New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-09-23

self and break his Constitutional oath, to wrong
the institutions, ID the midst Of which he vas |
born and eduoated7 Now, hear Cass testify, in |
his speech of August "a
believe that GEN Scott honorable and patriotic
citizen and that he has written his and his deeds
Of the brightest pages Of his countrs history and
single leaf IF the laurel that enoiroes his brow His
wreath fairly won and will not be one to prevent it
from being lary worn L have enjoyed MS personal
this day by any caunuy to myself unworthy of it,
am not in favor Of his election to the Presidency every
sbody knows that
But there is another distinguished democrat
to bring upon the witness stand: r. G. Scott,
of Richmond, Va, the man who asked all the
democratic aspirants whether they would veto q
bill to repeal the Fugitive Slave law, is now
upon the stump in Virginia denouncing Gen
Scott. In 1S4S this same r. e. Scott wrote the
Virginia democratic address. Hear what he
then said
They (the whigs) now prefer candidate distinguished
not merely for military renown but for the pecnar quar-
fcation of having formed opinion upon the leading
political questions which have long divided the two
great parties of country The gallant Scott the Cen
eran- Chief of our army the conQucro, Of Mexicoa p
ginan By 5rhas been entirely overlooked by his wing
brethren in his own State-he who though a mihtary
chieftain has formed oppressed opinions their issues
and in accordance with their cherished principles and
their most ardent desires"
Now, we ask any man to read the above
extract, and to say if its distinguished author
does not indicate Scott as q statesman, patriot
| and Southern man Z
But hear the Old Hero himself. We have
already quoted from his address to the Missis-
sippi delegation, in which he so bitterly de-
nounced as false and unjust the misrepresenta-
ton Of his entertaining sentiments in common
with W. II. Seward, in reference to Southern
Institutions. Now, mark with what sub
dued and feeling eloquence lie followed up this
remark:
81 have seen some service in the of my country
and am now advanced in life. have endcayored to gain
at least for upwrightness and capdor and chal
lenge the world to produce single Witness be
believed in court OF justice who will say that have
by thought, word deed, said done nytng to
justify the misrepresentation that have been made to
sentiments and opinions or that they have been 9TH
erwise than expressed to you here this day If any
such be found let him be brought forward and
willing that past life and services shall be forgot
ten and that the shall be written before
and after my name.n
The heart of the Old Hero had been reached
| by the venomous dart of SANDER, and he speaks
/ in the grieyed and wounded spirit of true,
generous and sensitive nature. He says plainly,
in effect that, if he has consented to the Sec
i tional counsel of W. H Seward, he wishes that
4 his wealth Of glorious fame may be sunk and
| his name marked g infamous % in history. No
fear Of that, Old Chieftain the Soldier of the
/ Union cannot prove the Traitor Of Sectionalism !
| Manly and honest, blunt and eloquent. in your
/ denial, the country, the free, great mass, will
respect your lofty sensitiveness of unmerited
and insulting denunciation and they will not
doubt your word.
| But Henry Clay-the great, old man, dying
1.-THE man of the age--the giant overlapping all
contemporaries--the man of truth, generosity,
patriotism and unfaltering nationality-spoke
from his death-bed for Scott. In d recent speech
made by Hon. Edward stanly, of North Caro-
lima, at a great mass meeting in New1ork, the
i following passage occurs:
stated some papers that Clay opposed to
scott's nomination This was not true. That eminent
statesman lived long enough to hear of Scott's nomna
ton and to hear the guns firing in honor of him at the
ratification meeting; and when asked if the firing should
be stopped, he answered No let the guns shout out
their wecomether noise brings to me nothing but sat
isfaction and joy Applause) And next to the know
Ledge Ct having done his duty came the consolation in
would have representative who would protect its best
l interests.n (Cheers)
1 Let the guns shout out their Welcome
their noise brings to me nothing but satisfac-
ton and joy" No man but Henry Clay could
| have spoken those words. They are far beyond
| all attempt at forgery; they are in the magni-
| ficent idiom of the patriot of the day.
| &C Let the guns shout out their welcome! -
ay, and loudly too
| Let them echo and re-echo the battles roar
of Lundy's Lane, Chippewa, Fort George, Vera
Cruz, Churubusco, Ch"r''t"peo.
ssLet them shout OUT welcome" bravely
when the Fourth of March calls Winfield Scott
i to the Presidential chair.
| Let them shout out their welcome" in the
rush of freemen to vindicate and uplift the
slandered chieftain, for forty years soldier of
his country.
g Let the guns shout out their welcome"
when the people win one victory for him who
has won so many victories for them and Ameri-
can history.
Henry Clay, dying or living, would have
never so spoken, and the more specially dying,
yielding up the last Of great, strong, illumi-
mated life, except for a national man and re-
echoing his dying words, we say
II ssLET THE GUNS SHOUT OUT THEIR WELCOME y