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Full Title	A document for all thinking men
Date Added	8 January 2014
Language	English
Publish Date	1852
Publisher	Washington : s.n. ,
Source	Americana
Alternate Title	The political letters and writings of General Scott, reviewed, discussed, and compared. His native Americanism proved by his own words! His support of the bankrupt law proved by his own words! His support of the United States bank proved by his own words! His ignorance of the Constitution proved by his own words! His hostility to Catholics proved by his own words! And, finally, his incompetence, his aristocracy, and his persevering efforts against the naturalization laws, proved by his own words!
Topic	Campaign literature, 1852 > Democratic. Scott, Winfield, 1786-1866.
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OCR AR rita ee Ce é CUMENT FOR ALL THINKING MEN THE POLITICAL, LETTERS A NDWRE TINGS OF GENERAL SCOTT, : REVIEWED, DISCUSSED, AND COMPARED, 4 His Native Americanism proved by his own words ! . lis support of the Bankrupt Law proved by his own words! His support of the United States Bank proved by his own words !.. Teg His ignorance of the Constitution proved by his ow: words! His hostility to Catholies proved by his own words! ind, finally, his incompetency, his aristocracy, and his per- severing efforts against. the naturalization laws, proved. by his own words! GENERAL SCOTT’® POLITICAL LETTERS AND PRODUCTIONS. The following are -all. the political letters and productions of General! Scott, written’ and printed before his nomination by the last Whig Na- tional Convention, and since he has been an ‘aspirant for presidential » honors. They will be useful as matters of reference during the present campaign. Constituting, as they do, the chart of his political faith, they deserve to be read and reviewed with care; and coming, ‘as they do, from the whig candidate for President, they should be care ully preserved. By whomsoever perused, however, these productions will create no senti- ment of admiration for the writer. Lacking in good sense, in good taste, and even in literary accuracy, they alternately exhibit him as vain, domi- neering, and shallow. e HIS ARDENT NATIVE AMERICANISM. General Scott’s deyotion to the principles of Native-Americanism—hig: hostility to foreigners—appears to be about the only fixed principle of his’ mind. Surrounded by contradictions and denials it may be, but it often. 4) IED - ee temo ~ eee eg Whang pie ee ogee 4 ote oe remnerermnemnranmmne tt a meta ee