Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1852-07-31

inytOns 1T was OH Sunday | went I
! Gen. SCOTS house, and said to him. yo
have seen the resolutions which the Coh
veninn liHs passed - do yom approve Q
Meh' Yes, sir" replied Scott. II col
daily approve them alI=-anj will say s.
or die - This, now, was 6efoye he wa
nominated, and In less than thirty minute
after he was nominated his answer was II
the Convention, accepting the entire plat
form Aud now, what man in the worl,
eau object to Scott on This ground Wha
more, ] ask you, could lie have done, thai
pledge the toll or his long life. and th,
chafsner which lie has acquired, III sh'
vindration Of those measures! When w.
consider ali this, 1t is only matter Of aston
islmelt that aUy lnan can doubt him
There Is no n,all IN America who stand:
higher or Is pnter than Gen. Scott! II
the whole history of these measures tbert
is no man who was more ardent in tfsi
support during illeir pe,ldenev, aud thsfs
Is no man who will more faithfully siant
by them, or is more nneqnivocally pledged
TO their support. srs. human naiure cal
give no more --- and reason and common
sense have nothing more TO ask
But /. has even been nsinuated that
ain not exactN myself pure! Well, gen
tlemen, | will not consume your time viii
dics,inn myself from such an egregiolis
charge. Tits. Lowever | will say, that il
there is any nlsil ia The world who believes
that | ain aiuted with abolioDlsrii. let
him die II, his folly--I care not TO convince
him otherwise! For my conduct | AM
responsible to my conscience. aud to my
God aud when am charged will. being
too close with the North, ean only say,
that when [ am satisfied that all the pa
Irotism IN The laUd dwes uron this side
of Mason and Dixon's ine. |, for one, will
| be a Disuhiouist | will be ready to dis
solve the Union Of the States But so
long as believe that patriotism is not local,
b1t dwels IN every section and part aud
parcel Of this glorious Union, will be
| ready 10 20 to any part Of it@-and where
ever The Stsr.spaugled Banner may wave.
to call that my home, aud ho' lie ashamed
TO be found dwelling there Slrs, do not
aspire TO those llonors which are to be- OBJ.
tanned by the abuse of any section Of our
country. Let those have them who may
desire them -- for my part, would scorn
and despise them. | will associate with
Northern men whilst they remain firm and
true 10 the Uoion Others may be satis.
fed 10 see onr country broken and divided
But my ambition is more enlarged, When
disuilon comes, our national glory will
have fed You cannot divide The name
aud glory Of Washiugton--~and the spirits
Of the Revolution, which hover over ns,
cannot he divided --- for they know no
North, no South, no East or no West
And if there were no other reason, the
broad latioual character Of tile man whom
we l,ave presented as our candidate, would
sntite him to your support Go ask Gen.
Scott where he resides wlIers is his
home His response will he, that this
whole broad land is hone--snd he has
vindicated bis title to the inheritance from
the extreme north of the eonfetleracy to
the burning sands of our southern boun.
Diary. And "a long as liberty shall endure
and freedom find an abiding place here
80 long will she be the home of that man
who has never uttered one sentence which
shows sectional feeling. Wherever there
has been any disturbance. there You have
always found Scott. A. Chippewa--al
over our northern ffontier---in uear every
Stnte III the Unun--at the custle of Vera
Cfus-~il,rougb the plains Of Mexico,
wherever there has been Disturbances
there l,as been Scott, vindes,ing the glory
aud honor Of tie Ameriean arms---and Ell.
fitting himself to the gratitude Of all, as
the bold, peerless, inrlvalled American ci-
,izen. soIder and civilian! And yet we
are told that this nian Is not To be trusted .
Who, then, in The name Of God / ask
you, is 10 be trusted Wbat tests viii
you introduce whereby ,oiry the man who
i worthy OF your support For fouy.four
years lie has given bis time---his strength
--~lis eDeraies-~his leaith--his all to bis
country; and now. 10 his Old age cover.
ed with tile honor aud glory Of hundred
battle fields, will YOU say that he 10 not to
be trusted? A gentleman, the other day,
encountered an old and impulsive f.end
of Gen. scott, and remarked to him that
Scott would not do---tt,al ie had too much
weight to carry! II believe he has," re-
piled the other gentleman, Il Deieve you
are righ,--he has TOO much weight to
carry! He is carrying mare british lead
in his body than any other livmg man
But my countryn,ep, If you cannot trust
Gen. Scott, who can you trust! They
say Mr.. Pierce is sound upon the South
ern question. | believe he is But, sirs,
Scott brings even better testimonials than
Gen. Pierce--in fact, he has fought more
battles, aud endured more caIumnies for
his entire country than any man living.
Upon almost thousand fields he has VIM
dicated aud built upa national name -
And ask every man to lay his hand up.
or his breast aud TELL me truly, whether
he can believe that such man as Scott
would sacrifice any one section of this
Union to another, or is not to be trusted
in matters which concern the welfare OF
all! Just show me Que act, point me to
one falshood--ot,e wrong STEP either NOR
ally or socially, aud will admit that he il
unworthy. But his whole life has been
one of the most circnn,spect purty--liv-
ing in obedience both to God aud man
There is one charge, however. which I
wish to call your attention to. j have read
in a newspaper, and have seen no contra-
.dic,ion Of it, that Democratic Elector for
the State at large. in this State. told his
audience that General Scott keeps a large
sleek negro stationed at his door, and when
a visitor comes to the house, thsi fellow
feels Ills hands. and il they are hard and
dsiote working man. WHY the GInerai'