The daily union., 1852-08-05
The Charges against Gen. Scott.

In reply to the Nashville Banner which stated that
the charges against Gen Scott made upon anony.
nous authority the Nashville Union has the following
cogent reply imbodying facts which should be kept be-
fore the people:
" The first and serious charge is that Cen Scott
is In the hands Of Seward the aboltions and
For the uuth of this charge among other good and
men, Messrs Gently and Williams, OF Tennessee are
sporsitis.
"2 Another charge against Gen. Scott is. that he is OPP
posed TO the existence of slavery The proof of this charge
is found in his letter In which he declares that il is
"a high moral obligation Of astns and siavehodng Saty
TO employ ALL MEANS not incompatible with the safety
both colors to meliorate slavery EVEN To EXTERMI-
NATION
"a Another charge against Gan Scott Is, that he is ia
favor OF annexng large number OF free States the
Union, and thus giving to the ani-ssvery power
wheming weightin the councils of the nation The proof
OF this charge is found in Gen Sco,s letter. dated June %
lSt9which we have published Ia iul-in which he says
In my Judgment the interests both sides would be
promoted by the annexaon-the several provinces tCan
ada, New Brunswick, etc } coming into the Unior
squai terms Nth present thirty Siates And further
Though opposed to Incorporating with any district
depsey peopled with the Mexican race should BE- poy
happy fratauixe cifh northern aud norfhsa Stern
neghbor, The territory which Gen Scott thus favor
Of nenng northern and rorfhsaserr boundaries
nearly large as all the territory embraced in the
Union
80 Another charge against Gen Scott is. that he is in
favor Of nafioaa! bank The proof Of this charge uud
in bis letter to committee of gentlemen, dated October
25, Sil in which he that he regards such
on indfptnsabe in peace and In war the successful
operations of the treasury and the Of commerce.
"5 Another charge against General Scott Is that be
in favor oa bankrupt w The proof of this charge is also
found in hts letter of lsli
6 Another charge against General Scott Is that he IL
favor Of practical destruction of the po~ Ia his
just alluded he declares himself In favor frsdpcirg
the yeto-now essential to the ssveboldng Sa,esso
10 give bare majority in Congress the power oveule
It, This would be practical df,frnefor OF tho power.
~ Another charge against General Scott is that he is
supported almost entirely by the eneme, OF the fugitive
slave law at the North The fact that Seward, Johnson
and Greeley the leaders OF the higherlaw men, his
warm friends, is sufficient proof OF this charge
IS Another charge against General Scott is that he /.
In favor OF modifying naturalization laws, adj
init siens TO the elective franchise upon only condition.
viz that they year In the army OF the
United States The evidence Of his charge is found in
G3neral SCOTS letter of acceptance, and in communca
ton by him the National ip,egenoer in 1884,
Taken together these documents show him be in
favor Of this dangerous and unjust modification.
80 Another and serious charge against General
Scott j. tina, he subborny refuses define his position
the Compromise. The proof OF this charge is abundant,
but will into IT in detail Suffice tito say that
Gov. Jones has declared that he. with hundred back
him. mporcd General Scott de6ne his position on the
Compromise, and hc would not
These the principal and most important charges
against General Scott With the exception OF or three
they susceptible Of documentary proof from under his
eve that they made upon anonymous authority and
that no known peron is responsible for ,hemr'
Grs ScorT AND OUR ADOPTED oirnsSs-perhaps il
il not generally understood among adopted citizens
that Gen Scott proposes 10 bundle them all of into the
army or navy, or deny them the rights OF citizens They
must either leave their families and their occupations and
march TO Mexico California. or Oregon TO battle with The
Indians and with famine or they cannot be allowed to
become citizens of the same country that Gen. Scott is
Now, this would be very nice II they all could b.
gene rails and get frs, pay but when IL is understood
thai all the pay they would get would not be half what
industrious lrishman would earn with his shovel and
pick axe, the chance of going 10 the wars does not
look so iavitng Thousands OF those who come here
from foreign shores engage in lucrative and respectable
business, but, according to Gen. Scott they must all 90
into the army navy, they cannot have The night Of
outrage extended 10 them.
In Is4l, General Scott inclined TO the opinion that
foreigners should not be allowed 10 vote at all This is
his reracton which the whig papers point 10 triumph
antlyl What kind o vst~cion II - which leaves the
case a. had AZ before, we leave our readers to