Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-10-17
ELEGRAPHlC1
DEMOCRATIC MEETING IN NEW
YORK.
LETTER FROM GEN. SCOTT.
New York. Oct. l.,

New YORK, Oct. 13.-P. NJ.
There was an immense Democratic meeting
at Cooper's Institute, presided over by Hor.
ace F. Clark, assisted by Washington Hunt
and others. Speeches were made by Horatio
Seymour, John Van Buren, and Richard O.
German. A large number of outside meet
ings were also held. It is estimated that
over $4,000 people were present.
New YORK, Oct. IA.
AT the Democratic meeting, last night, che
following important letter was read by John
Van Buren, not however with the consent of
the author:
Washington, March Sd, 1s61-Dear Sir:
Hoping that in day or so the new President
will have happily passed through all personal
dangers, and find himself installed as an hon
ored successor of the great Washington,
with you as the chief of his Cabinet, / beg
leave to repeat in writing what have before
said to you orally, this supplement to my
printed views in October on the highly disor-
dered condition of our late happy and glori-
Gus Union. To meet the extraordinary
exigencies of the times, it seems that am
guilty OF no arrogance in limiting the Presi-
dental field of selection. The Union party
adopt the concilatory measures proposed by
Mr.. Crittenden for the Peace Convention, and
my life upon it, we shall have no more cases
of secession; but, on the contrary, an early
return of many, if not all, the States which
have already broken off from the Union.
Without some equally benign measure, the
remaining slave-holding States will probably
join the Montgomery Confederacy in less
than six days, when this city, being included
in foreign country, would require perma-
sc
protect the government within it; second,
collect the duties on foreign goods outside
the ports of which this government lost the
command, or close such ports by act of
Congress, and blockade them; and, third,
conquer the seeded States by invading
armies. No doubt this might be done in two
or three years, by young and able General |
"a Wolf a Desseax, or Hoche - estimating
third for garrison, and a loss of yet
greater number by skirmishes, sieges, battles
and Southern fever The destruction of life
and property on the other side would be
frightful, however perfectly moral the dsci-
pline of the invaders. The conquest COM
pleted at that enormous rate of human life
to the North and Northwest, with at least
$25O,00O,O00 added thereto, and fifteen
devastated provinces not to be brought into
harmony with their conquerors, to be held
for generations by heavy garrisons, an
expense quadruple the net duties for taxes
which it would be possible to extort from
them, followed by Protector or Emperor
fourth, say to the seeded States, "Wayward /
sisters, depart in peacer'
In haste, | remain yours,
WINFIELD SCOTT
To WIN. H. SEWARD.
New York Heralds Washington Dispatch.
WASHINGTON, Oct 13.
A rumor has been current tonight that a
large force of rebels had crossed into Mary
land and had been defeated.
There is not word of truth in the report
1t is said that the failure to arrest the escape
of Stewart and his rebel cavalry in their bold
dash into Pennsylvania through Maryland is
attributed to the division comm ander at
Poolesville, to whom instructions had been
given by Mcclellan, stating that Stewart
would probably retreat upon the line which
he subsequently pursued, and suggested a
disposition of the forces which would cut off
his passage across the Potomac. A strict in
vestigation is now being conducted, with a
view Of fixing the guilt and assigning the
punishment where it is merited. From the fact
already made public, it is evident that Nc
Clellan took proper measures to prevent the
return of Stewart to Virginia, and the fault
must be with the subordinate officers, who
failed to obey his orders or appreciate his
suggestions.