Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1852-09-17
Erieact flom lk. Clanen's Spc.rk.

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Let me ad,er to one fact for which have
authority, aud which know to bo trnc A,
the very ,nnmenl when peace was about IN b..
made between this country and Mexico. " hen
Winfield Scott could. with honor, have nccrp.
ted place IN the Mexican army, he wns Of
fered one mills n two hundred and Civ thons
and dollars ia cash. If he would resi- IN the Am
"rican army aud take command uf tlie Mexican,
with The promise tina, ration far superior 10
that OF the American army should be given 10
those who would JOIN has stoudard and enter
the service "f Mexico. And, further, he was
offered the Pre- sidoncy of Mcxico for five wears,
aud was destod to keep 1t duringrha time in
order IL Restore pence. III, civil aImi,istra
ton had even wun The u lmralion Of his enc
ues, md hr was looked upon as sayiour,and
they Offered him this large sum az an induce.
ment III luke the office. DO you not suppose
lac was stung with resentment after all he had
done fnr his country after he had prrlcd his
ii'a III every field, and conquered mn empire
Tor her advantage and glory at finding him.
self dismissed from oiicci ,t that crliraI
period i"mpter advanced and ~nid, Take the
command of the amy of Mexico and the Prcsi
denrv III Mexico for five years. What was thai
b1i The dladcm of Mexico and the office Of En-.
pefor. II he had chos n g. &c suchl 1.-The bad
taken II, suppose We had sent an army To chas-
tsc The Mexlcans when they w,rs command
ed by Winfield Scott; do,'t voW thiuk We
should have come back with u consid erahl,
number of black eyes aud bloody noses .
langl Ter. Now look at this picture. and
what do You find rs surpass III He ri cited
all these offers. and snii: i am al American
soldi and my blood Las tcrn freely shed lo
Am.rlea. aud shnh be shed fpr no other coun
Try on earth. Applause I viii die for III,
Americans, but for no ohcr people God eve
made. (Enthu asric applnns,,) The Prcsi
dency ot Mexico. the office OF Emperor oHere,
mr. ly Mexico. cnnnof seduce me from that low,
ofmy naive land wuh which, thank God,T wa,
born. and which have retained from my ear
Hest infancy 10 This day (Applause)
"Fellow citizens, | have thought there i.
nothing in the history Of the past 70 equal III,
lngratltnde with " hch this gallant old Soldier
was treated, unless you refer TO Jusi;niln and
his general, Belisarins 10 hr sure he d;l cs
cape Without his eyes being pat out; but he is
poor num- and il he had chosen To take tn,
Presidency Of Mcxco. ic might lave been one
oil the mllionarirs of tie time; aud indeed !,
would be difficult TO estimate what he mioht
have acquired. point TO these facts TO show
the patriotism and purity of the mans charac
ter. Agnin, ask. what can Nnu find 10 sur
pass III You have been admirers of Jackson
Harrison and Taylnr, aud God knows | shall
continue TO he, while there Is lite in nv body
an admircr Oft character ufZacharv Taylor
But cannot be made insensiblc to the merits
of Winfield Scott. All of those who have
known him intimately, " hose opinion /, worth
straw, conser that truer friend ofhis coun
try never lived.
when he came back from Mexico Ia. was
sick almost TO death in the nublic service
he whole power of the Government was
against him who had dune so much. He land.
ed at Ne" \ ork quietly, and when saw him
Tor The hrSt Time alter he returned from Mexi.
co he was pale and exceedingly feeble ia,
gigantic form, six fee four or Eve inches IN II;
stockings, looked as if preparing for the grave.
but. thank God. he is now as hearty ba,o
and willing to do service and baulc for hi,
country as he was at Chippewa and Niagara
lAppIause.)