The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1852-07-24

want military man, why don't you take
Gen. Scott = "there," said they, "is a
real general for you; he is not only skill
led in war, but in civil diplomacy
When they talked in this way i told
them, "just hold still and we will give
you hasty plate of soup next time" >
Immense applause and laughter.1 The
to run old lack, and we did run him +;
and l congratulate you and the country
now that the soundness and healthiness
OF our present condition is attributable to
his coadjutor and successor, who is wor-
thy OF all praise. Now we have present
ed you with a man whom YOU said four
years ago that we ought 10 have run; !;
and, justly fearing his success, you tell
us that we ought TO run civilian. Brave
Democrats Consistent Democrats =
Cheers and laughter.
Who is the civilian whom YOU have
proposed? The man who refused to al
low few hundred dollars to '' Old Tip's''
widow! Wo to such qualifications =
We give you old Scott, the second s'fath-
er of his country" and will not occupy
your time by recounting his deeds Of
chlvalry, for they are written as with a
pen of steel on every American heart
[Cheers.] l will yield the stand TO 9TH
er gentlemen. Loud cries of 'No, no."
and ego on, go on."] Why, gentlemen,
have been running day and night ever
since the nomination. have hardly laid
me down or shut my eyes for the last
two or three days, and have made about
two speeches night since we inscribed
the name of Scott on our banner. If it
were not for fear of intruding on the pa
ticnce of my friends l would talk you all
into fits in favor of the nomination.
Laughter and cheers. Gentlemen,
Gen. Scott fought for me before could
fight for myself. He fought for my
country; he has borne the flag Of my
country III many victorious field,
cheers, and he shall not want an advocate
while my free American tongue is loose
to speak. Nor shall the glorious princ-
pies which he impersonates ever want an
advocate while | have the power of
speech. Long-continued cheering. +
Humble as l am, unpretending as am, l
always bring to the rescue zeal and de-
termination never to yield while there is
shot in the locker. [Great cheering.
Old Tennessee is going to show you
little spunk of her own. Tennessee has
never failed to support the Wing candi-
date for twenty years. Do you know
that i? Cheers and "yes."] Do you
know that under Andrew jackson him
self, Tennessee dared to be Whig p
[Cheers and "yes."] Let me tell
you little incident about that.
was brought up in Kentucky, but having
nowhere to stay, l concluded l would
loaf off" "pulled up my stakes"
and tied all my earthly treasure in poclz-
ct handkerchief, which was labelled "this
is the house that Jack built" TCheers
and laughter. l got to Tennessee in
time to take part in the contest of Gen.
Jackson's first election. don't exactly
want that to come out, because you see
it fixes my age, and may want to marry
again. A laugh. l was one of two
men in the county who voted against old
Jackson, and l stood alone till the State
was revolutionized in 1886, and thank
God have taken part in every struggle
we have had since then; and these same
fellows that voted for Jackson have seen
the error of their ways, and they are the
same chaps that sent me to Congress, in
place Of a better, to represent that her
mitage district itself. don't see how
they could have done any better, do you ?
Immense cheering and laughter, and
cries Of "no, no, no. l think they
have made pretty respectable show Of
their good sense, which is a great compli
ment to themselves, and not to me-
Cheers and laughter.]
Well, gentlemen, l will be with you
for at least two months yet; and all you
have to do is to get up little " holloba-
loo" and will come and talk to you.-
Cheers l have nothing else to do. l
am Scott man, from the crown of my
head to the sole of my foot. l am not
any thing else but Scott man now
Write that down in book and print it,
and preserve it for your children and
mine. In the Convention there was COM
petition as between Fillmore and Web
ster and Scott; but as between General,
Captain, Lieutenant Pierce and Gen.
Scott there was no room for guessing
Cheers, and " Scott forever" l thank
you, ladies and gentlemen, for the polite
attention you have given me. l just
came in as sort of small change to fill
up the crevices between the big guns
The honorable gentleman retired from
the stand amid long and continued ap-
plause.]
WAsHINGToS, July "a.