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Great Democratic Meeting In New
YOrk-LetGer from Gen. Scott.

Great Democratic Meeting In New
YOrk-Letger from GEN. Scott.
NEW YoRK, Oct. 13.-There is an immense
Democratic meeting TO night at Cooper IDstl-
tute, presided over by Horace F. Clark, aesist-
ed by Washington Hunt and Others. Speeches
were made by Horatio Seymour, John Van
Buren and Richard O'Gorman. A large num-
Der Of outside meetings were also held. II is
estimated that over fifty thousand people were
present.
The following important letter was read by
John Van Buren,, not, however, with the consent
Of the author:
WAsHNoroN, March 3, 1861.
DEAR SR:-Hoping that In day or two the
new President will have happily passed through
all personal dangers, and find himself installed
an honored 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,
dated In October last, on the highly dIsordered
condition Of our 60 late happy and glorious
Union. To meet the extraordinary exigencies
of the times, it seems to me that am guilty
Of no arrogance In limiting the Presidents field
of selection to one of the four plans of procedure
subjoined:
Fret, Throw off the old, and assume new
deegnation-the Union Party adopt the con-
ciliatory measures proposed by Mr.. Crit!enden
In the Peace Convention, and my life upon 1t,
we shall have no new case Of secession but, on
the contrary, an early return of many, if not
of all the States which have already broken
off from the Union. Without come equally be-
nign measure, the remaining slaveholding
States will probably join the Montgomery Con.
federacy in less than sixty days, when this city,
being included in foreign country, would re-
quire q permanent garrison of at least thirty
i've thousand troops to protect the Government
within It,
Second, 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.
Third, Conquer the seeded States by In.
vading armies. No doubt this might be done
in two or three years by young and able Gen.
eral-s Wolfe, Dessaix or a,Hoche, with three
hundred thousand disciplined men Estimate
third for garrisons and loss OF yet greater
number by skirmishes, sleges, battles and
Southern fevers. The destruction Of life and
property on the other side would be frightful,
however perfect the moral discipline Of the in
vsders.' The conquest completed at that enor-
nous waste of human lie to the North and
Northwest, with at least two hundred and fifty
millions added thereto, and eui bono. fifteen
devastated provinces, not to be brought into
harmony with their coRquerors, but to be held
for generations by heavy garrisons, at an ex-
pense quadruple the net duties or taxes which It
would be possible to extort from them, follow
ed by Protector or an Emperor.
Fourth, Say to the seeded States, Wayward
sisters, depart in peace.
In haste, remain yours, truly,
| WINFIELD SCOTT
To Hon. VIM H. SEWARD.