New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-10-14


tendance will be large.
GEN. SCOTT AND HIS .N.4TUR.fL-
KED FELL OW- CITIZENS.
Ifthere be one humbug more pitiful than any
other in politics. it is the constant recurrence of
demagoguical appeals to our naturalized fellow
citizens upon the eve of every Presidential
election. They appealed to as Irish,
Germans, Dutch, Frenchmen, Italians, as the
case may be. Every insidious art of the dema-
gogue is brought to bear upon them They are
even spoken of as &c the better citizens'' the
purest republicans sc the most Jealous mission
aries of freedom
Now, all this is palpable demagoguery, and
as insulting as palpable. 1t is played off in the
same style that sugared sweets are rendered to
a child whom it is desired to manage for some
, particular purpose. 1t is q constant. rather
than a periodical insult, s-questioning of
the manly common sense and independent iudg-
ment Of those appealed to. 1t is the source of all
petty quarrels (such as Native Americanism
and its abortions) between naturalized and ma
tiye-born citizens. These very appeals draw
lines and make distinct, but falsely and unna-
turally distinct, classes among the citizens of
our Union. Come from whatever quarter they
may-trom natlve-born or imported demagogues
they are our utter scorn and aversion
We are proud to remember that We have for
borne to indulge in them, that we have not,
spaniel-hke, played the fawning sycophant at
the feet of any class-that we have known no
classes or distinctions among our citizens, no
native born, no Irish, no Dutch, no Germans no
French, no Italians no Spanish, none but Amer
leans. we have insulted no mans sense of self
respect and comnlon-sense by humbugging pro-
testations of peculiar affection on account of
race, particularly when the large and liberal
spirit of our country's laws and constitution re-
cognizes no national distinctions of origin as ii
recognizes no superiority of creeds
II, then, we have one solitary word to say of
Scotts position in reference to his naturalzed
fellow-citizens, we distinctly disclaim the hum
bug of a political and partisan appeal. We do
not smirkingly present Winfield Scott as thu
better friend, the fawning sycophant to them.
He is man, and fawns on none He is Il SOL
der, and he faces every living man, and with
frank and manly countenance on which the i'm
press of no lying deceit can rest He is an
American. and in any official capacity he could
and would know all only as his fellow citizens,
and natiye-born and naturalized citizens. are
Americans, nothing more and nothing less.
We but present yindication from SANDER and
dispersion, and the vindication is wrung from one
who contemns all ideas of appeals to naturalized
citizens by the foreign nationality they have
abandoned, to assume the rights and duties of
American citizenship.
Snntf shall ba oDr firut v,itpncc Tia ebn1i
with the manly frankness of his chivalric ma
ture, confess his own errors and announce his
abandonment of them. We give, first, his letter
to VIM. E. Robinson, of New York city, and well
known as newspaper correspondent
WAsHrNeroN May %, 1913
Dear SIn reply to your kind letter of the Sth inst
take pleasure in saying that grateful for the partial
estimate you place my public services you do
more than justice in assuming that entertain kind
tainly it would be impossible for to recommend any
measure intended to exclude them from just and full
participation in all civil and political rights
to them by our Republican laws and institutions
1t Is true that in Of unusual excitement
practices in the naturalization Foreigners and when
there seemed to be d6nger that native adopted ct
would permanently arrayed against each other
hostile faction was inclined to in the opinion
then avowed by leading statesmen that modification
Of the naturalization law might be necessary order
abuses alay strife and harmony between
the different classes of people But later experience
reflection entirely removed this impression and
disspated my apprehensions.
In my recent campaign in Mexico very large portion
OF the men under my command your countrymen--
Irish Germans, etc. witnessed with admiration their
ZEAL fidelity and yalor in maintaining flag face
Of every danger vieing with each other and
born soldiers in the ranks in patriotism constancy
ana heroic daring was happy to call them brothers in
countrymen at home.
remain sir, with great esteem, yours truly,
To VIM. e, Robinson, ESQ.,
mat letter was written four years ago--four
years previous to the nomination he now has for
the Presidency, Then comes the Elizabethtowu
speech, delivered in the winter of l84S, 1t con- .
tains the following PASSAGE
aYou have been pleased sir to alude to orr sdonto5
citizens can say that the Irish, the Germans th
Swiss the French the Britons other adopted c;ti
zens, fought in the ranks under the same conr
side by side with naveborn Americans exhibiting UI
courage and efficiency and uniting avery victory the
same enthusiastic shouts in honor of flag and conn
Try From Vera Cruz to the city of Mexico there was ono
generous rivalry in heroic daring and brilliant achieve
nents Let those who witnessed that vaor and
patriotism say If they what according to MN
contributed most to the general and glory of
vas room for invidous distinction All proved
themselves the faithful sons of our beloved country and
no spectator could fail to dismiss any imagination pre-
udce he might have entertained to the comparative
merits Of Americans by birth and Americans by adop-
ion"
Now, if that be not bravely and calamity
said' eloquently and handsomely said, we know
not the force or virtue OF language. If there
haa been any error or any prejudice in the
mind OF the old chieftain, he frankly says that
both passed away with the smoke of battles, in
which adopted wed CALAMITY with native born
citizens in every deed of bravery and daring. 1
md that when the sun of victory shone down $
lpon the triumphant banner of our country. he ,
aw none beneath its streaming stars and =
tripes, but those who stood up in the proud and s.
lanly stature of exultant American citizens. r
And it was in the generous impulse born in the
cart of the Old Hero in such thrilling hours, L
hat the enthusiasm of his nature broke forth c
q proposition to make every emigrant who
ad served one year in our country's Army or
avy. an American citizen and voter. This