New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-08-12
Loco-FoCo Tactics.
~ the Editor of The N. L. Tribune:
NIAGARA FALLS, Friday, Aui

10 the Editor of The n. L. Tribune:
NIAGARA FALLS, Friday Aug. 6, 1883.
In travelling through the western part OF
this State, my attention was called to a LOco-Fo-
co document which has been largely circulated
processing to tell truth, aud holding Gen. Scott up
TO our adopted citizens, and to Catholics in par
ticuar as being the very essence OF all that they
should abhor rs fanatic and Native, who
would take from them every right and privilege
which thew possess as American citizens. But
This is not all. 1t contains a letter addressed to
Gen. Scott. protesting to be from an old soldier,
accusing him of being coward and dishonest
man. The writer of that paper must have been
nm old soldier in the LocO-FOco amp, and me an
and base enough To stOop to any act winch would
benefit the faction of which he is worthy mem
her. The villain who wrote that article dare not
come before the American people IN hls true char
acttr and tell when and where he fought ; his
courage has been displayed IN u run shop, or IN
skulkIng Ike ali assassin IN the dark, fetdy 10
strike at every thug and every peron, no matter
how sacrta or how pure, provided ne may receive
hisrewaId from the action he serves whose ouIy
areum, nts IA re- ialsehoOd ana corruption.
This living wretch casts imputatlOns upon the
chief who for forty years has defended ms c0un-
try from Every foe, whose public LIE ls so pure
never before been able to fluid fla" IN It who,
after he was recalled from the scenes oi ms glory IN
Mexico, and from the command OF the army wnlcn
he had led victorious through al enemy s country,
and sttrr he had returned without murmur and
submitted bmstt To the mercy OF his accusers,
he was acquitted, they not being able TO prove
apaipst hlm any wrong act. Alter the power oil
Loco Foco President had been used against hlm
an VAIN this pure. mnOtd, hon, st old soldier, TINS
nerfect so,cIneu ot LOcO.tOCO taiSehOOd, comes
to the rescue and attempts TO accomplish what
his supCnOrs IN the Sc requisites could not
Such are the Arguments OF those desperate po-
ltical scsmps They would Mil of Scott ms they
did uenr, Clay, and after they have accomplished
their Nilauy, CRY cut, hc was great, good ana
Ionest man aud be the fTst TO shed crocodile
tears over ms grave. . -.
A. IN the Native Americsnism Of Gen. Scott
in his letter accepting the nomination, he ex-
pressly YES us ms views On TINS suyrct ipf lear
there should he any doubt as 10 "he he slood
on that cue stiun. Tie tells H. that ne Is opposed
tosnv change m the Naturalization laws, except
that foreigners serving IN our army AMI navy Tor
ono ,esr shall be emitted ~ the nights 81 cltlIcn
sh;n Dies this look like Natiyrism! Here Gen
Scott has publicly pla ed himself before the
people ,,,..,
ronpc.d It's Judgment and the historians at o II
Ja, place HIM VA ,ho hist rank among the military
n, Tors f the age. Asto III honesty, 10 one eVei
heard word against II before. Perhaps they
Will succeed IN making Us believe that Franklin
Pierce Was the cOnquer0r OF Mexico.
They cav Gen. Scott Is not statesman, and Ii
not 6t In niitne Presidency. | whlnUt 90 intO a
detail Of the t,nt. and places in Sbch he la:
shown himself otatesman m the host trying
scenes. Enough, that ms abilities hoe been &C
Know, cg-o by every administration foa Madison
TO the p,esent. But tins comes "ith ,XceedIng
poor grace from patty "hi,h has uuhsasiie al
its statesmen such as CnSs, Bncnan"h'Douglas
and Others, to take up a man unknown tone peo
pie. They dare not nominate man benuneC
with their principles, but must take up -one on'
with whom t1ey could SHOW two sides oncverl
question. The people IN tins section are Wan II
their support OF Scott, and old Mag Ia VA rOl
up one Of her largest majoHties for the ucke,
Yours, SARsFiEb.