Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-07-19
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uGEN sCorT-TRICK OF VAN buren,"
Under this caption, the " Executive beneficiary IN
this city, quotes from congenia source at Rochester,
the following Tale Of Tub:
sour readers will recollect tina. upon the original de-
synaion nf The fnc3snnncu at T,enlon, General Scott
was spoken Of the officer who should have the SUI.
pervsion nf the pncsmrn'at II Will be recoecttd
ion that subs. qurn'f tie Abandonment Of The whole
arrangement talked nj hut upon Inquiry, II was
ound that so much had hes done toward collecting the
troops that TO cumberland The order would be produc
tive Of great disorder and inconvenience II was, there
fore finally concluded 70 permit HE encampment but u
was also determined Tia, Gen S should not only not
have the command, but .hon,d BE- sent out Of The
,ry under the plea that necessary he should exa
mine the posts upon the Western Frontier preparatory
TO their further improvement
tAlI of hfsp movements 1hese marches and counter
marchas-are susceptible Of clear explanation
when the encanpment was first determined upon
Gen Scott was only talked OF as very fine officer,
who deserves the thanks Of his counrymen for his di
pnmac skill in adjusting the frontier difficulties Be
lore however the troops had assembled his name was
connected with the Presidency, and he threatened 10
become a formidable candidate against the Commander
in Chief Of all the American forces The result o! this
Oh ange Of circumstances was that the abandonment ni
The was talked Of lest Its supervision should
Mace Cen Scott in too c0Se and constant intercourse eh
the leading policians o me different States. But finding
that this could be done conveniently the 'use OF
sending him off 10 the far West was settled uPon ana
put into reeuson.
"Ihe order from the President, therefore, command
ing Gen. Scott to spend sir eight months in the vii
derness is trick Of Mr. Van Buren, 10 get rid Of an in.
dyidua who threatens to be most formidable rival to
him in the next Presidential campaign.
'.ln this instance, however, his trickery will avail
him nothing. The people know Gen Scott, His al
sence cannot make them forget him. induce less
enthusiastic canvass of his claims for the nomination
the Presidency He is now before the people Of this
country, as one Of the gentlemen who are To be taken
into the Harrisburg Convention IL he is there nomi
mated power on earth can prevent his elections and
,L,k dad TN cnpha allan,
fences 10 shove him aside will be rewarded by defeat
II is possible that there are thosA who, unacqualnted
With the parties and with the circumstances may credit
come part of this fciion-for fiction it is from the be-
ginning 10 the end (Of course We do not include in
The number those who have fabricated and put il forth
To such may be proper 10 say that not conten
plated by the War Department. so tar as we ca learn
that Gen. Scott would assume or would desire to az
sumo the command at Trenton-tha ne has not been
qoired xamtne the posts upon the Western frontier
thu, the President has issurd order Commanding
him spend six or eight months IN the wilderness =
his short absence at the West has no connexion
with the encan,ppent at TIenon, with any candidate.
ship for the Presidency and that neither Gen Scott
nor any one in his has imagined that the encamp
ment aforesaid would place him, or any other person
Tin close and constant intercourse with the leading po.
lcians of The different States This elaborate faGTi
cation of the Rochester psnder to reckless fabrcaor
here consists simply in the fact, that Gen Scout at his
own suggestion. has gone West as far Macknaw and
possibly the Saul, ST Mary, in reference 10 the adjust
Governmenl-in which he believed. and the Secretary at
War believed his services and influence could be
eted and probably with little
on his part in relation to the Trenton encampment, as
the Presden, could by any possibility care whether he
were there or here except far the public
could be promoted by his presence at one place
the other.
The story and imputaton Of the Rochester print and
s copys, here, the coinage alike OF falsehood and
msIgniiy.
With regard Gen. Scott, we need not say that we
hold him the highest respect Asa gallant officer and
an accomplished citizen, he enjoys The confidence and
regard Of the American community He has perfect
right to presen, HIMSELF his friends TO present his
name as a candidate for the Chief Magistracy, at this
time aud at any time But do The Federal prints in this
State lat any rate those that originated and have given
currency To the false coinage which we have nailed 10
the couner believe that he will obtain the nomination
at Harrisburg Will they support his pre'e 10 such
Nomination.? Does any doubt they are the friends Of
Mr. Clay and Ina, they will urge him upon that Consen
hon oy every effort Of ariiice and management! u
ne is there nominated, power earth can prevent
his election say the FEDERAL organs If so, then
surely no power in the Wing ranks ought TO pre-.
vent his nomination; for he is, under such circum
stances decidedly the great available" whereas
earthly power can elect Mr.. Clay, whether " there
nominated OF moi. But, alas that little e. General