The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1852-07-16
A singular Disclosnre.

"A singular Discloenres
10 reconcile the natatalized popqlationioI
| the country 10 theso obnoxious sentiments held
toward them by Gen. Sporr, and expressed in
Ibis famous letter oi 1871, in which he held
that al leaat q asaCsnts-oat gears residence in
this country ought 10 be required ofall who
come here from foreign parts before he would
Lalldw them the rights Of citizens, the Wing
papers are now parading an extract from q
speech which they claim the General made
on his return from Mexico, in which they
say be- was highly complimentary OF the very
class which on the previous occasion he was
SO willing to proscnbe. Prominent among
those papers which are. drawing such high
consolation from ScorTs "sober second tho'g
lis the New York Tribune. That paper
on the I'd inst; thus reported ScoTT, In his
second epistle. II asserts that when Scott
returned from the Mexican war, and reached
his residence at Elizabetbtown, N. .Ji he was
addressed by MoRRIs FRAEKLIE, one OF q
|deputation from the New York Common
Council, and he lScott) replied as follows:
"Yoa hare been pleased, sir, to dll,lde to our
adopted citizsns. 1 can sag that the Irish,
the Germans, the Stcis, the FreNch, the
Brittons and other adopted citizens fought In
the same rank, under tho same colors side By
SidSwith pdtipe born Americans --erhibiting
lik courage and Efficiency, and unitipg atcp-
cry oictoryi, the same e,Ithrsiqstic shouts IN
honor of oar fog and our country. From
Yea Cruz to the apitol of Mexico, there
was generous rivalry in heroic, daring and
brilliant achievements. Let those who wit
messed that career Of valor and patriotism
|say,if they can, what race, according to
numbers, contributed most to the general
success and glory Of the campaign. On the
mSny hard fought battles, there was no room
for inividious distinction. AHproped them
selyes the faithful sons ofoar belOred country
and no spectator could fail to disusiss any
imaginary prejudice he might haze entertain
ed as to the comparative ntcrits OF AncrScana
5y birth and americans by adoption"
These were highly patriotic sentiments,
and we'll calculated by their spirit and the
occasions which induced their u.terance To
reconcile the hostility which his former ini
tolerance had reused. 1t now turns out
however, that SeoTT was not the author ol
the sentiments, and never uttered them,--
that they are fraud upon him, gotten up TO
delude and humbug,--to practicean impo-
silion upon the same people who were SO
Justly incensed at his narrow, intolerent, and
unpatriotic avowal of principles in lS4l.-
The New York Day Book has made the dis
closure, and as the editor isa Wing of high
standing and fine talents, he isa witness in
the disgraceful transactions whose testimo
ny will scarcely be lmpeached. "Now,"
says the Day Book, sit SO happens that Gen
'eral Scott did not say that or any thing like
t;neither did he write it. We heard him
read his response and afterwards saw and
copied the manuscript. II was taken into
the cabin Of the steamboat, and given to the
reporters Of the daily papers, among whom
was the present editor Of the Day Book, to
transcribe for publication. Mr.. Charles King,
then connected with the Courier, and En-
quirer, took the manuscript, after it left the
hands OF General Scott, and "interlined the
paragraph we have italicised. ltwas no part
of Gen. ScoTT's speech, and he never saw it
until he saw it in print" The Day Book
then adds:
"Itis well known that there was good
deal of feeling existing against the Geneial
among our foreign population in consequence
OF the hanging Of the fifteen or twenty Irish
deserters in Mexico, and it was generally
opposed that he was rather hostile to foreign
soldiers. Mr.. King being acquainted with
this fact, and seeing that Scott had omitted
to say anything in favor Of the Irish who had
served under him, cunningly inserted the a.
bove piece of blarney. The speech amoun-
ted 10 very little any way. 1t was badly
written, and worse delivered, and we do not
hesitate to say, that it disappointed many if
not all who heard 1t, and made Gen. Scott
appear anything but the distinguished states
man that his admirers had imagined. Every
one seemed to think that some one ought to
write and deliver his speeches for him, and it
was relief to all 10 see SO accomplished a
scholar as Mr. Charles King revise and cor
rect not to say re-write the response before
it was in type"
This is precious trick indeed, but thus ex-
posed, it leaves Scott high and dry upon his
"native American" platform Of l84l, or one,
even worse than that, which will be fully ex-
posed hereafter Enquirer