Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1842-12-01
LETTER FROM GEN. SCOTT

From the Dayton (Ohio) Journal we copy the sub
joined letter of Gen. Winfield Scott to Committee BY
whom he invited to attend the great Wing Con
ventiop held at that place in September last:
DETRoir, September y, 1912.
GENTLEMEN: Your letter of the 7lh inst addressed to
at Washington, has followed me here this dlsan,
region.
With yonr invitation requesting my presence
at the entertainment about to be given by the
Wings OF Ohio 10 the Wings of Kentucky, who in 1870
50 magnanlmously slponed their FIRST choice for the
Presidency, am highly honored and if i, were com.
path'e with my position Federal officer, | should
certainly be in tn midst Of you on the Interesting occa
sion,
With candidate for the Presidency and the best
interests OF the country al heart ought not 10 be doub,
cd that the Wings appealing to the virtue and inte
gence of the People. will be successful in 1914 as they
were in 1910. Whether that one candidate he as all
indications seem to determine. kentucky's ilgsrous
son, any of hundreds Of his followers my prayers
for a Wing triumph shall be ardent and unceasing
have the honor To remain. gentlemen with high con
sderation, you: friend and fellow citizen,
WINFIELD SCOTT.
From the tenor ofs letter it is manifest that they
who have rcckoned upon Gen. SCOTS hostility to Mr..
Clay il consequence ola passage in another OF his let
tiers in which he insisted upon the nomination Of oand
dates for the Presidency and Vice Presidency by Nation
al Couvent ten viii be disappointed Knowing as we do.
that Gen Scott desired Mr. Clay S nomination by the
Harrisburg Convention, not only preference to Gen
Harrison, but in preference himself we have been al
ways well satisfied that the Interpretation given Ia that
passage in his letter, wholly erroneous The fore
going epistle is entirely satisfactory on that point
This, perhaps, is suitable occasion to say, that
while we have not deemed it absolutely necessary yet
there can be no possible objection to National Conven
ton, for the purpose Of nominating Wig candidates for
the two highest offices in the governments and certainly
ii be desired, it appears to be, BY respectable
number of Wings, there should be hesitation in yield
ing to their wishes. Besdes-a National Convention
may be eXpcdcnt, In order TO select from the several
gentlemen named for that office candidate for the Vice
PIcsldencyand it will add nothing to its labors after it
shall have assembled to 90 through the foimality of
nominating Henry Clay, for the Presidency A mere
iormay, we doubt not. it will be for although Gen
ocot has numerous friends in certain quarters of the
lHion, and other gentlemen may alse have in other
quarters, warm and ardent supporters, yet the popuari
W OF no one of them, nor of all of them combined is 50
extensive .and decp-seared as tina, of Henry Clay
III the INDICATIONS, Gen. Scott frankly admits, point
nnernng'y to his selection. His nomination by such
oodF might remove the objections him entertained in
some quarters which would probably be iusuperabe If
the peculiar notions ofhose who desire this course should
not De resPeced and thus one Of tina elements of OPPOSE
ton would be disarmed. We declare then in favor of
oonveniion-when and gleso 70 be held, We care not
GEN CASS.-The friends Of this gen,leman in
Pennsylvania making a move in his behalf A
meeting was held at Harrisburg (the great hot bed of
tIra1 IL