Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1852-10-02
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A sharp President.
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/. - oNviuPtfob ainohS tie Detffocfatic
leaders hss become such that they Iool,
Upon almost every thing iii the ilub, of
dollars atu gents, Their first idea Of NJ,
office +, hov much will Ii pay7 And
their idep Of The services which d man l,ss
rendered 10 Ills country are measured bv
the sarne standard. IN locking back over
the glorious career Of General seorr, The
early deeds Of the, young hero on the Can.
adiafi frontier, which selit i ti,fill of exc.
cution through the. whole country. The act.
tleinebt d tile Northeastern Boundary
Question, tlis pacifcaii Jon 81 ths fstrio.
troubles ON The northern borders, lie rssoel
fol removal Of The Cherbkees, the eoneiIi.
alton ofsonut Carolina In Tie hbltineatiof
times, aud latter, ihs unparalleled march
from Vera Cruz to The Capital, every step
a triumph, and almost every day d victory,
these n1onslng demagoauss ask villa, did
II cost How much pay did he get | And
then they usk, did he not reoeive more eor
fighting the battles Of Chnfubusco and
Cohtreras than Gsnsrol piEHsE did for
falling from his horse II seorr Is the
better fighter, is not PtEnoB, after all, tic
cheaper Did not SBorr receive more
for his services on the frontier than ptEaes
did for his vote dgaitst Tie hiysr and
Harbor bills, thai oBiafned Tile assent even
Ola Democratic President ? Did not seorr
receive fnofe for his services In SOUL, Car.
oliha than PfEHoE did for liie vote sgainst
allowing to the widow 6f Genital HAaHiI
son the pittahos Of her hhsbsbd's salaryg
Upon the whole, would hot Pibeug maks
d cheaper President thar Suurr 7
The result OF Mr.. Meslwetber's co,,a
temptible resolution IL a report showing
that Getieral StoTT, In the course of forty
years aeftlbes, including d visit TO Europs
OH public Dfsibess, and travelling over nil
parts OF tlffs country, has received $500.
677 IL; and General pisaeE, for voting
against River ana ffafbot tills, opposing
the grant TO Mrs. ~1fAnarsos, aud falling
from hfs hofs6 III Mexie5, has Received
$2O,373 40. General PffacE has fece1v.
ca no kstyd allowafecst for tle very good
reason that he has performed ITO e1lra SIR.
viees He never wa selected by any nd.
ministrntioh for any 6psGial business. Ws
have no doubt That General Prince wonid
make, Id oil respects; offs Of tile cheapcM
Presidents that we ever had. He would
be the worthy President Of such Senators
n. Mr.. Meriwether.
The whole amount received by General
seorT for forty years servics--suth ser.
vices az no other living man las rendered
or could ref1der--sefviees which have not
ofly rendered Us victorious In battIe bnt
have twice averted war-s~nfe not greater
than will be received by the Democratic
pib1ic p~fiiitets for one yours profit on their
contract ; are not 20 great ss the donation
which the less ~scriipbloius Of his friends
PROPOSED 10 mike to the late contractor,
IN reward for al attsmpt To- tlieut the Gov
ernmettj WHICH had not bsen wholly sue
cessfdI. And med WHO can BIT III Con-
gfess and vote away millfow H dollars Of
the public money upon Worthless objects
Ind partisan Mv0ftes, think II d great Ell
fort Of craftsmanship to purads before the
country ths aggregate pay and emoIn.
ments which General Scorr has received
during his .wfYtfe. life Of active service.
Tlrs New York Heatytss says
"The account current General ScoTr
hos with tho country, If Mr.. Meriwether
had been properly answered, would stand
pretty much In this wise !:
"1He United States tn accortnk waN
Ge,scyaa WixfcM Scott.
Da. CR.
A series Of bfifliabt strokes on ] 4 captains
the frontier In 1919, Lun. or colonsI's
dy's Lane included; pay.
Services among the Chero- Algeneral's
KEGS, pay.
~ the Black Hawb A generals
war, pay,
Services III the Florida war, A generals
pay.
Bloodless services IN sle Nrl. A!general's
itcasion times, (1632,) pay.
Services On the Canada from. Al geierxfs
tief, nav.
~ Maine, in the A generals
'Aroostb6k war; psy.
Vera Cruz, Cera Gordo, Con-. A generals
treras, Chapuliepec, Clur. nav.
ubusco, Molino del Rey, Arecatl.
La Garita. City Of Mexico, A court
s"csS Sfeas ssfVlCe0 III Mexico, De-
'offd even what Cortez, rendered Spain.
rs reward was, as was the reward Of
the inefAtitude Of the administers.
81 tire Government Of his county.
|he Generals pay, IL sfouId be remember
q, too, 10 less than what d president Of
many 4 railroad board has, OF even less
han sbme irst-rAte clerks
The Ee1ning Bullesia, Pbis.) i
'entral paper, generally leaning agains.
Ne Wigs, has lately had the following
.adef:
b Acff. SCOTS Ti6df
THE distinguished Wing candidate lot
Presidency Is pursuing his journey .o
ne West in an unossentatious manner,
yoiding, with great propriety and delicas
y. ell attempts TO get up a mere part,sam
isplay, and keeping mainly before him
ne professional object Of the tour and the
xecution Of the mission on which lie has
cen dispatched by tie Government.
Notwithstanding this avoidahcS Of all
movements, it cannot be de-
led that Gen. Scorr is received wherever
g goes with the utmost enthusiasm, and
be efec: will be 10 stir up the Wing par
Y III along the route TO an unusual degree
{ spirit. The sight Of the manly, com