Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1852-07-03

attended ut C0StolO you kHo" ~"
times.) l have always heard that
when horse gets started with the
" wrong foot foremost" he invariably
lost tho race. AS soon rs Gen. Pierce
was nominated, as in the case OF MI
Polk, tho natural enquiry was,-who
is Gen. Pierce he not being a very
prominent man in his party. The Gu,
ouiry was attempted to be answered
by his friends by saying that he was u
Mexican War Gcncral,-ihat he sig.
nalized himself in the canpaign, aud
that for his services there and else
where the people were going to make
him President of the United States.
Ii was unfortunate for the friends OF
this gentlemen that his services In
Mexico should have been brought up
rs claim to that high Office, and |
think as far as the Mexican campaign
is concerned, as regards Gen. Pierce,
he has started with the wrong foot
foremost" He is said TO he quite u
gentleman and has done some service
in civil capacity. Gen. Scott, in n
little speech the other night to the
city Wings, spoke in the highest terms
of Gen. Pierce, and said as far as the
Compromise was concerned, the coun-
try was safe whether he or Gen. Pierce
was successful. Old "fiiss and fealh.
crs" appears to be in good spirits, and
doubtless will 60 into this fight with
as good grace as he did at Lundy's
Lane or Chippewa.
The responses to the nomination of
Scott and Graham from East, West,
North and South come booming in
like the artillery at Cherubusco.-
There are some exceptions, it is true,
from both North and South.
Gen. Washington had his enemies,
and were it possible for him now to
be a candidate, he would have them
as thick as ileas in a pig style. Then
why should the people of this great
and growing country refuse TO honor
him who has borne their flag glori'
ously and VIGOROUSLY through all the
wars within the last half century, with
which this country has been engaged I!
They will not refuse. A great deal
is said in objection to elevating mill
tary chieftains TO the Presidency-that
it is dangerous. to our liberties, and
all that sort of thing. What has Gen.
Scott been engaged in fighting the
battles of his country .Jor? Was it
for any thing else than liberty? or any
thing else than the vindication of his
country's honor? And is it now to
be said that he, the hero of t'ro pars.
is not to be trusted with the civil adj
ministration of this governmental 1t
is too prepostcrous to think about.
l would not dctract. Mr.. Editor, an
iota from the character of Gen. Pierce,
or take the least feather from his cap.
l. have no donbt he is worthy and
excellent gentleman. But the time
has now arrived that the services of a
war.worn veteran calls for the graft
tude of his countrymen in his elcva.
ton to the highest position in their
gift. And were he to receive what
is his due, there would be an univer.
sal and spontaneous cry, honor to
whom honor is due"
As have before remarked, there
is but an immatcrial difference in the
two great political parties in this coun-
try, as they now exist. The greatest
difference is between those who are
in Office and those who are ont. Was
the patronage of the government Ia
ken out of the hands of the Presi-
dcncy. you would find The present par
ty lines very slack, and the fight that
is now preparing 10 come of in No
vember next would be something like
the one between the lady's husband
and the bear,-she did not care adam
which licked.
On Monday evening next the Wing
ratification meeting is to come off,
1t may be will try and give you a
brief sketch of it in time for this
weeks Mirror" provided you do
not "work OFF, the day before publ
cation day.
1t is thought Mr.. Clay will not sur
vive through the coming week. He
is very feeble indeed, and his death is
hourly looked for. Nothing particu-
larly new. ELDohADo.
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