North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1852, 1851-07-23

SCOTS NATIVE AMERICAN LETTER.
We have received several letters from our friends
and Subscribers (says che Washington Unon,) res
qnesting TO procure for them copies of this docu-
ment We therefore republish it in order 10 comply
with their wishes :ag ed5 30 La3aasg sza vadE
-5ar--sh2t4 WASHINGTON, November 10, le41 .ff'
DEAR SIR: L have the honor to Acknowledge your
letter of the 9Th insant written, you are pleased
to add in behalf of several hundred native American
republicans of Philadelphia. - - ; --l-.a
Not conhdentially, but not for publication, have
already replied to letter from David M. Stone, q.
of your city, on the same subject. will write to
YOU in like manner and in haste. This is the month
when the press ure OF ohcia business IS the heaviest
and exercise. / must not however, wholly neglect
your communication. .5.
Should any considerable number of my country
men assign desire to give me prominent po-
sition before the public, shall take time to meho-
die my views the great question you have pro-
posed. Those views had their origin in ;he stormy
elections in the spring of 1886, and were confirmed
in the week that the Harrison electors were chosen
in New York. On both occasone was in that
city, and heard in the streets the cry, Down with
the nativesH' 1t was heard in almost every group
of foreigners the signal for rallying and outrage.
Fired with Indignation, two friends sat down with
me in my parlor at the Astor House, November
1900 to draw up address, designed to rally an
American party. The day after the election set out
for the South, and have never precisely known why
appeal was not published. Probably the cleo
ton of General Harrison rendered its publication at
that time unnecessary in the opinion of my two
friends.
l now hesitate between extending the period of
residence before naturalization and total repeal of
all acts of Congress the subject. My mind in
clines TO the latter.
Concnrrng fully in the principles of the PhiladeI-
pha, &c. &c., should prefer assuming the desgna-
lion of American republicans, as in New York, or
emocratic Americans, as / would respectfully sug-
gest. Brought up in the principles of the revolution,
OF Jefferson, Madison, &C., under whom in youth
commenced life-I have always been called, have
protested myself, simply republican or wing,
which with me was the same thing. Democratic
Americans would include all good native citizens de-
voted to country and its instiutons-would not
drive from naturaized citizens who, by long resi-
dence, have become identified with US in feeling and
interest.
am happy TO see, by the Philadelphia National
American, that religion is to be excluded party
element. Staunch Protestant as am, both by birth
and conviction, shall never consent to party or
State religion Religion is sacred to be mingled
up with either. II should always be kept entirely
between each individual and God, except in the way
ofreason and gentle in families church.
es and other occasions of voluntary attendance (af-
Ter years of discretion,) or reciprocal consent.
w lshIng success 10 the great work which you and
other patriots have happily foot, remain with
high respect your fellow citizen,
WINFIELD SCOTT
To GEORGE WASHINGTON REED, Esq, and others,
Philadelphia.