The daily union., 1852-08-13
For the Union.
The remocratic scott movement Of 1850.

ROCHESTER, IN. fs) August 2, lS)2
The first movement IN favor q General Scouts eleya.
ton 10 the presidency originated IN ths city, in $780, with
a number OF democrats. This early demonstration has
been widely tumpeied by The whig press, as though il
indicated Scott strength here outside OF the whig party
Indeed, some of the whig journals have distinctly stated
that many OF the democratic Scott OF 1899 will vote
Tor General Scott n 1852 long after he has abandoned all
petensons TO the principles he then professe and thrown
himself without into the hands OF The Seward.
ties There is hardly particle Of truth in these repre-
senaiions OF the agLty-odd democrats who signed the
call Tor the first Scott meeting, there but Oo who
will vote Tor the whig candidate, and those two have
been wings for the past dozen Years. All the rest who
living will give Pierce and King hearty and effective
support That the breach between General Scott and his
early supporters is complete, by his population OF the
platform then occupied by him and his democratic friends
a brief statement OF facts will clearly demonstrate
The Scott republicans of 1889 democrats In pyin
epie But some OF them had contracted dislike for Mr.
Van Buren,; others had formed high estimate OF Gen
era Scops ayaabiy--for al that period his pen' to
quote The truthful and expressive language OF Thulow
Weed had not fatally g dimmed the glores achieved
by his sword.' and demonstrated his unhtness for civil
slaon They had evidence which satisfied them that be
from conviction democrat, and they very naturally
supposed he possessed sufficient integrity prevent
bis epudiang, in he reached The presidency, the
political principles and policy to which he then proesed
an unalleabIe attachment They therefore conceived The
plan OF bringing him prominently before the American
people, and pressing his claims upon the Democratic Ma
tioDa Convention "a
These ge.tlsmen finding the columns of bo political
journals closed against them established paper called
the Rochester Daily Sun, which specially devoted
to the political interests Of General Scott. The Sun
avowedly and dslinciively democrac--whig principles
and measures met with favor its hands The files
OF the Sun now lie before me, and quote a few ex
tracts from its editorial columns to illustrate its relation
-I..su- A.. L..
a fierce warfare going between the specie and
"shnplasler" banking 81 STEMS
Al The head of the Suns leading column stands in
spicuous type, "For President, Gen. Winfefd Scott"
Tnen comes oryped epilome OF the principles
il adv yocaled, as follows;
Prncples ofthc Scott republican party presden
tern, no interference by Cove officers
nniform currency of gold and SILVER all
tmes redeemable 10 specie on demand an independsm
y, under the exclusive conrol OF Congress Oppos
on nonopllies 70 riedeemabie shnplasers, ani 10
fraudulent banking 4
The following extracts from the Suns political edo.
rals afford fair criieron-balng occasional thrust
at Mr. Van Burenas to its n regard to The prin-
cpes then agated by the party press OF the country
and they will enable the reader form clear and dis
tnc idea of Gen. Sco,fs first platform
The Advertiser innstes General Scott is whig
Whether he be whg tory, there is the strongest eyi
asnss a ,,po,r ~ pos Of saad kon and ina, he IS now
true r,1uoaean. Rochester Da,ty sna, Aprh Is, 1889
The Scott in avor OF Presidents Jeerson's
sha ,p frmiy aad 1,ariessy carry them " We deem
inuh o me g,asss k.na ooh e Ge" Scot a"a 70 re-
IRoehe,tsr Duly Sun, Aprt 20, 1889.
The financial policy OF General Jackson stop the
Of banks suppress all bank notes under s2a and
Introduce gold and silver as the ordinary currency ai the
peopie."-R,eh. Dluy San, Nay 90 1889.
"The Daily Sun has with whigism, aboIi-
onsm, or any other m Sat 'r9e "a ,sao
The Adyertiser he Sun was M by the Scott
aud wings No ,oag had anythngto do with starting
sra Rn Of ae Rs&sl &
the call for the first Scot mesing Sc. AS Gen SCOTS
politics. We KNOW him 70 be in favor gold 9na silver
uy "-Roeh DIuy Sun. Ju,y %. 1859.
We eiteate former assertion, that General Scott
ent treasury .S~Roeh, Dauy Saa, august 6, 1859
General Scott is neither Webb whig, Wise whig
federal whig, anti M asonic whig an abolition WING,
hIicn Mrs' candidae ioq ,be nrsssdeney
tRoch. Duly Sna, August s. 1899
These extracts which might be extended any desi
abe length would prove pretty conclusvey that
Gen SCOTS first organ planspoken democratic
gan, and that between il and whiggery there was no
sort OF affinity. His early friends lost opportunity
of estfying that unchanged and uneangeabie attach
men, democratic principles and the ground of their
preference for Scott the belief that his nomination
would be most likely TO pepetuate democratic ascendency
should have stated, moreover, that the call for the
fret Scott meeting was addressed to the republicans"
only-the wings being purposely excluded That call
was signed by eighty odd republicans OF the old Jack
son school" but mol BY single lohg. Among the
appended 10 the call found those OF Joseph Medbery,
L Faulkner WIN. c. Foster, Adonjah Green, s. IL
Packard, Carlos Cobb, Robert King, Aaron Newton,
Ebenezsr Watts, Giles Carter, Il. b. Wheeler, Henry
Fox, r X Lotherdge, Joshua Conkey, Rufus keeer,
Delos Wentworth James OMaley, and many others,
them as now, known at home and abroad as among The
most resolute and incorporating opponents OF whig
gerry n all its phases.
Now let US see what sort OF platform was laid down
by the Scott republican Organization whether il
constructed OF whig democratic materials IL will be
observed that IL harmouzes perfectly with the principles
advocated by General Scors newspaper organthe Sun
quote all there ia OF distinctive party character from
series of resolutions passed at meeting OF the Scott
republicans held at the Courthouse in this city, Sep
tember 10Th, 1899
esored That The principles Of repnbicanism taught
by Jfsoa and JIcksor the true landmarks Of political
act OF when any party bettays those principles Il IS
longer entitled to the support Of the people and tha
while in respects the administration Of Martin Van
Barren ers commentator, its wide departure from
cardinal points Of the democratic faith has rendered
il incompatible for us 10 give " our spppot
Roirsd, That experience has shown that the ION
heretofore existed between the
the banks disadvaageous to both and highly pelu
dlcai 70 the of he people and that this
oa having been dissolved by the OF
oprosed IT, re.estsbshment
Rsyip,d, That irreconcably opposed the re.
establishment OF National Bank In any form that
deem such institr hostile The spirit ol our
ons in its tendencies. and couuptinp 10 tho
pubo matas and that the coufse pnrsued by tile In q
bank Of the uaed States s az emPhst warning against