Daily American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1852, 1852-08-04
The Irish and General scott.

To lie Editor Of lie Albany EDenlag Journal:
cannot be silent while the rabd demagogues
Of the selfstyled Democratic party are heap
ing the most wanton aspersions upon those
Irish voters who are shaking off the rusty letters
of party and coming out in favor of Winfield
Scott. One of the charges brought against us is,
that we openly avow we support the Wing candi-
date because we earnestly believe him to be at
tached to our "ancient faith"
This | brand for deliberate falsehood No
avowal of that kind was ever made We are led
by no such delusion; and it is soft for any one
TO suppose there is an Irishman in this country
who has resided here long enough to be legally
| entitled to vote, and yet is so green rs to he
gulled by such belief. In choosing between the
candidates we are guided by purer and nobler
motives than this class of scurvy polite give
us credit for We join the banner of that man
who gives the strongest guarantees Of an upright
and prosperous administration, by unfolding to
our view career which has reflected glory on
his country, and rebounds TO his own undyinp
| fame
This assertion by itself would be scarcely worth
noticing. 1t can find no favor in any mind on
which the lamp Of intelligence sheds its lustre
But it is the characteristic threat they have
pinned to it that deserves attention. They shake
their heads and say, las one of them said in pres
ence Of several persons q few days since, If the
Catholic priesthood dare to exert their influence
against the New Hampshire candidate, "hey
may look OIL for po,oder and ball ~
What an uncaled-for ebullition of desperate
rancor is this, to say the least These men
know full well that the Catholic priesthood have
studiously avoided, in all political contests, in
termeddling with the views of their hocks. Yet
this furious threat is made at them for some sin
lister purpose, which ! cannot clearly compre-
bend Perhaps they labor under the impression
that they can intimidate the Irish to support
their ticket.
They have for time out Of mind succeeded in
attracting the enthusiastic people to their side
| but that was in the days of Andrew Jackson,
with whom all that was worthy the support OF
adopted citizens in that party sunk into the
gravel but apprehend they will find il diff.
cult job when they attempt to drive them by
"po,oder and ball"
Ihey Know right well that the Irish vote has
long been the great element of their strength
and that without it the hopes Of their candidate
sink to kindred "blue with the laws of hi.
native State. 1t is like pulling their eve teeth tc
take it from them. "Help me, Cassius. or
sink !" was a moving entreaty but " Do il, Cas-
sius, or I'll shoot you!" does not strike the On,
with the same music. Threats will fail to achiey,
their end They will make more by keepin,
cool than by the system of ranting demagoguisn
which they have thus far in the campaign 8
vigorously pursued.
Doubtless they will receive more Irish vote
than they deserve, but | trust there will b
enough that they will not receive to teach Frank
lin Pierce wholesome Democratic lesson. Tha
| is, that the opinions of the masses in this coun
try are strongly allied to the principles of civi
and religious liberty, and that no State behino
the age in her hostility to those principles cai
put forth candidate. who represents that hosti
feeling, and ride him rough-shod into the Presi
dental chair. A CATHOLIC.
ALBANY, July %, 1852.
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