The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-10-14
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He admitted that Gen. Scott had come out
in favor Of an extension of the naturaliza-
lion laws, but claimed that he was not in
because he had hung up Reilly aud
other descrters in Mexico. In the first place
Reilly was not hung but branded and drum
ed out of camp, for the martial code did not
permit Of his execution, and all OF them re-
cieved fair and impartial triul, which Col.
Medil tried indirectly to deny, aud the sem
tence of the Court Martial was approved by
the Commander-in-c chief. l. not this ricn
argument! Should a naturalized citizen be
tried and convicted for some crime and Judge
Whitman should pass sentence upon him,
the Judge, according to Medill, must be set
down as an enemy Of naturalzed citizens.
Is DR.. Olds capable of making more mser-
able argument than this! And who is
greater enemy of naturalzrd citizens thah
he who would thus attempt to impose upon
their good sensel
Col. Medill stated that the S53,0oo,OOO ap-
propriated to the expenses OF the present
Administration during one year, did not en-
broce items which grew out of Poik's Ad-
ministration. This has been so often re-
futcd and the items have been so frequently
published, that no man who has any regard
for his own reputation would repeat the
fasehoud.
The speaker reiterated the charge OF Dr.
Olds against Thomas Curwin, notwlthstahd-
ing the committee OF his own party have re-
ported him blamcless; and what he said oi
Secretary Crawford, he can take to his own
party, as that individual, finding that the
Whips did not endorse his conduct, is now
acting under the flag Of Pierce and King
But after all, the greatest presumption
upon the intelligence Of his audience, was
the statement that the $4,000 which had
fallen to this county from the distribution
of the proceeds ofthe public lands, had gone
into the old Lancaster Bank and was entire
ly lost to .he county. The fact is, the coun
ty has obtained every dollar of the fun
back, and by the rise Of real estate sold tn
farms and lots for more than the Bank charg
ed them for the property. lfany one doubt
the statement, let him consult Esq. McNeig
who was auditor at the time of the transfer
But who managed the fund! Who placed
in the Bank! Was it the Wings! No, si
, it has been controlled by the Lucofoco PhI
: ty and had there been any loss, that part
= would have been responsible for it. An
4 what has become of this fund and othe
] money! This we will show in future nun
r ber, and it will be seen that Col. Mcdlll hT
, received good many hundred dollar fees.
. The Col. stated further that, Of the thre
ways proposed to dispose ofthe public land
he was in favor of giving them to the house
lees and homeless. BY this, we infer tina
he wished to make the audience believe tina
he was n fr lend of the poor man! Who wi
believe himN Not the poor of his own PaI
, ty. We might call up evidence to expos
the shallow pretension, but will not unleS
: we are forced into by denial. Som
men may bo very liberal in disposng Of tn
; property of the people, but to judge oil the
+, iiberarty, you must find out how they di
pose Of their own.
d Col. Medill had great deal to say Of Il
i allowances m ade to Gen. Scott for his di
n tinguished services. Well what OF i'll
n Gen. Scott has been paid the usual suln
: and allowances for forty years of public sc
: vice, and that II has all been we'll earned,
n sufficiently made manifest by almost evel
e page in the country's history. But how
r it with him who made the charge! He hi
d been in public life, with slight interim
: sion, for the last eighteen years, aud aith
r we bavn't considered It necessary to have
: resolution of inquiry passed as to the amour
II received by him, we may safely state tn
|, he has taken all which the law allowed hir
: The reader may consult the records and iii
c out ifhe can, whether it has been earned
not. We will admit, however, that he Is
l. a uar with his candidate for the PresidenC
le equal in talent, equal in influence, shreN
r. ness and cunning, and about equal in Sta
H. Legislatures, Constitutional ConVentio
IS, and in Congress. In being member OF
If, Senate, it may be said that the Mlitin Gle
A. eral had little advantage in position ov
I'd the Militia Colonel; but even this was cou
Of terbalanccd by the latter's sagacity in Il
to asking for the post Of Brigader General
20 the Mexican War and consequently meet
It with no unfortunate accidents. The Color
Sc went further and stated that Gen. Scott h
w received more than he would have earn
h. had he remained at the Bar. We are Il
he to confess the fact, provided we are &C
~ vinced that he would have made no bet
n Attorney than his accuser, but we hnpr
of to know that there are gentlemen amo
ly the profession who have made more in /
of years than Gen. Scott has earned in for
at without one-tenth the labor md without ol
ic twentieth part the advantage to the count
r We are not yet done. We happen
DIS know that our opinion Of the speaker is
y preciated by large portion Of his own p
u ". We are advised that the young men
it. the party are no longer willing to hlop |
&c to power aud influence, aud he may as "
md know now us at any other time that such II
IRE erOblc and contemplate attacks rs he
made upon the Wing party shall be met