The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1852-09-01


The Wings Of New York rig had an
immense rzsi6rssioa seessse secendy-l
the numbrr prrsens wss eoapolrd Al fifiy
thousand Among me speeches, the fol-,
lowing. by Theodore r. Tonisnson. Esq.
is worthy Of earefnl. d,spsssloasse persssl
by every soler. I, is certainly one Of The
most sensible and fofcible speeches we
have ever read:
There are two Generals IN fhe feId.
Who viii The people rhnasel Who wih
The ingrnHnus youth n the country prefer!
, If personal brasrry. heroic bearing. great
military exploiis are 10 delermixe. neae
viii hesitate. The circumstances itsi in
ducc men 10 become soldiers. may chow
their irne character. Washingson, who
for service 10 the British Crown. might
have received royal commission. enter
ed the create ,eamraiga rebrl against an
exuliing Zoe stronger shsn the Ramza lr-
eions--wilh The sesiTold before him-for
this we lore him and cali him Father!
Franklin Pierce, without military train
ing. without soa IN The ranks, without the
soilder's merit, Was made General hy
pauoasse. lsuss "a Office eagerly sougha
afier and giseH tn meriiosisus politicians
or deserving favariies; and II Il be true
that James X. Polk said. when Pierce
received his commission. that he would
be President. then the moIi,e Of his be-
ing fabricated a General is apparent.
There was no exigency requiring his ser
vices, no naughty foe al our gates. He
was unqualified 10 discipline the recruit.
Ior direcl the army. Would il be disre-
speciiui 20 say ,insl he WAS General by
appointment marching against an lmbecile
foe, with the hope that war might help
him 10 prelermenll Pierce was brave !;
liz 10 American 10 be brave; but fortune did
moi favor him with The gallsn; exploits Of
q Qui,man or Shields.
\ The glory OF the Mexican war was H.
Illustrated BY the inequality Of The oppo-
sing forces. The terrible bravery Of The sol
dier. guided by The mslchless skill OF
Scot, who with master hand carried The
volunteers as a pillar Of FIRE from the Sea
TO the Capitol. One unwise movement
on the psrl Of the General nigh, have losl
our small army in that hostile country,
where all would have perished; and had
| il not been for Winfield Scott, franklin
! Pierce might not now be breathing the
: mountain air Of New Hampshire.
q Winfield Scott was no. appointed Q
General in mature life. after having been
: in the Senate OF The Uni,ed States, and
4 without ever being soiIed by the smoke
ol batlle. His laursls were wet with blood
!. in defence Of his country. Great Britain
: although reIinquishing the Colonies, af-
, fected TO hold our people 10 contempt. and
: assumed that she could annihilsle us a
sea. and overpower us on land /; and while
Q Threatening overthrow and defeat with hel
n trained and powerful army, closely press
= ing in our borders, young Virginian,
! graduate Of college, lawyer by profes
l sion. with brilliant career before him
but with the uncalculaiing enthusiasm 0
youth. joined the American army. Hi
: was the sacrifice Of every personal inter
est for the honor Of his couniry--thc sac
: rifice that the brave and noble Away
make. That Virginian is an old maj
now; the frost Of three score year
whiiens his brow.
j II you would know him, read the his
: tory Of your country. He was iearin
down The British Gag. and saw and fe
H. death a. The point Of the bayoDe,. Will
Is, we were rocking in our cradles. Lon
before the Mexican war. his name belong
ed TO the Nation. That war vindicale
3 his early fame. and proved that the sk,
!. OF the General was equal TO the despers
IN tion Of The volunteer.
Tell me, We who dwell close by III
= British borders. near 10 the inland sea-
: or in The wilderness. or ye naughty sor
% q of the South, whose indomiiable spir
i neither cline nor sun can enervate, VII
shall be made Commander in Chief OF o,
. armies-Presiien, Of the United States
= You. soldiers Of America, whose work
Justice is no, bligh,ed by partisan polic
C., whose dreams are undisturbed by Il
u nightmare Of disunion, in your hands
- the destiny Of The SCARED and war-wol
- old veteran.
. With civilians there is sometimes ;
s. objection TO Generals. Here Gener
The mus. be chosen. There are two in Il
re field. It's moi true that II is bad 10 ele
rug a General. particularly good man and
good General. The policy Of the can
= lis 10 resolve quick and TO execute qnic
F. The policy of the rabine, is 10 delibera
Is, slowly, and to execute when you pleas
lid, Il may be that war tends to make M
ect obstinate. arbitrary, oppressive. and rea'
b on opportunity 10 plunge the people IN
IRE war. But il is by reason Of these qua
pa pa ties, and mol because man is good q
oe neral, that he is moi tii to be elected.
notwithstanding the temptations Of I
- camp. he is gentle, forbearing, human
- wise and concillaiory. then is he pre.en
nenily qualified; he adds to the glories
arv the soldier The graces Of the civilian.
who know him. Democrats and Viii,
alles, that such is the character Of wi