Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1852-10-19
Gop. scOtt's great Campaign in the West.

From the New York Herald
Everybody has heard of the devout Mussul-
man who made solemn vow to roam his native
province in search of secluded spot for 4
mosque, but who, having thought it not iRcon-
sistent with his sacred task to provide himself
with peder's basket instead of a wallet, amass-
ed by degrees comfortable competency, and
Immediately discovered that he would best dis
charge his duty to Allah by building a country
house where he could spend the remainder of
his days in ease and quiet. It is TO be hoped
that if the COmmander-in-chiefs seems to have
lost sight of the Oslensbe motive of his journey
t. Cincinnati, in the excitement of more personal
concerns, the military hospital will not eventual
Iy share the fate of the projected mosque. We
NAV, perhaps, be content to notice his election
eerinE tactics with mere smile, but mere severe
reDrObatiOn would be due from us if the fasCna-
ton of the contest altogether etfdced the object
of his mission from his memory. We confess
that we should like TO find in his speeches little
more about those s. official duties' of which so
much was said when General Scott received the
first Ohio deputatiOns-eVen though the aIlnson
were to cost US few of those rounded periods
in which his military services are urged as claims
on the COunITy's gratitude. II Is dellghtlul
thing no doubt, to discover that, like Caesar, Ma
pOIeUn, and other men OF that Calibre, our Gene.
raj aims at being as great on the rOstrum as in
the field; but this propensity to sPeechify grows
on Que and we should feel easier about the asy-
lum, if we heard that a site had been selected,
and our lefO'S ''OuClAI uulIeS, uulY uISCudTReu.
Meanwhile to compensate us for our anxiety, it
is satisfactory TO know that the Scott speeches
are an acquisition to the literature OF the Coun-
try. High literary authority has pronounced
them equal to anything ever spoken by Demos"
themes or Cicero, and tar superior, OF course, to
the harangues of mere Henry, a Calhoun,
CLAY, or a Webster. We maybe permitted, per-
haps to remark that they are, at all events, un-
iuue of their kind and, without institutDg COM
PARSONS between General Scott and the civil
orators he is said to have surpassed, we must
saw that we can trace no resemblance in his
speeches to the eluquence OF the other eminent
men of his profession. Some-and these not the
least-were mere soldiers and spoke as they
acted, decisvely and to the point: such, for in
stance, as Wellington, whose speeches are thus
summed up: Men, you are we'll led and wei!
maid; if you don't do yOnT duty, you will be shot.
! Others such as Alexander, united cultivated
mind to brilliant Imagination. and swayed their
leGiOns as much by the winning skill OF their
tongues as by their sword. Caesar was one OF
the leading orators of the Senate; he never led
his cohorts to battle without first Intiamlng them
with a speech The safety Of the republic, the
honor of the army, and the prospect of Plunder,
were the chief themes of his harangues. NaPo-
leon, as is we'll known, dealt largely in figures.
ssHe could not ope
His mouth, but out there flew atrope;"
and being all skilfulIy woven pund the main
theme-iG gIoire-they were the most powerful
stimuIants which could be applied TO the French
| army. The "forty centuries looking down from
the 6vramids'' will live as long as the world con-
| tinues to produce orators.
Gen. Scott resembles none ofthese. He has
neither the laconism of Wellington nor the bril-
| liant wit of Aristotle's pupil, nor the profound
| views of Caesar, nor the thrilling tones OF Napo
| leon No pulse beats any faster as the words
| fiow from his mouth. He trades neither on the
hone of future glory nor on the national ambition
| of his fellow-cilizens. He does not touch sim
Gle chord in their hearts. True, he need not eX,
Cite them to such pitch of enthusiasm as would
/ he desirable if he were about to scale wall or
| csrTv a bastion. Provided he inspire moderate
share of personal friendship and esteem, his end
will he attained; but even this would have been
claimed by the great generals we have mention: !:
ed in .s lava floods OF fiery energy" General
| Scott's eIoouence may be summed up in three
Ssn,ences ANY friends, you see before you the
hero of many well-tought field who comes
with his companiODs-in arms, to solicit your
votes for the Presidency apropoS OF military
hosnital. This State (Pennsylvania, Ohio, In.
diana, or Kentucky, as the case may oe,) Is tue
most illustrions State of the Union; 1t has pro-
5rcpd the bravest warriors, the greatest states
men. the most eloquent orators, the tailest men,
the most beautiful women, The finest horses, the
richest Irish brOgue, the strongest German ac'
cont and the best breed OfCRlIle in the world
,t'nl Won from the bottom Of an old soldiers
besTf. but don't forget the votes" We venture
- COW, that all the speeches delivered by General
S.o15 on his western tour do not contain single
iJes bevond these. The phrases vary, and the
commitment is adorned with different flowers o
ISnTnaoe. but the sense is the same.
Al Plttsbnrg he ''reverts to the gallant soldiers
Of h Pennsylvania, both volunteers and regulars
v,bom he has SO often ledto battle, and who hat
stood bv him with unIalteTing bravery and hdell
80 m the fields of Canada and the heights o
MeTico. He loves Pennsyl ylVania for her fidelity
The Union as weIas fOEher other virtues =
A. Columbus, it is the fact that rthe citizens
The Empire State Of the West Condescended Z
, ~e,come him, which Overeomes him. He !
sGnsIIv. pratified TO @apPFeaehthe glorious Stat
~ oId. Kentucky, a land Of patriotism and vaior.
borrowing Macbeth's phIaseoIogy. he knows y ]
i Kentnesy that he sees before him, and bTl
the display of her heroes, living and dead.
HIs has s.fought aud bIed BY the side Of her brav
.1ns ~ Kentucky famous for the vsIor of he
,soons as for the beauty OF bet daughters he ha
lever ..s sknoVn 1 battle teld where her sons wei
not not nTesent. doing hoGor 10 their country
: Aaain, at Paris : kentaeky Is not The Plat
!. ,o gsnnd claims 10 dinary stinclioni'
. ieesis 81 arms. Through the wars with Gre .l'
Rri,sIn and Mexico her sons have been dlssi
1 snisl.'a IN every held of hAtlle and excel
T s.,I,sTs ~ tleir p5Nser aud able ssale
Z taI,l.s #onaiIties. adds the Q
= ,t ~ 5enl and finfIlT