The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-07-11
The New picture Book,

The New Picture Book.
The can vass for General Scott has started gandy Tor
the children. BY way of making easy the studies AND
amuscmcns OF the nursery, the publications OF the Scott
committee promise be- in the words of the quack med
cine pufs real blessing to mothers" One Of the
showest OF these Scott pctue-books has been sent to
by friend as an eectionecrng curiosity. II is called
Life of General Scott and is said be written in far
lis pictured page" be said to be written at all, by
Mr. James s. Pike, the abolitons correspondent OF the
Tribune, which journal puts at the head Of lis columns
sereotyped puff OF the picture book demanding that at
least million copies shall be forthwith put in crcula
ton. .0
This remarkable production contains hirty-two pages
rather than picture for each page, and, far
we perceive, not single political idea from be-
ginning to end The wool cuts, which fill about one.
half OF the space its pages quite battle powers OF
description. They made up OF dead soldiers and live
soldiers of guns and feathers, OF swords and field pieces
Of ships and churches, of horses which look very risky
OF Indians who look very savage-and among them all
towers tall figure OF now in a cooked hat,
in plumed hat now in shocking bad hat" now
without any hat, but never, far have observed
in common citizens hat, slouched hat
These two last omissions unfortunate, and should
be corrected in subsequent editions, TO increase the po
cal merit and value of the work This tall figure, so
variousy cosumed, told, is General Scott. He is
presented in astonishing variety OF situations. Some
times it is "Scolt the log" then "Scott attacked by
two Indian Chiefs" then "Scou in the hands OF the
N.Y." and 30 on 10 the end OF the-rigmaroe.
We must make room for two specimens OF the read
ing matter By the side OF OF the pictures repre-
seniing a very burglarious- looking individual with
dark lantern, kneelng down upon some money-bags be-
fore bank safe, and looking miniature, we have by
way of explanation the following
"AsscDorE or THE GOLD MEDAL AND rus RoBBER "A
singular incident is connected with god medal present
ed to General Scott by Congress 1t was de-
posted for sale keeping 10 the vault of the City Bank
New York. noted robber, breaking into the SAFE carried
off from thence every thing that valuable spared
this token Of public honor In evident respect for the brave
soldiers only wealth. The OF the medal was found
open, but retaining its precious contents untouched Not
whole life OF crime had been able extinguish In
that eons breast feeling OF patriotic admiration for hi,
ooun,ry's best soldier"
Can any child under years OF age read the above
conclusive appeal without coming to the conclusion that
Cen Scott, If elected. will make most wise, safe, and
statesmanlike PRESIDENT
But should anything be wanted 10 convince the
little people, they have in the historical work
the following thrilling passage OF private history
"AsroDorE % scorT rIcxpocxETs Long after
the foregoing occurrence, Gen. Scott, In travelling by
steamboat from Albany New York, had his pocket picked
OF purse containing eight hundred dollar. in gold. Ga
arriving New York the General advertised his loss His
money sent back TO him BY the
cfry, SoNR
would have touched the Generals purse they had
kaown his person"
We beg our readers 10 observe that this is a wing
Aneodote 10 the circles OF society into which the
Generals popularity has penetrated We merely copy
without ven,nrins TO endorse it We have been told
something aboa the Galphin tail" which may come
10 with the new administration in The event Of General
SCOTS electon but we beg leave to say distinctly that
this Joy Of the "pickpockes' in such result is Mr.
Pixies AFFAIR entirely, and not ours.
Altogether we commend the picture book 10 all such
patriots a. may be fond Of /" childish things"
The Whitehall Democrat, in publishing The proceed.
iags Of democratic meeting in that place. records the
following interesting incident
after the organization Of the association, Samuel r.
Jison, eco, a gentleman who has always been lead
always been whig and should always be wing but in
the circumstances in which the wing party had been
placed by the nomination of General Scott he felt
duty TO himself and his country 10 vote for Pierce in
preference to Scott Asa national wing be could moi do
otherwise, and pledged hmseIf TO vote and use his in
huence Tor the democratic nominee, This received
WIN great applause. There were many spirited and
eloquent addresses made and there the utmost
nosasn manifested throughout the whole proceedings
me meeting adjourned with three times three Tor Pierce
King and victory"