The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1852-09-09
POLITICAL.
From tie Mweatine Journal. !

POLITICAL.
). From. the Wuseatine Journoll
SHOULD AN FRESHMAN VOTE FOR GENERA
sCOTT2
Faith, and why shouldn't he? Ish't h
the same Col. Scott who, by his firmnesi
! wisdom and presence Of mind, saved man.
a poor adopted Irish citizen Of this countr.
from long term Of imprisonment in Eng
lish jais, when some before them had beel
selected by their brogue? Isn't he tn
man who told them, ia the face Of Johi
Boil, never to answer another word, 90 tina
the bloody "red coats" could select no more
10 be sent scross the briny deep, aud be
tried for treason2 Isn't he the very mar
, who went to Congress to have law Of re
taliation passed, should those prisoners be
harmed who were sent TO England? Wasn',
it he who encouraged the poor souls, and
gave them hopes to bear them through their
hour Of trouble in their chains and prisons:
Faith, and be is!
4 Wasn't he glad to see the poor souls on
their return to their adopted country-and
they glad to take their old leader by the
hand and thank him for his services and en-
couragement? Do you think that men
don't know how he has always treated the
poor Irish soIdiers2 How very few in bis
position would have visited them when the
cholera and fever were in their ranks, and
there attend and nurse them? Should those
soldiers or their friends vote against man
who has done all this, aud more?
Where are those Irish who have been SO
loved? Will they vote against their friend
and protector, simply because he is the
Wing nominee2 No! | have far differ
ent opinion Of Irish friendship. have al
ways known it az true as steel, and il won't
finch on this occasion!
But there are still other reasons why an
Irishman should vote for Gen. Scott. Who
are IreIand's enemies? None other than
The English. Who are Scott's enemies?
The very same! And why? Because
they know him TO be Tariff man, and a
man Of frmnese, who won't knuckle to
them if be is elected President. They have,
no doubt, thousands upon thousands Of dol
lars in this country, to defeat the election
of Gen. Scott. Why have they this money
here to buy votes and political leaders and
jpapers? | answer, for various reasons
one of which ia an old grudge against
man who has baffled and defeated them SO
often, and because he made England dis
claim the rgh, Of s'Ci,izen once, citizen for
cver," and adopt the motto "An adopted
citizen is as much an American citizen as
one by ir,h;"-because he is against Bri-
tish Free Trade and monopoly, and goes
ln for protection and home manufacture.
He sees we'll how the Free Trade principle
has operated in England, Spain, India, and
every other country where England has
had her will What but the FREQ Trade
md landlord system Of England has ruined
Ireland? What better than ruin and pov.
erty has her system brought upon any
country that worked with her on the Free
Trade system? Yet how blind TO their
Iown intereais are many of our Irish adopt
ed citizens in voting for Democratic meas
ures, while the English laugh in their
sleeves over their own work Of ruin in Ire
nd, and press the Irish to leave their ma
Tive land as fast as possible. Others say
"England, you will depopuate Ireland =
England says, .We are glad Of it--.hat is
/ just what we want, as long as they 60 to
the United States.' "Why, how sof' says
mother country. 20, they are much more
use TO US there tha q here" says England; !;
"ihere they are Democrats, or believe they
are, and vote for the so-calIed Democratic
men, who let us bring our wares in free OF
charge; and the Irish, getting much better
wages there than they do in Ireland, are,
las q matter Of course, much better custom
ere, and we put English farmers on their
farms, who raise much better crops. So,
YOU see, we gain by expressing them, and
Idrivng them of; in the first place, by keep
ling up Democratic majority in the Uni
ted States, that securing US Free Trade,
and allowing us to break down their facto-
Irics in infancy, and enables our customers
we lose in Ireland to buy four times the
amount of our wares in America, and gives
10 better farmers in their steads."
| Is there an lrishman that don't see who
lis his friend, and who is bis enemy2 Is
There son Of the Emerald Isle who will
vote knowingly against hia friend? Can
the friends Of England, and enemies OF
Scott and Ireland, ask son Of Erin to vote
against Scott? Surely they will! But is
there one that will not look and enquire
|ere he drops his vote, who are his country's
friends and who its enemies? Will sons oi
the Emerald Isle, men who are noted for
J courage and firmness, refuse to cry "Vic-
, tory to our friends and destruction to oui
fees?" Let all unite and cry "Coniusion
to England and sham Democracy, which
cringes 10 her and assists her TO trample
on the liberties Of Ireland, Spain, India
and every other country that works with
her on the Free Trade system;' and lei
all vote conscientiously, and the wish o
the writer is accomplished.
J THE FRIEND OF ERIN.
4 PIERCE CAMPAIGN PAPER.--The Londor
:, (Bri.ish) Times will be published as ,
/ Pierce Campaign paper until the election
liz November. Hurry up your subscrip
, tons! This is the paper that made the dis
covery that an lrshmsn in North America
began to be worth something to the British
aristocracy, though of no account at home
! Such paper must be valuable acqnlsl
t.. 4 ,rofocOIsnl anA Eref