Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1852-07-15

NASHINGTON. NOV III. 1871.
DEAR SIR-I have the honor to acknowl-
edge your letter of the 9Th instant, written.
as you were pleased to add, in behalf of
several hundred Native American Rcpubli-
cans Of Philadelphia
Not confdentially, but not for publica-
ton, | have already replied to letter from
David M. Stone, Esq, Of your city, on the
same subject. | will write to you in like
manner. and in haste. This is the month
when the pressure OF official business is
heaviest with me--leaving scarcely time
for sleep or exercise. | must not however.
wholly neglect your communication.
Should any considerable number Of my
fellow -countrymen assign me, or desire to
give me a prominent position before the
public, shall take time to methodizc my
views on the great questions you have pro-
posed. Those views had their origin in the
stormy elections Of the Spring of 1885, and
were confirmed in the week that the Harri.
son electors were chosen in New York.
On both occasions was in that city; and
heard in the streets, Down with the
Natives" It was heard in almost every
group of foreigners, as the signal for rally
ing and outrage.
Fired with Indignation, two friends sat
down with me in my parlor at the Astor
House, (November, 1910, to draw up my
address, designed to rally an American par
ty. The day after the election set out for
the South, and have never known precise
ly why Our appeal was not published.-
Probably the election of General Harrison
rendered its publication at the time unneces-
sary, in the opinion of my two friends.
now hesitate bstween extending the pc
ricd Of residence before naturalization, and
a total repeal Of all acts of Congress on the
subiect--my mind inclines to the latter.
Concurrirg fully in the principles OF the
Philadelphia movement, | should prefer as
suming the name of American Republicans,
as in New York, or Democratic American
Republicans, as would respectively sug-
gest. Brought up in the principles of the
Revolution--of Jefferson, Madison, &c.
under whom, in youth, commenced life, |
have always been called, have ever pro-
fessed myself Republican, or Wing, which
with me was the same thing. Democratic
Americans would include all good native
citizens, devoted to our country and insti-
tutions, and would not drive from lis natur-
allied citizens who, by long residence, have
become identified with us in feeling and in
terests.
| am happy to see by the Philadelphia
National American that religion is to be ex-
cluded as a party element. Staunch Pro-
testant as am, both by birth and conviction,
| hall 70 Not
liglon. Religion is too sacred to be ming
led up with either. 1t should always be
kept between each idividual and his God,
except in the way of reason and gentle per-
suations, as in families, churches, and other
occasions Of voluntary attendance, (after
years of discretion or reciprocal consent.
Wishing success in the great work which
you and other patriots have set on foot
| remain, with high respect, your fellow
citizen.
WINFIELD SCOTT.
To Geo. W. Reed, Esq, and others
Philadelphia.
The above. as is shown by the face of il
was written under circumstances of unusra
excitement, Just such as would have arouis-
ed the indignation OF every native-born citi.
zen. The cry down with the natives,
was enough to stir up the soul of all Ameri.
cans, but those sordid and proilgate wretch,
es who had instigated 1t, in the hope of pro-
fitting by it at the polls. The scenes Of the
election of 40, are too fresh in the rcmem.
brance Of any one enable the Locofoco par.
ty to derive much benefit from letter, writ.
I tor ly-D 4 ,,-b, lind 81
ways since he was sufficient age 10 bear
arms, been most exposed to the bullets q
the enemies of his country, when he haC
Just seen the law of the land most openly
and shameiully violated to manufacture vote,
utof foreigners who had not been weel
in the country, to be used in sitting the vii
of the native-born people Of America. The
scenes of that election, the abuses that were
then practiccd, were sufficient TO make many
of the purest patriots of the land think it ne.
ceSsary to very materially modify the natu,
ralizatiOn laws, and Gen. Scott was among
.hem.
But that day has passed, and sinccits ox.
elements have died away, men have beer
able to look more coolly at the question:
Gen. Scott has rcconSidered his opinion unc
has become convinced that the indignation
he then felt was due, not to the foreigner
but to the prohigate politicians who sought
to make use Of them politically. Accord,
ingly, seven years afterwards, and when he
had fought with all classes of our foreign
population upon the plains of Mexico, and
had achieved, by the aid OF their strong
brave arms, some of his most splendid vic.
tories, Gen. Scott wrote another letter
which the Locofoco papers are not so eager
10 publish. Here it is, and we ask our nat
uralized citizens if there is any thing in it
to which they can take exception!
WAsmNGToN, May 20, lS4S.
DEAR SIR: In nreply to your kind letter ol
the Sth inst, take pleasure in saying that
grateful for the too partial estimate yor
place on my public services, you do me nc
more than justice in assuming that | enter.
tain "kind and liberal views towards oul
naturalized citizens" Certainly it woulC
be impossible for me.o recommend or sup,
mort any measure intended 10 exclude then