Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1852-07-08

not published Probably the election of Gen Harrison
rendered its publication that unnecessary in the
opinion OF my two friends.
now hesitate between extending the period Of resi-
dence before on and total repeal Of all acts
Of Congress the su6jeetmy mind nclnes to the lat
ter.
COneurrag ully in the principles OF the Phladelpna
movement should prefer assuming the name of .4meTi
can Republicans, n New York, Democratic AmeT-
ieans as would respectfully suggest. Brought mp in
the principles OF the revoluton-of Jefferson, Madison
Sc-nnder whom in youth, | commenced life, have
always been called have proiessed myself
publican, or Thig, which with the same thing.
Democratic americans would include all good ndtire
cHlSenS, devoted 10 country and institutions and
would not drive from naturaZed citizens, who, by
long residence, have become identified with ms in feeling
and interest.
am happy by the Philadelphia National Amer
lcan that religion to be excluded party element.
Sfduneh Protestant both by birth and conviction,
shall never party State religion. Reli
glon IS too sacred to be mingled mp with either. IL
should always be kept between each individual and his
God, except IN the way Of and gentle persna-
sons; families churches and other occasions OF
voluntary attendance (sfter OF dissreton) or
cproca consent
Wishing to the grerrlOork which you and other
patriots have foot remain, with high respect,
your fellow citizen. WINFIELD SCOTT.
To GEoRGE WAsHrNeros REED, ESQ.,, and others
Philadelphia.
The above is Gen Seotl's celebrated letter Native
ism. When we first published this letter about year
when there longer any doubt Of its authenticity,
they say it written under great excitement. This
may all be true but great and good seldom do fool
ish things in moments Of excitement, which they are
compelled to retract The Cincinnati Gazette by way
Of apology, says
The above as shown by the face of it. was written
under circumstances of unusual excitement such
would have aroused the Indignation OF every native born
citizen The cry Of "down Siththe natives was enough
TO stir up the soul Of all Americans but those sordd and
progate wretches who had nstgated it, in the hope Of
prohtng by il at the polls. The scenes ol the election
OF iS4O too fresh in the remembrance of to
enable the Locooco party to derive much benefit from
letter. wrenby an American, whose breast had always,
since he Of sufficient age hear arms, been most
exposed to the bullets of the enemies of his country
when he had just seen the law oil the land most openly
and shameluly violated, TO manufacture votes out of
foreigners who had been a week in country,
be used in sitting the will Of the native born people Of
America.
All these of corruption, far Democrats
were concerned exist only in the fruitful imagination of
the writer Who does not remember the celebrated
pipeaying and the underground operations Of
Bella Badger Goa Have the Wings forgotten thsl
They should be the last party talk of the corrupons
of 1870.
The Native Americans a party which had their
origin in lS40 both in the cities of New York and Phil
adelphia Their platform similar to Gen. Scott's
letter. Opposition TO Foreigners Of the Ndtu-
radiation LaUs" Gen. Scott, seeing this movement
no doubt, wrote the letter for the purpose of placing
himself at the head of that movement and while the
party in the tide OF their prosperity, he looked
their candidate for the Presidency Hence he uses
the expreSson- Staunch PROTESTANT as am" The
mOnstrous and ant.repubcan doctrines Of this new par.
ty created great gnaon among those for
egn birth who had sought asylum in this land Of the
free. The motto Of this political party, at the head
of which General Winfield Scott, was, Dorm Nth
the foreigners, dOpn odh the Catholics" These cries
naturally produced the replies "donon nafipe
which so fired the Indignation Of "Od Chippewa" that
he down with two friends in the Astor House to draw
up address calculated to rally Native American
party That party was rallied, and resulted IN the ter
rble riots which dsgraoed Phladelphia by the burning
of Catholic churches and the murder of innocent men
and women. The Wing party took advantage of the
excitement united with the Natives and defeated the
Democrats in Philadelphia and New York, electing the
notorious Levin to Congress in Phladephia and dividing
the Offices between Wings and Natives''-a corrupt
coalition which secured the Native for Gen. Tay.
or and half the government patronage in return was
bestowed on the churchburning party. 10 New York
by the aid Of Wings the Natives carried the city elect.
were Wings and Natives All this time the Demo arats
stood firm in opposition this party, until has been
almost entirely annihilaed.
In May, 1s4s, Gen Scott, with his eye steadily the
White House. seeing that his Native American doctrine:
would be stumbling block in his road 10 this high Office
wrote the following letter William f. Robinson, o
New York, celebrated Wing toady OF Horace Greedy
WASHINGTON, May 29 ls4s
nrA CIR In nu tn bind laf Of fhaS /, in
stant take pleasure in saying, that grateful for tn,
too partial estimate you place my public services
you do than justice in assuming that enter
tain "knd aud liberal views towards our naturaze.
= citizens" Certainly il would be impossible for t'
recommend support any intended TO exclude
them from just and full participation in all civil an'
political rights secured them by repubcaI
laws and institutions.
Ii is true that in case of unusual excitement, SOM
years ago. when both parties complained of fraudulen
practices in the 1ralization Of foreigners and whe
there seemed TO be danger that native and adopted c
zens would be permanently arrayed against each othe
in hostile factions, inclined in the opnio
then ayowed by leading statesmen, that some modhca
on oil the naturalization laws might be necessary,
order to prevent abuses aay STRIFE and restore har
Of mony between the different classes OF people Bu
!" later experience and reflection have entirely remove
: this impression, and dssipated my apprehensions.
In my recent campaign in Mexico, avery large poi