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USINESS DIRECTORY.
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r , ,•,4 I it .1 re•-lioatiar-lx le, Prima.
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, .t.i..tt I 1% . ,-.titit'autti itittoc..ot;otluti.opile. Alto
tt t , i tt .t...it..if rlfrt or the Culosi. and all part.
1
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I 1,1 1 . 1,111,11. m .. Pickle. , au,}. Pickled Op.-
r- I r. lertuetirc.rili aleated aril - lee 01
uu I I.•Nu3. INillikiresi Block,
110tef r Eree. Pa
- kr N I wm. Situ.... Mini°.
,r )yible•Ts w r•ben.lrous J. t. Mlii.7l
N, 01g, %slifcll 4'l l l low prieet.
A "Al h 011•, Agriit, I:I le, Pa.
HAAN & SLOAN .
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-f. Willet.4 - quar:,t'andiev.Vruit
r I..ofik & ( Vt. State *greet. !Ale:
.1t)11,1 B. COOK.
A.. Y.O ry 1)11 410 the C4aiest variety
~t• City. Clie.iii p szide. Erie. Pa. •
S 11:1111ETT 4-GRAY.
..) rena3l nealC,r.in Wet anti rpry Groeeriel
• •' rurrynu ann ihnner•lec FfU/I. Wt 10.14.11,
•, W Gla:s,.. , iaik; Pow -
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I. • c,ie. Pa.
.V.---.. 1. , Hotel& anti Priiate
• - r,tt 1111 Jb) ui Itte Abu% e arttcltp tutlr pruurpt
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W NI. S. LANE.
Attorn4y and Counsellor at Law.
, , r j,,e :Awe, at North-Eabt corbel' of dre g Pub-
1-11
In „ , i)14.:• Sl' EAV A KT.
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I.spre, , ,, C.I.,•Ve , at • iLi acinck. A. M.
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AA c , . i... di. l'A.!i. Eli - Aim:lml l'la.ler ..,
W.11..6E1L. 4t. 'll IifIALS:
r .a, prortur , auld A 'enilini...aa - Merettantri. aecrand Mitre
rAJI tLe Public Bridge, L .,ne l'a. ,_ -
~. ~,;o •,,ai.r,,..1i, Pia-wt.: 4 l,lre°. Fi.h. Lone and I.iiire
. , %al,. r.losii4.. 1. 4•11n.!•,111.C.•. &C ., W , O• qn- 0 r t" ...-
•, rhr -1,111,11VZ, etcher by Steamboats. Proprilere.
.4 Rail H 0.141. . •
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11. KN41%%1.:T0N.
f II 4-Ul'ollll'l4 firalt-r to 11'ate cleek.44..welry
1,, hooking. 11tar.es and Other Fats)
r r-I of like ,F 2 t 4,1 - "
ftfil CKLE 4,,V, KEPLER.
trorrrig., Hardware. Crockery.ke. No
Prie. Pa.
A.. NI. JUDSPN.
.1 I.ol.—qtr we on Park Wow, betivreen Browns new
; L'...• c.,..f fkr-e, tip mtairg.
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I Sz oir—t 'dice corner of State and Seventh
'e-idcne ug Eighth Street, beickideu Freuch and
l'a: .
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C , ,l.i.stivet: nal,k %oleo, i'latts. 4 1..ertitientes-of 'De- i
:•.21,1 Eichuge on the pritteitati• einesconstantly 1
I I:: 0r . .Itl it , It 6 . 0 Mock, Public ey re. Erie.
'l'. 111.1toN s'NARIf. ' I
" PIIV -1, t.'- 4 Wirt. eorper of ir euelt arid Fifth
• t 7 N 1.,,- Koth's gore. Resider' ' u Fourth titre:et. ;
~,-1 o! t•it. oh.l .inahecary Hill. I .
, • RUFUS 'REED, I •
l' , ...!!,•ti.th•rotatt 4114 Auterreato lia dw.lreindCretlriy.
~.-.., Au., ~,,, 1' 'c.c.,. Iron and dteel No. 3 Needham;
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C: SIEGE - L.
Ueia a dealer to Gioceries. Provisions. Win".
a.r., else Curlier of French -quid Fifth Streets.
1,,, Kiracrp' Hotel', Erie.
eADWELL SE BENVETT.
awl Retail l)ealers iu I)ry Good% nrocerleo,
.1 . e.". Carpeting. Hardware. Iron, titre!, Naito._
Ar I. l ..toire mutes, elate etrcet: fo u r doors , below
l's, t •
.r.‘..lteitowt. Axle Arno. Sprangr o Xind ir general
• I.( r and Carriage Tritauitiiipi.
S. M (IV
A VIII..
and Jii.tire of the Once, and Agent for
luf v ial I.tte Insurance CoutpanY—thirce 3 Ow"
.E...re,..Erie. Pa. -
GEoIiGE CUTLER.
, rard,„Erie County, PA. COlteetioas Attrd
to irk ink prtruipluenn and dinuateh.)
J I IELL(PT I trr.
tun Merc bant,!on thin Public Doe k, easani
r Whrt. Poh.constantlY for sale.
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L I te.
R .A IL th.ALLße=teigli and Domestic. Dry
• etoninin, and Snags, No.
mate Areet
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MARSHALL VINCESIV,
• t afire tip /Lairs la Tammany Hall bulldipa
udke. Erie.
M I • RRAY . WHALLQN — . --
swl ' LlAill AT L•w—tnrice oier C. B. Might's
•'4.toile s iloPt West of state meet. aa the Diartcmd•
11 - BALS., & HAY ES.
~L i)r N liry Groceries, Crockery. hardware. ice
M ITO JACKSON,
, Groceties, I laaware, Ctureits Ware. Lime.
kr., 121, Chaspoide. £ne. Ps.
W I 1.1,1 A
l Af lc , i•pixdater, and I - tidewater, corner of Slate sad
, ' I
LARTEit BROTI11:11.„
a twi Retail dealers lownryri,llledicin 4
Ace gad HOimr. Erie. ;
- - JAMES CATLE.
''' ,, al I. Mete twat lofOta the public equitirfra rew ' 101)11
't -trert,
'commend t
of the Amer
fairohood. w
which he tia '
'is tinworthyl t
a 'brave. pt
I have tail
duet. the go
at Tuft API iliSiliENT ENTlST—Unietoo
the •outii .ide of the biatoood 114 doors foot at al whom the
tlw Erie Bank. Pricem reasonable. and all wort' Satter
- warramted -4fle June /9 .0
•Mt 4, & Co.
r..Jn Drug*, Med leinee, Dye *MU-
Eno.
JUAN I
R KIP• 10.
' &c. %0.3. R ec 4
. ELLIOTT.
Delitisi; 4 /Mee an& dwelling. in the
• Beebe ioCk. on tfw East side of the Peblie
Aittare, Eric. Teeth litet!ried on Gold Mate.
from one to an entire twit, Melons teeth Ailed
411,1 re+wted w health ondinefidnera. Teeth
' with . mul
.trliewl. and Detainee lie a 10 leave thew or
ef.,ene.. •Il work . wit • HIM.
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SPECHOir
. STEPHEN a 4 DOUG -
OF ILLINOIS. b. LAIL
Delivered- 4 ) a Richmond. Pirgixia, July 9, Kin.
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Mr. Pitatfiza : , Il i am not insens ible to the, compli
dint conferred upon ins by your kind levitation to ad:
diJeis the democracy of the "Old Dominion"—n State
-Which, snort6hati any other. has the honor of having
embodied itipi l , roolainsed to the world dant geneses awed
of democracy bicb has been our test-book ill ill politi
cal cobwebs. lam that more gratified at it, beeline* I
natio the . honor to reside in and represents Rusts which
was Once “Tip. CoVeTX- 6- 1/ 7 13.L1110111, as . Tllll3 STATi 0/
Visoasia." /ince that county has become one of the
sovereign Status of the Union. like her idustrions mother.
she has neva . .departed from thy finth.-nor failed to sus
tain the demoiraticminninees an any Presidential elec
tion. (Applaosn) Always true to the rights of the
States and to the - bond of the federal Union—never de
parting from tJhuse great landmarks laid down by Ben:
lucky and Viiglois in the resolution of '9s--'99—l trust
that, like the Old Dominion, Illiuois will alwits be frond
faithful not only to the principles but to abonstulidates of
, the Democratic party. (Cheers.) - 1 :-
.
In the prestit condrst we have net only a "platform,"
betlitandird-hearerslnch- unit, and hairmoiiiis the sou
egi
tim re
ents of our' t ehtiie arty throughout this bed . land.—
I have heard of no d inociat who repudiates the platform.
(A)ipleuse.) IF knoW of no section of t the party which
thinks that it ought to be "defied" or"spit upon." (Re
mewed applauie:) • ~
The platfortin is.an , embodiment' of the principles o f
the pirty nponiall questions to which it - esiends, sod is
in perfect bar any with the whole : sytiteni of principles
which it is our porposii to carry it to affect.
We hare not onll . ! tiiiien fortivite in 'our platform. but
equally so in oar candidates. (Great !applause.) It is
not said of the demoiratic convention that one section
sold nut their principles in order to get their man. (glut
applause;) for, democrats hold that it---ii not only cairn.
till i tii have sound priithiples. but to halm honest and pa
triotie,men to cairy those principles ieteffect. No met
ier bow.l)ure your principles may be, iti you hairs niat men
of izitelligence,' of honesty, of patrioltlivii, end whin' ander -
stand your creed, your principles lire (not sate $ their
Winds. 1/eoce, se•deritherats. we l ling te the inch ricid
and strict scruilay, into the public and private ciairacter 1
of Franklin Pierce and rilltain It. !Icing. (Great ip- . -
pl i .thse.) We lay their whole history. private sii4 public
before the world, and challenge investigation. ' • -
Take Franklin Pierce from his boyjhood up. So far
as his perinea! character Wcencernedl, eves the breath
of slender has never dared to speak against them 'hove
a w i l""Pel'i end thee not without looking to see what
able Mae might' be present to renal- the accusation.
(Applaniie.) ( Take his public career in the Legislature
of his dam Stare. lathe halls- of Congress. or 'wherever
eke fortaile may hove tethers him in the dosebargo or dei
ty, and we flefy our political opponents to point to One
act of iufidelity- to his duty. .He is not - an Obscure and
unknown mini. Ho has served deVeral fermis in the
Congress of the United States, and voted lo t ion ell int: 1
portant questa:his which came before him Ile hes iseiv
ed 'several iiaa'rs iii the Senate of the. United Steles in
t imes th it reqsiired the nerve, and the patriotism* every
Alan to be caned!' into active requisroon. There it nis
record. sod - we invite you to enemies ii. Try him by
his votes, by Ills speeches, by his acts. mid let any Celll
- Ill'fvltich he can compline. Upon All of
ion that were agitated . durog the adenine
uumital:Jaekstm, or of'lt r. Van Corea,
email in;shich 116 was a r ember either of
r (rouse of Congress, Fra khu Pierce wall
13 to the constitution, truelto the rights of '
Sigmund man upon all occasions, and ssio-
I ciaestieu. "(Groat applasige -).
I3atie year's service in the two blooms of
acquired an enviable reputation as a de
legman. He retired fro the' Senate in
pounce of domestic efflietious and oblige
roan of his senaibil4a Was out at liberty
II - . -
P. •. WRIGHT
ocrat find a~ugl
tiieivarty
q i c
tratlou tow , L o
'
,covering the
oue or the oth
found to be tr
the Swell-4i
rtouel uyon a
During hie
cougreii% he
barer and a it
1d42 to eons°
(miss. wilsch
to !disregard
DJ nu; the
Mr. Piritor t
bed asioessi
khew etch of
RI during the
and it was u
htumelf.uf the
rut! pattiut4s
somiuy sudru
Mr. Pierce.
Csuae•
Senate.
Bunn ifter
ed in • ruzeig
sem suidtery
ideolent•foe
Theis at IN
liberty to deel
bat was not •
appointed _
l
brigadier gao
partmentaud,
Cvidence that
a high order" I
1 ant aware t 1
of assailing t
stead of any
mods of just
calumet ;
bold and spoil
Fainting de
from her
dare openlY t
ardice on OW
insinuation e
tearipotte t
thai be t ge.
openly and e
the Old Pain
moo role op ,
we bold that
calamity ope
when eoutn■ .
Insinuate thz
cheering.)
..,
Now. folio
to •ll . these i
military
eral Wtod6e
mention of •
base slander
imputation.
be that. b
di a te for lb
hi a eel*.
al 'teases
pone to the
datinistration of Preside t Poll, he invited
accept • nest an his cabinet. They had
• +on me Douse of Representatives, and
ir -well They had stood by OLD
Hecsu
■r with the bank and moneyed power;
coral that %Ir. Polk should deluge to avail'
seersces of s man whose ability. fidelity,
he had witnessed and seen tested on so
.11 trjing' accesiutio.
felt constrained to declieu it from the same
, constrained .bim to resign his seat in the
e United Statee•fonud themselves eagq•
wir; and a call was mode uPon the citi
repair to the scene of action an repel the
o bad dared to invade their native land
that Mr. Pierce did not feel - himself a%
,rie the call. He tolohteered as • pneate;
lowed to - remain long. in the ranks—being
11101 . of his regiment. and rubseqestaly a
in the army. The records of the
de
,the bistory,of the war fseolith latistactory
he displayed ability, skill and gellatary, of
the performance of his thalami duties.—
!at the whits have' been in the b bit. lately;
military condtict of General Pierce. In
tract charge, they deal in that cowardly
I ation which is worse than thresh and open
it does not take the respapsi bility of
i fic accusation. They nickisamt hies **the
ral:" and talk eiticist his hearing fallen
on the field of batili. While - 1 4 ,hey do not
say that these acts• are siridei4s of cow
rt. yet them is no other motive for' the
cept to instil into: the minds of the Airier
ie impression that-be wil a coward. If
by riot have the weelisess to come op
siege the feet? 1 do,etit hoe* how it is iu
niou. hat 1 have rialtos to believe that the
hoe here as in the treat Nhettriest. There.
aa comparatively holmarebh, who atlas a
ly, and badly meets tlie
d with the slenderer who 7.11 sneakingly
which be dares not °peel) , avow. (Grist
vitizene. 1 hive but *eV - answer to mak*
salivation. in reference eta, Gametal Pierce',
ever: and that answer is tsimply this: Gen- .
d Scott. i his offichd i reperu .i under the
oath. h a# given the 111 dirOet to every
,r who dar s intimate or insinuate such an
IX Atifilitose ) I wish every whig to tomcat-
I ever tote or repeats this chaise. his can-
Presidene has pronounced und proven
I
Maier; and that by making the charge be
I‘terial lett of falseheed in his of fi cial re
, vernmen Do Sur whig frieuds espeet to
lir esaittdidatie to the favorable eoesiderstion
v pt;ople by branding him with official
, dot at th head Of . that gallant army in
all of b (*erste i "Either General Scott
lof public c E vident% or Franklin Fierce was
at. and life% genera - (Great Applause.)
ciboria•a to make arlinitt the military evil
!entre and *rodeo if the illustrious leper
whir has presented to the people el the
644 date fer ' thIS riesiderser:
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1,
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EMEIMEI
ill not.depreeiate his merits es • soldier, because troth
and honor forbid it. (Applause ) I will refrain. be
cause, aa au American. 1 bate too Much pride of country
tO east the slighteet shade of diameter mrikin those it lon
des deeds which form a part of A nelicen history. -The
I orels of Scott, ,achieved while fialttieg the battles of
is country upon the ()median ironfter, or in the vsrli.
es lodise - wars. or in the more recent Mexican cent—
, autos, are common properly; and tam as proud of them,
any of our Whig friends, who,-after havin g . opposed
o • ,
sekof these wars„are now @ulster to elevate a indite:
ehieften to the Presidency solely upon the ground that
• was • Pliant hero, in what they believed to be an.
Oust cause. (Cheers.)
... •
Bat. felloii-citmens, we arts to deal with Gen. Scott.
uring this campaign; not as the general.in-ehief.of the
merman army—iot in the performance of his profes
tonal duties: but in a new chiracter which he has lately
' ', sawed—that rife partivin candidete, seeking political
-, °Dori. It is of the politician that 1 am now to speak,
ud not of the general. 4 propose to submit to you, and
a the AtnericaurPeople. the - question, whether. when
eneral Scott depirts from the line of his profession. and
rom that course of duty in which he has acquired all his
Doors and his glory, it M wile - and patriotic to convert •
: i bOOD 43991.9•4. INTO l BALI PRASIDEN T. (Cheers.)
loi General Scott is presented to the AMetican PeoPMlty
he Whig National Convention as a candidate fur the
; residency_ That convention. before proceeding to this
omination. formed and. proclaimed to the world a plat
, rm. Of that platform 1 have but little Ivey; for in all
[ hnigs, except upon the slavery question:lt is a genuine
i big concern, to which every Democrat is presumetl•to
tie utterly and irreconcilably opposed. So far as it re
lites to the slavery question, it 49 a plaCk stolen. from
,the Democratic platform for which they now attempt to
Claim credit before thei American people. [Applan•e.]
;After the convention had thus proclaitnedl/the platfoim.
it proceeded 'to nominate a candidate for the presidency
.who t had pertinaciously refused-on any publid ocession,,
'ever to endorse the platforthl'or to-give any assurance of
his approval of its prin ;plea. Tine, he wrote a letter tip a
member of the Canyon 'on. in which he .said substanti ally,
•• if ybu will uominat hie I will write a letter in /Which
[1 will express seutim is as strong in Barer of the (loin
j promise`as 1 did to yo in private." " , 1 will 'not write i
a letter for publicaltots ow. because that world looltlike i
bidding far the preaiden y." [Laughter.), " But:you 1
'are at liberty to show th s. to Jones. and Butte, and other ,
friends." [Great lan hter ] Now. gentleman. *heel
do you think of t the fr ;linen of the old soldier ? .' He
writes no letter for ptt ;cation. lest he jt,igirt be suspect
ed of electirMeering ; at sends private notes to members
of the convention plc ging himself to wake a publication
iu favor of Certain prt iciples in the ;scut of his nomina
tion. Is title mance') re sauctioned'hy " Scott's Infant
! ry
. Thaitlm si adopts to the artily. or has the old sold-
ler been taking lessons in political tactics Gem - Gen.
Seward? '(Renewed Laughter
Well. General Scott received the nomination "unan
imously." am - proceedings iff the
coniention.
Felloarettise
nomination wh
repeated protest and remonstrance of the delegations
from °Le half of the States of the Union represented in
ms coussiutiou t .4very soutnern
against him more than , filty-time,s, day after day, and
night after night ; end yet the nomination teai'" tweak
Maui." (Great Laughter.] The nomination of General
Sctitt, , therefore, presents to the American people this
estrachdinary anomaly ; for the fist time in the history
of our party contests has a sectional nomination ever
beau forced upon either Of the two great parties. You ,
may talk of Use dangers to the American Union growing .
out of the partisan wife and political contests—you may
tremble at the scenes through which we have all recent
ly passed, connected with the slavery-agitation '; but yet
there was nothing l in all that so mirages to the safety of
- the Union ai a sectional nominotiou for the presidency.
_where the North demanded the nomination of a parlicts
lar man upon a sectional issue. and the delegations trait
every Siinthern State. without exception. resisting - the
nomination as dangerous to their rights,aud institutions
A neintitatton forced upon the South by the aholitiod
wing of the whig l4rty north is now presented to the
American people as,a unanimous aourtuatton.'• It
matters not whether the North forded the 1101/1191111i0111.
Oen the South. or I
ter coueiets in the fit
("moue : thin nett
ern men the ether.
we ire told %bet it w
South received the p
candidata under lbe
".pit laissia" the pi
Scott berate us awl' ,
mature deliberatio .
ai
Non. sod to write
tteller ea the prival
eeChea-pucket.
that letter is as aura
writs 1 He says
• ,I•Nut having writien a word to procure this distinci
ion." (laughter.] "II los t . not a Moment. after 0. had
W i en couferred. in addressing a letter to one at your mem
bin to signify what would be, at the pro - per time, the
sibutance of my reply to the convention: and I now have -
the honor to repeat. in a more formailmannir. em the cc.
coition justly demands, that I eccarr Tit soutvaraus,
WITH THZ SESOLUTIOI I II asxsitb." IL
Now. gentlemen. I desire to kn ow whet is the mean. '
log of the words " with the resoloticins annexed." DoeS
he mean that he approves the resolutions ? If so, why
did he,not say so, as the candidate fur the vies presides'.
,ey (Mr. Graham) did. in his letter Of acceptpnce 1 Or;
why did he Dot do as that gallant and hdnest man (Franke
lie Pierce) did. apd say. " I accept the nomination upon
the platform aeopted by the convention. not
h ecause this
is expected of me es a candidate. but becau.s the prin..
espies it embraces command the approbation of inyjadg.
meat?" . There you have an honest manapealsing from
an honest heart. without any.equivoation, dissimulation,
or mental resStvation. Here you lend, ihat Geo. Sergi :
"accepts the : nomination. with the resolutions annexed"
ii to say. using language autkeptible of two con
structiona—one at the North. and another at the South.
Is the North. it will be said that he accepts the nomina
tion. uotseirdstsusdiag the plattorm that he accepts it:
although he ••defies" the platform that he accepts in
although he "spits upon" the platform. stOhe.Bouth.
It will be said he it. with an approvalOf the plat
form. submit the question to yea. whethet that tan
gos*, as sot frantedaiudionsly for the purposie of ea
'shim% men, north and meth. to read it oue-eray or the
other. as the .publie pulse should beat in their particidar
localities.' Again : I submit to you. wised the general
in.cbief of the Army who fought the battles in M.xico
that eimeeived - this part of the lettil. wss..*t his cosh
mander-ia.cbief. General fle'rwar . 'he dictated it
[Great applause.]
Bet 1 hive heard it said that there is" another part of
this letter which belpl the matter out. Here it is.--
Towards the csocluaiou of the letter, he says ;
for my strict adherence to the principles! of the Whig
party. as espreased in the roselasious of the convention
nag navels auggeated. with a Vete and earnest par
pose to advance the greatness sit happiness of the re
public." and to on. **l esti dyer 4 °that pledge at gear-
Wee ibis Ow' known. ireideahl d ? Mug public bfa.
SATURDAY MORNING, AUGUST ,21,.185%
as of a. unanimous
,nee of the fifty-titnes
I
or Sauth.upett the North. ther
deu
;t this • terrstoralit hole tistrided meo'e
re urea *ere we way. •udiwoth
nut. after the tlomtoapu• u 4 made.
a tut celpipiroanire. becitimi lit*
'seem. sod the North obtateetf the
dimwit of Me. oho '• defy" ■ad
trortu. Thus we here Wintieftl
iudidate fOr the piesuleucy., Atter
proceeds to ~crept the lipilitua•
:11 he had •
AWL, promuseL
note- which woo found to Butte
Aughterl Let a‘ see whether
tlsolooo 'which he promised to
MIEI
riim ONWARD-AEI
• ~. , • .
now Undergoing the severest criticism." N. , can give
no other pled ge *tthe's the knew' • incidents of a long
public life. cow uncle - 11'310g the everest criticism."—
What " ilicidentsl are there refer ed to 1* the t.pledge",l
fur his !store coudiset ? , Certainly not his military ea- - 1
riper fir forty year.; for Abet was pot ma ibeideut of his .
Cite. )Icoustilutee the piincipat. bay. bid whole public
careei; and besides, that Militaryllife.is not " now on.
dergoing the seer/001 criticism."' or soy criticism. tf ,
was del then. Ini s ini!itary career to which he - refered
when itl spoke of he !mown incidents elltis life. erit 101 l
would afford' a go ratitee of his Petit/ice! 'prineiplee and
conduct. To wh t. then, did he refer I*, His z tieries of
rolitical letters di , constitute "incident*" in his long
life—well-known ncidenta ; add those lucid tails are !Mir
uudergolug the ee crest critism. ;Hence i to those letters
he must have rote red as the only pledge4;e was willing
to give for his poll Iced fidelity. I ' l tein,il,:what are those
incidents as curios used in the politiCapettersto,phich 11.
lesion is so pulpit; ly made ? Firel; • pledge to support
the annexation of 'snide to thelleierican Union ; see.
end, a pledge to t e erec d of thsiNatlea.Amencau party;
third, a pledge fo the gradiral eatenCipitioe of slavery;
fourth. a pledge for The s/ipport!cif : thitiankrupt law-;
fifth, a pledge for a natio"! bank; mid soon through the
whole berms if ecierif meaourete, eiretchlig out like
Macbeth's proem ion oft ghosts. som 4 in: existenie , and
others supposed . here become 7 o 014 e ideas." To
these Mildews— to / the pledges eoptietied in these M
ica! letters—he st be understand !as e t
eferring a the
only guarantee// will give to cirri out the prinCiples
1 and issues up‘n hich this caiiipaigb is to be fought.—
It is tide th.ire a a yet one or twol miser planks to be ad
ded to the z platfo in ; for Getierat Scott'-was not willing
to **annex" the whig resciliztiond, abd atop there. He
wished to suave, the Idea distinct 4 that that was not
the ground upon which hp stood 'exiilusi•ely. if lie stood
1
npupon. .it all: •Heisce we find binqglg farther. and ”/-
vie
that " the pu t litical principles-An
that
lent down
!iii those resolulna are so broad that tiollertle is left for
ms to Ann."' r %tighter ] A inc4est man ! He ac
-1 ceps the nomin tion. .* with the! relioletions Annexed."
land thr•ti adds a little. [Renewedilaughter ] Let us
see whit he add . He says i.. I theiefoie barely sug
gest, in this pie e, that should 1,1171 thelpittliality of my
countrymen, ' be elevated by the ch i
, f in6gietrecy of the .
liUnion. I shall ready."in my celinexte l • with Congress,.
''to rt.tciminehd to approve ofi!ie l •ore" in regard to
the mansgerner of the public dorie s n)iiti as to secure an
tarty settlement of the same ravers le !to 'actual settler, ,
dui oonsii.tont, evertnelees, with due , regard to the
l,qual rights of he•whUis America people in that vast
outwit*, inherit uce " *_ ; i ! ,
A Gmri.s.ns in the meei4‘ "What' doei he
•: , 1 I
mean 7" • ! ! ! •
! Mr. D, ', l ir ' -Mold --
ir. .dovoLasl: I hear a getilleMan heliidd me ask
fng dues 'eneral Scott man by :this f. That is
,precisely what was going to sk yen. gentlemen.:..'..
!Whit Mies he ran 11 will tel vtita what I imppnite he
rinesnii. He m an. that, kossns ch as tilers are two Ws
now pending: . fore Congress I n relstlon to the public
+main radieall antagonsetictO ouch other, tO•wit : the
'homestead bill • nd the bill teidivide and diatribitte the
;public lands am ng the States, aiid inalkinachl as the nrw
Slates are for o e of those bllhi qnd agaiMitthe
otherrand toss Etch air the. old' , States are for the other
• v.... 7 w the nOI7 , IPIRII,u-11.14....v 0.1.•
for tre rin'efavo able-to.setuel settlers—that is, the.home
stead bill—So to secure the rikUr of the old Stokes in
this -tsslyt.illion 1 :nheiittoncs." [Greats Laughter ] In
other words, •• em for the homestead bill. so as to de
feet it, and passi the distribution bill.". That is the sr•
guirti;nt to'be uted : to the old States. Or. "I em for the
distribution bilq so as to defeat it, aqd pass the home-
btrad l
bill ;" rind this will be the argument in the new.
States. Now, I defy any- livieg man",lo tell what is the
real meaning 'cif the parer .ph which 1 have just read.
or on remelt' - side of either of' these two antog i onistic
questions is General Scutt cominitted by this letter. Is
he for the hour stead bib, or for the distribittion bill 1—
In my State; is , ten Igo home and visit th actual tattlers
upon the broadl,preirres. I exPee L to hear antral Scott's
friends clalt , that hers the best edvocite in America 0 1
the homestead hill : knd in Old ;Virginia, in New En.
glebe, in New 1.,k, I A all the . old Staley they will sa3
•• he ii publicl comoritted agaiuit that • vile and •lnfa
niotte. measure, and id favor of Matribilting the lauds
smog the 0.4 Stater: " They- will attempt to press
erch ooposittop in tura by the language 'twoid in his let
ler of kcceptane. I again submit the qu
lei tstion.sees.:this
a f
part of i the le r the production of the general-in-chiof
of the Atneric ri arm s . or did it originate with the com
mander-to-chief of his-political fortuute[T ,4es it beer
the inyks of aifrank. honest. straightforward old soldier.
1 . 1
or of the tricky; politician 1' t 1 1 .
•Ago u, Geu"ral Scott. in this letter oeadceptance.
corpottes ap4er plank into the platform which nlas
adopted at Beltimoie and •• enclosed" at Washington
lle tyroposes .1• also to tecorninisild or lel approve of a
single altetatien in our daturalization laws. suggested bi
my it4litary experence, via : Giving to 'isll foreigner.
the ngfit of citirzuship . who ihall faithfully serve in time
of war sue year on board of our public chips. or in our
land forces, regular or volunteer, OD their, retaiting an
honorable discharge from the service."
• This is the asureepticia of his init.tary experience. Re
collect, that tug 18.11 Goudral Scott was muly. hesitating,
between in altkration in our naturaliiation laws, retina.-
trig a residence of twenty- one; yeam in MO comfy ass
necessity appMnticeship for nahiralization, soda totalre.
petit of all leers on the subject{—iu other words. for inca
pacitating lareqguere [ruin 'vei l &coming citizens of this
country at all-ratid•that .hia.•lsidosii than iarlimil to Ike
letter siternshis." Recollect, that in 1841 he clafirrad
to be the or . 44itur of the greet tative 7 Ainericau party
—pleated Maisel( to its iluppoit—waefreri triathiedigia
ties &puma those foreigiters litlO claimed to be citizens.
sod to rota and enjoy this privileges of Our laws. Since
1811 the Only ImiliterY experience of General Scott has'
been . ie Mexicie, thousands of Miles from the sight. hear.
lag. and ihettence of Americpinstitatiolis,, Be mesas
o
theretree."that, Mill military ex Mince teaches him tbat
s l yest% service in a foreign tend. beyond the reach of
our lave. beyond tho littering itfrtsr
,laitguage. where an
Asitericau wentspaper Dever comes. when as elecups.k to
ao *bluetits 'ad inconceivable event. whererthe nautili
of thircomnit twin is nutter heard, and ender the martial
rule +jai al Ilifieetb,oth law and coustitution--heyseye
that Steel's mouth'. service *Oder :helm circumstances
fits a pea fo citizensibip os well ace a whole life 'pees
here li the p rennet eta citizen's lifts and in the dady
lobsertition the practical working of our inititiationa.—.
Such a the soh of his experience in the
_Mexican war.
1 ' Haut a a abject of doubt Whether General Scott pro
poses his " ' to afterstidn"ft .a webstitute tor our ex_
I
l e tininatersleatiou law. or rehsther he proposes it es as
addithnal la . sir tbat we !Mall if awe two distinct law's of
i natithlization Lam compelled to believe that.he iu'
lendlthe (oh or propoeitioe:, for I need lot tell this as ;
Cast that t : e ooustitution . Of the Untied States tires
Con es* the power to pen **semi/urn rule of motorail
'sell . ' end to pan ao.otber; If. therefore. Gl:send
Be, Welles hatere skull hers two, geodes of natorsli
', satist-ese eg the eabstiajg form. and / the ether a.
yes: sere' - io the wetly- hie pnriiiiisol is siiitoost•-
pat .1. - iiiid ,impossible. wad as abfaalata absurdity. la
it ilitihis 041 this candidate for!the presidency
1 ..
1 res,J the eo tstationt so unwilling to seams the
l'feesind do of like 10 pot spas Ibis words sueb a eve
striieo. i ere is i dilikelty 'ilsdeed le eoneleelig
N
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l. . et—they me eattivotial. Ike all the rest of his letter.
Bit there is drib well known rule Of construetiou—that
when a doesimeet indmits of..two.meanings: one itnititsi
ble and absurd:olW other eeftsiaitetit,,inteltigiibte. find Sig•
athesm. we eretad to' take the latter. Now, if this
claims its tie letter means that general Cott desires an
addiben to cur natbralisatiou laws which would destroy
their uniformity by giving unequal advantages, and offer,
lag different medei of nmeratitation to different persons.
Ms prOPirses an **alteration" which is impossible_ under
tie ecisistiwitiec But if be means that this single alter
misie shall be a sideititum for all ocr laws—in-other words.
if- heMieaus that e4ear or Military sr naval service shall
ba tie' mile meanie of nateinalreation—then this proposi
tieng'however ineftpedieut. l is a proposition for • unifOrin
law; is 'consistent with the constitationt. is consistent
with his foriner deblaritionft. and consistent with itself .--
Such. then, we are bound to believe hai meaning to be—
namely; that by an enlistment into our naval or land for
ces, and one yawls seresciiimly shall au emigrant to this
country become a eaizeit of the United States. What a
plank for a platform! le this a prniciple of the wit',
partyt if it is tIW countrY. ought to know it. Or is it
only the uiteraneel of a fcirked tongue—another gull-trap
—constructed to match Maim votes under one construc
tion, and the voted of our tilopted•citizenit under a d ffer
eat coostruction. !CharitY; even requires this construc
tion, fur shoed General ; entt. •by,any strange accident.
by any marvelous balluCi'eation of ills people. become
the President of the United States—should he in gOod_
faith strife to make the alleration lie proposes, and should
he succeed in doing so--uihat results would come of that
event! We have now atil army of 10.000 men • all told.
Ben 250,000 foreigners moans every year to these shores.
If an enlistment becomes f necessary to make these peo
ple citizens, our standing army would soon contain a
Million of men: Are a' r i thesei emigrant+ ro be turned
Into the army ants navy' maturalizationt Orli' it pro
posed that they 411 rentitin in tilts.; land .OfteAlom die
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franchised. deprived of altipolitieal rights, ill participec
lion i n the civil affkire of ,hi country.. and ;educed to a
system' of political bondage more inlolerable titan this
from which they fled in their native land?
- The democratie Party has eve been Jteitaind liberal to
all foreigner, the come hsre. i'hat party has ramie this
country a home lot the exile, en asy-lum for the oppres
sed of all the woi.ld., We. make •no distinctions •rnonz
our fellow citizens, Uniform naturalization and equality
ender the law. tifia li.e - ii our principle front the berm
flier. and will be; through the coming time [Applause 3
It is this just, wise aid honest 'Policy that has attached the
foreign vote to Ind demitertrtic party. And we are evil. ,
ling" to let themjSdge now between ourselves and a can
d,ditte who sets up 1165 1 transparent blind between his
present position add his ;real principles. as expressed in
his memorable letter or '4l. If Genral . Sion has
changed his opinions slice, that day—if all die codigna.
lion which ••ftred" kiln then has melted drytro into love: .
and admiration under the operatiOn of ..lini military ex;
.. .
1
n-nonce"—why does he not, say so like a man'? 1 am
unwilling to believe that a gallant soldier would hovel
done thuii, had he written aC letter liiin.ell: but I will not
%Vernet to any What his pohtical fileleatler would,not d 4
!
while he hold the pen. 1
Gentlemen. this li•tieqof General Scott, accept;ag the
_nomination. is a fertile thte l. me for a speech. It has malt;
ine but a few momenta ti get through .% ith• it; but it coa l
tains so many novel and rare lectures. that you will bee
with me fur ceiling yourialtentian other portions of it.
- It will be remember/ that.thp whig party. frim tint
immemorial. have beyn iu the habit. to every / election
of charging the 41ernocr4ry with pro evil t onwith pro'
scribing hottest Area for (to-limit's sake—turtling them on
of office merely for a Oarisrence of political sentiment.
and putting democratic iyartizans .iis - their plaeos. "Pro
scribe prosoriprion." hay- been the whig motto. It -w
so when Henry Clay wits the gallant standard-bearer o 4
the whig party.. 'Every- whig iu America was hatirror-i
stricken at. the odimfs dectimo. that "to the victors belong'
the spoils:" Every. whig there denounced the idea of
removing a man from okice merely because of a differ
ence of opinion on thrt• stibjeet of partisan polities.—j
When General Tir,lor Iris tha whig candidate four years'.
agp. coo were told ',poll every stomp. in the public. press
and through every ireh4le`of communicating intelligenee .
to the people. that no min° was to he removed in cease.
queries of his polit cat aenuments: that It made no it
ferenee whether he was a whig or a democrat: if he w
honest and capable. ho was to he protected in the station,
he held: Whet do we fi l lid now? -General Scott in, hie
letter of aeceinsece. it; leunaing an adroit language.
solemnly pledges hearse (that 'no democrat shall ever hold
office under his adirriini ven bat venue. b that abolition whig.
;
may do so without the slightest hindrance; this is mr
translation of that midi's!' his letter.. Now let as recu
to his own - word e s. • Hts)says: "lo regard to the gene 1
policy of theradrninistration. if elected. I should. of coarse
took among Chore who Msy approve that' policy fur lb-
agents lii earryat intoixecutwo: and 1 should 'week t
cultivate harmony. and fraternal sentiments throughout
the whig party. withontiattempting to 'educe isTinembere
11. petnereption , to exac t conformity to my own views."
l nt
H would employ rye t from among those who *ppm- I
edithe policy of his ad mistratwa. As dernoetios do nor'
aritirove; and cannot ispireeve. of the plicy of such an ad
ministration at his wood i d be. th-y are escludrd from ev
er holdingiu office under an aillionoorolion at the bead
Of which. General Scott' way be .pla2ed. Can language be
adore tlear 'and 'esplielt. that I man differing from bun to
politics cannot 'participate in the honor •nd emolunieuts
which his country may hare to award to merit and pat
nolism? Prostription of mill political opponents is boldly
proclaimed to advance; He says, in substance. "Dein
ocrits: takfootice: you du net approve of my policy; you
cannot be %elected as my agents; you annum enjoy any
of the patronage of the goverument; it is :6 be distribu
ted only to thole who do approve the policy-of the ad
ministratiou." But then. looking around and ieei ug Mr.
Sew and and his abolition follower)., he adds: "bit I W IL
cultivate harmony andl fraternal sentiments throughout
the whig piny, without nt,eutptiiig to' redoes its
members by preset:looos to exalt eoeformuy to my
own views : " Nofiatjrnal feeling is to be caltivatod be
tween him and the d niocracy; no filendly seutiments
are to - retail' between him and us This brotherhood
and traterual feeling are only tit be smoug the inenibeis
of•the whig party. sal they an, not required . to cesium
labia views. if they bdlong to auy branch of the unmet
ial whig party. and ar niinabetred among his supportani:
Tins language is bit.
ad enoegh to let - in Mr. Servant
sod the 'Minna Mew lition followers. at the same time
that their appetite for he splits is whetted by the mu
ranee that tie him ' di:unmet *Wield O hold [aver office
ol io
ender hie admisistrati u. and therefore they May enjoy a
-monopoly of all thieh
m eten and,mitrimage of the govern
ment. .
. .
. , .
Gendeilites; I ask ion to be. in mind that this is the
brat time that an, eandtiate foe the presidener;lrom l lhi
days of Washington 's l this moment. Of any political par
ty or creed, his asoiriad that the entire patronage of the
goveruntent shimild +. ebefined eXciusitely to the moo
who sustained and aoppottedtha pohep of an edthinistre :
ties. .
I
This lisaailisting dSelaratioa is new wade for the &s
-ame. There 'newer has been a deatessatia Wilma' istra
Lisa is this Wiles that did sat state at leapt see-third
41 0
of his polditul op* las is eflice. This sass emplisii
tally the thaws aadsr adasiais:ratioss or CiFaersiJeck
eon, Mr. VIII 0011180. sod Ilk. Po lk, aud,rdthe whig.
I • 1
' •
el 10 A SAAB, in Adv
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. base been in thoi ksbit of pointing to thin
proscritarve of Ol the edininistrations ddri
of our irCpubl.C.
.
True the moili idiperfant and respousibl
were held by th'a friends of the administrel
portion.: from oui/tliird to /roe -half, of of t
i
invainably enjo)ed , by oar lialitical oprio_p
Scott. o's the candidate of this euti-pr
pledgee himself. that no office. high or I
his fibld, by .a dgmocret, no matter hoW h'
end uniful he stay have been in the pu
Whatever his-sarvices and character, he
plank, . Can you believe that the' maa a
the hero of Ladders Lao,, ther victor al
could sotertsto inch sentiments if he had I
tam* lostroment of a heartless demagog/al
sock is he sweats his never yet beenli
country. -Am old companion in arms-.. : OU11
hied stood by him in those very battles to
referred. where c he may have Left as *ye..
who may have A family dependent for•
continoduce in Office—must make Mom f t
or some &fish abolitionist. Such is the i
letter. I - cannot believe that it is the sou 'i
dier's heart. 4 1 0 ad rather believe that
king writes.lhAiugh fksiremier who is •
asOinistration.-[Great applause.) ion i
the incsiviity. 'ha/Vie/ay and the practice
oration, why / pul elect its real chief to be
briny? ,[Cheers ] Why blot out this tofu
now encircles the neime of Scott, and wi
which his profeasion has woohim? Why
of Taylor? Hif hinor, too, knew not a
made hint syrintident. with Clayton for
Why hss the',whig party forgotten witi,
complete aU that it once said about mill
Time was whir . * they preferred ••war.
famine," to thooloction of a military chi f
to Getteiil Jackson. who did not at the ti
ination hold any commission in the'ermy
a soldier by profe's.iun. and who had rule
ty iu the- hour o t f•danger. as Pierce did
Amplified his sis•ci t rd when this war wu.o
plimor J. 1
We have yet o see a professional sold
el.statesman. W hington was no mifita
fervitio,.fellowieg the army for a Hein
vilmn to the fullast sense of the word
civirpurvuits ' lie held civil offices boll
the fte,,,olutiam ` lie was a member of .
Clallgriqrd that rounded the Union, and a
4unvention which framed our constptu
whether unturohlstion Isursolighl to be'
The period during which Wa i shisigton
sion in the army nominated indeed but
of his long life, lie was the fiat of ' out
IClreerstral appletive.) Andrew Jecki
[(lyre Mr. f)ougias was iuterrupted , .!
ty cheers. He continued—) ..
Gentlemen; it does my heart good t.
applaud the name of Andrew Jackson.
•ptaase ) Andrew Jackson started to lit
ut:1; was United States Attorney units
senator of the United Stites trout - Tenn
of rho sapient.; cilia of his State, helot..
sword. Thee his country was ineolti.
_ .
the duties of o l soldier; and like Washi•
was at an end; he threw up his commis
a farm. Like 'Washington. also; he Is
only to become the President of the Un
was not a ineiiiber of the
r mil.tary profes
iugton. he W11)1 never more than a Citi
forty years of tublic service not more
were ilient in the army, and the rest in
Su rah ttarrii.m. Ile commenced his
physician—he: held many civil office* .
to this army; he went to the army at I I
Pierce did. because there was war in th.
ha was nominated far the Presidency.
erased to hold the cotam6sioe of a mill
Bo[ next we come to the,oame af„
the fist. the very first preressiottal not
Came the Clue AquaTolerator that costa
Was dura anythieg is tke result 41 that
ittettea you foltepeal it? It he and hi
more than ha' did with that Cabinet
this Valois titi:aatatit at the preserit, tiine
Ta.lor to hale been ea bonnet OM sin
the ttuie of ites death he was aitnply
ciao of a cizAquestion; and neither w
who to at at', 'informed opus tila hat
will be , &T WO to deny that bo bad a
himaelf to steps which wodd fire led
vil war between the federal goveramen
ereifa State* of oar Cud the.
fragme,uto thA entireconfede-rauon.
LVhy I. it .that the aittth America
thrive—why
. do they hoes no peace
to a perpetael revolution? They have
they have copied our eonstotationery
eeed; w bile We do. Whr do pot tate o.
litTect..? Because. while between thei
ours there isi a geed paralleh to their '
them they make a greed dd . :erotica.
the commeti43r4 of lbw armies are law
for the presidency. whilewith us. sae
tha.case unit! ' the present doll , . 10-th •
a ctvolieu is the candidate' or one aide a'
ia.chief is ssit op by the opposite par!
generftlly elesited by the fieciple.; bre
big Was patio mien of Ike afftcq by the
civil wars. rcaulting in anarchy and d
iitroving every vecage of liberty.iug thisjouhatopy policy. this MiSiCilit
trd Staten, IVe are copying raisfo rt
fatal fault. This practice of setting a
of the arm); for the highest civil offices
novation on lid, theory and our practi.
of those miserable sister States might
tion of its expediency.
It was the 'hand of Providence that
Ent and only raditory addiairtrrtiox
aired to his fathom; Fillmore reigued i
who. prairie's to that time. had Ns
proofs of eoperiority of atatessnatiahro
bit looked to, as a eaudidate for the fi
reepectabla talent•. respectable chars •
wanly deportioeul. *ha has perform.
king act to iiigualms his adruinisusti.
regarding his utEcial term in contras
adrniniiitraiion that preceded bin, w
reel—thai Fillmore ems • reels,
log oldie waders likes die shipliep
peel.. All, cherelorr; look kindly eu
ore like to Qive Win all the . teeeeleti
bad treatment he received at Bohm
a Wag. isi4d get did no kern 1.1 4k.
Yet. fur Sae simple reason that h.
oottatry—lF. beauties he has Wei a
,rtrl because he Itaajkept within dal
oath —M r. rillaset4 has bees re l . (Idle
la not this so Wiks nut Mr., Fill,
It. 'non ae:atinsent and abolition part
nv hat alone ? oot every Sol
th. death !' • Could all the ak
trent Setierd eOd the aboletion n w
him at Baltimore I And me ild Sew
h g.hive muted eery upon Millard
acted in ellke open the principke of
.sarc~.et: ~wT3IV4 at''?'
=
I , .
:
NUMBE
El
as the 'yeti
g the.histiory
of th. offices;
i• , . yet • btgi
et:offices wets
11 Eh Bat GeO:
.
pure party.
w. shall ever
oast. capable.
ile SirVicll.•.:
walk the
the last Wet.
Chepoltepsh;
of become OM;
. Prosirip#4l
ird or i thie
. perhaps. wbo
*kick' I haws
hog. ao arm;
read epos WM
r a sleek whip
loctrine of Chit
Imeot of a SOL;
wrote it a a
Yo tostusgs Ail
if sash is to bti
• f his adios-lei-
the reoponsi
rot `lore that,
her this laurels
epoat We story
tain, antij los
is prouder.
an oblivion
>stilonee. 4n4
iftain. referrios
la of boo nooi•
who never Wee
d the army eV
mud. lake his.
r. [Greet lip-
er euedeed as it
emu by pro.
He,weaii ci-
• was roared for
berate and Air
e Continental
ember of that
"on. Ha knew
oiforod or ;mot.
eld t senurds•
very few ping
citasis-soldaeri.
long sodilonr-
hear democrats
tßagaiiwed ap
as a poor - minor-,
Watihingt?a, ll'
sae. and a judge
he ewer drew a
in war, only did'
. ._. _
gum. when illr
Non aad Went to .
I that firmigain
ad States. H.
ion; like Wash
° soldier. Of
han five or six
ell life. [cheers]
rear as a young
fora he went is.
St only as Mr;
I land; andmhen
'it had long anal
vary oCicer.
'sylor. He was.
i ier who 'aver b•;;
fry. frly.frieadi.
wistful wilich
d for ono pier
1 .001 him. .wouhl
I Itoliette*Gen:
ere map; bat
1 •
g a Di iliter* -
aor dealVerati,
y of that period;
ready ootatnittod
novitably to l n•cf.
and sover9 rot=
I.by tiara rout )a
republics 40 sot
by do they live
dopted our Uwe;
they de bot sae
yips &odors him
institutions and
administration of
sa 113414 riipatilies
Saki!). candidates
by bees
a repablica. whq
d the comatadat-,.
V. the civilise is'
soldisr titrarifi.
ord. Hence their
sad der
. ree are import
!myelin° the 11..Tai
ne--borroirisig
the commanders
1 repeat. Mai is
. sad the Watery
• se . tde gees..
!aved-‘ from ear
Taylor was rah
! his staad—a wat
r (6914114 mak,
to coos* him*,
of ce—a moo
r. sod of gentle.'
no great and eng
in history. Yet.
With the voltam
Seel-.-zy. all of as
It was the calm
t& og io thalami-
Fllmore. and
• we can after the
;re. because he wee
did no haw le kb
enema Presid!olla
de of his Acid
by hie party.
defeated by the
of the Nord:. led
re State elicit to
hi 'zit in the Vides.
le; bay* defeated
'id Sr ;ley aheliq!
sNmois it be , bad
his Deffele letter,