North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1852, 1851-10-11
GEN. SCOTT AND THE pRns,nr

GEN. SCOTT AND THE PREsIDENor
Gen. SCOTS chances for the Wing nominal.
the Presidency, are increasing every dsv l"
ard is for him, and he is strongly sustained 'eS'
anti-Slavery Influences and sympathies in IL: The
States. Many of the Southern Wings, it ia ,." lice
making demonstrations for Fillmore; but ,h.1aN
be voted down and silenced in their Na,;o.eI, Will
venton: U0R'
The New York Herald, neutral paper. o;..
following sketch of the Generals posi,ion @e
upon letter of his copied below, written H. :, U's
last: g-s mach
Gen. SCOTS postum def,led-Afore Feus,
The following highly important and chsr.",rH'@
letter from Gen. Scott will be read with u,aeesl
interest by the politicians of all parties. 7, On
that eight members of the Pennsylv ana SeDaEap as
sed letter TO be written to the General earIS eau
spring, as the undoubted whig candidate S ny last
and here is his reply: ' III 'SSa,
WASHINGTON, March &c log,
SIR have received your letter, (marksd' V s
ndehtial' In which, alter committing the eo C0r
suPPosing me to be fully before the countrv O Of
wing candidate for the presidency Won n,J as The
lnterrogate me In many points of grave urbI;c
rest. FNOic nle-
Permit me to say that, CONSIDERING We sb.n
ply only have wing candidate for the pres SUOa
through national convention, and that fooouehey
its nominee except by the force of the be
partIallty OF large masses of my countrynen.
Considering, also, that, if my character az ~:
pies be not already KNOWN it would be idle r,c'
tempt to supply the deficient impression br al
per PROFESSIONS OF wisdom and virtue made for ,%o
And considering that if l answer your oro,;..
must go on and answer others already becora
well as the long series that would inevsbJn IG as
to the disgust of the public '' '0iiO"'
will beg permission to close this acLDou,.,
mo mt Of Floffo hue,
respect, your obedient servant, great
WINFIELD SCOTT
+. 5. must add that write and say no,biO,
public subjects which am nwilIiDg to see Su ~
lished. w quo
The identical platform of Gen. Taylor, with all
the modern improvements! Experience is the mo,b I
of wisdom. Gen. SCOTS experience in Ie,,er".;,i
ing satia6es him that if he renewed that line of h."
siness, ''a long series would inevitably follow ~
the disgust Of the public, and SO he bows hmsaf
out " with great respect, your obedient servant
The fire in the Iear of the Mexican war, the has
ty plate of SOUP" the regular pitched battle with
Secretary Marcy, have satisfied the General that let
ter writing is not worth the candle. Considering Tho
aforesaid experiments, the brave old General is GEN.
eral enough to avoid such ambuscading for the future
He says: considering, also, that if his character
or principles be not already known, it would be idle
to supply the deficient information by mere paper Do
fession of wisdom and virtue" he intends to commit
no such folly for the future.
But there are also other considerations, In the
letter of November 10, 1s4I, to George Washington
Reed and others, of Philadelphia, Gen. Scott saws.
IS now hesitate between extending the period of
residence before naturalization and total repeal Of
all acts of Congress on the subject. My mind in.
clines to the latter. -
That Is to say, between requiring a naturalization
of twentyone years and the total exclusion forever
of the alien from the right to vote the mind of the
General, in 1871, inclined to the latter. Consider.
ing this declaration, it is important to know. whether
the General sticks TO it abandons il. Considering
also, the sweeping character of this declaration moth
ing short of letter on this subject will Go. But
again:
Considering that Gen. Scott, in I849, wrote let
ter inclining to the annexation of Canada and
sidering that he is put forward as the champion
Of the free-sol faction of the North for the presden-
~, one or two additional letters would seem ndis-
oensabIe to place the hero of Mexico upon proper
footing before the country. If silence is to be taken
or consent, what will the French, English, Scotch,
ish, Dutch, and other adopted citizens do with the
luthor of that dreadful letter of 1S4I? No, no!
zen. Scott must yet write one or two explanatory let
ers and unless he does that, the Reed letter will
uin him. W hat are his present opinions of our ad.
'pted citizens! That's the question. -
We agree with the Herald that the General will
e obliged to write. He cannot avoid il. What will
e DO with his letter in favor of anncxing Canada
nd against any more Southern territory! And what
With his letter arguing against Slavery as an evil
md what with his letter, written under much excite
lent some years since in which he proposed by one
road sweep, virtually to prohibit the French, Eng
lish, Scotch, Irish, DUTCH and other adopted cit.
ems from voting2 Depend upon it the General aad
is friends will find in these things something worth
considering" in case he should be the Wing nomt
ee.