New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-09-04

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sened for your votes la November next VINO are
tbryl One 10 Winfield Scott loud cheers the s
Frank la Pierce lt 10 unnecessary for ms 20 speak of
the military services Il Gen Scott sod [ do no, pro-
pose to do so You all know bis lab ,rs for the
country on the battle field; from Chippewa to
Mexico, In all the Of country you have
read the glorious record Of his brave and patriotism
need not tell you what you alt know but will pass on
70 take sone note of the nOnp of Geo Fok
lin PIERCE Of New Hampshire and thence 20 come nOrce
OF the impotsft civil services aod claims Of Gen Scott
lCheersl No will dispute that have presented
our candidate the tfsi military Of the age
Cheers grant be not my frat hoise;
sessions In caucUsses and nominating conventions
indispep sble personal feelings be Sacrificed and
union and harmony demand that the person having a
clear majority Of the voices IN Convention should bear
the banner True, eminent for high civil services
were overlooked, Scott preferred 20 them by the
mass OF the people. Bat civil services do not al
ways qualify tor Executive station; man msy
serve a few years 20 COngrets, and not there.
by be entitled or qualified TO GIL the Chair OF ate. 10
that station wsnt man OF pHdotom OF bravery aud
VI nigh services Gentlemen, although ! am not an
old man, | am an old politician hsve been twelve
years In Congress, and four OF them were dur
log the sdmiuisu srjn Of Martin Van Buren,. d Ir.
log the time of my service, ] have had opp Jrtun
ties TO hear and see something of public men
especially OF members Of COpgressfOr II vss III least
suiceri work from &c IN 40 watch the Of
The Little Magician What was the opinion Of M. Van
Buren, 10 regard to candidate In The winter Of
1850 the PatriOt troubles, the burning Of
the Caroline, &C., and rupture with England
was looked for at any moment. 10 this emer.
ency Mr. Van Buren, called upon Gen. Scott and that
gallant old soldier revisited tho of bis boyish
tiumpbs, and by a cOncilstoTv and juilcSui curse
Gained the strife and prevented collision. The
who In 1912 tore down the Hon flag OF England aud
the and stripes Ia lie place, by Marlin
Van Buren, 20 que tbs rising storm which 10 Rered 8
threateDlpPly the 81 Lawrence. Again, in 1870
when the North Eastern Boundary threatening
peace, and MsiDe had sWOrn 10 engage In war her
own responsibility, who teut win full powers BY
this President Van Buren, toaay the excite nent
while fully maintaining the honor Of the natl ln 70
avert If possible any hostile act Gen Whitfield Scott
was msn Icheers molly did he acqut hi nsef;
by kindDess, by sOfiness Of manner, By c1ncl4tory
words and deeds he sootbed the angry feelings OF the
boFdeTes and unquestonsbly aVeed the curse OF war
But let US 60 back Jew years, and see who was en-
trusted witn the responsible and delicate mission Of
settling the Modification AZ air OF 1888. You all know
that sor'h Csroins mad S9euly rebeed and threatened
old soldier and patriot Gen Jackson eptrust with the
task Of settling tho dficultyl Gen Winfield Scott was
the man cheers aud right no0iy and fortunately for
the country cid he acq0it himst IT, He 70 South
Carolina as man of peace he talked win them ia
friendly and cOncilai"ry manner hs conjured them by
she blood " their ancestors by tho great Inheritance of
ireemen, by the worlds hopes OF liberty TO
their duty Brother was armed against brother father
sgdIft SOD, but he held forth the olivebranch, ald
when the gallant cons Of the Palmetto safe heard his
patriotic appeal they returned 70 their allegiance the
flag Of Liberty, and the country saved again Ia
selecting Ger. Scott for this service Gen. Cas-
(sho addressed the Democracy at T-mnauy Hall
the fullest cor fduee In the prudence and patriotism of
the Hero Of Chippewa Cheers | havs said that
need not slude Gen SCOTS military services they
matter OF history-,bey sung by the very boys
IN sreets-the world lie too familiar with then be
ignorant OF the least one And of civil sevces-ot
really important civil servces-what man living (1oR
that Henry Clay Ia no more) show anything i'm
pOTspt 10 the of service 10 liberty and humanity
| was in WsshD gtOn In 1892 and one occasion saw
Mr. sy and President Van Buren, talking a.ide (Gor
although politically opposed those two gentlemen
In irfa fho
Subsequently MIR. Clay told me that there
bad news from the Maine boundary, and that
the President was apprehensige of trouble with
EoRsnd but, said Mr. Clay Gen. Scott 10 there and
have every confidence Ia mis- patriotism, frmness AID
careful judgment; have no fears of war lCneers
Such was Henry Clay's option of the civil
qualifications Of Cen Scott and the sequel fully pro7ed
Toe correctness Of .he great ststesmsns Judgement
But 1t Is said in of the papers that Mr.. Clay
opposed 10 the nomination of Gen Scott know that
there 10 not word OF truth In this report Ne Clay,
sou all know was In favor of Mr. Fillmore; but be
fully satisfied with the result of the Convention. When
the guns from Capitol Square gave notice of the result
some one asked Dir. Clay If he should atop the firing
est the noise might aect MIN injuri0usy No. said Mr.
Co. LEI them reverberate they briog nothing sslis
faction and joyt1 my heart mr. G. believed that Geo.
Scott would fully carry out the principles Of the Wnig
party The false representations of the ought TO
be corrected; the public ought To understand that
satisfied with this nom nation IA was
Henry Clay CHEERS Mr. STANTON gave glance at the
Loco Foco National Convention, and showed how altne
really great Of the party, and some not 50
srest, had been killed Of by tue aulrepu1ican two
thirds rule and how there upon their dead b0ces
never before thought Of Tor the Presidency. Mr.
STANTON next reviewed at some length tho history aud
services of Gen Pierce, using his textbook ths
Official Life OF Pierce and King, Issued by authority
of The party. Mr.. Pierce's civil services not
extensive ga to require long RostiOu. He
(STANToN) had been for several years in Con.
eress with Mr. Pierce, and was toierabiy familiar
with Woodbury., Cas-. Wright aud Others Of that
party, but he pledged his word that be never kew
such In Congress as Franklin Pierce laugh
teri that far 40 he knew he had never seen him,
There may somene. be merit Ia obs0urlsy, and per-
hap. il as 30 especially 10 the of LocjFoco
didstes But as Mr.. Pierce was never known or dis
tinPDshsd in COneTess, what did he do there lie
voted sgaust Pensions for Widows Of Revolutionary
Soldiers; he voted against paying to the widow Of
President Harrison the salary due her husband he
voted uniformly and steadily sgsiBst American Labor,
and against River and Harbor Improvements. Me-.
STANTON commented cri c atty upon the Lie of
Pierce" from which he read aud said that all the
Of the man might Tom Mar,hal said of Clers Admin
sraon be- dixie words nclosed In psrenthesis) len out
OF the history OF the country without ury to hs sense
Iaushterl Mr.. Pierce was made MajOr-General by
President Polk and sent TO Mexico 10 place of Col
Benton, who was 10 have superseded Gen. SCOTT We
have had one Wing President from the Gehf ais pro-
scribed Ably III uneXauon Administration Of James h.
Polk sno we shall have another. 1t would seem al
most provic entail that their schemes Of foreign con-
quest should thus TO plsgUe the inventors. MT
STANTON referred 30 the Mt Loco tOcO Campaign
paper The London itlges, the psper which coald nJt
break down the Collins Line. Cheers Tnat paper
says: - We tske MI flerce 10 DC Isir Representa-
live of the opinions OF Mr.. Calhoun, aud on that
around he will be valuable ally of the commercial
policy Of this country Mr. STANTON touched briefly
on the question OF Protection ard the eject Of Pisrce
doctrines of Free Trade upon our prosperity. WASH
nat D. Adams Jefferson Jackson, were all Protection
sts and the Tariff was signed by the flrmer In
Philadelphia the 4th OF July, l1s Does Pierce fol-
low these In,nf Mt he. The LOad0H Inaes claims
BIN a British Free Trader. Toe speaker glanced az
the Baltimore platform which he was much puzzled to
understGnd- and which meant suy hing nothing as
might be desired. Thence Dir. STANTON procee led
70 review Gen Picrces military Career, laid down
In the Life AT Contrerss he fell from his horse,
sprsned mis- knee and tainted such his services
on the fist day of s;don Next Cay he jumped OF his
horse 500 ysros toward tue enemy gave bis knee
twit and fell upon bank In full range Of the Mexican
ire Al Moino del Rey he brough' bis command gall
sr,ly under the fre of the enerny after the light Was
over At Chepulsepcc his command did gallant ser
yice-5t the same unfortunate but that Frank once
spet for his father the Gsoera sick IN bed Such
L. ,An a,nnn of tna sarxcns Of Gan Eranklln Pierce