The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1880-07-31
the CANDIDATES.
svrrcurS l,r the DONOCRATlC
NOMINEES FUR PRESIDENT
AND VICE PRESIDLNT.
Gen. Winfield ScOtt Hancock, the S"I'
der Statesman.
william II. English, THE Pride OF TIE
HOOsier StAte.'

Mai. Gen. Winfield Scott hancGTS,K:'
son Of BENJAMIN Franklin an0 EN-
zsbeth Hancock, Was born IN M0nt'
gomery county. Pa, FeD. "a. lox.:
He cOmeo from sound Auglo'Saxon
sfock. ma ancestral line on the ma
ternai side leading back to the Eng,
lish Ana Welsh, and on tho paterna'
TO the English. Irish and Scotcn.
He father's family we're Epiecope'
lians and Friends. and his m i en.s
Baptists. His mother's family nave
resided int Pennsylvania. ana nave
ham living In what 70 now Montg0'
mery county for the past $50 years.
In fairfield township. may now %
oeen the old family homestead, v'tn
ma i,suree l764 on the gable end OF
the more recent part the older part.
built long before. falling lnto ae Ss'S:
0on. Hancock father Was Q naive
OF Philadelphia, and ID q BOY OF 70
so,iaht the field when the brlue1
fhreetened the city during the Wat
al nm. Il was at SWede's Ford on
Tia M OF Norristown that Washing
inSt0n had crossed tho Schuylkill -
IN campeien Of Valley Forge. and It
Vas here, In full view OF the nlst0.
rio hills, that young Hancocke ear!y
wears were passed. Born anu teleeu
IA 4 petriotto atmosphere, with ne;
roo blood IN his veins, his martial
snirit ma love Of justice soon gave
nfomiae OF tho brilliant future he
<l~nA2mn3 ~ ANh10V0.
In 1910 be entered the Mlntas E!
Academy ct West Point. end ~
there 90 . cadet With Grant, MeOie!
isn. Franklin, John +: Reynold'
ivho m Killed ut 0ettysburg) Burn
side. Reno (Who fell at South Noun
fsini. s'StoneWall" Jackson. Long
sfreef. A. P. .nill, D. Il. Hill. an,
other officers OF distinction o. gCs'
M during tho late Val. 0faa0a
tin9 IN 1914, he Was appointed DtS
!, vef second lieutenant 10 tho 0i1t
infsntry. and assigned 70 duty o
TIA Western frontier. He parttcipe
ted With bic regiment 10 the va
9th Mexico. and Was coneplcu0u
!. Tar hio Rallentry ct San ANTONY
8VlSoV u0' .sA..
4 ssaault and capture OF tho Guy
;. WeYico, He served either ee reg
monfal 0usrtermaeter or adJutan
from Juno, lS4s. to May, 1855, haytr
heen meanwhile promoted TO mr.
lieutonant, From juno to mover
hef or that year he acted - Assista
xdiutsnt General Of the Depsl
mcpt Of tho West. headquarterS
Sc, Louis. Il Was there that no ~
msfficd q few yeara before y
d1n1hter OF Samuel RUSSELL. . pro-
inonf mefohsnt OF that city,. Id
oock Vae promoted to captain q
sssistant auartermastor 10 the tall
: IaSs. nh served on the stad OF Oh
Harney. In Kansas and No0raa
duripg the memorable political trt
hlee OF twenty 1.-Two years ago. Az
Tsrda he went with Harvey to Ut.
Sn6 rode across tho continent to
~ Pnclllc coast. He Nas stationed
aS Oallf0fnla until the outbreak OF
IN rebellion.
'rs. nis Record 10 the Late War.
- When tho news Of the firine
Port 0umpter reached his dist
}. uoot. ho oont . request TO the 70,
}. ~ az hio State for assignment.
oo1mand Of volunteer. Thece =
maaY djDC0rdant elements 10 =
- loenia at that time. and . MANI
w sVmpothy With secession, W
=. ltkroe1coed to isolate the gol
- Stste hon tho Union. While 81
~ M . reply from tho 0overno
"a ncnnoylvsnlA ho took % active
~ IA eocouGsging and organizing
i0val sentiment. !.
. n influence 10 Southern .CAl
n = ~ . signal oervice 10 Saving
Al 6soto % the Union. 1mpStlen
sl d6lo1 81 hearing from the Cove
~ anClloo 20 Gen. Scott % g
g deeo1 Eat 1og aetiye duty: Nv
s. osSGeVo0 6ranted. and DO ~
9ned % chief Quartermesecs on
~ q Gen. Robert Ande1oo,
~ orannising an army q LOUIS