The daily union., 1852-10-09
General seot.,. " Brexse.,,

When "Henry "" as described in Shakspeare's glo
ri.us play oi ihal name. asked the hand OF the ia
Frsnch Princess Katharine, be in thar
one a prince OF a woosr. His love sudden, but i
was sincere and Katharine responded gracefully and
40 willingly that the match effected What be
pomsed her he gave her what he said he meant to say
How eloquen,ly he spoke;
Tale me by lhe hand and say. Harry Of England.
- ,hne which word thou shalt bless mine
r withal bur will tell ,hee aloud England Is thine,
lsnd is hine France is thine, and Henry Plantagenet
thine who though spe~k itbeofe his face, II he be not
tow 10 the best king. hou shalt IND the best king Of
oa fsllows Come, your answer In broken musicj foI
~ voIos is music. and thy English broken; therefore
osan Of all Katharne break Thy mind to me in broken
Euvi.hi VIII lhou have me "
N, Who believes General Scott He wooes the Irish
s;,sos not with the rough ardor of soldier. but with
,hs oily tongue of deceit He loves their brogue pro-
,oundly but his affection is wntry il lacks the fervor OF
,o,hit lacks the fire OF early manhood; he has ad-
,o,sa Too many ideas of hostility to Ireland in his
,,a;n 10 bea, his blood with passion heretofore
,opoown 10 him. Besides, there is no reciprocity
. ,..nnv Those he courts read his insnceryi in his
s..I,,arS aemagoguery A few weeks will show how
- h.v beleye in him, and how linle he cares for
49, when he is defeated, as defeated he will be, the
6rsto blect -
,.vori,s voters, the adopted citizens so y was when
The democrats umphed 10 1914; SO 1t VIII De IN 1907.
General Scott has brogue OF his own as disnc' as
,hs broken music" OF Katharine and as marked as 'he
do o Ireland or the accent OF Yorkshire HIS orogue
i. polcal broeue;" choice vernacular wl'ha'' IN
h;h no ia most proficient because II is the only lam
mage hs can talk we'll We will give few specimens
o il and ask our Irish adopted citizens to study II care
,0v. and see how much they care for the man
,ha, has pre ached in this idom for twenty years;
t.We think we are liberal enough when in providing
g, America we leave door of admission to the
children Of foreigners abroad who may hereafter be
hoy here whou allowing their fathers to come and help
n Govern us We who alone have any right to think on
,h. .,bsct claim that best govern ourselves and
The beer such government in tine mean time, so much the
hrsr for the foreigners who may hereafter among
n, and for their Amercan.bor children -Scous Com
mumication in National htaige~ee. December, 1874
ie, us next turn to one Of his letters in 1s44 The
following is an extracts
"sboud any considerable number Of my fellow country
men assign me- desire 10 give me- prominent position
hefoe the public shall take time methodize my view.
on the great questions you have proposed Those views
have their origin the stormy elections Of the spring
1885 and were confirmed in the week that the Harrison
electors were chosen in New York On both occasions
was in that city, aud heard in the streets Down with the
natives was heard in almost every group oil foreigner
as the signal for ralying and outrage
Fired with dgnation friends sat down with me II
INV paror at the A.or House November lS4O draw
an address, designed to rally an American party
"The day after election out f,r the South and hav
never known why appeal was not published Proba
bv the election Of General Harrison rendered the publica
oo at that time unnecessary, in the opinion of my tw
friends
al hesitate between extending the period oil residence
beeore and total repeal OF all acts OF Con
xre,. on the subject-my mind nclnes to the latter
SCOTS latter to Gtorgt w. Reed. Of Philadelphia, date
Wa.Aixgto~, Ncpemba 10, 1sil