The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-04-23

or all the scenes which have been recorded, that
which occurred the day before yesterday in the House.
exposing the proceedings OF the wing caucus prola.
bly, tina, which the public will regard unparalleled for
the display OF ludcroas preensioa and unworthy pro-
fesson. General Scott himself furnishes the best
men, upon II in the following l7er written abou, year
ago:
WAsHINsroS. March %. 1851.
SIN have received yoar letter. (msrked oonfdenal)
In which, after committing the Of supposing 10 be
'ulIy before the county the whg candidate for the
presidency yoa proceed 10 nieosas me on many point,
OF grave public interest
Permit mo 70 say that. con,idsring shalt probably
have whig candidate Tor the presidency though Ma.
oaal Convention and that cannot be is nominee, except
BY the forcs Of The unsolicited paral ofarge masses Of
my counirymen-
Considering also that il my character OF principles be
not already known, ~od b. ids 70 asmgf 70 supply h
defesni imyroson by paper professions Of wisdom
and virtue made for the occasion
And considering that, Tsn,ru your gasriss. mast 20
on aud answers Others already before me, well the
long series you'd inevitably follow, 10 fhs dsa Of hs
public
/ will beg permission to close this acknowledgment Of
your letter by subscribing myself with great reiPeo your
obed .ent servant
-, ESQ Harrisburg, Pa.
p ST. must add, that / write and ,sy nothing on pub,
lie subjects which am unwilling 10 zee published
by putting an honest old soldier ulo the presidential
chair-a soldier who declared tina, be knew nothing
about the political interests Of h. country, and who IN
few short months very near involving a. 10 all the
horrors Of civil wariha party discloses the
intention OF making the experiment BY bringing for.
ward man who certainly superior 10 Gen Taylor IN the
vanity which would make civil power 10 his hands unsafe,
IL dangerous and destructive There can be better
proof o this fact than the eonee which controlled General
Scott when he said that he would answer no nqass Cor
fear Of disgu'ng hepuLiioa sentiment which. u pro
ceeds from any intelligent perception Of The nature Of our
institutions IL in direct conflict with their spin, and char
acter; for all must admit that there be political
sponsbliy 10 the people u they no, TO know the
principles and views Of public policy which are 10 guide
the Chief Magistrate they are called upon 10 elect.
We have selected the above letter Of GsneIsl Scott,
az the most appropriate key the present revelations Of
wing thought because OF all the letters which have
emana,ed from its author unaded BY political wire.
workers, IL is probably the most crediabs and the most
characteristic His Canada annexation leiier-his Native
American eterhs subsequent letter Of reeanston, and
all his early correspondence show very clearly that u be
speaks hs own thoughts he IL IN danger Of misleading.
not Of di,gusag the public Butts no, the design 10 pai
such man in the hishes, Office known 10 the world
exactly keeping with the old Federal IDEAS Of party
Is not such design the natural resu, Of the Theory Of
the elder Adams that the people were not Ct TO he en-.
trusted with power and that the British was model
government because Its nominal monarch was but the
instrument by which The rich and ne veil born made me
people their heires Of rood and drawers Of ~s'ul
Begin to make your pens. parson Brownlow, Tor you
will have 10 shed Of ink, II you wish 10 show
that you have not been all your life bumbuEging the
people when declaring that the whg party was con.
sentative party and looked upon military ehieitans a.
the precursors Of war. peslcnce and famine.
Tn. Hon. nr. wh,tca msp, Of ira,....