The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-10-28
Thursday Evening, Oct. 2I, 1859


IRIsHMEN FOR Scorr I'VE have befor,
us the card Of over hundred Irishmen il
the city of New York, published in the viii!
papers of that city and giving their place o
residence, in which they declare their una
terable determination to vote for Scott -
Part oftheir reasons we give, and commend
them, not only to their own countrymen
but to all who wish to vote right in the pres.
ent canvass, They say:
Winfield Scott is in favor of PRINCIPLES
laid down and advocated in Ireland by such
men as, Lucas, Swift, Grattan, O'Connell
and Meagher; in favor of Protection to
Home Industry; while Franklin Pierce is in
favor of the doctrines of the L ,don Times,
which would follow the Celt, whom he had
hunted from house and home, from the Island
of his birth into this country, and here, be-
meath thevery wings ofthe American Eagle,
make him q machine for consuming British
manufactures, and thereby make him sus
tain the very policy which had hunted him
from his home. srn
Because Winfield Scott is in favor of, and
Franklin Pierce is opposed to, Internal I'M
provements, by which the laborer can make
money with whichto commence the world:
and of such disposition of the Public
Lands as will secure comfortable, free and
independent homes for the honest luborer.
That Winfield Scott has been for forty
yeas before the public, distinguished alike
In war and peace, the great benefactor and
most beloved Of soldiers, both by naturalized
and native citizens; while Franklin Pierce
has never done anything to endear him to
the country or to its citizens, either native
or adopted.
We shall vote for Winfield Scott because
he has proved himself the friend of his coun-
try and all its citizens,no matter on what soil
they were born, or from what nation they
came.
His noble conduct on the prison ship at
Quebec, when British minions assumed the
right to execute Irishmen for being found in
arms against England, especially endears
him to every lrishman who has an honest
heart in his bosom.
W Who that claims to be an American cti-
zen, does not point with pride to that
page of the History of the United States,
made glorious by the courage and bravery of
the faithful soldier.
For ourselves we feel that il is only to
euCH Intn a6 w IHHeIu CCOtl Jnat the Nation
can look with safety in her hour of trial and
danger--a man who has proved his prowess
by coping successfully with England in her
day of pride and power, and whose whole
life has been devoted to the service of his
country. e,.
We will vote for Winfield Scott because
hv has ALWAYS respected the religious opin.
ions Of those with W.. IN he came IN CON
tact, and always used his power anu iphu-
enc6 to protect the altars of all creeds from
deSccration. In this respect the life of
Winfield Scott stands out in bold relief as
compared with the narrow minded bigotry of
New Hampshire, the native State of Frank
lin Pierce, State always under the domin-
ion of his party and political associates, and
which is now the only State in the whole
Confcderacy where men are prescribed on
account of their religious faith
1t will not do for The friends OF Pierce to
urge that he was in favor of expunging this
odious restriction from the Constitution of
the State. The evidence Of his labors SO to
do is wanting.