get their
ddae.
so muSh for one claim OF civil service.
Then we have fancy merit set up for Scott, ac-
count OF the settlement of the nullihcaon excitement in
Charleston We not told what he did there, bat he
waa sent to attend strictly to the military deences OF the
city, and nothing else not particle OF discretion was
be allowed in any other respect The excitement sub
sIded aud The worshppes OF Scott have Just found out
after twenty years OF ohviousness OF the fact, that he
settled the whole business The country remember what
old hickory did, and what the compromise tarih sup
ported by Mr. Clay and Mr. Calhoun, did; and they had
supposed that these distinguished men effected the settle
men History has given them the credit but the know
ing Scotles have stripped of all their aures TO deck the
brow OF their idol.
Then, again, the Northeastern boundarywho but Scott
settled that The country ignoranty asoribed the
aaement o the whole business TO Webster, and the
missoners sent TO negotiate with the State of Maine !;
but here along the fancy candidate OF the wh liz
party with his brow decked with all the laures won in
thai affair.
These preiensons set up for Scott show reckless dis
regard OF truth. The same bold mendacty which de6es
public intelligence TO such extent, would regard no
limit TO assertions, except the impossiby OF gaining
credit Tor them The authors OF these preensions would
assert that Scott the battle at New Orleans,
quered Napoleon at Waterloo, II they coud thereby de-
ceive any one.