Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1852-08-19
Folly of throwing away votes.


The following on the subject OF th,rd parties
is irun The Albany Evening Journal favorably
Known as an able defender OF Northern rights
ow the moral of Free Sol thlrd party is
just tns W hatever strength 1t has II must de-
rive from the Free Sol elements. 10 ths other two
parties Those who support 1t, leayc d party
thtt uay be succ, ssiul for one that C nnoi pos
sio'y De. They leave place whore they can
De oI use, 10 20 Ia place we're they C. ~ be of
none. ter old party is much the worse Tor
tier loss, and their new one none the better for
all ihh a gains by their coming. The third
parry does not expect suc e-s--t is not even IN
fei,onaale enough 10 hope ior H. In sis they
came came nowhere near Iuyng single
State. be- probabilities nov are int tn ir
nnAioer Niii be- even less o. l-52. 2ni z antng
they could carry one State. or even half dozen
Stites. tli that they would then effect would be
to throw the Presidency into the House of Rep
resehtatyes, OF 10 other wofis INTO the hands Of
the nds OF Pierce and King
10 Is true that neither of the Conventions al
3 IuA9re have gwen them any encouragement
b. tIrU rcsout ons Indeed, 10 speak frankly,
bo'n have gwen them just the reverse. YET It Is
ior then t0 consider that no two men yet ever
aglc no oplnlon upon all subjecls-slii less
c.n i .l Hei1ers of political party. Parties
lir ioi one en- or prrh .ps for more. but they
are seldom uu inlllous upon "a dozen pianks" az
tolerate difference Of opinion where they can
no. scarcely any political creed of the two
great parties ever expressed the whole political
belief 40 iuF one man and Vet scarcely any
uau IS unable To- choose between the general
tenI0ucles oI those parties. One or the other
OF c.n has principles, expressed or un Xpress-
od, mrT- IAey TO advance his object than the
otrer. L. be- would act effectively. he must act
with inat one.
SILL H.. ID a. Il
10 deliberate Is not SO strange. II they act ID
recily with the -" Democrauc' party, they GER
uin.y DO Oihing io advance their cause II
they 4ct upon third rganlzation though they
may Indirectly elect Pierce and King, they yet
m-kl demonstration IN favor OF Free SOIL
bnt ula "a hgsshouJ C operate with them IN
eIccfiug Dem crauc' nominees, Is 10 suppose
thlt u,y have forgotten what the Wing party
has been, IN their fears for what 1t wall be.
Cl,re'aad True Democrai7 on scott -Alud
in 30 The lbeons charges brought against Gen.
Scott by the Opposition press, Vaughn. OF the
lme Democrat, IN recent issue, bears the fol-
loving honorable testimony IN favor OF the great
Hero;
There is no justification in deceNing or at
tempung 10 deceive the public on these matters.
No soldier, we imagine. ever fought, who labor
ed, throughout his military career TO be humane,
matter of principle and duty, more than
Scott. DR.. Claiming, no mouther of comph-
meuts and hatvr of war, spoke OF him IN the
highest terms To this distinguished man be-
longs the rare honor he says, Of uniting with
military energy and daring, the spin, of phil
anthropist
IS We Gen. Scott ourselves when engag
ed ia settling the Cherokee difficulties in Geor-
gin. His position was trying one One more
beset with difficulties could not be imagined
The hates of the whites who had suffered, the
villamles of spectators who cared for nothing
save 10 grab the lands of the red men, the re-
venge firing the bosoms of the Indian braves in
humanity wronged, the position OF the States OF
Georgia and Alabama all combined to render thu
settlement of the Cherokee Question most d. III
cult. But he accomplished toe task lie did Il
like man aud sololer The poor were pro-
tected Just ce done TO him. as tar as Il
could be done aud DR. Claiming speaks truly
when he says, In the whole history Of the inter-
course with civilized communities, we doubt
whether a brighter page can be found than that
which records his agency IN the removal Of the
Cherokees.'"
The KNEEHNG CALuMNY A recent mum
Der OF the Pittsburgh Dispatch contained the
question:
alt the Cameron Guards of Harrisburg and
Captain MAYORS company of Philadelphia. were
not while on main guard duty at Jalapa,) obig
ed to kneel TO the lost" carried IN Catholic
procession and this under general order issued
previous 10 general order o. 291."
lapt Naylor now resident of ilttsburg,
made'repy through the ommercial journal
From that reply, we quote the following concu-
siye passage;
- As the Capt Naylor named in this enquiry,
| am asked what | have TO say upon the subject,
aud whether Gen. Scott ever issued an order
such as above indicated.
My reply is, here nerer icas such a general or
der. No such order was ever made known to the
army. My company never was called upon to
obey such order, or any command purportng 10
be founded on such order. Y company never
did knec TO the procession of the :" Host erh'
er by obligation OF otherwise Gen. Scott never
ISSUED an order imposing any such obligation,
nor one that would afford any pretext or excuse
20 any officer under hun, for issuing such an or
der or imposing such an obligation. The whole
hing is a fabrication, and is at war with that
large intelligent spirit of charity, SO broadly
consderate of the rights and sensibilites Of all,
% e.n!nsnly Distinguishing Gen. Scott