New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-10-02


perdenee seknosie5ged. In lu secret eouscns d,
wresilng of Texas rom Mexico, and bsr Aaoexsa,a u
tss country, we're plottec. There ths aexiesa We
vsi precpltaed by he absurd cls thai Tax. exs>A
I'D 20 toe Rio Grsndo del Norts and ~ sending Geper
Taylor down 20 take post In tbs very heart II tsss
department., under the guns Of IL capita. SC.
To this MIR. Doheny responds:
"You hate war, gentlemen. and you pressat - sts
embodiment Of your policy q whose sole ssn "a
ton 10 hAvirs n ade snecessfai war, &c. &c.
We pass by the urtruth that Gen. SCOTS
qualifications are purely Military, to grsppls
with Mr.. D. smain proposition. Its sophis-
try is poorly concealed by an equivOcal use
Of the word "mGdc.' Gen. Scott never
made any War in the sense vital to Mr..
Doheny's argument-on the contrary, he
has repeatedly arerted War, when is out
break seemed imminent. But when tho
lawyer politicians who have discreet
perception of the perils Of gunpowder,
have plunged the country into War, in
pursuance of their schemes Of self-aggran
dizement, Gen. Scott has been sent by
them to fight it out, and has done so with
eminent ability, heroism and success.
Had he any part in bringing on the Mexi-
can Warl No one prctcnds it. Was he
not mainly Instrumental. both as q warrior
and q negotiator, in bringing that War to
an early termination He certainly was.
Then where is the inconsistency between
condemning the War on Mexico and
driving its authors out Of power with their
own sword! We see none. And wa
say to the Douglsses, SoulGs, &c. vile
are now travelling over the country aud
doing their best to involve it in another
war or wars, "Gentlemen, you shall not
smooth your path 10 power in the man
.ner you contemplate. You may drag ia
'into another War; you very probably
will succeed in so doing; bul rather than
SEQ you compass the Presidency thereby,
we will run against you and beat you
with every officer in the Army, one alter
another. Beware :"
One instance more Of Mr.. DOheny's
sy stematic misrepresentation of his oppo-
nents, and we close. He is treating of
Gen. Scott, and trying TO arouse against
him prejudice on the subject Of Natigism.
Gen. Scott has frankly and fairly stated lin
lS46) that he lcGS at one time infected by
the Natiyist notions Z" 10 a season of una-
sual excitement some years ago." "but
later experience and reflection have en-
tiroly removed this Impression" And In
accepting the Wing nomination this year,
Gen. Scott expressly declared that he
would make no change in our present Law
of Naturalization except TO admit those
Immigrants to the privileges of citizenship
who have given the clearest evidence of
devotion to our country by volunteering to
fight in her defense, upon much shorter
probation than Is now required. lie wouli
accept their voluntary baptism of bisod as
q sufficient evidence of their devotion to
our Institutions, and iutermit ia their be-
half some of the formalities now required.
He has no idea of changing the terms Of
Naturalization so as to render them less
favorable to Immigrants who do not fight
for the Country than they now are--he
leaves all exactly as at present except In
the case of our National defenders. And
yet Mr.. Doheny does not hesitate to say
" He has grown 0 wi'erm He will now ADM. for.
elgners in shoals, prortasd hey Fga osu lie would
exclude them TO sllay strife hs viii admit thsm
now let strife reign, hiy 'fsh rsn'"
How much this falls short of forgery,
others will say; that the clear intent Is 10
represent Gen. Scott as conser ting 20 the
admission Of Immigrants to citizenship
only "proyided they fight we'll" no one
can doubt. And with this exposure, We
take leave of Mr.. Dohcny and his speech.
e The Erening Post makes tho ru-