Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1852-10-22
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Hear tho oTruth.-1hatg great and good
man and piouS Meihcd dist Commentator, Rev.
Mathew Clarke. thus speaks Of Generals.
.Milit.ry nen above all oshcrs should NyvER ne
entrusted With ANY CIVIL po~er and should be great
ONLY In the field"
Clarke's Commentary on the Bible, note to
I'd Sam. Ch. v. verse IL. II 10 impossible to
say more truth in as few words.
nrThe foregoing moreeau We have seen in ;
at Ieas, a hundred Pierce papers, and the Apa- !
lonichon Published it two or three times. It's
doubtless presented as profound argument,
and we propose briefly to examine it,
And in the first place. that cause must be !
desperate one which would force Theology
into this canvass. to give it apparent aid. But
when it appears. that there is no "pious COM
menta,or named Mathew Clark" we are led TO
fear that the religion of the discbverer Of that
knock.down fact is no better than his logic. |
II he meant to quote adam Clark, we have to
remark that in his views of government that
eminent divine was frank English Tory and
believed in "lhe divine right of kings" Were
he an American Republican. living in our day.
he would doubtless have his own views. and
make his own choice-and that would not be
Mr.. Tor Gen.) Pierce. for we believe that out
of every clergymen will vote against him.
But let US see for ourselves what that omin-
Gus Scripture text is, in.2 Sam. u:
.Aud Hiram kin, Of Tyre sent messengers 70 David,
and cedar trees, and carpenters and nascns and they
bnit David house. II. And David perceived that tho
Lord had established him king lsrA. and that he
had LxALsiD kINGpox PEOPLE lsRAELs sAkE"
Now David was decidedly 'mililary man.,
if We are no, mistaken; yet he was said 10 be
a "man after Gcd's own heart" whom "the
LORD" had placed at the helm Of power ." for
hs people IsraeFs sake"-ihal is. for the good Of
the people. Crhat looks quite Sco.,-ish.>
Any one well read in both sacred and pro-
fame history. will recall to mind that the best
rulers. in every age. have been among those
who had military knowledge and had risked
lher lives in defence Of their country. But
mere blood -spiller, who fights for conquest and
for fame and not for country and for liberty
who robs, plumbers, and ravages, and is only
An ambitious warrior-whO unnecessarily S1b-
jecis the civil TO the military power-such
man is curse 10 any people, and TO the race.
Such mas was not Tel,o Cromwell,or Wash
ington; such a man is not ScorT.
BY this Pierce-party argument. the Ameri-
cans were wrong in supporting Washington
the Democracy were wrong in supporting Jack
son, Johnson, Polk, Cass and Butler, and are
wrong in supporting Pierce and Kng-and
III. Wings were wrong in supporting Harri >on
and Taylor-or, Pierce and King are not mil.
i,ary men," We incline to think they must in
truth take the last horn Of the dilemma. And
if not great in the field" they are certainly
not distinguished for anything else except for
| opportunities for Distinguishing themselves
which have not besn improved!
But, what is required Of the chief Executive
officer of this nation, BY the very terms Of
! the Constitution. the legislative and the judi
cial powers of the Government are vested in
Congress and the Supreme COurt, while the
| Parsrprxr is 10 be "Commander-in-Ch Chief of
, the Amy and the Navy" Surely. to command
" Land ard Sea forces, properly. requires
an o.. '~e of military affairs" No one
sImt S"mt,. . 'hs, m. war T.. 1919 wocd have been
much better p, ,osec o.ed oa on. side, if m,i'
i,arv man" had been President. ana - The
men al me herm OF ts,ste: "a ehH 66}aeenf:
,angling alliances" and preserve our National
| rights and honor.
| In 1893, when We appeared 10 be on the eve
of a war with France, a"miiiary man" named
| George Washington. who had been President,
was made Lieutenant General-and no further
anxiety was felt that France would trouble US.
When France had withheld the $4,000, 900
dne this nation until forbearance ceased 10 be
a virtue, military man" named Andrew
Jackson, was at the helm; and his demand
for the money was soon complied with by the
proud monarch, Louis Philip.
| When alarming troubles arose with Canada,
with New Brunswick, with South Carolina
with the Cherokees-when war seemed newt.
able-a military man" named Winfield Scot,
was appealed to, and by the kindness of his
manners. the persuasion of his lips. ard the
terror of his name brought peace and concord
instead Of strife and bloodshed.
| It is the carpet knight-,he cold. craven
callous hearted politician, who gets up need.
less wars-not tried warriors, who have seen
battle, and know the untold horrors Of war;
! Washington, Jackson, Harrison, Tay or, dread.
| ed war. while they never feared danger. Scott
though q thunderboit in battle, is IN apostle OF
peace.
We have noticed in several letters from the
Old World, that the Republicans there look
with admiration upon Gen Scott-whose fame
| is northumberland wish him elected. They
know nothing Of Gen. Pierce. But Rrpubli.
cans abroad, and Americans with them. agree
that nothing could give them so much pride
and assurances Of safety. and nothing would
have so restraining an influence upon the ty.
rants of Europe. as the knowledge of the fact
that Winfield Scott stood chief in command Of
I Young Americas vast resources.
I -
Glory to Winfield Scott
"GLoRY TO WINFIELD SCoTT! AND
FOREVER SILENT be THE RIJALD TONGUE
THAT WOULD sLANpER HIS NAME WITH
AUGHr THAT Is NOT GLORIOUS IN ACTION,
INvINcIDLE IN COURAGE, AND UNFAILING