The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-08-26
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A GooD ARoUMEEr.-Befors The nomi-
nation by the Democratic Convention IN
Baltimore, pamphlet. sindlcating tho
claims Of Mr Buchanan to the cundIlaey
closes with the following soundyiews u was
a prophecy then; it is now democratic iesti-
mony against the wisdom of the decision Of
the convention.
''lf all these candidates are considered out
Of the question we nre then driven back or
the last ulternalive--that is the selection Of .
some new man. This policy once succeed
ed so well in the person Of Mr.. Polk that
some people seem 10 think thatit viii always
succeed, without any reference to the differ
eni position Of the party. But are we now
where we were in 1874! What elected blrs
Polk! Was it tth~Inagic Of new mail or
was y the Texas and Oregon questionsi the
memories Of the Jackson administration the
reactions Of Mr.. Tyler's disreputable reignl
and sboycAil, the OLD Democratic hostility
10 Mr Clayl Take away all these helps,
and where would Mr.. Clay have beenl
In what sort ofa positioe are We now TO
try this game! Mr.. Clay has departed. He
Is about to lie down beside his old rival
The public mind Of the country on all ques-
tioBs Of public policy, is' uncommonly tran
gull far too tranquilfor good government.--
No agitation, domestic or foreign etirs the,
old Democratic pulses. Now, what sort of
headway are we going to make with new
man, without any prestige-with0ut con-
spicuOus services--wlthout long and
honorable antecedents! Some ex-member of
I Congress. perhaps, Of whom there are FIVE
thousand in the Union--or some exhunled,
forgotten politiciah-what is there in this TO
( inspire confidence; what to excite enthusi-
asIn! n!-On what feeling Of our people do you
cont TO elect sucha candidatef How can
! you look to anything but ascandalOus defeatt
! 'And besides, who dares 70 counsel greai
people to a policy so humiliating and so
base as an absolute ostracism Of all its talent
and experience, merely for the sake Of elect
/ ing some noninis NmbrG who win duly dis
( tribute the party plumber! And how do you
know that he will even do thisi Why may
your unknown man not turn out tool or
knaye! Why may your unknown man
not prove one of the large class Of whom
history speaks, whose heads are turned by
the possession of sudden powerl ~
This game is too dangerous to be lightly
played.
'And now, gentlemen, make your nomi-
nation. II is very customary to say that the
country is in crisis. think the countryis
, safe enough But the Democratic party is
in pretty manifest crisis; its very existence
depends on your action.
! "Do not delude yourselves into the belief
that you are about TO enter on an easy contest
| before you. Before the last echo of your
huzzas over the nomination shall have died
away, you will awaken to the fact that yon
are at the beginning of very serious strug-
gle, and one of very doubtful ISSUE"
Ewe find the following anecdote OF
Gen. ScoTT in the National Intszigencer.-
It is communicated by Tennessee cores
pondent, for whom the Editors vouch:
"Some years after the war of 1912 was
concluded, Gen. ScoTT, at Cincinnati, met
with Capt. E., who had served with him
on the Canada frontier in that war. Atits
close, Capt. E. left the army, highly es-
teemed by the General and his officers for
gallant conduct and amiable qualities. At
this meeting with his comrade, Gen. ScoTT
was impressed with beliefthat Capt. E.
was in destitute circumstances, and at once
felt desire to extend to him some relief;
but knowing Capt. E--to be rather sensi-
tive, the General consulted with P-s,
ESQ.,, the co-editor of leading journal in
Cincinnati, as to the best mode of affording
substantial aid and comfort to the Captain
and his family. They concluded TO consti-
, tute Mrs. P-sole agent, with discretiona-
ry powers as to mode and means, to carry
!, into execution the benevolent intentions of
the General. Mrs. p-cheerfully accept
ed the trust, and Immediately searched for
and found the humble dwelling of the Cap
tain's family. Under the pretext Of procur-
ing a seamstress, Mrs. p, with the tact
= and grace of well-bred lady, perceived
u their great distress, and soon ascertainet
the full extent of their present and pressing
!. want. Without delay, and at the General:
~ expense, Mrs. P-procured all the neces
= saries and comfort that she,as good house
= wife, thought their condition required, ant
r. sent the articles to them by a messenger
4 who was directed not to answer questions
: but merely say he was ordered to leave thu
= things there. Capt. E-soon after OBJ
: tained profitable employment, and subse
! quently removed to another State, where hi
: practiced law successfully In 1910 he wal
;, member of the Legislature of that State
and in l84l the writer of this met the Cap
tain, and was informed by him that his con
dition was comfortable and easy"
e A SoLDlER's TEsTIMoNY.-GeneUd, Sat
d urcdy July 81, ls52.-Two years ago las
e March most uncomfortable party was drag
J. ging through Canada, between Stony Poin
y and Chatham. Free Trade had gone agains
], Internal Improvements, as it seems 5oun
% to do this side the lines. Our conveyanc
g was springless nondescript, through who's
tattered curtains the rain threatened to driz
a zle, and the wind did blow. There we're n
10 lights in our vehicle, no stars in our sky
W and for miles we had been toiling throug
Is water nearly up to the wagon-boxes.
required considerable faith in the horses, fo
p as far as our eyes could see, and good deo
10 further, was water, water. Suddenly tn
a. driver broke the gloomy silence with
he wish had old General - here, ia tax
IN him such ride as he wouldn't forget IN
u hurry" -
ur Marveling probably what weigbty offenc'
could have provoked such vengeance, tn
ng gentleman questioned the angry John, ant
from the General in question went on t
other Generals, under whom he had serve'
in in the Mexican war. Coming at last to ou
We Old Hero--one reaches the highest peak last
lis YOU know-they asked him what he though
SIX of Gen. Scott With burst of enthusiasm
IN strongly contrasting with his previous man
" ner. he exclaimed, Scott is a gentleman