Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1847-11-03
Fem he y y Cour,p and E.smte,
GEN. WINFIELD SCOTT AND OF
ARMY IN NENlCO

The histor, Of the world contains no
/ brighter page. devoted o. deeds Of glory.
than will be tina, ia which the future hlsto-
ran shall describe the gallau, achievements
90 the mere hnLd;ul Of noble spirits who.
under he guidance Of Tie hero Of two wais
have 50 recently accomplished all hu, mir.
acl'S aud now ucci rs ihc capital Il NcNi-
GO. Md when We remember that their
generous humanity and noble iorlcaranco
have on all occasion only been cIuall,d by
thur ulorinus achievements we may .,lch
claim i'r them the lWclics, gratitude g.,
their couu'r, ncu and the admiration # the
world Beyond all question history con-
taius no annals ofmiiiary achievements l.,
80 small a !r,cc asaiu,, -uch trat.ul ODDS 90
disciplined ldicr,; anl ,ha, Too. IN "a
country peculiarly adapted to defensive
warfare
From the day on which Scott land ID q,
Vera Cruz, until the final accomplishment
OF the grea, object Of lis expedition and
with force &c all ut ten thousand men
mostly new lc,ics carried lbs storm the en-
cmys capital Jc'cu,lcl hv tliriy thousand
well disciplined troop, and quietly seated
himself, down as c"nqu,ror III tie TIE midst
Of population of two hundred thousand
souls, he has c,inccd the very li.lcs, or
der Of military tactics ard proved himself
Sthout any superior in the art of war ii
thcr in ancicn, or modern times Whcth.
cr We look at him in the performance Of
miracles Of valor, in s'ormng the srong
holds of tl,c enemy, and with hundreds only
driving from then entertainments thousands
OF his opponcnts-Or whether we pause 1,
observe him in the more difficult task Of SO
outstanding his limited resources TO ,uaic
every blow TEL upon his opponents he is
alike entitled to our admiration and profould
respect. Sent 10 conquer country of scy.
on millions OF people, with a force Of some
ten -v d" 49,, amused ar, wa
little short ola tempting Of Providence To
anticipate success Aud yc, he has never
ful,crcd never seemed to question his a
bility to accomplish the many wonders cN.
pcctcd of him and When we look back at
the daring icats of Cortcz, they actually
dwindlc into insignicancc compared with
the more daring and more difficult achieve
mcn,s Of his successor. And set the cal.
liant soldier who has won for himself fame
as impcrshablc as the language in which it
is recorded, and for his country halo Of
glory which will abide by it in all future
time, was but short year ago the subject
Of the sncers aud bcs OF reckless party
press, which sought 10 win smiles from an
unprincirlcl administration by riliculing
the irankncss of gallant soldier, who when
Indignantly rcbuking uncalcd for complaints
stopped not to weigh his words with the
guarded caution ola time serving politician
The "has,y plate Of soup" which called forth
the rIiculc of his political opponents, has
since that time been partakcn in the "llalls
Of the Montczumas and even those who
loaned themselves to the cowarlly abuse of
u well tried public scrvan, and eallan, sol
der for an expression that which in iis
length aud breadth had nothing in il which
mcritcd even n passing cri icIsm much
lrs- abuse aud ridiculc-arc now forced t.
adm, that they have been guilty If the
crosscst injustice. or where there j. not sui
icicnt mayuanimity for such admission are
compelled by their silence a, least, To bear
testimony in his favor.
But We write not 70 revive unpleasant
rccollcctions; our aim being to do partial
Justice to our inyinciblc little army and it,
heroic leader, now IN the city OF Mexico
The extent of their achievements aud the
brilliancy of their Victories. have 80 thor
oughly as'onl.hci the whole country, that
while every man dcclai,ns to his nciehbor
tie unhcari of icats Of valor which have
81.
prevails i, ulmical to calm reflection aud
wc hear Of no propositions 10 testify by n
public demonstration, our appreciation 81
ihc great and unhcard Of victories which
have been 50 larinaly won. The truth j..
that their very briliaucy has oycrpovcrcd
TIE nation aud no one appcars to have suf
iicirniy recovered from the effect Of the re-
cen, Intelligence to have disostcd "A plan of
tcstiiyiug the Nations appreciation o'wha,
ia. been achieved at such fearful sacri-
fee Of valuable lives. freely ofcrcl up in
the support of the nations honor The
band Of heroes who have won for themselves
imperi.'ahlc fame. and for their country
the prondcs' laurel ON the hci'lf pf Corr,
& r,ll and "a lultcpcc, and on the battle
fields Of Contrcra. Churuhusco and Mcxi
o--meri, no, only the gratitude Of the H.
ton but tho prompt aud appropriate ac-
acknowledgement Of their services by all the
authorities ofthe land When tie hero #
Palo Alto and X .,cara Il, IA Palma won
fresh laurel. on the field If l}ucna Vista.
our city auihori'ic. promptly paid to lin
aul hi, gallant arny-thc tribute 90 rcs-
nee, :, ric'l, mcli',i tnl shall tie be-
rocs Of such achievements as nov cause the
whole nati,u,o glory ia tie uncouqncrablc
spirit Of our soilicry no, meet with similar
testimonials Of admiration aud rc.pcc, -
VIII not New York. aud every oiiy aud
town in the whole country, SCI apart a day
to vay a ike respcc, t. those who have
done more than any oihcr army similarly