The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1852-07-20

men are to follow me. and havc already con-
snmcd moro Of your time han fell to my loi /;
but before I conclude, lcr me briefly recapiiu-
late the grounds on which am about ~ ask
YOU TO f,lify the nomination made az Balti-
mnre. Yon have a great soldier. who has suf-
fered for his country, who has achieved more
victories for her, and done her moro service
than any man, except George Washington,
that she has produced-a soldier that never
could be conquered in his country's cause, and
who has always adhered 10 WashiGgions max
i'm. that the military should be kept strictly
subordinate to the civil power. You have a
humane, generous, benevolent soldier; you
have civilian. distinguished, learned and
able civilian, a scholar and gentleman. You
have man WHO. although himself u Protes, Mt
Episcopal, has never suffered religious bigotry
to enter his heart While i'm Mexico. on all oc-
casiofis, he indicated the great truth established
By our own Constitution and Bill of Rights
that all men have right to worship God ac-
cording 10 their own consciences, and there
fore he maintained the Catholics in Mexico in
the enjoyment of their religious rights. lAp-
plause. You have no fanatic or party biyct
to vote for, but great. good, gallant and gio-
rions leader and man alike able to manage
the civil affairs Of his country, and to lead an
army into the field Of battle.
Ny fcllow-ctizens, there is patrioi--ihere
is true hcfo--thcre is man whom all men,
whether Wings or Democrats, agreo is the
great soldier of America in the preseni day,
and decidedly the most successful our country
has ever produced-ab urbs condita-aud
man who has shed moro Of his blood than any
other. Some say he is proud. Thank God
h" is proud. and too proul 10 do mean and
dirty act Bnt he is generous. he is benevo-
lent he is mercifi; he is, in the langnage of
another, ~ te
i--r,, Gin battle. he Lion:
t;. Bat the hattie nice ended,
In,mrrcy, the Lamb"
Let the English, wi,on lie nqnered in two
great batilcs, ,nswer VIII hth.r he /. not mer-
cilu and sener us nquer r.. No mans nnme
sun,ls higher in E . land lh,n thai OF General
Wnfieli Scott. al hou IN he h - so u,ary lines
humblrd their pride. Ask tie M xican. now,
his opinion # Wi fed Scot. una b6 &iIl teal
You hat, he CO siders him thc most mrcful,
kind, md e nerous c'nqu r r tits ago Las
produced. Is not this character worthy of
hon r: | love him more for lis mercy to the
yanquished than for all the other glorious of
his military fe. [Applau-e
Thtrc i no feroc.ty IL Winicld Scott no
violent selfswill refusing TO listen to the advice
Of bis friends. Thcr is no swearing "By he
Elernsl! viii do this and take the response
bilityl" Wo have bad enough of that and
never want any more. Applause. Then, as
TO his pride, let IL look little 10 the choract-
er of It which some people call vanity. He
has been threatened, "If you don't write let
Ter to the public of he United States, putting
yourself on the Slulhern platform, you shall
not se dominated for Prcsiien'."
Wei, what did the little Presidential canii-
dates do' They al wrote lcticrs. They wrote
lett r.. aud thy W rc ip favor of The Com
~ 81 "A
thing NJ AL thai shaald repeal or after them
j. dssove.rd; hlely, that tie Fuli.ive Slave
Lyw s defective, 81 fdr as The South is con-
catped. Tac c SIS in the Simm'- case were
@l2 900 before it rcScne was atcmDied, a sind
before the order is given the claimant has 10
pay The costs. That j. pretty sharp price
for ndgra. have this. cr cathedra. Now
ines ntl man id hey would veto any act
10 repesl ,r lie thi- law. Y.u see they have
Fl ed oefo hep Ut near enough Tney nm
dero K o go,tpn far. H did Sc tt behave!
lie said: II wi no deg ade niyself ~ writing
al clcc i nc'rnl letter 20 gain en- the sum
nit # hnn,an amb ton. the Prcsideucv of The
United States. A pause. NJ couutrymen
can axe inc IS they see ME. have served
them rtv yta'ss If hey distrut mo after
all have dine and suffered. lei them n mill
ate som. other man" NY fcllow-cilz-ns,
hnw ma ked is the contrast between his con-
duet on that occasion AMI that If others. That
is The vanity some pvopletaIk ab 'u'; that is
the p'ide for VIII ch som' people condemn him.
ID Il anv uaa WIN over kurw Winfield Scnit,
he he hi. or low, ever witness the slightest
par clio of pride when he was called upon to
take pnor man b. the hand! Never. He
knows no dIffere ce. He is the last man who
would consent to recognize dstinctios be-
tween classes If men in this country He is
poor man hims,lf. Now, my fellow citizens,
without attempting to do justice to the candi-
date whom this recital of facts refers to. am
abont to put the questions: Will you ratify the
nomination. And all those who afe in favor
Of ratifying tho nomination of Winfield Scott,
will stand up and give nine cheers.