The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1852-07-15
ANECDOTES OF GEN. SCOTT

The two following anecOoteS i'iosuose
1.-The esteem in which Gen. Scott 10 held
eyen BY the yles, Of mankind. Men who
. would no. scruple to beggar the widow or
orphan, TO sacrilegiousiy despol the altar
Of the house Of God, or steal from the man.
4ion oftho Chief Magistrate Of the un'on'
Irecoil from the ac, Of robbing one, who at
: the van Of the army has periled bis lie Tor
the welfare Of his country
4 singular incident is connected with
the gold medal presented 10 Gen. Scott by
Congress. II was at one time deposited
Tor saie-keeping in the vault Of the City
Bank of New York. A noted robber.
breaking into the safe, carried OH from
thence everything that was valuable, but
spared this token Of public honor, ID evi-
dent respect for the brave soldiers only
wealth. The case OF the medal was found
iopen, but retaining its precious contents
untouched. Not oven whole lie OF
crime had been nh'e to extinguish 10 the
'feIon's breast, feeling Of patriotic admlrs.
ltion for his coan.ry's best soldier. A!as.
lif ever the general admiration and graft.
tude Of bis counirymen shall seek to re-
ward Genera. SCOTS great services by
tho bes,owaI of the highest Office in their
gin, will there be found those 20 lost to oil
sense Of national pride, ofjustice and non.
or. as 10 try TO rob him Of his well-earned
flame, by the caumnious tongue OF parti-
zan warfare? We trust not! For the
sake of cur national reputation, the claims
| of polriotistn, aud the demands OF justice,
we trust not! Let the eager spirit OF de-
Traction hesitate. as it reflects upon that
lpure renown which even the robber res
Ipectod!
Long after the foregoing occurrence.
General Scott, in travelling by steamboas
from Albany to New York, had his pocket
picked of purse containing eight hun
ared dollars in gold. On arriving at New
York, the General advertised his loss
His money was sent back to him by the
head thief Of the city, with respectful as-
surance ,ha, none Of bis people would
have touched the Generals purse if they
thad known his person. Thus does the hu'
man heart. though s,eeled to crime, recog.
nize the claims Of generous, gallant, ano
chiralric nature. Such occurrences are
significant in,imntions Of the strong nold
which this truly noble man has upon tho
hearts ofhis countrymen.
/ "General Fra nkIin Pierce is native OF
! IIillsboro', HilIsboro' county, and is lineai
de escendan, of the family OF the Percys and
the Duke of Northumberland, the title be-
ing now extinct"
! We find the foregoing interesting b'o-
graphical notice of the Democratic nomi-
Inee in Yesterdays Enquirer. One would
A suppose that noble birth would constitute
an insuperable objection 10 Democratic
support. Bat it seems to be otherwise,
land 10 deck General Perce's brow With
the honor Of this illusirious descent, the
truth OF history is violated, aud he is sub
s,an,iaIv charged with having changed
his parne-for Pierce is something very
different from Percy. But if the London
Epapers speak true, the title is not extinct,
nor could /, be, If Gen. Pierce is "lineai
descendant, In the London Herald OF
the 24lh Nav, we read on account OF =
grand banquet given by the "Duke ana
4 Duchess Of Northumberland at Northum-
ber!and House, Charing Cross" at which
was present a whole column Of the nooiii-
ltv. His grace is member oi the Deroy
Ministry, being first lord Of the Admiralty
lie will be prodigiously astonished to hear
I,ha, his title i. extinct; and that bis linesl
descendant, and The righ,ful owner Of his
Ihonors and estate. is the nominee OF the
II Baltimore Convention. We suppose, II
J Pierce is elected, the honor Of the country
will require that his rights shah be vindi.
Gated, and bloody war for The succession
to ,he Dukedom Of Northumberland, will
be the consequence. We apprehend that
Iducal Democrats are verv little better
adapted to the genius of Republics, than
Prince Presdents-like him Of France
Better stick TO the old American rule.
which ha. worked tolerably well thus far,
of selecting man for bis own worth, win
out regard TO that of his ancestors--or, 10
deed. without considering whether ne had
grandfather a, all. None Of your sprigs
ofnobility for us-Richmond Whig.
Grs. P,ERcE.-The Louisville Journal
Ii. now one of the oldest newspapers IN the
West. and Prentice, the able editor oi that
PAPER, has. for almost quarter OF CEN
l,urv. watched the political movements OF
great men more closely than any other ed
i itor of cur acquaintance. We therefore
honed that, when the Journal should come
Ito hand, we should be able TO answer tue
question, who is Gen. Pierce? but Prentice
IIs out.done. lie il as ignorant as the
resi- Of m,nkind. lie does not know the
man. aud calls loudly for some one 10 give
the world his biography. We hope the
work will be simultaneously undertnken
!, nv some Democrat in Boston, and some
= Iolher in Baltimore or Richmond-the one
lfor Northern aud the other for Southern
> consumption. We will take two copies OF
leach, not that we cnre anything about the
, man, but that we may be able 10 inform the
) Democrats who no is and what he is
There il, however, Que fact on which the
! Democrats Of Missouri. Illinois. indisns,
, Iowa and Wisconsin may rely, that \ they
> elect the Democratic Nominees, theirs WIZ
= all rnnrrnristIDns for rail-.