The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-08-21

Navy Appropriation bill. :
General H Harrison and General Scott.
We commented yesterday on some points Of
resemblance between the political warfare
waged by Van BUREN, BLAIR, and their asso-
ciates, against General Hanson in 1910, and
that which the same forces now wage against
General Scorr. We showed that the same
outcry Of Abolitionism, and of Abolition infiu-
ences and tendencies, was raised against Gen
eral HARRlsoN that is now raised against Gen.
eral ScorT; and by the very same men, who
afterwards lent themselves to the schemes of
the Buffalo Convention, and are now co-operat-
with the members Of the Nashville Conven-
ton to make the enthusiastic choice" Of the
SecessiOnists and Freesoilers-the Hon.
FRANKLIN PIERCE, a gentleman from New
Hampshire birth and South Carolina princi-
ples-President of the United States.
As the DEMOCRATIC journals now represent
that General ScorT is in the hands of certain
politicians who act as his keepers, SO they re-
presented in 1910 that General HARRISON was
under similar restraint. We all remember the
atrocious libels in this regard with which
Messrs. BLAIR g. RivEs and AMOS KENDALL
flooded the country, through the channels of
the Globe and the Ertra Globe. One especial
piece of vile caricature we recollect, which
surpasses in baseness any thing we have seen
in the Union newspaper. As the canvass OF
1910 was waxing warm, there was published
in this organ of Mr.. VAN BuREN an article
which stated that "the keepers Of Gen. HARRI-
SONS conscience have carried their barbarous
caution so far as actually to shut up the old gen.
tleman in an iron cage, finding they could not
entirely prevent his making indscreet disclo-
sures.. Here, tits confidently stated, he is
strictly confined, deprived of pen, ink, and pa
per, watched night and day by his keepers, who
mount guard 10 succession, and with no other
solace than good conscience, and mug of
hard cider; no other person is permitted to
come near him but an old servant waiter, who
brings his meals, and performs the necessary
duties of the cage, and to whom the General
talks necessarily Of the great constitutional
right Of. free discussion and free oppression Of
opinion. Furthermore, we have good autho-
rity for asserting that Mr.. JOHN c. WRIGHT,
and the other keepers Of the Generals con-
science, seriously contemplate putting an
'iron mask on the poor gentleman, in order
to prevent intruding visitors from detecting
any of his opinions through the medium Of
his expressive countenance. None of the do
nes,ic animals are allowed to come near the
cage; and favori.e old dog, who ran aray
: rith him in his battles, having been observed
to bark very significantly after an inter-
view with his master, was forthwith Knocked
in the head, and thrown into the Ohio"
Lbels equally monstrous with these, but
expressed in language of less obvious caricature,
are daily circulated by the Opposition presses
against General Soorr. Substitute for Mr..
| WR1aHr the name of Governor SEWARD, and
emitting the ''iron cage" we have the same
weakness and imoecility ascribed by the Union
| and its allied presses, to the Wing candidate
| of 1852, that were attributed to the WIG can
didate of 1910.
So it is with Mr.. MERRiwErHER's resolu-
ton. We have seen the attempt made in
Congress to ascertain the amUnnt of money
that was paid to General ScoTT during his
service Of forty years. The DEMOCRATS are
seeking to bring out an account current
by which they shall be enabled to show tina,
General ScoTT has been paid in dollars and
cents for the services that he has rendered
to the country. These gentlemen intend M
doubt to show the pec,sniary ualue Of the bat
ties of Lundy IS Lane, Cerro Gordo, and Churu
busco; and to prove that the pay and ralion'
of the General furnish sufficient offset o
remuneration for the glorious achievements
of the hero Of Mexico. Mr.. VAN BUREl
and his scand'ous organ, the Globe, triet
the same game with General HARRISON
with what effect the result Of the cleo
ton Of 1910 amply demonstrates. Tf'
Globe, in obedience to Mr.. VAN BUREN'
behests, undertook to show that General HAIR
RIsoN had been an oficeholder the greater par
of his life, and had "probably received NOR
money from the public purse than any othe
citizen Of the Republic, and had certainl
,sasted ten times as much, if his mismanage
ment in the northwestern campaign be take1
into account" 1t was true that HARRISON
at the age of nineteen, had been appointed b.
General WASHINGTON an ensign in the army Q
the United States, that he had passed by regu
lar though rapid promotions to the "oflice" @
captain, and that through various military an
civil appointments he mad at length reache
the position of Governor of the Territory of In
diana. Now, it had happened with HAIR
RIsoN' as with ScoTr. that ho had passe
through numerous gradations in the publ
service, in which he had received tn
usual emolunents, and that like ScoTT h
had reached mature period Of life withou
dollar of the public money in his purse-de
pendent upon the emoluments of his daily sci
vice for his daily support We apprehend tina
the attempt upon General SooTT in 1852 b
Mr.. Senator MERRIwErHER, will be equal
effective with that made upon General HAIR
RIsoN by the BLAIRs. KErDALLs, RrvEsEs
and VAN BuRENs of 1910. 1t is hardly posi-
bic to set money paiue upon the glory tina