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also. as a statesman; but what are bis civil ri
umphsl Nothing. 10 wsr, What battle did h.
Sin, or help TO wiOl None. 10 peace. aha
principle has he illuslraledi NUne. Wha
measures did he carry in Congressi Again
none. What work hes he produced al hOmei
Sill, none. The celebrated Rochester dis
played his ingIuily by poem on "NoIhing;
the Locoloco Convention adopted the same sub.
ject. His history is bank-hs exploits q
dTeam-his claim a shadow. NoIhing consIi.
IuIes his career, nothing wsrranIed his nomi.
nation, nothing can effect his election; for a,
his merits are nothing, nothing can come Of
nothing.
regard this cOntemptuous uhing with so
sacred duly, as full ofisarlul peril. Our gov.
ernment can survive earthquakes from below
and torrents Of FIRE from aboVe--anyIhing but
sell-eoatempt To degrade The Presidency,
that most august Of human trusts. is a crime
without an equal. q lesa msjesIas, q treason
against the lie aod honor Of The republic. LIS
effect, il not It's object, is to deprive the ConsIi
Iuuon Of It's guardians, by driving the gifted and
patriotic into retirement or exile; aud 10 debass
The highest Office TO the lowest ends, by placing
II in the hands OF an imbecie and obscure tool
Of laclOn--some Didus Julianus of the political
prRlorian band. Wo 10 the land where such Il
prolanOuon eau, with impuniIy, BE- attempted.
But have 10 fear. The orb that rose 10 I776,
and has flooded The world with its radiance. can
never decline into the iuky ocean of shame.
The dignity that was occupied by Washington,
is still hallowed 10 The eyes aud hearts of The
people: when il ceases to be, freedom will cease
to be.
The riumphs OF Scott have ever arisen, not
from The weakness Of his enemy, for he has al.
ways had "loemen worthy Of his steel''-buI
from his own superior genius and valor. So
be it now; for ! would rather dwell on his
claims than on his rivals de6ciencies. Why
we should vote for Gen. Scout ! will answer.
Some forty five years since, youthful stu.
dent SAT in the Office Of a sage Of the Old Do
miuion, b. Watkins Leigh, and pondered on
the condition Of ms country and The duty that
nc owed her. The times were out Of iolni.--
Tho nations seemed loosened from their moor.
ings, and we're driven and clashing on The
waves Of an almost universal war. like cebergs
IN polar tempest, Our ogE bright land cid
not escape the storm. tlehAlg had been out.
ragged on every sea; her sons dragged into sIa.
very, and even forced 10 raise q parricidal arm
against their country. War was inevitable,
aud al fearful odds-a war not only for honor
und freedom, but for existence itself. Was it
we'll that he, thai gifted student, every pulse o.
whose hearI beat for his country, should nurse
his schemes Of tranquil ambition, when such a
peril and such a duty involved him! No; and
his high brow glowed and his quick eye fished
as he vowed himself, for lie or death, for his
country. By that resolve was Winfield Scott
every faculty "i his high nature, every drop Of
his noble hear--6edcaIed 10 the duties oil pat.
roIism. Never was purer off ring laid upon
a hOlier altar; and Tor that noble resolve and It's
nobler fulfment, do now claim your admira.
ton and gratitude.
The gathering clouds soon burst upon our
country, She struggled, buI her heart seemed,
for time, faint and her arm nerveless Ca.
iamlty followed calamity, until, in The base sur.
render Of Hull, treason and reproach were ad-
ded TO her affections. Her heart swGlled her
frame quivered with rage, and she shed hot
lears ol shame aud sorrow. One patriot there
who was determined that the gulf OF shame is
like that OF Curtius should be closed, though il
enIombed him; and he offered himself sacrl.
flee. 10 the desperate struggle on the heights
of Queenstown, death itself seemed 10 shrink
from his daring. "You are The target Of every
rife; cover your uniform with this coat" said
Kearney 10 Scott. "Never!" was the reply, II
will die in my robes" | derive this fact,
through an eminent opponent, from Gen. Kear.
ney himself Surrounded by an overwhelming
force, Scott thus addressed his men. eau
Greek or Roman story afford i PARALLEL
"Hull's ignomnous surrender" he said, "muH
be retrieved. Let US, then, die, arms in hand.
Our country demands the sacrsfce. The ex-
ample will not be lost. The blood Of The slain
will make heroes of The living, Who is ready
for The sacrifce?" Hull's surrender was re.
lrieved--lheir gallanWy wiped out that stain;
the first and last galanIry Of our country; but
Scott became the prisoner of The foe; and, amid
The periIs and privations Of such a captivity,
surrounded by British .yranIs aud Indian assas.
sins, as he filled the first measure Of his sacri6.
ces for his country. For this ask your votes
for The patriot, and inquire in his own words at
Queenstown, "Are you ready2"
Again Scott was free; again al The head Of
gallant band of reemen; and again before su.
peIlor iorce oil the enemyi Tor his were no holl-
day achievements; every laurel leaf upon his
brow has cost many death struggle. Lundy's
Lane is one of the best fought fields in history.
The sun went down upon the conflict, and the
night wore on; the harvest moon struggling
through the clouded heavens and fIlully light.
i;s,a Up The field where death was the only reap.
er; and ys! volley answered volIey, dealening
Niagara. and The clash Of bayonets and the
shreks and shouts Of the comSstants still made
night hideous. Scott was the very spirH oil The
bsiIe storm. His tall form was seen, crimson
with blood, in every desperate eddy Of the fight.
and his clarion voice was heard above the Wild
est din of the conflict. lie lhrorled victory.
and conquered against fate. And when, COW
cred with wounds supposed to be mortal, he fell,
his las, words were orders TO charge. and his
last effort murmured shout Of victory. For