Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1850-11-29

charm OF a newspaper; but when we are over
run, as VIC have been for the past six weeks,
with matter interesting to but portion of our
subscribers, and yet requiring to be publishcI
we must rely upon the kind forbcarancc of
others to whom such matter is bore. We
hope soon to be free again. in the mean time.
may we ask our readers to "hold their breath
We are obliGcd to defer for day or two the
extracts we promised last evening from the
admirable Speech Of Mr.. CT LAYTON delivered at
Wilmington, Del on tie 10Th inst. The pres
sure upon our columns, in printing the Public
Laws passed at the recent Session of the lie.
gs,ature must furnish our excuse.
IL he near time, however, we give, below;
the glowing culogv pronounced by Mr.. CLAY
TON, at a subsequent period Of The occasion al.
luded to, on the character and services Of Gen.
SCOTT. The account states -
"Mr. Nc NJ ichael, TO toast complimentary
to the Press, responded in brief but eloquent
manner. He said that the Wings OF Delaware,
and of the Union, would march onward to vic
tory, in the next campaign, under the
glorious banner Of Winfield Scott" This was
received VITA " vociferous applause" lie then
called upon AIR. Clayton 10 say something in
regard 10 General SCOT, WHOM he had Known
intimately Tor so many years. Ia the request
the company present joined"
Whcreupon Mr. CLAYTON rose and spoke as
iollows:--
Feiluw-cirizcns | do not in,enI, on an ac-
= .io 10 IN l.
but as | have been requested by my friend from
Pennsylvania to give my opinion of General
Scott, aud of his services to his country, and
as YOU have seconded the request so warmly
and earnestly, cannot refuse 10 do so.
! have lived to honor one gallant soldier Of
my country, AID hope TO lived 10 do Justice to
another. The memory Of Taylor is embalmed
in the hearts OF his counlrynen, and their voice
has cOnsecraled his name IN tones louder and
II ore emphatic than were ever uttered in token
of their alifclorate remembrance of any of
their iIlus,rious dead, except tie Father Of his
Country himself. There still lives hero
worthy of The highest honcrs "A nations graf =
tude can bestoW; and that hero is the Conqne-
ror Of Me %ico, loud applause, Winfield Scott.
whose name will never perish willie a history
Of his country is preserved. Bursts of ap-
pause, long continued.
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brilliant career Of this gallant soldier ; but
CA not he reminding you of some Of the lead
ING acts OF his ext aordinary life
lie commenced his career as a soldier in the
war Of 1912, lie was distinguished, in the
first instance, by his eXertions at the Battle of
Queenstown, where lie resisted, for long
time, the efforts OF IA superior force but he was
at length overwhelmed, taken prisoner and car
ried into the British possessions. With him
was the gallant band thai had fought by his
side many Of whom were lrishmen. While
on board The vessel which was carving him to
the British North American possessions, he
heard Of an extra ordinary movement lie went
on deck and found British officer calling the
names of the soldiers Of the American army
in order to ascertain who among them were
lrlshmen from ;heir bTogue,' so that, in pur-
suance OF the British doctrine, they miuht be
punished. Gen. Scatt Instantly ordered every
American soldier on degk to be silent. They
obeyed him. Thirty odd Iri,hmep, however.
had been ascertained by the i irish 10 be such
from the replies which they gave to questions
put to them. Scott was sho tly Afterwards ex.
changed for British officer, and then he
fought the battles OF Chippewa Plains and Ma.
CARA. In those battles many prisoners surren.
dtred to his troops, and he Immediately gave
notice to the British authorities that if thew
touched hair OF the head of single Irishman
who had fought under the standard of the
United States, for every Irish life so taken an
English lie should pay the forfeit and tina,
bloody retaliation would be exacted by the
troops under his command. (Appause.) Tn,
result was that al those prisoners were sur
rendered in exchange for British prisoners
captured by Scott on the never TO be forgotten
plains of Chippewa AID Niagara.
In Il c 'ast of these bait eS, that Of Niagara
he lost two horses, which were killed unde
him; and at the close of the engagement, per
haps five minutes before The action termua ed
he received a British mu-kct bell Though on
If his shoulders, which laid him PROSTATE OF
The earth. lie was dragged behind tree an
left for dead. shall say nothing at this tim
q! his actions in the war against the Sac am
Fox Indians, nothing OF his distinguished ser
vices On TIC northern frontier, 70 prevent tn
Illegal incnrSion Of our own citizens into tn
British Canadian possessions. But on H.
present. OCCASION, whea called on so cmpha,i