Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1852-10-29
Loeofoco Weapons n nd Vfarfare.

ue ot Anfse luttIeeN he people cannon uppte' +
\ scia,e TOO highly. To withdraw their attention
from these interests. und from the principles (
aod measures Involved 10 the present cam.
paigu, our opponents are laboriug with their usu
] al yigilence aud viruence. Their accustomed
weapons and "SncienI method" Of warfare areI
employed with whatever skill and hafdihood
sihey possess.
An irresponsible and inceudisry press week.
sly discharges is magOEines ofcalumny and De.
Traction, alike regardless Of truth and decency,
Sand fair doguereotyPe impressions Of the mind,
spirit and IasIe Of the "skuling editor" This
ke0gine would be ineffective il il was respecta.
sble; like the skunk, il has strength because Il
is nauseuIUg-is influence is smell, not felt
IL is stink in The nOsWils Of all, except Yer.
min Of iis own class. sal
Third rate Peuy.foggers, 100 dull for dema.
sgosues aud 100 base for beIler calling. are dai.
y and nightly employed in decryiug the servi-
ices and delamiDg The hitherto unlarnshed char.
acIer Of our patriotic aud war.worn chief
These men with fOrheads Of brass and hearts
sof steel proclaim their ealumDies with impu.
dens boldness, and empty their viuls Of defa.
maliOn on heads venerable with years and en-.
sercled with Iaures Plucked 10 honorable ser.
fvice on fields OF glOry,-wiIh as much sang
fro i'd as The savage tears The scalp from his
ProsuaIe foe. Use soon begns habit invice
The heart soon hardens ia cruelty, and as de-
traction is their trade, these men doIheir vile
kwOrk with unblushing (orheads and hearts
dead to the common feelings Of humanity.
What does il avail win the Dave TOds and
kWilson Shannons, who have neither capacity
to serve with credit at home nor 5estincion
abrond, thaI Winfield Scott has pered his
life from youth to hoary years defending the
| flag and fame, the constitution and laws Of our
SCounuyl What is il 10 such creatures as "Ca.
BILE and Co.," or such political rcnegades as
Ramsey and Atkinson all Of whom practice
EpoliIics as sharper does trade, and handle
Edocumruts as a gambler does his cards-io
make the most money they can by their tricks
kwhaI does It avail with these political traitors
and SPECTATORS, that Winfield Scott has done
more 10 serve his country in The field Of bauIe
land spread abroad her name aud renown and
Eglve her a place among the powers Of The Earth
than any living man They neither see in
EcharacIer that which adorns and ennobles lhe
man, nor in his long lie Of public service that
(which enIitles him to the gratitude or even the
Prospect Of bis counlrYmen, or exempt him from
The low abuse Of poiiica slumpers. and the
blacguOrdism of libeIIous and prostitute press.
What is ito these Democratic Orators that
our heroic Leader has borne, full high advan.
Iced unsulled and undisgraced the standard Of
The Republic through The canonades aud car
Enage o. a hundred bauIefelds 7 As political
sparIlzans canno, use knl, he is written down,
IA vain old coxcomb, "--"u soup bowl gener.
Kal, "--'od Fuss and Feathers"
llo lead his victorious army 10 the capitol
Eof Mexico, IN obedience 10 the law Of his cuun.
kFy aud The instructions Of the President aud
IprosIrOled The power Of that III starred Repub.
lie. In The hour Of victory, he remembered
he was a christian General, and thai bis emo.
mics were a devollOnal people. Ile required
that their religious exercises should be undis.
Iurb d By his exaspera,td soldiery. Now these
vfers say he is " higoled Catholic" and
style him "lhe kneelng General" ....t t.'
BY his orders. the laws of humanity and Of
EciviIzed society were enforced in his army.
Iand Murdorcrs aud Robbers aud ncendaries,
gand despoiers Of Churches and female Juno.
Ecence, were punished, as they would have been
Eby the arm Of civil pewcr. These DemagogueS
lel you he hung Germans, and whipped Irish
soldIers, berause no is the "enemy OF Foreign
Eers"-and "NaIive American" lie punish.
led men, not because they were foreigners, but
because they were guilty. not because he was
Ia Naive American, but because he was an
American CiIizen.
Al The head Of Il victorious army, closely at.
6Iuched TO his person, US children 10 father, in
the conquered capitol Of Republic, he had re.
stored order out OF confuson,-ih rights Of
Rpropeuy, the freedom Of the cilzen aud The re-.
4 Iigion OF the people were not only respected by
his army, but were protected from The outrage Of
ihe lawless inhabitants Of the country. So
wisey did he govern and with such modera,on
kand humanity did he exercise absolute power,
that millions Of money was offered him to re.
Emain amongst .hem as the President OF their
shauered Government. What the Ceasers and
kNapoleons would have snalched with force, Win.
field Scott rejected. though pressed by the offer
{ of areward that would have made him as rich
Ras Louis Philip. He was willing rather 10 come
back to his own country prisoner and in chains
E,hun 10 loose his identity as an American CHI.
/ zen, and his character as a soldier, who had de.