Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1848-05-19
Cen. Seott and his Prosecutors.

polk and Pillow, excitcs the indignant comments
~ ,ho ;rdercndent prcss. and Is rapidly arous-
", .,,,,,,,a,,;es NJ tho American
ing the pio'ccuhg y"P"s ~,
people. In the midst OF ms tnumP"s' y" ".
field Of his last and most glorious battle ior ms
country. achieved. after fighting his way from
= - aoo milo. ,hro,r,h an enemy's
'era o'u-, .;nr,o rovo,sc. disaster or
country, Without sng'o ro''.'e'
check--in the midst Of a glorious cn'npAgh'
which has proved him the greatest captain Of the
.ro aud ,nade the yalor and bravery Of the Amc-
49,. L,,...,, .,d ro.nectcd throughout
rcAn so'u,e' A',o"" 80 .,.;alou
Europe-Gen' scott ighomi"ous'y '"
down by Polk and Pillow, and sent Ike crmi-
nal before A Court chosen by his enemies. lie |
:, -, b., !. ,,.ct oe subordinate officers, en- |
80 ~. N A. ,,o.or 81 tho Ex.
courageu anu u'ueu " AT "'e -. -
ecutive, and the archives OF the Departments
are ransacked and the time Of the Secretary Of
War occupied, in raking up some plausible ac-
| =. -, him
eusauon AsA'is' nun"
The New OreNhs De"e-"hose eui'"' 'A'
been on the spot, and witnessed the treatment to
which Gen. Scott is subiected- in the following
-. ,,o,ls in cIooucnt and INDIGNANT Ian
A'"'''' 'Pe'' - -, e.,
guase, se"u'henS "'a' w" "''u i''P0"s''
throb in every American bosom;
Like a noble lion at bay, worried but not in
undated by the swapping and barking Of the
canine pack let loose upon him by some royal
huntsman, the Commandcr-in- chief Of our army
is presented 10 the twenty millions Of his admir-
ing and grateful fellow citizens in the attitude Of
criminal on trial in the capital captured by his
genius and valor. Those who have been instru-
mental in bringing about such notifying
spectacle as this, must place very low estimate
upon the character of our people to expect that
it will elicit from them any other sentiments but
those OF the stefnest rebuke, the most scorching.
annihilating scorn and indignation.
The peoples hearts are not 10 scared and dried
up by the fires Of party passion, their perccp-
tons have not become 20 blunted, or tbeis pat
riotism cooled down 10 the zero point, that they
can look on such scenes as are presented in the
e;ty of Mexico. and not feel that n gross indiR.
nity has been offered to the national glory,
stain cast upon our escutcheon, dark page ad-
ded 10 our history. which only the loud and
unanimous voice Of the people can expunge or
ohl;terate.
) The sober second thought Of a noble and
grateful people will pronounce the trial of Win
Ella Sol, nnder The circumstance. and the dis
m;s.al or nrc-acouittal Of his accuser. without a
c a,,ll IN ;n;n.i,re in sori;d calculating. cold.
= hearted inrrstitude. Il has no redeeming or
n.lliating views. Il has not the shadow of an ex-
ru.e resson or Modification. IL stands alone. a
.olitsry css In our history at least, of success
mi General being tried for doing his duty for de-
tending The Ulory Of our army and country, tried
Inv his Junior officers. in the very scenes Of his
l. nohrsi explo,s. and made 10 stand there, before
II he World the ,ar,et for the low hate and Gun.
n;ng az the ;ntrsrnants whom his favor had
,~as5ncd INTO a .;s,cncc and whose malice. other.
y ,.;se ;mnotcnt government patronage had sun.
,l;od yi,h sing
Th;s .,,;,ndc r sufficiently ln,mlating in any
d WOW hu, ,ben n comes 10 that mint. hat VIM
4. T va,,L c., 80 hefnro Conrt Marital in IN,
J. CIV n Mex;co and burl IN the teeth Of Win
6eld SCOT, The anproyal of nj, conduc, by th,
Cox.rrmen, and the condemnation on M, Com
e ,nanderin- Chief, !, passes the bounds Of humAI
: na,;..,ra .rd made ne s;ck AT heart
x And Who & the officer with whom the Gov
'e .rnn,.r, has ,aLen sides against Winfield Scott
!" II he The ,amc who abandoned his t.nst ON
N .,,nc,;I;o ,vhcn our army law under the threat
. rn;ng csnnon ~ The en.myp Il he the sam,
r. wh;l., IN The c;,v snoke In ,crus of con
A 49,, ~ ~ nobie oiI General Inv wbose mar
! nsnl,n;,x r;,b Tho ali Of pcrs;fcr + Smith
skiIl and Ceneral.h;n he was enabled 10 regal,
= his position in The armvY Is he The same !
10 whom the patriotic Gaines declared in this city
h when informed az his resignation that he Iool =,
upon him as dcserter in the time of War? |
he the same officer whose conduct AZ Puebla wa
in pronounced by Generals Oui,man. Tw;g0s an,
Il smith highly preudcial TO the honor and safet,
= of our aTmyY /, he the same officer who wat
!" ed IN ono morning staunch Democrat, vine,
in bc bad alwav, been n Wbig before. and n. mi
l. denly become the friend and alIy Of another az
6cer Who, before ,his, lad been Inc cons,an
theme of HI. r;d;cule and abuse
+ his i. the officer who has been nut forwarS
y. IN taunt and insult Winfield Scott, we think the
n. choice /. an admirable one. That noble olt
~ commander. who. throughout the irving scene
of an uneoualed campaign. stood so nobly by til,
:. aac Of b;s country. and devoted himself viii
u such s;pgle-mndedness 10 the glory Of our Who'll,
!. army Z fair game for those who, in all tbeii
II deeds rocked not Of aucht but their own selfsl
'e ends and Dersonal ACKNOWLEDGMENT
But stilI, II the blow was to be struck by such
an arm. we would have preferred that another
a, scene ,han the city Of Mexico had been selected
- for h we would have preferred other witness
. - e IL = 1.,rad,,,on than the enemies Of IN,
~ , ~ hos enemies who, conquered by N.
,.Ior I'd skil Of Winfield Scott. would end
so ~ .ol"ce for iCnominies and mis,ortunes in
4. malicious low over the blow thus aimed by now
,r or 4, the Chief whose strong arm has prostrated