Thank you for visiting SNEWPapers!
Sign up free
Domestic News
September 25, 1852
Fremont Weekly Freeman
Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio
What is this article about?
During a speech at Wooster, David Tod criticized Winfield Scott's political shifts, prompting Irish Democrat Jack Carroll to interrupt and rebuke him, affirming support for Scott despite his Protestant faith.
Clipping
OCR Quality
98%
Excellent
Full Text
Couldn't Wool An Irishman.—When David Tod in a recent speech at Wooster so far forgot that he claimed to be an American as to belie and abuse Winfield Scott, he met with a most pointed and mortifying rebuke. He said that "Scott had been for fifteen years courting every party and faction to secure the nomination to the Presidency. One day a Native American, and now ready to kiss the blarney stone with the Irishman, and worship the Blessed Virgin." An old Democratic Irishman, Jack Carroll, sprang and interrupted him, with—“You lie, sir, General Scott declares he is a Protestant, but I shall vote for him!"
[Cleveland Herald.]
[Cleveland Herald.]
What sub-type of article is it?
Politics
What keywords are associated?
Politics
Speech
Wooster
Irishman
Winfield Scott
David Tod
What entities or persons were involved?
David Tod
Winfield Scott
Jack Carroll
Where did it happen?
Wooster
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Wooster
Event Date
Recent
Key Persons
David Tod
Winfield Scott
Jack Carroll
Outcome
jack carroll interrupted tod with a rebuke and declared his vote for scott.
Event Details
David Tod, in a speech at Wooster, accused Winfield Scott of political opportunism, including shifting stances on Native American issues and Irish/Catholic sympathies. An old Democratic Irishman, Jack Carroll, interrupted, calling Tod a liar and stating he would vote for Scott, who is Protestant.