Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1848-06-05
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GENERAL SCOTT AT NEW YORK.
from lie .'tn roh Copir and Enquirer
RECEPTION or GEN SCOTT.

Ihls great c'lebfailnn took place On thursday, nc
cnt1lng Ia The pre- arrangements as published
The weather was Inasi anSplclenS Inc sun bniS'
thh IN is glof' about o.e"ck, wmlr h'l'fl"l'
hre1 ~ fesennd the ar e ofdlngy Immense was me
number II hIse eager TO d" l1n" 10 an eminent soldier
aud ri'lah-a man who hfed u WIZ, his IinVrd MN
soli consistent aud Ie1ons adv"cai" at peace while
IN The h'd oehhilhed nsn hSs'' vnar' skill ana re-
sources
on snfrrndetng I'h. Soon t. the canmliin' al me
common Council u New OH. The Mnyot " f.IZlhelh-
town, MI. r. Sandefshp, made an appropriate nd
address tn Mr.. Nlatn7 Franklin, President "i ihc Com
mon Council Il New lo1h, and acting Mayer u Ne"
|mh.
Tho ."nofal then WIS put into the hands o. Nt.
lmn"hn and rn"inf'r' IN band til boat, areanpthi'd
Aya r"nme''"I TIE 'orronaon aud clliH'us I flz1.
hehtonn. The hind struck np as The oencIa stepped
upon The 3'ai and fhrrts, lug repeated welcomed him
on ho1fl.
Mr.. Norris thklm hcn delivered m adlfcs' 10 The
General ucInI his gallat aud the obligations If
the country In hun therefor
Mr.. Franklin WIS repeatedly interrupted by plandts
N The course a he address.
ocn. Scott. as silence was restored. answered
IN these words:
Mr.. pfr,l,ent and gentlemen ut the Common Council
Of New york. and my follow citlxens IN general De-
sgnng h spend quietly few daysin the ne. hbho.d.
have ur kind demand come forth from retirement
10 surrender myself prisoner into the hands If
friends.
The grand city Of New Ymk, already the emporium,
II one hemisphere AMI destined become the emp ii
um ol both, having determined through her authorities
do honor public servant ii our cummon country true
Ia her oun greatness wiki mt mca ,,.ino his hule mct
a. performs that generous utser in Il manner worthy Of
herself and OF the ~ ted States
III had leaked 10 considerations merely personal |
should have decliued the hgh distinctions tend red me-
but knew WAS 10 be received hy Won AS the rcpresrnt
alive of that victorious army it was So lately NV rood
rtnne To command army that has carried ,hc ,iorv
Of the American arms Ia height tina, has won universal
admiration and the gratitude If all hearts a, home
very large portion of the rank and file of ta, army
regulars and volunteers forth from hr city of
New York to n1uer or Ia die II WAS nv lot 10 observe
their irresistible yalor and ptavcss All DANCERS. diff
culfrs and barlships werc met and rononrrra
The Irish and tho Germans ,he Swiss and the
French the Brlon and othct ,d,p,el czrns fuoh, in
the same ranks under The s,n,e cn,s side by side with
native born Americans cxhih;t;r o cour,ge and eff
Cheney and uoilin NJ cyerv vctrv in the same cplhusi
astc Sbonts IN honor uf onr n,, and ,,n,,rv
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rencrrs rivalry IN hcr,ic d,rn, and hil,n, ,ch;.vr
ment I, th,s, vh, saw ii =, c,rr al v,l, and n,tr
Of SIN say If th,v can What race ncc,rdipr IN uunb rs
contributed M 81 IN the rneral sncc,s and cl1y of tn,
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