Weekly national intelligencer., 1848-04-29

he would not do TO make President and Mr. c. was in
Deed ready to admit that the office Of President that Office
had Of late been administered seemed 10 be very small thing
small be unworthy oi the attention desire Of
truly great But he differed in this with the gen.
eman He thought that in the proper government Of this
nation of than twenty millions the wise Of
had been said of the King that England had that
:" He said a foolish thing,
Nor ever did wise one"
But the gentleman admitted that Scott the Of this
that in action he great though words unwse Then
according that instance he being of ought
tomake ate President Mr. c. would say the honorable
gentleman from Maryland (M McLAsE) that he infinitely
obliged TO him for his advice The gentleman avowedy
Democrat and such he advised the Wings 10 run
Gen. Scott Now Mr.. q. had always understood that
was wise to learn from adversary, but he supposed he
ought TO avoid what his adversary recommended AS
Democrat the gentleman ought to desire that the Wings
should be defeated; and, SO wishing, 1t very
sent in him to desire that the Wings should strong
man. Was he really sincere in recommending Gen. Scott
Wing canddae and thereby playing the part of Mexican
Whig to his party in giving aid and comfort the
my He might of these mornings, find himself read out
of the Democratic church by editorial in the Unon his
associate from Pennsylvania had been, (Mr. WIMor As to
what the gentleman had said about the soup letter. Mr. G.
thought the John Donkey could better reply to this part Of the
speech than any else and give picture of the gallant
Scott administering soup Santa Anna and Mr. Polk Santa
Anna thought much peppered Cerro Gor and other
places and Mr.. Polk will find very hasty and scadng hot
Why, much stronger charge had been made against Pre-
sden Harrison. They had charged him with drinking hard
cider which then considered dangerous than drink
ing sow in day. They had proved too that he lived in
log cabin, and, moreover proved, by certificates got
ten up in Indiana that he sold poor white and
for debt but all these weghy charges did prevent the
State of Indiana from casting her for him President
and he went in by overwhelming majority having been
the choice OF all the States of the Union but seven Hea
ver charges had been made against him than against Gen.
Scott but they could not prevent the people from gratefully
remembering his services the frontier. No would all
the parade made about hot soup make any impression The
popular mind would rest upon Vera Cruz and its formidable
castle the mountain pass OF Ceo Gordo the storming OF
Conreras and Chuubuco, the heights Of Chaputepec and
the walls of Mexico; might be, that their recollection
would be carried back, than thirty years. the brilliant
achievements Queenstown and Chippewa the night fight
Niagara the boodest and besconested battle fought
on the American continent Such allegations were urged
against him by this Administration would have
weight the popular mind than feather would when thrown
upon whrwnd This the gentlemen very well knew and
wonder that they desired that Scot should be kept
out Of the field.
There was another reason why they did not wish him
brought forward The country had just been passing through
war, and the Wing party felt it to be its duty to denounce
the Administration for the in which had gotten us
into the and hence they charged with taking sides
against country They in the habit Of calling gen.
emen Mr. Cs side Of the House British Whigs and some
of them Mexican Wings but they would not dare that
Winfield Scott either British Whig Mexican Whig
They knew that all that ammunition would be rendered use
less and they did not like to waste IT, They well knew
and not likely forget that Scott had some forty or
fifty thousand voters in the ranks of his armyall OF them
the which he had been suspended and tried in the
presence OF the enemy whom he had conquered Most of
these were likely to prove active parsans and at all events
they would be dangerous witnesses in his favor They had
charged Gen. Harrison with being coward and they
had learned by bitter experience what the practical result
of such charge brought against such man, when OF
his old soldiers brought up refue it, There many
yet surviving who fought under Scott the Canada lines and
a still larger number who have been with him in Mexico
They would prove ready witnesses and jealous combat
ants in his BEHALF against such charges umped up by
and mbeciy to PROSTATE their gallant leader There was
section of this Union that did Gen. Scott debt
of gratitude. He had performed important public services
the boundary in Maine the borders of Canada In the
Northwest, in the South, well as in Mexico. His name
honoraby connected with the historical records Of every
part of country in quarter he had shown himself
to be both statesman and a warrior
MIC had not risen with the purpose of delivering euo-
GUM Gen. Scott He had been drawn into saying thus
much only in reply gentlemen who had sssaled him. He
should long dean the House in speaking either Of his
military bis civil qualifications But he should always hold
himself ready defend brother Wing when unusy aspersed
by small and selfish men, who sat in safety their cushioned
chairs here Washington and TRADES against the brave
officers Of army who had perled their lives in the high
places Of the field.
Mr. G. went on to say that he had been glad witness
that length the Secretary Of War evnced disposition TO
do justice the reputation Of Gen. Taylor. After having
been for years by the Secretary that heroic
old lsuded in the TRADE Of invecve against
Gen. Scott The whole country would understand this be
hypocrcal The Secretary auds Taylor when he does
not need H. in the hope njue Scott This in keeping
with his former conduct He left Gen. Taylor to fight the
battle Of Buena Vista with inferior forces After Santa Anna
had been defeated there and second time by Scott at Cerro
Gordo and driven back Mexico the Department sent him
large force which be did need Withholding from Scott
who did need it, thereby delaying his advance for three
months Pueb Aer he had 10 advance and conquer the
country with only thousand men, they then sent him
nforcements Previously to their negligence, and
diminish his credit they represented him having thirty
thousand men, when he had but third Of that number
they prescribed in the correspondence just sent in, that
they had him transports and wagons than
forwarded TO him. But Mr.. c. said his object not to
oresta the decision Of the Whg National Convention,
express preference for Presidential candidate He
well convinced the Wings could beat their opponents with
any candidate they might agree to set up.
Mr.. HOUSTON, OF Alabama, obtained the floor.
Mr. VINT0N made unsuccessful effort postpone the
further consideration Of the resolution and 20 into Committee
OF the Whole the state Of the Union.
Mr. HOUSTON spoke in reply TO the speech OF Mr. CLIss-
MAN. but turned himself round be- for the most part
unntelligble Reporters the right Of Chair.
He understood TO charge Mr. G. with having repeated
the speech which he had made here in 1910 and, that
speech had been printed and replied the me there
but little need Of answering Mr. H. referred to the
Mr. c. had read in relation the charges against
Gen. Pillow had the genteman's object been not 10
party purpose but merely inform the country he would
have said that these related only Gen. Pillows de-
ience and not the public business
II said that the Secretary Of War had attempted
fraud but where the proof subsanaie such charge
public remarks against distinguished funconary Of the Gov
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