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NH75elah below the letter of Gen. Sro,, ., laiaea sssc aanexation of Canada ulh ,k. ,., i'nrat rnasis of iae Washington re,os rA. letter is eassncu,iy entitled ie ,he srea,,, ,... sideFsIicu ofihe wings of inc Scs,h. who u.rI,,. most to moral certainty b. called oa ,o supn,, the wti,er for the Presidency m isse
 GUN. soeTv's csNsbt. AsSs1arsos ISvrrs We publish helow the letter Of Gen. Seof sri, tive Co tke aanexatioa of Canada. written A, West peat. and datcti June 99.aSle. We mate 6;, praclcnsslon ss tAn ;ims because tAe wh,s n.,,y 's revisiag is old story tAatthe democracy s,es, territorial sggraadxearns. even n :, s t h sseorn. Plssi'ed ey war. eonQaess and outrage. The wA,r party, aadeF ihe guidance og narrow and nerys. less eoaservsSsa, has hitherto eprasea ,hc srow,A of 'he Unlon. opposed Inc acquisition cf Louis. lanA and of Flenda--tHe annexation of TYxss Utah, New Mszigo and California. Now i, ,s .s tsemalo9s as an aspen leaf lest Cuba shoula b. eome an independent nation, and he anneye5 in The Uh1led states. h another eoiaSnn we expose 'he wsid remarks which ihe Iesr of such cansn nation wrang irvp she National latellisesecr and We Pah oat the GaieNahse grounds which the aa'9ae e1gsn has nhoSea to pieA it's tent anon Expefeaee hsa made us well acquainted wltk the sentiments of flse Na1ioHai lniejlirenccr. and lad prepared us 'e expect its opposition 10 say move. meni " hich would advance ,he fortunes and secure the freedom of a ncighhaFlng people. We knew from past events that l kasl no common svn.ns,A,e. with the American people. and .khi il waald en. pose auy acquisition Of power by the Amef.can con. federaey. Bat we must confess that we sla no, a ts ]. 4-- cascd inc Spanish aesposisn ia Cabs, nor dsa we thoroughly understand the motives winch guided it's coutse. Gen Scoti's letter ia favor of the an nexation of Canada may, perhaps solve the ptoblem and unrzse the mystery General Scott is whIg, sud la June ist9, he was as paftY nlau, epposed to incorporating into the Union any disle, drnsely peopied with the Mexican race. In other words, he. as whlg wished to assail the democratic party fer the acquisition of Utah, New Mexico, and Cali fofnia. and opposes tn advance the annexation of Cuba to the United Slhtes But Ii is wor,hy of note al ,he same tune, that while the general-in- chief of the army, is now prominent whiv eantli- date for tte presidency, looks with holy horror to peaceable annexation n another diteetion--on our northern ana northeastern borders
 As seon as certain news from the Parliament n, Great Britain reaehed hun. he seized hls pen n obedience to that coeosAts soqbeadi which uuior- tunately possesses him and straigh,waY he tnlites hasty epistle. ia which he deprecales annexation in one direction, sbie he advocates I; u another. because, ss he says, he would ''be most happy to fraternlze with our northern and northeastern neigh. bors." That IS the expression; 4f should De most happy io frasEnze with cur northern and nersh- eastern neighbors" Here we have the key to the course Of the National In;eiugencer. The foreign sympathies of that journal lead il o the Scot, plat form. It Is willing 10 ffateage with British sub jees, while n Is unwilling lo the borders of the nation extended for the beaedi of sny other race We vetiiy believe thath IS 50 welded to perjudtee 80 helplessly bound to is ancient perudiccs, so thoroughly imbued and ,mpFegnaed with the Ylews of party. that il would spun Cuba f free and in dependent, beeaase 1t produces sugar, fl for no
 
 other reason.