The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-07-09
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The following brief sketches Of the Demo
cratic nominees for President and Vice Pres
idcut are furnished by The Philadelphia lei
ger, OF a recent date:
GENERAL uEsFIELD SCOTT Ha-eocF-
Major General winfield Scott HHucock- tine
candidate Of ih, l.snoef.i;s l's lgT .e-enl
county. Pa. Feh1uarg L. i1Zi, which make lin
at present 50 ye..rs old i.e is the .9n o, Benla-
min Franklin Hancoch ana tilIf,eth t"ls1-k.
who removed 90 Nurr.stowu 100 ls--. lIi- aiicr
soldier OF the War Hi 1872. ans afterwards
became % u-ului neut lawyer iu NnrrI-ruul. As
fsov WfnncId attended the academy Il that boz
ouSh l'r lev en-. , ai' III ,,. -l. ID ~ - G
the age % 70 ear, thtylt'- ~. ~ .i ~ ai
the West Point Military Academy. from whence
he graduated June so. 1873, standing NO. ls Iu
his class ON July J. ls4t, he was h-eTete.l Sec
oud Lieutenant iu the = .Nth infantry, and served
sbita. Indian Territory. from ls45 to 1857 ON
June is. Isi6. hc was promoted O. Second Lieu
In the war with Mexico he was conspicuous f8r
his bravery and callanury- being engaged iu the
August J. Is47 the capture oI san Antonio
August -. Is47 ; Churubu-c1. the same 01y
ana the assault and capture Of the City Of Mexico
on the 18th Of September. ls47- For bis gallant
co hc breseted First Lieutenant August ~
ls+'. lie was promoted O" the rank pi First Lieu
NH T, M M - 5is 7T f ~ S-J Inn, ~ ~
and was on dnfv m Sort Mycrs on Tie t,3Ia1sslaf
chcc River. Florida, ia 1857. during the hostli-
ties against the Seminole Indians AMI thence rv.-
ordered TO kansas IN the spring OF Is5s. DE
marched with the Utah expedition az QuaItcr-
master on General HaWey's stfh from Fort Lea
veuworth. Kansas. 60 Fort Bridger, Utah Tcrri-
forv Later during Tho .ufrrna-au1 f1 Dc march
Ell with the sixth Infantry from Fort Brdger 90
California.
When the war against the rebellion broke ont
he was on duty iH California but as soon as he
could get leave he came home % the Atlantic sea-
seen at very early day that the Young fellow who
busco Coutreras Nolino del Rcy ana the t-itg %
Mexico was the man Tor important command, and
he was comm ssiOned bri.sadIer. From that time
on his career rs soldier and general fs one of tile
brightest and most important pages OF the Army
Beginning with his brilliant charge ~ Williams
burg and following with his four battles in four
days ON the Peninsula. continuing with south
Mountain. Antietam and Nary-s Heights in front
oi Fredericksburg. in 1852 Characteristic. MAY.
1888, To tiettysburs. where hc aIga les right
arm. after Reynolds fell, and where De went down
himself with what thrcatcue. 20 bc mortal wound.
And then up again in December through the fear
ful nights under Grant and Meade in the wilder
mess, at SpottsylyauiI. North Anna and cold Har-
in all these and many fights not mentioned
I'll bis final march UP the riyer-ticucral Hancock
well won the title ola super sold ier and general
His command was always trusted Tor severe and
front of battle as au example and "a stimulus 90 his
troops.
10 the country ia BIS capacity soldier. close
our observatons ON his military career: i1r 90 is
hocu one Of NauolroT7'- -.411arsfz is ,-5rT f1,
ana Ncv.
But it Is not alone as % soldier that General
Hancock has history Alter the war. and when
that difficult problem oT the care and rc-tarr Jon
OF the southern St5fes which GgI IsI. I.fr III -l-
out governments. lid 10 bc grappIel with Dee Tu-t-
ly earned great distinction admins traitor uf
the laws over the large 5 strict of cIIrJy -v-.I
10y the States of Louisiana and Texas What Eas
TO DE done with these States, that had lost their
condition. their privilege and rf.ft ~ lfrra-r-
Ing communities, had exercised the minds uf
statesmen like Thadtcus Stevens. Seward and
Lincoln. But they had 20 hc brought within The
falt OF the government and frUrfeTHt HHUeUa-I.
was allotted the States above mentioned. as the
Csroliu3s had been allotted 10 General Meade.
Ii was in this capacity that DE his reputation
as o. sol JieF stcriu- civil law and gained go
once aeSnowlcdamcnts of the government and
. lasting gratitude aul admiration of the rcarIr
whose present aud future DE had in charge.
HON. W,1. H. ENGLISH
Tho candidate for Vice President Hon. VIM H
twenty years age. hut for tpeul wears prior there
politics aud earned an enrIauIe rer.ufstior FIX
prvnlty and ability lie was ha-u iu Scott earut-
the then poor schools IF lis native rI.go -r--.t
three years at the University OF south tIanurar--
long before that time had entered public liie.
before DE was ~ axe DC Tas elected o dcieaate
lis, which nominated General Howard Tor Govern
OF and supported the latter ty making speeches
+ he was appointed Postmaster az Lex ngtru and
a yen later Wis chosen Clerk or -ie state House
r,o5f:nfcur I'M no Treasury Ii5r--f7I-.5r ~ 49,
lnstou- In 1850 He was elected secretary of the
Convention called 20 amend the constitution ai
ti.i't Ai.I Won siieh "a reputation ln that posi-
member oI the State Legislature from district
hlrfu. an auf.n-frfau majority TTe wa NOT .Tf--
thirty years ni age Fter the leg ~Iatre assembled
and although Le had never before served ss d. mem
Deg in . legislative body, he was elected Speaker
At the close OF long session lie was nominated
He served altogether f8ur terms his majority ia
creasinG with every election. although Strgul. st
forts we're made 70 beat him ou account Of his
course ON the Kansas Neureska h.II in which DID.
opposed ihe extremists of his party While fa
ON Tost-ofice~ and Post Roads. and as % member
. oi uc House Committee ou Territories. Hc pre-
seuted % minority report on the kuusGs-,S 1br-isa
not adopted, its urircirlc was EUaI'y agreed to-
AL- i..-i,zh pIgi.esel - allow ihe people ~ tie
IcIl5tcs on TINT ,uI,i5ct and aIl l-5-,,7t fsI-
tiuu hc was consistent advocate oI '.the right at
che people 90 regulate their domestic institutions
mission of Kansas asa State under the I.ec0uutou
Constitution until ihc latter had been ratified jy
the people. and he succeeded iu breaking dead
lock between the Senate and House ou rhis sub
1ect, and iu having tho IecUui i.tau Constitution
referred back % Tie people. hE whom Dc was de-
At the close of the fhfrt~-siv,h Carl--r-- 7r-
B English retired from political iifc although ne
was then only 50 wears old. and DE has never since
held public office OF been n candidate, therefor
. He attended convention that nominated Michael
g Kerr for Congress iu 1854. and introduced reso
luton Affirming the loyalty OF the Democratic par
? ty to the Union
In lss3. iu connection with other capitalists Nj
. English established the First National Bank Of
indianapolis OF which De was President for four
teen years. He retired from business with an Inn
pie fortune in ISL as suddenly as he Ial af5ri17
ed political life lie was entirely successful as q
banker and is credited with sound financial views
. dr. EngiiSh has always been more or less engaged
+ in agricultural pursuits. and spends what may he
. called his leisure time farming. He is NOT
speeches show him 90 bc a man of strong common
sense. able TO give clear and vigorous expression
/ to his thoughts.