Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1862-10-22
/ Timely Warning Unheeded.

eve of his inauguration TO the Presidency,
and read for the first time TO the public,
by Hon. John Van Buren,, at the great
Democratic meeting held In New York a
short time ago, shows the prognosticating
spirit with which the old hero who wrote
it, was inspired.
WAsHINGTrN, March 2, 1861.
DEAR SIR-hoping that in day OF two
the new President will have happily passed
through all personal dangers, and find him.
self installed an honored successor of the
great Washington, with you as the chief of
his cabinet, beg leave 70 repeat, in writing
what have before said to you orally--this
supplement to my printed views dated
in October aston the highly disordered
| condition of our $50 late) happy and glorious
Union. To meet the extraordinary exigen-
cles OF the time, IL seems to me that | am
guilty of no arrogance in limiting the Presi-
dents field of selection to one Of the four
plans of procedure subioined
|. Throw off the old and assume a new
designation-the Union party. Adopt the
conciliatory measures proposed by Mr.. Crit
tenden or the Peace Convention, and my life
upon it we shall have no new case Of seces-
sion, but on the contrary, an early return Of
many, if rot all, Of the States which have
already broken off from the Union. With,
ont some equally benign measure, the re-
manning slaveholding States will probably
join the Montgomery Cnnfederacy in less
than sixty days when this city, being IN
cluded in a foreign country, would require
permanent garrison of at least thirty>fve
thousand troops to protect the Government
within it
II. Collect the duties on foreign goods
outside the ports of which the Government
has lost the command. or close such ports by
act of Congress and blockade them
III. Conquer the seeded States by inva-
ding armies. No doupt this might be done
IN two or three years by young and able
General Wolfe, Desaix, or a Hoche-
with SOC, 900 disciplined men, estimating
third for garrisons. and the loss of a greater
number by skirmishes, sieges. battles, and
Southern ftvers. The destruction of life
and property on the other side would be
trlghttui, however perfect the moral d:scip>
line Of the invader.
Tie conquest completed at that enormous
waste OF human life to the North and North
West-with at least $3.50, 200, ,0CO added
thereto, and cm Jono2 Fifteen dc, astated
provlncps not 10 be brought into harmony
with their conquerors, but to be held for
generations by heavy garrisoDs, at an ex>
pense quadruple the net duties II taxes it
would be possible to extcrt from them, fol
lowed by protector or an emperor.
" Say to the seeded States Wayward
sisters. depart in peace.
In haste, / remain. very truly yours,
WISFIELD SCoTT.
Hon. VIM. H. SEWARD, &c &c.
Had President Lincoln been guided by
the council and uncommon Judgment of
this honored sage-had he adopted the
conclllatory measures proposed in the
Crlttenden compromise, our country would
not to-day be drenched in fraternal blood.
But the President and the Abolition party
chose rather to reject than to adopt any
proposition having a tendency TO compro-
mise peace or cause a Cancellation between
the North and the South. and standing on
the narrow platform of sectional faction.
publicly boasted, that the party that cleo
ted him was able 10 put down the Rebel
lion. How is it? We have the fearful
consequence too plainly before our eyes,
written in the blood of some of the best
men of the land; we behold on all sides
and around US the sorrowful countenances
OF bereaved relatives-a ruined country
and the hopes of peace removed still far
ther from us. Thus did General Scott.
who has been fighting battles in the service
OF his country for more than half centu-
~, by his experience and wisdom, warn
the incoming Administration against
evils which might have been averted, had
these, OF the suggestions of other wise and
patriotic men been listened to: but these
words of warning fell not upon the heart
OF that ill-advised man, and like one made
OF putty he heard not, neither had the !
suggestions of the Peace Convention anv
favor with him. General Winfield Scott. |
moved by patriotism and love of coun- |
try which are unquestionable, suggests
no less than four plans of procedure to |
the newly elected President, not one of !
which was adopted: but the most ultra |
Abolition measures were at once espoused
by the leaders of the party in power, while
the President seemed to keep up a show
Of conservatism And what is the con-
sequence' After nearly two years of
bloodshed and strife do we find the Union
Do we find the South conquer
ed, or any possibility of ever restoring the
Union upon its old basis while we adhere
to the present policy? No, neither of
these has been the fruit of Mr.. Lincoln,s