The daily union., 1852-07-03
Gen. Scott as Civilian-In favor or the old
Land Distribution Bill, United states Bank,
and Rankrunf Law

AS General Scott has become the whig candidate for
the presidency, (by small majority )his fnes. for that
highest Girl station on earth becomes matter of most
serious inquiry. With his character as general we
have nothing TO do. As commander OF our armies he
has been successful and general thing have all
other commanders OF our American troops. Ii il would
be important to the merits of civilian who
should aspire TO the chief command OF armies in time
of it certainly is imperative the American peo
pie to seriously examine the claims OF excu-
svey military who aspres to the chief dictatorship
OF the civil affairs OF our nation General Scoits
has several times been mentioned in connexion with the
presidency when the whg party have been casting about
Tor purely available candidate, and often has the
old General sat down and in haste scribbled his opn
ions TO somebody Last October, the 9th day. he is.
sued from Washington general circular in answer to
numerous questions, giving his views on civil affairs
an tIienso We shall from time 10 time make extracts
from his fugubricus document For the present we will
give our readers his views in his own words on land
distribution" bankrupt law and United States
Bank"
[Eriraci froa, the Circularl
LEADING MEASURES THE LATE EXTRA sgssoS--If had
the honor of the occasion, would have been
given favor of the land disibaoa biH bankrupt BILL
and the second bill Tor creating fiscal
long been under a conviction that In peace, in war,
something efficient in the nature OF Bank OF the United
States is not only necessary and proper" but indspensa
BILE the successful operations OF the treasury. well
WINFIELD SCOTT.
Here we have it. The extra session referred to was
that called after the campaign oil 1910, at
which /" old-fashoned United States bank at
tempted TO be thrust upon the country, but three
times vetoed, in different shapes and under different
by John Tyler. Land distribution" OF the
nefarous schemes to arrest the increase
OF new States by giving the monopoly OF the public lands
TO The old States, cutting off all homestead bills and all
revenue arising hererom TO the general government.
The bankrupt law, got up for The benefit OF socsjob
bes, deiunct bankers and unsuccessful speculators,
which did more to doom and damn that administration
than all other schemes put togeher-a measure of gem
era reputation which stinks in the noslrs
OF the people-to this now, late as last October,
Gen. Scott gives his entire sanction.
ia a he rratIr uary IN nj Gan
Scotrs ideas OF civil government. A ranker blue
beed old fedeast and ogy does not live than he and the
honest portion of the whg party will yet endorse Greeeys
opinion OF him, expressed in private letter TO friend
just before the Wing Convention in ls4s The extract
reads thus:
"Senda delegate the convention II you can for Clay
Il for Clay, Corwin; f ior Corwin for Seward
i not for Seward, for Taylor But last Of al Tor Scott
Scott is vain. conceded coxcomb Of man His brains
all that he hasae in his epaulets and If he should be
elected President he would tear the whg party into
In less than mo 1hs 49, Cieutdnd Pidindealer.