Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1852-08-21

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| ,srneed, and each party is doing It's mig
70 sustain its candidate for the first hon,
Of the Nation. The Democrats are ofIs
ling many objections 10 Gen. Scott, and "
would prove recreant .o ON dety. ".
we to omit to contribute our mig!ty, ,,,,,,,
port of the nominee Of the w..
Convention. which emtv.
form the series of 80
,,,,s h, ,,s ,,~'g party We shall adj
-,.o,s s'aims of Gen Scott upon the
as being equally "a strong, If not
.fonger, than those of Gen Pierce.
Pin the frat place, let us Q ansider the
ability of Gen. Scott TO Ill d civil admin.
ia,retive position we have the Democrats
crying against the advancement of Gen,
SCOTS elaine, because he is a military
chieftain this Ia q queer argument from
those who SCI, the example Of running men,
who Tor years entertained the sentiinenis
that warlike deeds were especially worthy
the support Of the people, This is not
the frat time that they have raised the cry
Of no more military ohieftains to I'LL high
office. When II Ia compatible with their
sueoess, the military ehieftain Is the man,
but "circumstancaH alter ceses''-- they
opposed Generals Harrison and Taylor on
this ground they are now opposing Gen,
Scott on the same round--that the author
Of all good never vested In one rerson 80
many shining qualifications, mud that
Wing generals have no rightful claim
upon the public for high public station.
But to our subject; That Gen. Scott
possesses administrative qualities Of tic
Highest order, the record Of his life amply
evidences. His conduct IN settling the
Canadian frontier difficulties, In arranging
satisfactorily and honorably the boundary
%troutlee between Maine aud New Bruins.
wick, which at one time threatened hos.
tile collision, and his more recent services
IN Mexico. Immediately succeeding the
capture OF the capital, show that his civil
endowmcnts are Of a grade qualifying him
to Oil, credItably and efficiently. any sta.
ton upon earth. Mr.. Madison offered to
make him a Cabinc: minister, and Gen.
Jackson entrusted to his charge, a conf.
dental mission Of the greatest moment.
Their opinion Of his qualifications should
not be wittou. weight In these days, no
II time has elapsed since their
translation to the better land.
During the excitement in South Caro-.
liuo, Gen. Jackson called upon Gen. Scott
to go there to promote the public good,
and reconcile conflicting elements. The
manner III which he discharged this duty
Of "g,oat ihportaace, and great deli.
is 80 we'll understood that we need
not recapltulatc It here.
1t is strange how the opinions Of the
grea, men Of the nation, and those too,
who have enjoyed the utmost confidence
of the democratic party. can be 50 :dlsre.
garded. II public deeds do not prove q
M qualified to fll public station, we ask
what does? l. a nation to receive the
greatest service from the greatest man,
aud give him no expression Of her graft
tude? The people Of the United States
have shown their gratitude to Gen. Harri.
son aud Gen. Taylor, by e~levating them
TO the highest office within their gift. and
we feel assured that the gratitude Of the
same people win he expressed by ele.
waiting Gen. Scott to the same position.
In this respect, Gen. SCOTS claims are at
least equal to those of Gen. Pierce.
We come now to the Catholic test
and some have seen fit to impute to our
candidates, opinions never entertained by
them they forget the proverb those
who live in glass houses should not throw
stones" Gen. Scott is himself 4 profess
sant but we believed he had a daughter
reared in a Catholic institntion-and his
positive orders to his army in Mexico, is
Of itself enough 10 refute this statement ;
these orders are Of too recent date for sny
n TO doubt for a moment whether they
were issued. Does it ecu 70 any one
that he could be opposed to the Catholics
wlae. he prevailed upon his men to re-
spect the chn.>t,es and the religion Of the
country that they wss in. Blu, how win
this compare with the Sta~ NJ Nav