The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-10-07

The following graphic review, in the New York Herald
OF the Generals position is mixed with little OF party
prejudice that inclined to believe the editors Of
that journal will not again amuse the public by such
boar that Of the Donaldson and Greer correspond
ence
GENERAL ScoTr's POSITION DEyNED-MoRE LETTER
wRITISG.-The following highly important and charac-
teslc letter from General Scott will be read with I'M
common interest by the politicians OF all parties II APP
pears that eight members OF the Pennsylvania Senate
caused letter TO be written 10 the General early last
spring, as the undoubted whig candidate for 1862, and
here Is his reply
WARRINGTON, March ~, 1851.
SKi ] have received your letter, (marked "oon6den-
tiN,) in which, after committing the of supposng
"uy before The country as the wing candidate
Tor The Won proceed 10 nterropae me n many
points Of grave public interest
Permit say that, considering shall probably
only have whg candidate the presidency through a
national convention and that cannot DO IT'S nominee ex
cept by The force Of the unsolicited Partially OF large
Considering also ihat II character principles be
not already known, would DO idle to attempt supply
the deficient impressions by paper professions of
dom and virtue made Tor the occasion
and answer others already before me, we'll the
long series that would inevitably follow the disgust of
will beg permission to close this acknowledgment Of
your Letter by subscribing myself WIN era 1esees your
-- esq Harrisburg, Pa.
?: s. mus, add that write and say nothing on public
subjects which am unwilling to published w. S.
The identical platform OF Gen. Taylor with all the
modern improvements Experience is the mother OF wis
dom. Gen. SCOTS experience in letter writing satisfies
him that il he renewed that line of business, "a long
series would inevitably follow 10 the disgust vi the
public, and 30 he bows himself out with great respect
your obedent servant" The fire in the rear of the
Mexican war, the hasty plate of soup" the regular
pitched battle with Secretary Marcy, have satisfied the
General that letter wring is nN worth the candle Con-
derng the aforesaid experiments the brave old General
is general enough 10 avoid such ambuscadng for The u
ture lie says considering. also that if his character
or principles be not already known, ii would be idle TO
attempt TO supply the deficient information by paper
probes ons OF wisdom and virtue, he intends TO commit
no such folly for The future
But there also other considerations In the letter
OF November 10, 1871, to George Washington Reed and
Others of Philadelphia, Gen. Scott says:
81 hesitate between extending The period of resi-
dence be fore natural ion and total repeal OF all
Congress the subject My mind ncnes 10 the latter"
That is TO say, between requiring naturalization of
twenty years and the total exclusion forever of the
alien from The right TO vote, the mind OF the General in
il important 10 know whether the General sticks to il or
abandons il, Considering also, the sweeping character
OF this declarations nothing short Of new letter this
subject will DO But. again:
Considering that General Scott, in 1si9 wrote let
ter lncning 10 the annexation OF Canada, and consld
ering that he is put forward the champion Of
the free soil faction OF the North for the presidency
two additional letters would TO be Indispensable,
TO place the hero OF Mexico upon proper footing before
the country. II silence is 10 be taken for consent what
will the French, English Scotch Irish, Dutcb and other
ter of 1871! No, no! Gen Scott must yet write
two explanatory letters; and unless he does that, the
Reed letter will ruin him What his present opinions
Of adopted citizens That's the question.