The daily union., 1852-10-05
From the Boston Daily Times

From the Boston Daily Times.
Gen. SORTS HAUrEUR AND ExCLUsIvENEss-The
Quihcy Vll Whig having in article iudatory of the
whg eandd date foi President. said: "no one ever sax
General Scott treat any one, no matter how humble
Otherwise than with the most perfect gooi bree iag and
polteness, Mr. j. ~ Morris writes thus to the Herald oil
that place:
sons years ago. about the time of the close of the
sssppi river in barge with soldiers He Stopped al
Clarksv,e, in Missouri, and there hired Mr. De Clmp
pany left Clarksville in evening" laid by part OF the
night. and Were until late morning reaching Alton
out mou,htul 10 eat. though General Scott himself
Jared sumptuously and upon arriving Alton ordered
supper When prepared. the landlord notified the respe
i've parties that il was in readiness. Gen Scott took his
seat and although he must have been aware that Mr. ID,
sit down The General ordered him from the table
and directed the landlord 10 prepare him something eat
was an old pioneer. and spirited and honorable man.
properly spnrned TO be treated degraded being and
with Gen Scott was also highly indignant this
ment Of Mr. De Camp"
The Nashville American has letter on the same
subject, which is peculiarly rich The writer is giving
the reason why Gen. Scott is unpopular with the wings
in Granger county, Tennessee. He says:
The reason why it is so in the upper part the fact
that General Scott passed through once and some of
the people got TO see and know him. and among them IS
H. O. Taylor very prominent and influential WING, who
avoWs himself against Scott on all occasions, nnt not
ashamed 70 give his reasons, and they such will
tell wherever he Is known.
The facts are these as Mr. Taylor related them to me
Scott called 10 stay all night travelling in STACEY OF
course, he admtled the driver informing Mr. Taylor
al the same time that General Scott The stage He
Scout, being distinguished parsonage he had some ing
nice for him but in the mean time Ksntuckians
called to stay MI night When supper announced
they all were invited supper Mr. Taylor paying
lar attention to Scott Ahef all seating themselves al the
pared for ihon, bnt Scot, declined everything offered
him. and Taylor says : 'he looked as mad as a bah
HIS wife also insisted his taking cup of cofIee
No. the reply; SO Mr.. Taylor and the Ken.
tnckians got through with their meal, and left the
General still at the table. (reusing to eat all the
ume) When these 'vaigar kentuckans' had leit also
then the stage driver, why then the General pitch
words OF Mr.. Tayior) "A perfect dogs baishowng ey
DENLY that he mad because these other genirms en-
were invited TO eat at the table with him. Now,
says Taylor, will not vote Tor him. win vote ior
any that does vote for him and. says he that is not
to bed On geiag the room saoit walked up 10 the
bed and asked me If these clean bed clothes /
Inc loom for him EXPRESSLY Scott smaked PSsPaIsa pd ysS
see the hed-cothes put on the bedr told him No.
sir; but knew they fresh, no person had
slept them Then Scott walked up the head OF The
bed and cangh all the clothes ia his hand threw them
oil on The hoor and told me TayoD go and bslna him
some clean bedclothes Chereby adding ia,u, upon In
snl, llayloD then went and sot some ohsr clothes
LETT the room very much exasperated."
This plain statement OF the facts as Mr. Taylor re-
laes them upon all occasions He is man OF high
standing, as merchan, and farmer and no man will or
dare doubt his yeTacy where he IS known
A well known citizen of Cincinnati and one of its
oldes, steamboat captains informs the Enquirer that he
himself has witnessed Jus, such conduct on the part Of
General Scott Some years ago General Scott was pa 8
senger from New Orleans the same boat with our in
formani, and would not eat tho table where The other
cabin passengers took their meals but required sepa
table for hmsel This continued until lh,y ot IN Inc
Cumberland river, where General Jackso got on board
on bis way to Washington. General Jackson took his
seat a, the regular table with the other passengers The
eoolas' between these two men, and their general bear
ing and intercourse among their fellow passengers was
so striking. that there was not man on board who did
not admire the manly sense and uuostentatioas man.
nes OF Old Hickory and despse the haueur and exclu.
sveness OF General Scott