Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1852-01-22
Gen. Winfield scott.

aGeneral Scott attended the State Fair at
Maryland. Before entering the Saloon, the
illustrlous visitor was received and welcom-
ed to the ball of the managers room by the
president of the institute, Joshua Vansant,
ESQ, who after few appropriate remarks,
concluded with the following happily express
ed sentiment, which was drank. - &
!" Our guests of the occasion, and ESPECIALLY
Gen. Scott, who embalmed in the hearts of
his nation, is always his nations guest"
To this the General briefly and eloquently
responded, and concluded by offering this
sentiment 'Sa bHa
a.The Mechanical and Industrial Arts
Foster them, and our country will be indie.
pendent of the. World" =, s,-.4 .s.,.
After this brief interchange of sentiment,
the General was escorted up through the sa-
loon to the rostrum under the south gallery,
the Independent Grey's band performing Hail
to the Chief" whilst the east hall resounded
to the plandits of the thousands who were
packed as one solid mass in every part of the
saloon. The galleries were crowded to their
utmost capacity, chiefly by ladies who waved
their handkerchifs in token of welcome, and
ing and exciting scene.
"a The sentiment of the Generals toast is the
sentiment that should govern this country and
all that the Locofocos say to the contrary
notwithstanding, it will do it at no distant day.
Read it over again:
'eThe Mechanical and Industrial Arts
Foster them, and our country win be inde-
pendent of the world"
If he be elected President of the United
States next fall, as we hope he will, we may
expect to see the policy of our government so
changed, that domestic manufactures will be
encouraged by it, as has not been the case
ever since the beginning of the Polk dynasty.
The United States must protect its own
manufactures or the whole country will lam
guish. The plain truth is, 1t is-home mar
ket, or no market, unless in case of famine
in Europe
= Which will the people have?
The Greene county Wing thus talks:
"Now the election is over the question re-
curs, wih:o is &c be the next President in 1852!
That Gen. Scott is the first choice of Penn
sylyania there can be no doubt His attach
ment to the Union, and the republican insti-
tutions ofour country is unquestionable. Du-
ring long life, spent in the service of his
country, and in his intercourse with his fell
low citizens at large, he has indicated nothing
but the broadest nationality of sentiment,
and cherished the soundest and most patri-
otic principles In this he is with the Wings,
and ofthem, as he is also in all the leading po-
litical questions of the day. Having served
his country with signal ability upon many z
bloody battle field, his deeds have added lus-
ire to his fame, and embalmed his name in
the hearts of his countrymen. Some three
months since we placed his name at our
mast head, and, intend that it shall re-
main there until he is elected or defeated, or
until National Convention shall say that he
is not the choice of the Wing party"
The Cleveland Ohio] Herald thus an
itselfon this suject:
"The ensuing year will be one of exciting
interest in politics. The Presidential contest
will be a warm one, and although the State
elections this fall have gone with few excep-
tions, adversely to the Wings, we look for
ward confidently to success next November.
This year the vote in nearly all the States
has not been brought to the polls, or ifbrought,
in two many instances it has been divided and
weakened 5y ca uses that will not exist in the
national contest. In few months the Ma
tional Whig Convention will be held, and
candidates for the Presidency and Vice Pres
ldency will be presented by the United Whig
party of the Union. The signs of the Times
unerringly indicate, as We think, that Gen.
SCOTT will be the Wing STAN
dard bearer, and with Edward Bates, of Mis-
siouri, Jas. c. Jones, of Tennessee, or some
other good National Wing on the ticket with
the hero who never lost q battle, the victories
of lS40 and 1S4S will be repeated in 1852
Under Scott there is every element of union,
enthusiasm and success. He is eminently a
national man, distinguished for his intelligence,
patriotism and services as the
successful paciicator, and the great captain
of the age, and his election to the first office
in the gift of the people would be but the just
reward ola life devoted to the welfare and
glory of the republic"
Horace Greeley is non-committal on the
subject of the Presidency. He has been re-
Gently on visit to Washington, and thus
gives the result of his observations in q let
ter:
"Who is to be the next President is al
ready question thonghtfully, anxiously pom
lered within the shadow of the Capitol
is city of Politics, and men are
here nothing if not politicians. As yet | only
hear the names of Clay, Scott, Webster and
Fillmore discussed among Wings; but Mr..
Clay is unqualifedly averse to being made
Mr.. Fillmore is understood to be
Indifferent or disinclned to tempt the chances
ofa canvass, leaving Gen. Scott and Mr..
Webster the only practicall competitors Of
these, Gen. Scott certainly seems to be the
stronger here. feel warranted in the asser-
ton that if the'Whigs of Delaware, North
Carolina, Florida, Tennessee, Kentucky and
Lousiana-the only slave States that can
be expected to go Whig-are CON-
pelled to choose their candidate from these
two, they will prefer General Scott, and
would go into his support confident of sue
cess. Isay this as simple looker-on, desirous
Of correctly reading and interpreting the
signs ofthe times"