The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-07-15
Gen. SCOTS Native American Letter.

The letter to Mr. Reed, OF Philadelphia, in which Gen.
Scott urges the disranchsemen OF adopted citizens
has been published all the country, bears date
of November l0ih isil BY the following statement Of
the editor OF the New York Courier and Enquirer. who
10 have procured the first publication OF some let
ter OF Cen Scott OF similar purpou and TENOR il would
appear that the date should be of the year lsl6-fpe
years later. The CoueIs statement is in reply 10 the
charge OF the New York Times that Col Webb, in pro.
curing the publication OF The letter. changed ITS fs from
sa6 1917. To this charge the Courier and Enquirer
says:
1--WE were tempted week ago, when II (the New York
Tmes) charged that the senior editor Of this paper in
certain public letter of his published In the Evening Mirror
OF June, ist giving the substances Of Gen SCOTS ia
nous but hen atativey unk 1own, native mcrioan
letter. changed tn date from 1916 to 1877 brand
FED ialsehood and cite tbs letter in full from the
file OF the Mirror then before In evidence that such
alteration that alleged, any alteration Of any kind
degree was either made attempted either In the letter
Its lfor It's postscript The allegation pure in
venton devised but. bearing in mind whence
II came, we let /, pass"
Il seems no, TO be denied anywhere that Gen Scott,
did wIe the letter in question, urging the dsiranchise
men of adopted citizens, and recounlng his own pro-
ceedings to organize party for that purpose These
roceedngs look rlace appears in the Asor House in
November 1870 But what Is the true date OF the letter
in which Gen Scott boaslingy them Is it in
the year ls4i in the year 1916 Or there tpO
letter on the subject from Cen Scous pen--the one OF
1871 published by and the other OF is46, would
apeat by The above statement OF the Courier and En-
quirer
This question OF dates is somewhat interesting in
connexon with Gen. SCOTS subsequent letters OF recant
alton The FIRST Of these, to w r. Robinson, bears date
Of May goth, 1918 Now, the point is, hov old were
Gen. SCOTS latest declarations in favor OF dsranchse
ment when in this letter OF 1918 to Robinson he frs, ate
them up' Were these declarations first made in Is4l
and then repeated 10 s45 before being recaned in isas
The editor OF the New York Mirror, ia whose paper
Col Webb appears TO have made his publication in June
sls will give information OF interest the country nv
epubisbiag from his files Of tia, month the publication
in question as then made by Col. Webb. d
North Carolina whig Papers ont against scott.
The Wilmington Commercial and the Asheyille News
leading wing parersone published in the eastern and
the other 10 The western part OF North Carolina
in the most decided terms against the Seward candidate
The Commercial, which against Scott before the
meeting OF the Wing Convention, s exceedingly severe
The News notices the nomination Of Gen. Scott TINS
The new. OF his nomination bn like cold chill upoo
tho ,ehig psrty here. They had hoped that Fillmore
would be The nominee, and ulsr disappointment and
cbsprn qaiie manifest Some of me oldest most
substantial cnbers Of the parry dscia,s ley ~H Ao suP
port him, but stand sloof from the contest entirely"