The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-10-21

by his fellow citizens, and at every place
we find something new. make two ex.
tracts to-day.
An Incident Of the War.-At Hamilton, in
reply to some illusions to his own services
he said:-
HaVlng no desire to allnde to my own
deeds, allow me the pleasure of bringing to
your attention one ofthose of my brethren
IN arms They were the bravest of men,
and without them the glorious victories over
which you exult as a nation, could never
have been won. was once disobeyed by
! my officers, and under these circumstances:
d.. Alter series of successes, the American
army entered the city of Mexico on bright
morning, the l4th ofSepte;nber, 1S47.-
The Mexican Government and army fled the
city at one O'Clock the night before: Three
thousand of the Mexican army disbanded,
threw off their uniforms, but retained their
arms In retiring, that distardly Govern
ment, at the instigation of Santa Anna,
threw open the jails and prisons of Mexico,
and turned loose upon the city small army
of malefactors, more degraded and desperate
than could possibly be found in the peniten-
tiaries ofthese United States. This was in
revenge, because the city had not granted
to Santa Anna all his extravagant demands
This crowd Of liberated miscreams swarm
ed upon the fiat roofs of the houses, which
in Mexico are so constructed as to be ad-
mirably adapted for firing upon an army in
the narrow streets below, and poured upon
my gallant soldiers the most incessant and
calling fire. In the wide streets the can
non could notbe brought to bear upon these
outlaws, who were thus destroying our men
after the enemy's surrender, and in violation
ofevery rule of civilized warfare, and of the
laws of nations. In this crisis | ordered
the soldiers to force the doors of houses from
which the firing proceeded, and to bayonet
every Mexican with arms in his hands
commanded them to bring me no prisoners!
[Cheers.
Now comesymy story. These gallant cor
porals.a and sergeants instead of finflicting the
punishment due to murderers, brought into
me in the palace of Mexico innumerable
prisoners. These generous hearted officers
protested that they could not slay. with
bayonet those who had fallen on their knees
and begged for their lives. o, General, the
sergeants cried, too many have fallen in the
bloody battle we have won without the
gates for us to shed any more blood. |
clasped to my arms the noblehearted officers,
and said, my, noble fellows am proud of my
le'low-solders, Qor with them, all who
fought with me, will testify the most kindly
relatonsever existed,) In all the records
of man, in the pages of all bloody wars, no
spectacle was more sublime than the con-
duct ofthe American soldiers after the cap
lure of Mexico. In other wars the officers
have found itimpossible torepress the soJ-
ers' cry for revenge, and stay them from the
preparation of bloody ouirages but it was
not SO with the American army in the CITY
of Mexico. .... ..'.
| do not desire to give any more military
"reminiscences. Hereafter may. | have
only to thank my fair cOuntry-wUmcn who
have assembled in such. numbers to see nm
old soldier. But assure you am only three
months past Go, and very yCung for my age.
1t | had the power, ! would gladly shower
blessings upon you; hut can ouly invoke
Heaven to bestoW its choicest blessings on
the fair faces and forms before and the man.
ly hearts around me. | thank you, my fcl-
low-countrymen, for your kind greeting and
cordial welcome, and bid you farewell with
regret. 7-rtI .,sg.e.r.s., ...-.te
Gen. Scott and tie Ohio Stocas,4-At Day
ton, in reply to the remarks of the venera-
BILE Judge Johnson, he said among other
things: '.+t.' .t' '''t3s NJ 't'l.
citizens,as you could not well hear
the voice OF my venerable friend, Col. John
son, let me allude to some points IN his ad-
dress. In your behalf, he spoke of the un-
tarnished faith and credit of the State of
Ohio. Let me briefly relate an anecdote,
and show how your humble speaker, improb-
able as it may seem, once had something to
do with the credit of your State in Europe.
1t so happened that was in the city of
London when the first bonds of Ohio were
offered for negotiation in the English market.
1t was at the commencement of that system
Of internal improvements which has secured
to this State her proud position of the third
in rank, in the Republic, and changed her
wldernesses and waste place to garden.
By chance was invited to dine at the tables
Of three or four of the principal capitalists of
Europe. They knew that |, like all SOL
dierS, was poor; (Cheers) but they seemed
to think thar might have a reliable knowl-
edge of the resources and tic integrity (these
money-lenders are very cautious people of
the people of Ohio; and might tell them as
to the safety of the investment, and the GER
tainty Of receiving their interest. How did
| answer! Gentlemen, told them that
Ohio had more acres of arabic land than any
territory of like extent on the globe; Gap
plause) and / described this magnificent
State, with Lake Erie on the North, and the
Ohio river ON the south; itsvast agricultural
and mineral resources, its climate, popula-
tion, and more, with which will not detain
you here. But this was not all. 1t is easy
to say that people are enterprising, and
capable, and economical, but toprove it,
"there's the rub" (Applause) said to
those capitalists, that even atthat early day,
man might travel rapidly over Ohio, and
should ever have school house and church
under his eye. (Applause.) They knew
that with religion and learning good faith
and public credit were inevitable, and this is
truth that cannot be too often enforced
Without morality and intelligence there is
no faith'in man; no, nor woman ether
I (Cheers.) The capitalists of Europe replied,
we will buy stocks of Ohio, and ut good pric-
es. Enthusiastic cheering.) .stla + Ia.
Thus wasit my fortune to be connected
with the subject of your public credit, and
if all had been at stake, should have risk
ed it on this people, who have gloriousiy re-
deemed every pledge made in their behalf
[Cheers.) ad otI ~ .ei.nLsi.ol ,a.@"
PATENT CIDER MILL.-A cider mill pa
tented by7W: c. Hickod, of Harrisburgh,
Pa, was exhibited in Philadelphia, few
days ago, and in tenlminutes nearly shalf