The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1852-07-08
CEN SCOTT
HIS FEELINGS TOWARDS OUR FOREIGN
POPULATION.

HIS Feelings TOWARDS OUR FoRMGN
POPULATION.
The first and most strenuous effort ,ha'
he Locoioco press have made 10 depfec'
te Gen Scot, in the affections Of the PEG
lie Of the United States, has been by al
.ppeal to the sympa,hcs of the foreign
population. After ransaeking his CORES
,ondenca OF years. they have, by wrench
no from its connection and giving to It
different construction from what the nulho
ntonaed. 90, one sentence which they ara
,arading 10 his detriment. You canno
lick up Locoioco newspaper 10 the 'nn'
;inco his nomination but that you Ind tha'
distorted sentence hlazoaed forth as The
continent Of Gen Scott in respect 10 lht
naturalization of foreigners. This - mis
representation, downright, bsrefaced ms
representation. and they knesr il, but pre-
.umed upon the ignorance OF foreigners :
tide their own knaveTy.
NON fSau aGU. SSSAk > icNsSf "a "NNNf
,apce and note wha, he SAYS there. Tho
My alteration be approves Of in the Nat
,ralization Laws is tina, OF "glying to al
orcigners the right ofeitizenshlp who sha !.
serve one year on board OF our public ships.
II in our land .orces--regularo or volunteer
ION their receiving an honorable discharg'
rom the service" Does this appear llh,
i desire 10 extend the time Of residence y
wen,y.one Years, as the Locofoco papers
would have YOU believe, before being com
|oetent to be natnralized? The game tina
hese Locofoco editors sought TO play ha.
|-esulted in their own infamy gum
have been turned against them with des
truciise force.
These are the sentiments of Gen. Seoi'
ID regard 10 Foreigners; no. what has es
ar been his conduct 10 respect to thems--I
Actions, i, is generally admitted, spcak
more forcibly than words, and we have but
10 point to bis military career 10 illustrate
he truth of the declaration, that Gen. Scott
IS The friend Of the Foreigner. His cen
luei towards the prisoners Of foreign birth
captured By tho British al the battle Of
luee nstown in 1918, WAS such as should
.adear him to the hear; Of especially ever,
lrishman in the Union, and from the warn
feelings Of this class of our foreign popule |
ton and their Uprising throughout ths
cities Of the East 10 favor Of Gen. Scott
We are convinced that it needs but the per
fect know ledge Of this noble ifansactiont
,lone, TO cause every Irishman in the conn-|
~ to become the stediass friend Of theI
man who in the hour Of peril stepped for
ward at his own personal risk TO save ,he
ives Of their coan,r.men.
The conduct Of Gen. Sect ON tho field
II ba,lle--when fighting in defence of oul
country, hundreds Of her adopted sons ha
!peri!ed and muuy sacrificed their lives
vas such as to brand with iafsmy the.bron
!; of him who puts forth defamation sgainsl
HE character of Americas chieftsn. A
Fellow citizen who was an eye witness Of
the transaction, and with thousands of 9th
RS will cast bis vote for the Hero Of Lun.
] Is'z Lane in November next, says, that at
! er the battle of Cherubnsco Gen. Scott
vent around in person among The wound
ID soldiers on the battle field, administered
b their warts end she'd tears a, their SUI.
safings: then in the philanthropy Of hi,
lleart divided among the survivors The mo
(aey ii his possession and all that he couid
;ollect from his officers.
Locofocos may speak Of Gen Scott,
ristocrscy and his opposition 10 Foregn
re, we poin. 10 these illustrations and ,hat
Q the Insignificant individual whom the
lain TO be descendant Of the Percg's
/ The proud and afiatocratc nobility Of Eng.
and; a man whose prominent speech ~
Congress was against The just claim Of :
poor widow, man to whose Influence il
attributed by his own party the present
condition Of New Hampshire. the only
State ia the Union that makes religion .
Rpoltica, test BY prohibiting Catholics Il
/ vote; 10 brisf, we point 10 Ffauklin Pierce.