Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-08-20
From the Wasnins,onI'urn /,

IN
m.cIac >:ntt o 1889 will vote Tor Grn"rsi Scott
ico long after he has abandoned all pr.tensons 10 the Drn
ceS ne 'lcn pfolrssed and thrown himself without
serve into The hands pf The Scwardites There is hardly
particle O Truth IN these representations. OF the cigty o
deTiJrits who sgnrl The call The first Scott meeting
there but tr0 who will vote for the ,Shig candidate
ana nose Two have been wni"s for the past dozen
AL the resi- who are living will Pierce and King hear
" anu elective support That The breach between Genera
scott ana his early supporters complete bg his Reputation
c l,s platform then occupied by him and his democratic
friends oel statement Of facts will clearly de,ns,rn
Inc Scott republicans ol 1859 were democrats in oripci
PC bat some ol Them had contracted dislike for Mr. Var
Buren, others had formed high estimate Of General Sro
that period his pen To the ,ruhu
ani expressive Language OF hurow Weed had so fatal
~ "mned tie prles achieved his sword and demon
sta'cd his nnlInrss for civil station They had eydenc,
when satisfied them that he foin conviction demo.
cih and they very naturally supposed he sufficient
h'"@t'y - prevent his repndatng he reached hc
prcsidcncy the political principles and policy 10 which h,
cn poiessed an unaera5le attachment They therefore
conceived tie plan OF bringing him prominently before the
american people and pressing his claims upon the Democrat
| IL National Convention.
These gentlemen, finding the columns OF both political
Journals closed against hrn established paper called the
hpcneser Daily Sun, which specially devoted 10 the
po'lcal interests of Gen. Scott The Sun was ayowedlv
anu aistnctvey democrac-whg principles and measures
,ict WIN no iavor nj its hands. The files Sun
c oei"c me- ana quote few editorial
cl"hns 10 Illustrate its relation the pulcs of that day
"t u VIII be remembered fierce warfare was going on
between the specie and "shnpastcr' banking systrms
Al the head OF the Suns lending colunn srnnd. in con
'piruous type, "for President, Gen HiefM Seott"
men comes sereotyped eptune of the pncules advu
Gated rs follows
Prncipes OF the Scott republican party presidential
term no interference in elections by government officers
uniform currency OF gold silver bank notes M MI
times redeenable in specie demand an i,depsndent
treasury under the exclusive control Of Congress oppus
nn TO nonop0es 10 irredeemable shinplusers and TO
fraudulent banking"
The following extracts from the Suns political editorials
ah'rI fair ccrlnn-batng an occasional thrust Sir
fah burcn-as 10 lis course In regud 10 the principles then
agi'aed by The party press Of the country; and they will
enable he reader !" form clear and distinct idea Of General
Scn't's frSt platform.
The Advertiser intimaes that General Scott s Wing
Whether ne be Wing tory there the strongest evil
dence o his having been warm hearted Jeilersonian
hm supporter Andr:p Jackson and that he il true
repu6Isean"-I Rochester Daily San, Aprl 49, 1889.
The Scott in OF Presidents Jrtfersons
and Ja"ksons and they will support Scott
cho rW firmly and Iaresy carry them out" "W~ deem il
Insult Of he grOss kind both Gen Scott and 10 repub
AcLntsn, 20 caNaae General Htig"
dorchester Daily Sun, April 20 1899
"lhe financial policy of General Jacnson stop the
increase OF banks suppress all bank notes under $40 and
Introduce cold and silver the ordinary currency Of
p:orle."-[ ifocb. Daily San May 20 1899
"Ihe Daily San has connexion with WhgIsm abo-
tionism, or any other ism but repuhllcanism !"
POch. Daily Sun, april %, 1889.
men aud Wings No Wing had any rhing do with
the The plan paper was first suggested by
the e'ehy.lse republicans Of The old JIeksOn ehO, rhO
signed Ese cali for the first Scott meeting" &c. "As Gen
Scutrs politics. WE HSUw him 10 be IN favor Of gold and
silver currency, and he is also in favor If Independent
Roch. Daily San, Juiy 29. 1880
I'VE rrltratc former nsse.tinn General Scott
IN Sor u Ed and silver currency and Independent
treasury" Roci. Daily Sun, Aug 6, 1889
"!Ienera Scott Is neither II WEBB Wing. Wise Whg,
federrl Nnig anti Masonic Nhig, Abolition Wnis
olnk Nnig, shnpa.tcr whs. H. is the independent
republican cuntidate for the Presidency"
Roch Daily Sun. Aug. s. 1889
These extracts which might be extended to ny desirable
length would seem 10 prove pretty concuslyslX thai Gaa
hannsd and ncangcaJs attachment democratic P'lnIl
r: and The ground their preference ur Scott WIS e
hrIrl that his nomination would DC hust hAcy ~ f~'p
a.. Democratic uScrndcncy. - g., !
,rr,iny WA, addressed 10 the 'repnhcans" ony-thr
Ms b,nu pu;pu-ey excluded. That call was signed 0!
odd .Tepubllcnns OF the old Jackson sch s but not
By single riiy. Among the na'nes appended 10 ie cn
,.r,, adonIah Green Il. Packard, Carlos Cooo Roper
kng Aaron Newton Ebenezer Watts uies Gat.he,' e: D
Wntecr Henry Fox. R. h oihefidse J"Inaa I'nArS a1,
rfs .elcr Delos Wentworth James U Maley, ana man!
,ncrs then now known at home and ao'oud ~ aons
most resoue and uncompromsing opponents oil ~sscf!
in all It's phases. -, , -
thr Scott republican organization whether II was coi' uc'
ed of wing democratic materials II wl De Deserved 'a
II arnonzes perfectly with The principles ad,ocatea o
q; nrll Srltr's newspaper or.an-lh" Sun. quote all
mere j. Of distinctive party character FROM series Of re
n he Court house in this city, September ION, 1881
Resolved Th, the principles OF tepntlcanis'n s ansn
bv Ftrson and JIcksoH the true lindnarks "l "cai
action tha, when any party betrays those pr'nciss =
m ,rrr entitled To the support OF the people; ano ma
yvhl IN some respects The administration Ci Mhrun
Buren, merits cOmmrniation, lis "i1e departure ton
m
iurrG,,atil t. for Us give Ill our support
Resolved That experience has shown that inc cohneAion
which has heretofore existed between inc government l
The banks disadvanrageous To boi and hghy p'uu
ca 10 the Of the pcofc and mat THIS cnneAoh
having dissolved by The course o eFchtH VIC are oPPo
sed TO lis rc-c-ab!shmcn
Rared That we are irreconcil1bly oppnsca 10 The re-
,st rl shnent Of National Bank in any i'rH, tat we
deem such institution hostile 10 the spirit o our ns''u
nna ari4,ncrata in tendencies and corrupunS u e
n morals and that the pursued by the ite bank
Of the United States Is On emphatic warning against ls
danger vcsng in the hands u any sci ot men anu
concentrated eyed power.
the purity and smE lefty Of former DeRo;rdtc
tps hcn is SO essential the pu'c welfare anu 10 III
orn th aurccss Of these ot utility and reform so
Iu;v demanded by people. we deem 1t Indispensable
that the executive department ns og ~ s school
Resolved That in General Wlnfeli Scott wc recognize
such patriot Born and reared on the same sou WIN ie
nsrous APOSTLE of Liberty his early and sendiast adhe
renee 10 the pure principles Of democracy entities nm 10 s
| highest confidence Of tho people, :,
ina, the political principle. protssed by Cen Scott al
b inns covered by these proceedings strictly drntlca
% ,nnse fntlrarrd by his ogan and BY the resolutions
,hnvc onoed there is the abundant and freiresaot
pront He received and read the sun regularly ad y va
The only out nnd.uut paper in the United States
Were there nothing else identify his principles win tos'
of The Scott puoicans, his acqulcsccnce IN ue c"u,s
and object Of that paper woui bc quite sufficient But i
,cnl whereabouts that tlmc does not depend on CT
cumsan,al evidence alone. lie visited tins cry IN n,
year 10 ,us after his presidential interests IN person H
sent for the prominent members Oh me sco' VI
nm md they accordingly called upon him al lhc Ehs
H,,c He here expressed them, distinctly ana enPdt
iry h unqualified appreciation of the ut0e Increment o
rbcb he had beei. pat oruard democratic cdndaah
for he presidency He urged them 70 perieseTe ana asca
ed In the warnest terms, his gratitude TO these gen'enrf
(nr what tncy had done for him. He said # he ever reached
the White House. should owe his elevation TO the'r ei
fs ns this movement had turned the eyes OF the country
towards him Bu, knowing that their democracy was no
of The flexible order and that the nnss o inc oeno
cratic party in this Stale desired tho denomination OF M
Van Buren, Gen Scott did deem prudent 10 leave u!
democratic supporters infer his principles rom any mum
her Of fac,e hn-ever significant: 40 he stated 10 " WI"
nu eoutyocalinn reserve that ne trd' D<fn'e-h pe
5. orcy, had been D.noerat thut he had support an
,us,intd tre-y Democratic admin E1on snc' ne cam
,ou .ae Eflge Of actonthaths 1oe1 70 That party 1or NJ
political futr. and that s principles ner ht prlns'pe
raesc facts General Scott will 70! have the h'c!hooo
DENY They are vouchsd for BY men whose nieRr'y WI
not be Questioned and whose yeracly acsdt no support
Their names ara service Of body who wishes 10
cnre as TO their crediby IL viii! be found n' unipescr
ape the documentary evidencs which comedies win on
corroboratee their testimony
But General Scott in mis- overseeing anIety 10 lnpte'
his auditors with horoughness OF his democracy! io
the prudence which dictated his profession OF iaih or ae
perhsos should saw his characteristic ceoiIsm asserted
supremacy He slid nc had uphtd every hef
cratic administration which he had served Gen-r
I,rs.nns administration" which he knew all his audto
admired me ind carried through his back Gen. SEQ
said much more in strain which il is not neceasa