The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1852-03-18
Gen, seost on Native AmaricanIsm.

Gen. Scott ON Native AmsrIeanlsnas
The following letter is from the appendix to the
Life ofGen Sc"rr. by z. D. MASsTrELD, Esq.
recently published by Barnes & Co. New York
The letter hns never before been published, and
Is nn n subject which was cue oi greaI interest a
lew years since II WIS written ia reply to one
from W. 4 RuBiSsoS E.q:
wAsH,Herax. May 80 ls43.
DEAR SIE In reply In your kind letter ct the
9th inst. | take pleasure ia saying that Srnellnl
l"r The u" partial estimate yu place M my public
services. you ,iu Ine more than lnsthe III as'
sutnins that I entertain kind aud llhernl Views
tuwartls nur narurnzed ciuz-ns." Certainly II
wouli he impossible k,r me Ia recruitment or
support any measure intended to exclude lhr'n
ir"uI just and full participation IN hll ciVi' anu
Pnlilicn rights now seen ed IN them Oy our he'
Pub'icaU laws and Institutions
II ID true. that in n SEASON 0l nhnsna' eXche
ment. years ago. When both parties comP,nned
Ol fraudulent practices in the naturalization u.
foreigners and when there seemed To I've danger
that native and adopted citizens would he Perm
nently arrayed against each nthrr Ia hostile Inc
tinns I was incline, tp concur ia The Opiuinn
then Hvowed BY leading statesmen that some
modification Of the naturalization laws might1be
NECESSARY in order Ia pr vent abuses. nllay strife,
and restore harnnny briween The different classes
Of people. But later experience aud r-fiecIun
have entirely reinuveh the impression, aul dis i
pnied my APP rehensons.
IN my rrcent campaign in NJ xico. n very large
portion 0I The men nuder my command were
ynur cnuntrymen-Irsh. Germans &c | wit
messed with admiration their zeal. fidelity and val
or. ia maintaining nur flag in the luce OF every
danger. vieing with eYc!: other AN, our native
soldiers IN the salnp ranks. in patrintism culisian
cy aud her"ic diring ! was happy I" call them
bruthers in the field Ms shall always be 10 sa
lutte them as c"unlrymen al home.
remain, deIr sir, with great esteem. your'
truly. WiEFIELD ScOTT
WIN z. RoBiSsoS, Esq.
Two YouNG LADIES DnrwSED.-We lean
rom the Mad son Banner. of Thursday last. tia
M the Sunday previous near New Marian Rip
| ley county, Indiana, while IA party OF nine per
.onn. seven of them ladies'. were returning from
church. they all entered II cnnoe Ia cross braarl
nr Graham Greek. which had been swollen b,
The heavy rains. One oI the young ladies' becam'
81 frightened tint she jumped out and overturned
the cnnoe. Mr.. Wadell suved five out Of ln'
seven females. Two drowned. Miss Brown.
grand daughter of Benjamin Brown,of New Mar
ion, aud Miss Boswell, daughter OF Garrison Bos
well
P-IIorace Mann tins sums up few Of tn
Advantages Of modern inventi"ns;-"One bo.
with Iuurtliner mnchine. will make more pape
| in II twelve month than all Egypt could have mad
in hundred yenrs during the reign Of Petolmies
One girl, with power press will strike off book
faster than million Scribes could copy them be
fore the invention Of printing One mmn witt
an iron foundry will turn ont more utensils tha
Tubnl Cain Gould have forged, had he worke
diligently 10 this time
| A VALUABLE TREE.-There is n tree in Mcxic
called chijor. very fine wood. which become
petrifrd nlter being cut, in a very lew year
whether left in the open air Or buried From III
timber houses onuld he built that would in n fe,
years bpcome fire proof, aml last us long as tho,
built Of stone. The wood. in green SUITE,
easi worker; it is used in hnildng wharves fnri
ETC.. and would he excellent for railroad sleeper
or plank road strings.
tR-The Jamnica Legislative Assembly has bee
occupied with proposition tn send delegate
nLundnns,o represent the distrescs and needs u
Jamnca 10 the British government Four grI
tpmen, membero Of the Assembly were appoin
ed On the mission: II was then prupnsed In nj
Mr. McVickars u blnck mnn, alsn n member ,
the Assembly u the delegation The other del,
gates thereupon arose sevrralIy in their senls mn
declined to serve II any delegation is now sen
twill be by private subscription.
UThc Boston pnpers say that ont Of 40
convicts now in The State Prison at Charleston
over 800 have peilioned the Legislature q
Massachusetts in favor Of the Maine Liquor LAW
rP'The Baltimore Clipper insists That notice
OF marriages and deaths should be pnil for. b,
cnuse one is nL advertisement Of cnpartnershiI
aud the other Of dissolution. Business is busi
ness
ET-A weekly newspaper is about to be started
in New York In oppose the Maine law.
~ Ladies' IN Paris. This winter. wear cinl
cloaks. like those worn hy the gentlemen, an,
oarIy their hands in their pockets on the sides.
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GAssY.-The Scioio GazeHc is in rnpinres wit
the thought that CEilicoihe is lighted with gas
A GAMBLER LYNcmED - Scene on M,
MiSs'SsiPpt We learn that n gambler u
the name Of WILLIAMSON suffered by tn,