The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-07-11
Gen. scott's Record In regard TO the Natural
ixAtlOn Laws


This matter is getting TO look worse and worse We
quoted yesterday the whole reeantaon record as contain
ed 10 the Elzabehtowa speech Of is4s and the letters
on the subject including the letter Of acceptance As.
sumng the record 10 be genuine, we took occasion to
stale our judgment oil 1t IN toerably plain terms. We
now ind in The Troy Budget the following article con-
tanning the statement OF eye and ear witness OF The
Eizabethtown speech, that General Scott who read his
speech that occasion, did not make use Of The Ian
guage favor of the adopted citizens which the spe.eh
as now printed coniansi but that the contrary, Mr.
Charles King, of New York. known as close friend Of
General Scott inliaed the declarations In fauor of he
rights Of the adopted citizens scieh General Scon had not
made IN tte speech wtio he had Gris out beforehand
Can anything more be wanted to show The value of
'hese pretended retracions of General SCOTS long cher
ished convictions in favor of the Acknowledgement Of oor
foegnbo ciiizensi We give the material part Of The
statement OF the Troy Budget on the subject:
From the Troy Budget July a.
The New York Tribune, paper that is ever ready In
any nendacous labo. that Scott returned
from the Mexican war, and reached his residence Ez-
abeihtown, New Jersey, he addressed by Morris
franklin, one OF deputa,ion fro n council
and he tScott) replied as follows,
You 1ass bee" gsasei s' @ auade g adopted sir
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ike eourase AID efficiency aid uniins az esu e ~ .a
enthusiastic Shouts IL Aonor 81 flag and soary From Vera
oic daring and brilliant achievements Witnessed
ssa a sss ,as
me o Oh I'M "a ,s ss s.s
sons our eorsd eosnfry and 40 spectator could fi 10 d any
81 ~ .araas By aaoysn
The Day BOOK, whg ,urnal, this mater right by
proving that his language formed part OF Scouts re-
marks that occasion. "Now," says the Day Book ii,
happens thai General Scott did say tina, or anytime
like il neither did he write IT, We heard him read his
response ard afterwards and copied the manuscript
II taken into tie cabin of the steamboat and given
the reporters OF the daily paper among whom was the
editor OF the Day Book aasc,be for publication
Mr. Charles King, then connected with the Courier and
Enquirer, took the manuscript after had left the hands
of Gen Scott, and inerlined the paragraph have a
icsed part Of GIN SCOTS speech, and he yer
saw ii until he ii in print.
IL well known that there good deal Of (e, ling
existing against The General among foreign population
In consequence oil the hanging Of the fifteen or twenty s
dcserers in Mexico, and il generally suppose that he
was rather hostile TO foreign soldiers Mr. King being ac-
luained with this fact and seeing that Scor had omitted
anything in favor Of the Irish who had served under
aim, cunnngy inserted the above piece of blrncy The
speech amounted very little, any way II was badly
wren and delivered; and do hesitate 10 say
that it disappointed many if not ALL who heard H. and
made General Scott appear anything but the distinguished
statesman that his admirers had imagined. Every one
seemed TO think that ought write and deliver
his speeches for him. and relief to all 10 see so ac-
complshed scholar Mr.. Charles King revise and cor
rect not 10 say reWrite, the response before il
type"
General Scott stands, in fact Of the "orgina,o
OF the native movement The Tribune other jealous
defenders Of Scott say thar when the had seed
Off. and reason had resumed her sway, SCOTS views
changed Reason has resumed her sway, we presume
since his nomination for the presidency We know that
years after his famous native Anne ficaa letter was fred
up, he openly and avowedy claimed by the native
organization and with his own knowledge and slsnt .c.
quiescence, il NOT open
The hrst disavowal OF these views and that OF doubtful
authenticity, was in that episte Richeeu Robinson.
written IN view OF SCOTS nomination. AID by the advice Of
his keepers The other is found In his of
and these two. standing. they do striking contrast 70
the whole OF his e and to all his are
ened to very little consideration. The prejudice which
long life has nurtured s clings to his soul The old
bitterness is still at his heart and his hatred OF opted Gilt
zens, though yelled, is just real to-day when with
two OF his native cronies he dowi tbs As,or House
"hred with Indignation" and declared himself in favor of
the entire exclusion Of foreigners fom the right Of citizen
shin.