Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1848-04-15

Il is now understo0dth Gen. Winfield
Scott will shortly arrive in this city. under
! orders from The Government to report bin.
self at Washington. lie will return to his
! native land under circumstance SO strange,
and in some respects so mortiti ing, that
apart from the enthusiasm which hi+ great
deeds naturally inspire, his reception
shonll hr of n character to make the old
soldier forget TINT he lost favor with bis
Government whilst he won ZANE for his
country,
Now is not the time perhaps to enter mp
on u narrative or a criticism of the CirCum-
stances which have produced the eHtrnor-
binary spectacle Of II victorious leader
badpprrd hy his subordinates and forsaltcn
10y Htr vsuFrruIlenu. Tme UHwrITtfn his-
tory of the war may contain much that
would shed Ii hit upon differences which
wayrd into bitter and settled hatrcds. It
might mitigate ir0 thcir ~ticrcer or rugged
aspects the calamitous controversies
which resulted in splitting M the army in
to clques ~ rotcrics, and in the a~basrrnpnt
9th" great military captain who led that
army from conquPring unto conquest. Per-
hnps when caImer c]ounscIs shall temper
the disposition with the charity which
pardons snin"thing TO the infrmitirs orhn.
man nature, most of those distinguished
officers whose IN nds arc filed with; sc0r-
pions to each other. will have murt to re-
greet in the pastand much to forgive. II IS
quite probable that the lcroCious ermItics,
which are 50 much deplored by the pub
lie, had their origin in small beginnings,
in transient jpalousies, in momcntary dis
contents, which are inscparabIo even
from the most disintcrested rivaIries, and
sometimes qualify the most exalted ambi-
tons. These have been fpmantod un-
wi tingly perhaps, until impatient spirits
were seemin " driven the hnadlong
lengths of rcnorseloss and inexorable
hatrcds.
We had no purpose, in commencing
this article, 10 indulge in this depreciatory
strain, but there is something so anomal-
Gus in The attitude of Gen. Scott 10 the
army AMI something 50 repuIsiye in the re-.
~lations Of many OF his subordinate officers
to him, that it is scarcely possible to refer
to either party and escape a series orpain-
fIl reflections. 1t would rejoice us OK.
cerdingly, il, when these wars shall he
done, explanations restore to each other
the distinguished Generals ho have here.
totore been as ofone kith, or that evil pas
SONS shall not arise to mar the me of
deeds which have filled the world with
wonder.
10 teturn to Gen. Scots anticipated
sojourn amongst US. We are sure that It
will require no elaborate preparation to
give him such a recep tlon as VIII make
his heart glad within him. He has earn.
ed all the respect and estcem which can
he shown him. and it is only necessary to
make arrangements SO that the public can
testify their regard without confusion, and
h. receive the congratulations ofhis coun.
t ymen with as little in onveniruae ms may
be lie comes here rnder the shadow of
official disp.easmre. Stripped If his com.
mand, his sword taken from hims his sub
ordlhates momentarily triumphant; he is
brought home almost u prisoner, These
circumstances are well calculated to in
c ease The e. thusiasm Of his welcome, did
pub &c feeling need adventiious hid. But
were he hasking in tn mnridiaf ofpower;
came he here "A voluntary visiser 10 his
native country; were be yet the idol ofthose
who were wont to hold him first AMONGST
men, be would find open arms and warm
hearts whithersoeyer be mighG 90. we
have mol alluded to The u~pleasaet relations
that sprung up around him with3a view TO
exc ont i demonstration hy i%nlusinq INTO
public grstitude The ingredients OF popular
sympathy. We have spoken dc them he
cause they ohtrude themselves upon the
mind unhidden. when Gen. S,ort arrives
they will be lost in the emotions which his
presence will inspire; for he il i man to he
admired Tor himself alone, ands applauded
for the greatness that is in hits.
.~icayune.
An Irishman, being told thataa friend of
bis put money il the stocks; "saelI,o said