The daily union., 1852-10-14
Gov. Marcy and Gen. Scott,

Ihe poorest and meanest OF the wing h00r6dcks winch
we have noticed is the following sheer forgery, imputed
as toast to Gov Marcy, which is alleged to have been
offered at public dinner said to have been given to Gen.
Scott at Albany, in 1885, The forged toast, which has
been circulated in nearly every Scott newspaper in the
country, reads as follows:
"By Gov. Marcy. Winfield Scot-Not less the scholar
than the soldier whose pen and sword have been welded
with equal skill in the defence OF his country. 1.-The SOL
dier who has ade the law OF the land his supreme
rule action and who while he has always fulfilled its
utmost requirements has never, in single instance tran
scended its limits"1
Governor Marcy, as is well known has always been
more than just to the military character OF General
Scott, and did not completely and efectuay demolish
the General in his celebrated correspondence, except
upon the most extreme provocaon, and in vndicaton
Of his official action and the integrity and patriotism
of that splendid democratic administration in which be
bore conspicuous part, and which Gen. Scott had
most wan,only and unjusty assailed But il is due 10
Gov. Marcy's judgment and knowledge OF men and OF
facts to say that he never uttered such sentiment as
above attributed TO him. 1t is due truth ALSO say that
the dinner in question not given to Gen Scott, the
Roorbok alleges "by the members OF the New York egs-
ature but by the boardes at the Congress Hall Hotel
in Albany, where Gen. Scott then staying Ii is
true, however that good many OF " the boardsrs at
Congress Ha had been members of the legislature when
they gave the dinner their fellow boarGer n Scott
Gov. Marcy was presen, as guest and sat beside the
General and here is the toast which he then gave say
ing doubtless in the spirit OF social and conviyal cour-
tesy all that he could in conscience say hut by
saying wha, the Roorback impu'es TO him:
&C Jvernor Marcy after remafking that ia assemb
posed this s mostly OF members Of the legislature,
IL might 10 be parliamentary to alude by
| an individual present, gave;
The rurn who is respected, say feared by his
countrys enemiss and highly esteemed by his counuys
friends .
This toast OF Governor Marcy is given in a report OF
the dinner which was published in the Albany Argus Of
the ais, OF February, 1888,
The only foundation fer the forged sentiment above,
imputed 10 Governor Marcy is the fact that The latter
portion OF it, which is enclosed in brackets, offered
sentiment by Mr.. John c. Spencer Mr.. SpeDceris the
same gentleman who, few weeks since bore testimony
to General scot's high qualifications as a civilian and
no has not since been heard OF in the canvass The
Introductory clause in the above toast. in regard 10 GEN
SCOTS scholarship is sheer fabrication got up to car,
nish the fraud
| The whole matter deserves notice as an instance OF
the extremity OF meanness and alsehood 10 which
Of the whg managers have resoued in the conduct OF
their present canvass II is in this view only that
have thought worth while to look up and give the truth
OF the whole affair
The Reps5Hs affected days ago TO rdicue the
hcaes which have been published in favor OF General
Pierce We trust the Scott organ will bear in mind that
thoss certificates were at least not forgsries!