The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-07-20
General scOtt and One NATURALIZATION Law.

The continued silence OF the Scott organs leaves no
doubt that General Scott is the author OF the paper
published in the National Inisigencer in December sa4
over the signature OF Americas, which proposes reverse
the entire policy OF this country in regard 10 foreign born
Citizens, by deprving all OF them forever OF The right
VOTE save such may have served two years the army
or navy.
While some of the wing papers trying IN vain TO
deny the genuneness OF General SCOTS native American
letter Of is4l, the fact comes out that 10 1s44
three years later General Scott had fully matured and
published plan 10 deprive forever Of all right Of uong
every foreign-bon citizen who should arrive on our
shores and devote himself the arts and avocations
peace In 1874, in December, Gen. Scott drew with bis
own hand, and published and advocated, bin 10 as.
eOmplish in lis full erttni tbs sweeping diranehisemen
OF all our adopted citizens, only those serving in
the army or navy.
That any public man should, after long reflection
exhibit such spirit OF prescription towards millions oil
his fellow citizens, is most strange
That AM. man should find himself mpelled, either as
matter Of judgment Of feeling, thus totally to reverse
the liberal policy adopted from the fret by this govern
ment towards those who, either moved by preference
for institutions, escaping from oppression in their
own land should make this country their home is as
spredly almost inexplicabe.
That any man known TO be recently committed tc
such policy should be brought forward as candidate
for the presidency by the wing party, almost in
credible for while Gen. SCOTS opinions on this sub
sc OF render impossible that he should receive
the vote OF oreignborn voters who shall TO the
knowledge Of them, il is equally clear tina, the great
Of the American people view with entire dis
trust and repugnance spirit proscripve. Liberal
and directly opposed to that wise craftsmanship which
framed our constitution, and which has at once borne
our country onward in the oprospery, and made
II to be everywhere known as the asylum OF the suffering
and the oppressed
II Is not our purpose at this time TO enlarge upon the
political attitude in which the disclosure OF the author.
shpof this deliberate and recently concocted plan for
the Acknowledgement Of foreigners among us places Gen
Scott. Such fact soon as il becomes known to the
people, and wherever il becomes known carries its own
most forcibe common, with ii. The fact shows III,
presidential candidate for years endeavoring to over
throw the settled policy Of his country towards foreign
es by scheme long pondered and long cherished, il
which no, even his most ardent admrer pretend Il
discover one element Of craftsmanship, Of wisdom Of
Justice We speak our deliberate judgment OF this bill
drawn by Cen Scott when say that II is the worst
the most ineycusabo, and the most fatal record eve
made up by any leading public man in this country.
For convenience OF reference, we place again In on
columns the BILL prepared for enactment by Genera
Scott
An act supplementary to the In force the sub
lect OF uniform rule of naturalization.
SEC l. BE il euacfed Sc That sny alien, being ir.
white person, and who shall come into the United State