Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1852-10-19

the usual compliment not sufficiently cOmpeD'
dious, is celebrated for everything: great 10
the beauty of her forests, great IN the fertility o
her SOIL great in the growth of her cattle, grea'
in the growth of horses, and still greater III the
growth of men and women of the first eminence
aud worth" Again, at Frankfort: 50 Kentucky
abounds with patriots and heroes; It is The hrSt
State in war, the first State in peace, ard always
| the first in devotion 10 our glorious UnlOn."-
Again, AT Louisville: "'Fhis is country abound
ing with beauties, and teeming with the fat OF the
land. Here are men aud women such as Ken.
tucky alone can prodnce-men possessed Ol the
first order Oftalent aud the highest order OF cour-
| age; women beautiful and worthy as their noble
mothers" He reaches Indiana, and issstruck
with the "aourishing city of Albany, filed with
an enteTPrising, intelligent, and patriotic PoPu'
latiOn. If ever ones love for ones country
should flag, here is the place to rekindle II. =
The people of Indiana I" have fought together
with him the battles of our common country
and it is by the aid of their valOr alone that he
has been able to accomplish what he has achlev-
ed- And at Madison g In various hard fought
battle-helds, aud under otneTcFIICat c1EUUrnSs','
Ces, he has stood side by side with the men of
Indiana. He knows that thisis Indiana-one of
the great Northwestern States-One Ofthe STATES
most devoted to the Union-its main prop and
support. Ii is with no ordinary feelings that he
stands on this soil" Here we have four States,
each in turn extolled above the other-Pennsyl.
vania, Ohio, Kentucky, and Indana-each pro-
NOTED to the first rank among the stars of the
Union. What pity it that Gen Scott's tour
does not permit him to perambulate the whole
republic! How many first States should we not
have?
AT least one-half of General Scott's speeches
are devoted to " fighting his battles over again,
and twice killing the slain" AT Pittsburg he
reminds his bearers that she has done something
in the service of his country to merit the aPPro-
baton of his fellOR'citizenS. lie has led her
troops to battle, and stood the peFs and tatIgues
e AL oil fTNhI
"melanchoIy campaigns. and says that "durIng
a greater part of his life he has been accustomed
to expose himself to the weather and other ineQn'
veniencies of camp life. :" At Shelby he iutfodu.
ces himself as s'an old soldier, nearly worn out"
AT Columbus he talks of the transactions of ma
tional importance in which he has taken part"
and twill not affect to deny that he has rendered
good service to the country" He feels that she |
has been successful in meriting the appreciation
of his fellow. Citizens." He aIludes to the "hard-
ship and suffering he has undergone in the ser
vice of his country" and styles his visit to Co
lumbus ''a great and glorious occasion" Again,
at the same place, he vows that "for fifty years
he has never walked rose slept ,or eaten, or taken
a glass Of cold water, in the field, the town, or
the camp, but that his thoughts were OF his coun-
try, her virtues, her Tenown, her honor" AT
MaVsvile he reminds his hearers of"the services
he has rendered the country, and the gratitude
he has right to claim from them" AT Lexing-
ton he alludes to his "laboTs for his country" IN
The cOmpanionshp of Henry Clay. AT Louis.
Vile he compiaCently mentions his " deeds OF
arms,'' and those of his brave companions. AT
New Albany he admits that he has ' played an
active part in the stirring events ofhe last forty
i've years, and has done his duty to the people
and his country AT Madison he assures his
hearers that "he has braved danger in more
shapes than QUE" And so throughout.
This, it must be admitted, is not precisely the
;tvIe of military eloquenCe in which Alexander,
Caesar, Gustav"s, Napoleon, OF Wellington
or even old Taylor, excelled. We do
not find them wandering from place TO place, and
beasting of their ''deeds of arms or their "ser
vices to their country" These great men, par
icularly Washington and Jackson, were as
averse to self goriiicaton as to the tulsome tiat
.ery of the crowds who assembled TO hear them
speak. a better model may, 1t seems, be found
in BOmbastes.
Our Generals heart is OVERLOOKING with the
milk of human kindness to every person and
he meets. Hefraternizes with Wings
and Democrats, and even free sOiers. he loves
The banks of the Ohio and the shores Of the great
lakes. He warns at the sight of fertile fields
and beautiful forests. He is overawed by tall
men, and provoked to kiss the handsome women
on his way. He loves the horses which are yoked
10 his carriage, and his checks are bedeWed with
emotion when he speaks of the cattle Of Ken
lucky lie would praise the pigs and the Ponl-
try il they had occurred to his memory. He
s loves the rich Irish brogue," and would enrich
his speeches with an occasional "Arrah! be aisy,'
or she iapers'' if he could trust himself to make
the attempt He is delighted with the "ioreign ac-
cent Of the German citizen" Were he to reach
Louisiana in his tour, he would proclaim the
French to be the efnestlanguage in the world. His
honest heart bIeeds for some little ragged urch-
ins at Cleveland, who, he says, "aTe covered with
mud and dirt" Oh! oh ! oh Such universal I
was never known. His feelings
Of love and gratitude to the people are SO a.Pow-
eru that despite the fog, he could not resist the
of appearing ip his shirt tail at the
window at CarrolIion, andthanking them for the
clatter which woke him out of his first sleep, and
laid him up with cold that Sherman's lozen.
ges could not remove. What President we
Shall have when he gets into the White House! /