Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-10-23

act the part OF Canadian PATRIOTS his oVnuos ~ suo
removal Of the Cherokees distinguished oy great pu
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has long been leader and from the force OF nao 40 wen
rs the strength of his viii must be one on any inca
tire where he may be called TO act Ihere s thA, no
reasonable ground to apprehend that any supporters Oh
the nomination would have any improper nhuence over
him as President of the United States his patrlousm
and integrity are unmpeachabe think ne Woula DC
ID danosarv If the Executive power than Demo-
crat in the land Under his administration we would have
no wars caused by the kossuth doctrine OF intervention
and for the purpose OF closing .ne ou q Mexico
and has invariably been Wing since our party has
listed He stands now upon the unexceptionable Wing
platform and have the security OF his untarnshed
honor that he will do all he TO maintain and carry
principles into effect. All Wings, it seems to me, must
prefer him to Gen. Pierce, whose merit is mystery.
Senator JONES, Of Tennessee in one of his late
speeches to the people Of that State, spoke fol-
lows Of Gen. SCOTS position on the compromise
measures which has been corroborated by scores of
other Southern gentlemen
Before the Convention assembled, the Southern dele
gates met together excluding all Northern from their
councils and they laid down platform of principles
and reported them to the Convention and which the Con-
yenton adopted and passed Has Gen Scott equvocated
or lodged direct acceptance of them? No, sir, he has
not After the 46th ballot when the Convention adj
journed, went to Washington. 1t was on Sunday;
went Gen. SCOTS house. and said to him. you have
seen the resolutions which the Convention has passed
daily approve them all; and will say die This,
now was before he nominated and in less than thirty
minutes after he nominated his answer in the
Convention accepting the entire platform And now
what man in the world object to Gen. Scott this
ground? What more, / ask you could he have done,
than pledge the toll of his long fe and the character
which he has acquired in the yndicaton OF those mea
sures?
When we consider all this it is only matter of aston
ishment that any can doubt him. There is no man
in America who stands higher is purer than Scott ID
fharni who
was ardent in their support during their tendency
and there is who will faithfully stand by
them is unequvocally pledged to their support
Sir human nature give more and reason and COM
mon sense have nothing more to ask.
The Vicksburg Wing of the 18th instant, in
speaking of its recent advices from Jackson, the
capital of the State and abiding to the thin attend
ance upon the Democratic Mass Convention recently
held there, says:
They were disappointed in speakers from abroad and
had to invite Gen FooTE address it, and he refused
abuse Gen. Scott and declared that he knew him to be
of the original friends of the Compromise
g. w. L. SMITH, another speaker usual abused Gen.
Foote, and pronounced his speech Wing speech, Sc.
From another article in the same paper, referring
to the course of Democratic journal in abusing
Gen. QUITMAN for his honorable testimony in favor
of Gen. SCOTT, we extract the following:
remarkable fact and one that ought to satisfy
every reasonable man. and put to blush every douber
and calumniator that Gen. QUITMAS, leader in the
State Rights Democratic party, and General FooTE,
leader of the Union Democracy both Southern and
political opponents who know him intimately and speak
from personal knowledge of his views both bear honorable
testimony to the high and patriotic character of Gen.
SooTT, and both pronounce him Of the original friends of
The Compromise measures Can any man doubt such dis
tngushed and dsinterested testimony coupled it is
with the other accumulated evidences of Gen. Scott's
original friendship and efforts in favor of those measures
If he cam thousand letters from Gen. Scott before
after his nomination would not satisfy such man."
To the Democratic authority already cited in sup
port of the civil qualifications and distinguished
services of Gen. ScoTT, we add the following docu-
ment signed by many prominent Senators and
Representatives in Congress- certifying Gen. Scott
to be man "whose whole life has been one of
ardent devotion to the public good alike in war and
in peace" which is as true now as at the time it
was written:
WASHINGTON, july "a, lS4S.
Sir: 1t affords great pleasure to hand to you the
enclosed invitation public dinner such time as
may suit your convenience
The desire of all is to manifest only their admira-
ton for your distinguished services during the whole of
your military but less their personal regard and
friendship for yourself.
viii you obhge us by naming such early day for the
dinner may suit your convenience?
Very respectfully, your obedent servants,
JOHN M. CLAYTON,
JOHN G. CALHOUN,
ROBERT C. WINTHROP,
JOHN A. ROCKWELL,
MOSES HAMPTON.
Maj Gen WINFIELD SooTr &c.
The Irritation.
The undersigned wish to tender to Gen. ScoTT the
honor of public dinner, at such time may suit bis
convenience. Deeply impressed with the great services
he has rendered the country in the with Mexico just
closed; with the important agency he has had in
summating early and honorable peace and above ALL
desiring to show respect for the patriotism human
ty, skill, and bravery of whose whole life has been
Of ardent devotion to the public good alike in
and peace desire personally to tender him this mark
Of regard for his services as a soldier and
his virtues a man
John M. Clayton, d NJ. Barringer
J. w. Miller, t. c. Ca5eH
VIM. L. Dayton, +. A. Tamadge,
p. Spruance, Andrew Stewart,
u NJ Mason, 4. II. Chngmdn
r. VI. z. Hunter, William Duer
A. G. Green, Arnaistead Burt,
Simon Cameron, d. Wallace,
John Bell, Robert c. Winthrop
Reverdy johnson, r. w. Thompson
Jefferson Ddrs, P. H. Sylvester,
M. Hampton, ID. Rumsey, jr.
h. Holmes, ID. s. Gregory,
John A. Rockwell, John w. Houston,
Saml. d. Hubbard, VIM. l.. Goggin
Gideon Reynolds, Thos s. Flournoy,
VIM. T. Lawrence, o. Kellogg,
Robert L. Rose, A. Lincoln,
John Blanchard C. s. Morehead
Saml. T. Yinton, ]. Cockwe
james Dixon, VIM. Nelson,
]. Mop. Berrien, J. w Farrelly,