Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1848-02-17
Great Scott Demonstration at INDIAN


apuiis.
biEssEs LHAPMANs 81 SPANN.-l was greatly anus
ed on "Wednesday evening last visiting the Hall of
the House OF Representatives. TO the great wing
party Ut Indians, now at Indianapolis composed Of
menbers of the Legislature and Others sitting in
solemn assembly, to abuse the President of the United
States and make demonstration in favor of General
Scott-o the sentiment of one of the resolutions
being well qualified to ill any station within the
gift of the American people.
There was pretty full meeting Of the whgs now
at the Capital Mr.. Senator Beard was chosen Pres
dent, job Edredge, ESQ.,, of Cass county Vice Pres-
dent, Mr. Ferguson of Clark and Mr.. Greer of Me-
riOn, Secretaries.
Mr.. Beard, taking the chair, remarked that they
did not come together to nominate a candidate for
President; that they had agreed in State Convention
not to nominate candidate, but to express their feel
lngs In relation to the arrest of General Scott in
Mexico
committee, of which Mr.. O'Nea of Indianapo-
lis was chairman was then appointed to prepare
olutions WIN left tie Hall for that purpose, when
GOdlove S. Ortb, of the State Wing Electors be-
ing called upon, delivered an eulogy the military
scharacter of General Scott, and in praise of his brill
liant campaign in Mexico. He complained, that, at
the commencement of the war, the command of the
army had not been at once given to General Scott,
who the commander-in-chief, instead of being
conferred, as he remarked, a Colonel of the
line (Gen. Taylor) He then complained of the Pres
Mexico, after General Taylor had gained a name,
which mgnt be inferred from his remarks, that was
making him prominent candidate for President.
The President falered, he remarked in reference
the possibility of taking Vera Cruz Scott recommen-
ded 1t and went to the of conflict He aptured
the city with its CASTLE whipped Santa Anna on the
heights OF Cerro GOrdo and finally planted the Amer
lean standard on the halls of the Montezumas.
Mr.. ONeal, as chairman of the committee, now
presented the resolutions, condemning the President
for arresting General Scott and declaring him well
qualified to fill any station within the gift of the
American people.
The great speech of the evening was then made by
Mr.. ONea who for the last several months has been
abusing Defrees for concealng the prominent acts of
General Scott-givng him and his paper, and
then few of his choicest shots for doing General
Scott much injustice. In the course of his speech
he remarked, that General Scott did depend alone
this Mexican for his fame. That the war
with England witnessed his brilliant exploits where
he had in deadly conflict and defeated the self
styled invlncbles of Europe. He had shed his blood
IN that war. That his promotion was as rapid and
almost as brilliant that of destiny, Napoleon,
for at the age of twenty-eight he became Major
General OF the American Army. All this too, said
ne, happened long before this Mexican dream
ed of. Further; General Scott was not destitute of
civil qualifications. He had been prominent candi-
date of the wings for President and on two occasions
near receiving nomination. What did he do,
said he, on those occasions He boldly advocated
the nominee of the Convention and showed his deyo-
tion 10 whig principles. There was concealment
in him. and he could be safely trusted in any Office,
within the gift of the American people. When he
looked at his whole military career, ending in his
umphal entry into the Halls of the Monezumas, he
stood FORTH unrvaled, the greatest General of the
present day, and of the world, Napoleon only ex-
cepted.
After this eloquent speech, the resolutions were
adopted unanimously, by reclamation.
MIR. Orttm of Laporie, was then called for, who in
responding to the call, displayed cautiousness
than either of the other speakers. After abusing the
| President, is usual with wing speakers, he made
the following grandiloquent flourish "If, said he,
General Scott, is under arrest; if martial is
appointed to Try him; if this meeting has assembled
10 express its Indignation it, in fine, this is an in
dignation meeting, then, said he,-usng most vio-
lent GESTURE with both hands-THEN INDIGNANT -
The meeting then adjourned, sine die.