Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1852-06-29

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victory will be his again. And long will the ma
ton rejoice at the elevation of Winfield Scott and
William A. Graham to the highest offices in the
gift OF Il free people, Do your duty, stand firm,
be united-put away your personal preferences
and your prejudices, and great will be our glory,
and glorious will be victory. Gentlemen, I
bid you all good night.
Extract from the Speech Of Hon. Thomas NJ.
Clayton delauered at the Wing Ratification
Meeting at Wilmington, Del.
Now have given you an imperfect sketch of
the military character and feats of this dstingu ish
ed warrior. know that other gentl emen are to
follow me, and have already consumed more of
your time than fell to my lot; but before conclude
let me briefly recapitulate the grounds on which
am about to ask you to ratify the nomination made
at Baltimore You have great soldier who has
suffered for his country, who has achieved more
victories for her, and done her more service than
any man. except George Washington, that she has
ever produced--a soldier that never could be con-
quered in his country's cause, and one who has al
ways adhered to Washington's maxim, that the
military should be kept strictly subordinate to the
civil power. Youhave humane, generous, bene-
VIOLENT soldier; you have civilian distinguish
ed, learned and able civilian scholar and gem
tleman. You have man who, although himself
a Protestant Episcopalian, has never suffered
ligious bigotry to enter his heart. While in Mex
leo, on all occasions, he indicated the great truth
established by our own Constitution and Bill of
Rights, that all men have right to worship God
according to their own consciences, and therefore
he maintained the Catholics in Mexico in the en-
joyment their religious rights applause. =
You have no fanate or party bigot to vote for but
great, good, gallant and glorious leader, and a
man alike able to manage the civil affairs of his
MI nd tn aad Ian MT the field of hat
tie.
viii you vote for such man as that! Voices
yes, Ms.) I say nothing of the letter he has
written describing the bravery OF the Irish who
have fought under him, but L refer you to this in
cident. After the battle of Queenstown Heights
where Scott first distinguished himself when he
had been overwhelmed with British regulars, and
taken prisoner while on his way to Quebec, with
soldiers who were taken prisoners with him, and
while he was lying sick in hammock he healda
noise above him. Immediately suspecting some
thing was wrong, he rushed on deck and found that
all his men were called together and the British Of
ficers were calling them over and making each man
tell his name, the object being to obtain from the
sound of the voice, and from the brogue OF those
who answered who were Irishmen and who We're
not, in order that the former might be executed
traitors to their country, which 1t had been de-
termned to do. He found thirty lone prisoners al
ready Setupdft. ScOLt W pEcS6UL
''not man of YOU dare open your mouths until
command you'' The soldiers refused to answer,
and the British officers in the most Indignant
terms threatened him without any effect No
soldier would say word, and you could no longer
tell him an Irishman from native. Great en-
thusiasm Scott declared that for every Irishman
whose life was taken, he would take the life Of
an Englishman when he returned to his own coun-
try. He went to Quebec and was Immediately
exchanged Subsequently he proceeded to Wash
| ington, and drew the Act Of Congress with his
own hand. which authorised him to retaiate
upon the English He Immediately wrote de-
liberate order, stating that if a hair from the
head of one of those Irismmen was hurt, he
would take the lives of just many Enslishmen
whom he had made prisoners at Chippewa.
MY fellow citizens, there is a patriot--there is
a true hero-there is man whom all men, wheth-
er Wings OF Democrats, agree is the great soldier
of America IN the present day, and decidedly
the most successful our country has ever produced
-ab arbe cond1ta-and a man who has shed
more of his own blood than any other. Some say
he is proud IhanS God he is proud, and too
proud TO do a nean and dirty act. But he is gen
erous, he is benevolent, he is merciful; he is in
the language OF another,
I'm battle, the Lion;
But the battle once ended,
In mercy, the Lamb
Let the English whom he conquered in two
great battles answer whether he is not merciful
and generous conqueror. No mans name stands
higher IN England than that of Gen. Winfield
Scott, although he has SO many times humbled
their pride Ask the Mexican now his opinion
of Wlnlleld Scott, and he will tell you he con-
sidefs him the most mercifu kind, and generous
conqueror this age has produced. Is not this
character worthy of fonor9 love him more for
his mercy to the sanqushed than for all the other
glo ,,I, OF his military life. Applause.
There is no ferocity in Winfield Scott, no vio-
lent will, retusingto listen to the advice of
his friends. There is no swearing by the eter-
nal will do this, and take the Responsibility
We have had enough of that, and never want any
more. Applause Then, as to his pride let
US look a little to the character of it, which some
people call vanity. He has been threatened, "If
You don't write letter to the public ofthe United
States, putting yourself on the Southern platform,
you shall not be nominated for President
Well what did all the little Presidential can
didates do! They all wrote letters They wrote
letters, aud they were in favor of the Compro-
mise measures, and they would veto anything at
all that should repeal or alter them. 1t is discov-
cred lately that the Fugitive Slave law is defec-
tive so far as the South is concerned The costs