The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-10-22
From the N. Y. Evening Post, Oct 10
Gen. SCOTS Retreat.

retreat OF the ten thousand under Xenophon is as famous
as the battles OF Saams or Marathon The hero of the
Blue Licksor so General Scous late campaign In the
West entities him to be caled-has heen trying on little
oil that sort oil glory, and we hope he enjoys it, Whether
il will add 10 his fame as commander much il
did TO Aenophon's IS question which not com
peent perhaps 10 decide Our advices from Albany
sure that he approaching that city without having
thousand ms doa u sBehf
From the general rout OF all his forces, and the wreck
OF all his hopes OF The presidency he has saved ms APP
continents the ample enolumens oil his Office OF ma
lo general, and his inexhausuble selt-esleem-all OF
great value in the eyes OF Their Possessor. Whether
he realizes what he has los, is another question. His
friends. believe, have never eckoned his chances OF
election 10 the presidency as oil any account without
Ohio and Pennsy After the recent elections IN
those States, no one will be mad 10 indulge the
hope that either will cast It's electoral vote Tor Scott
To-day have sufficient returns from Indiana TO show
that the democratic majority ior governor has nearly
doubled 1919, and that only O! the eleven wing
candidates for Congress has bsen chosen These are the
| hrst fruits oil the campaign OF the Blue Llcks
Not long before the meeting OF the Wing National
Convention the General is reported 10 have said, IN his
usual isieria tone "Faking 1--we The basis OF the
calculation my chances for tie nomination as three
10 two alter which, s retaining hve as the basis OF the
estimate, my chances OF election as four to one
| We would like 10 know what the General would take
as The basis OF his calculation after reading the
turns from those States which he has Just been charming
with his eloquen probably the that upon
which he once rested his chances of being made Presi
dent of the United States BY the native American party
So impressed are the whig leaders at Albany with the
ted fifteen democrats to unite with az many wings IN
paying him the last honors when he arrives 10 that city,
The democrats. understand have accepted this mea-
choly office for misfortunes such Scots, like death,
| level all distinctions
Besides, the result OF every election which haa sc,
been held goes to show that Scott is no party man,
and may therefore receive homage from democrats with.
out at all compromising their political relations.
We presume that the hero OF the Blue Lcksor shall
say OF the Hard Lcks'proposes now TO retire from
the stump forever friend OF his inlmaes 10 us that
he intends devote the OF his days 10 the prepare
ton of complete edition of his public speeches for the
press They to be entitled Eoqueuce Made Easy,
OF Ora,ory for tho Mlion-beng full report OF the
speeches made by General Scott his tour IN search OF
sea, for hospital, and which, carefully read, will
qualify any person make good speech, in few hours
any subject al any time, and without any PREPARATION
Highly we preciaie The importance OF General Scos
fugitive speeches models Tor young America, we can
not but regret that he ahoud retire from the stump thus
early and when the Just begins to be interesting
by what his eoquence has accomplished IN Pennsyl-
vanIa and Ohio infer, but hardly exaggerate
the important influence he might exert IN some other
States which have been hitherto supposed hostile to Gen.
Pierce We will hardly be accused OF any disposition "a
besiow unmeriled praise upon the whg candidate for
the presidency bui we will say this much Tor II IS bu
Justice 10 General Scott, that he do more than any
public man who has spoken during this campaign TO give
the electoral votes OF Verponl and Massachusetts "a
General Pierce, II he oHy will go and prospect ioT
a hospital in those States, spending, say one week ~
each will engage that either Stale shall give larger
democratic majority for General Pierce than either Ono
or Pennsylvan