, 1860-12-18
Hon. II. e. Scott OF VirStuia-what
he thinks,
QuNcT, H., Dec. II, 1860,

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North In which we A'e-1niserable because
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your attention to that most conservative and
able of tho present generation Of virrinfa
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ton' faoqme9 eonnt5. mr. soott has heseto-
fore been regarded as tho ablcst, purcet and
moat conservative Of virginia statssmen. In
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mer. IS We heretofore thought, did not pre-
sent 80 worthy man - Afr. Scott to tell you
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mind the idea that Mr. Lincoln could do no
better than to invite Mr. Scott to seat in the
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rreeeived from friend the Richmond 1E1ig,
Of December 9Th. 1850. containing the letter
ofwr scott dated Rtchmond Noremh-r st1t,,
1sco, addressed to the editors Of the Richmond
Eaoxirer. In this letter Mr, Scott, after dis
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STALE Coosenuon, aao a1cef declaring IN ID
yor of that measure, among ether things says:
~That n norton Of the Southern States now
and that arcordinr 10 every probability. some
of them viii shortly DECLARE a formal seccssinn
therc ia M room for doubt. +
81 know Of no means by which anv State
can be forcil1y compelled 10 remain tn the
1TnJon and r,rr{or1n fhe duticz fhaf nerfasncd
such is The Intimate connection between the
Southern States, growing out Of the Institution
oae ,n a ~ ~ ~ ~ n tnsrt e ~ ~ ~
oner,tipn ~ Tx Fedcra1 GorcInment mt the
xithd1HWa1 If INV cnn.;drrah]r nu,rher n
them necessarily aftects The relations Of the
others snd in;nr}ons1r iurairs their coniltt;on
"These considcrntiens wonla seen To fmn1v
A. oh1r.tfnn ~ r1;rnd1v conccrt N the ,,a-f r.
II, ~ snnthcm Statcx in a crisfs 20 r4srr ~
tbc present. and forbid funIess under tie prcs.
snrc of nfsolnte nrcessit no. ~ The senarafc aation
ofanJ.
... for myse t,a,t Sm 9a nnntstaotJ s oIpGsea 70
number MN ~ of the % slsrcholdinr states ~d eInosed j
defcnceless to the federal power; md I an
equally opposed to any form q secession
;assaS aYato ~ H@.s;naiaw sas M
1ropr nn1on vii, tha FRI, st,tc, 7. tn r..
broken. tbe government founded upon it
should be discarded, and each see.ion subjected
10 INC 4ke necessty o. forming LEW assocla:
'.hat a This can 10 .cen,n,,sbsd hr eoa
cezted action. If no other way, It can be ac-
eomplishcd through the fundamentally ofour
thai1 nnIted act,nn t Wouid he imro.,sSis for
the government to be administered, and the
@ tTee states HoaIo oe oionxat 70 - .oe so Mtetna-
seton In the Union. e,r dissolution by aeTes
ment - =.
The position q Mafyiand connects beg
81 s6onid tn e,e!1nne ~. ,,nnn re n1.inate .cttaa
without 4 conference with her people. Should
that State nnite in the aet OF Withdrawal.
e n,sa. M'a 81 nel !1soach ~, oseF tae
ment at Washington. and tie Recommendations
In that city, would at onco afford nll the con-
renieoees io1 Inc eapita1 ot sne sontoefh Con-
'eaet@e