Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-11-16

~ II.
THE NEXT PRESIDENCy-GES. SCoTr-HlS RECENT
LETTER.
The Presidential canvass of 1874 may be said TO have
fairly commenced. The letter Of Gen. Scott ndicai-
ing his willingness 10 become candidate, has opened
the ball. Already the wirc.w workers in several
States maturing their plans for the next campaign, and
murshang their forces for the 1t is said, and
generally believed that few weeks since, while Gen
Scott was at Washington, on flying visit from the
North, that The tgrcat unclaimed politician Of Penn
syyaua, Thaddeus Stevens was seen vending his way
TO the Federal Metropolis and rumor has il, that he
paid his respects to the "Hero Of Chippewa ana held
friendly converse with him in relation To certain grave
and weighty matters. Thc result Of the conference
was, that Stevens entirely satisfied returned home
to Gettysburg (s place Of residence and forthwith
sued his edict Tor the assembling of meeting Of the
friends of General Scott in Harrisburg, The Capital Of
Pennsylvania That meeting held, resolutions
passed recommending Gen. Scott for the next Pses-
dency, and Stevens himself placed ut The head Of a
State Central Committee 10 perfect system OF organ
zaton and draft IN address 10 the people of Pennsyl
yanu upon the ~ ect. Among the resolutions adopt
ed BY The choice spirits assembled at Harrisburg, was
one recommending the friends of Gen. Scott through
gu: the Commonwealth, TO hold meetings in every
ty, and in all the towns and townships thereof appoint
committees Of vigilance and correspondence and esa-
UiSh presses nnrrcrer the maY JenccesSary Ac-
cordngly, the Harrisburg Telegraph aud Giro.
nice, the Lancaster Examiner, and Getty burg Star,
all leading Federal anti. Masonic presses, owned in
1hadGeus Stevens unfur!ing the name OF Gen Scott,
as their candidate for the Presidency in lsi4 Stevens
has openly boosted that he whipped the Clay Wings
into the support OF Gen Harrison and caused his nom;-
nation at Harrisburg, and he openly declares that
he will force the into the support of General
Scott. And 10 proptiate the anti Masonic interest,
which sways the Wing sceptre in Pennsy lvana, New
York. and Vermont we see Gen. Scott making his obel-
in his late letter, and utterng sweet sounds about
"secret societies, evidently intended 10 WOO and win
the smiles Of his anti-Nlasonc allies. The matter is
arranged and Thaddeus Stevens will rule the roast
He will head "Cepiain Clay" die The orator of the
West will be forced yield his preten.ons and Gen
Scot w be nominated for The next Presidency, either
at Harrisburg, wherever else the piebad Wing pariy
may choose to assemble. And whether the same farce
of log cabins hard cider and skins, will be again
enacted, in 1910, leave to time 10 disclose. Ger
ain il is that trick device will be resored 10
for the purpose of cheating the people. Every Federal
gull-trap will be put into reqnstion, and money and
means will be raised to carry out the aims and designs
of such foul plotters Stevens Co. Their ambition
will res long the slightest hope OF success
is held out 10 their graspng cupdity. In this view
of the case does it not become the Democracy TO be
on the alert; for although successful in nearly all the
States The this fall, should not rest IN
false security With the result of 1870 before eyes,
ought we not at once TO prepare TO meet the enemy,
and organize tooaye TO adopt the language OF the
solution passed at the Harrisburg meeting, 10 "hod
meetings in the different counties and townships, ap
point committees Of vigilance and correspondence, and
establish presses lchcreeer The may he nccessary
ThtTe can be no doubt but that Gen Scott arH be the
Fhig candidate in 1874 and il will require the united
strength Of the Democracy to defeat him. How to or
gsnze in time and meet the emergency IS question,
Mr. Editor, with your superior experience, which re-
sDecliully submit to your better Judgment
a DEMOCRAT OF 1910.