New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-10-11
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paign has gone beyond all antecedents, VIM
field scott-the hero and the gentlemen--has
been most falsely and shamefully represented as
4 coward
The mouldoring corpse Of the great American
statesman, Henry Clay, has been dug up, and
placed in the false attitude Of a brutal prize
fighter, with Winfield Scott for his victim.
1t has been recklessly charged upon Winfield
Scott--frst in the perilous shock of battle and
first at the bedside of the wounded and dying
that he was wantonly and fiercely cruel.
It has been charged upon Winfield Scott that
he was coward, quiyering before Andrew
Jackson,
1t has been charged upon Winfield Scott that
he is a swindler and a defaulter.
1t has been charged upon Winfield Scott that
he is Il sectionalist traitor.
Winfield Scott coward! The man who stood
so calamity the perilous tempest Of lead at
Lundy's Lane, Fort st. George and elsewhere,
coward The man whose name will be a blaze
IF light in American history to the future, for
ali that is brave, and true, and chivalrous, and
daring, q coward!
The charge is too reckless, and too bitter in it's
partisanship, to excite in the bosoms of the Amer
can people any other feeling than of Indignation
or contempt
Why this charge--so absurd as to be unworthy
If notice that he was slapped in the face by
Henry Clay' We notice it merely to show how
gar the bitter recklessness of partsanship can
60 But we notice it no further-its gross vul-
sarity must be revolving to every American who
respects the living and the dead glories of our
country
And this charge of his quiyering before An
lrew jackson Brave and true men were they,
both, and neither given to the melting OF the
fainting mood. But what are the facts? Jack
son took up the rumor of some remarks of Scott,
and sent him, not challenge, but letter ex-
pressing strong Indignation at the report made
to him and stating his readiness to stand respon-
sible for what he said. They were then hun
|flreds of miles apart, Scott answered with dig
nifty and moderation. They afterwards met in
Washington, December, 1923. Scott then wrote
to jackson as follows:
WAsHlsGros D. c., December H. 1928.
SIN: One portion of the American community has at
rbuted to you the most distinguished magnanmity and
other portion the greatest desperation in your resent
fnent-am to conclude that both equally in error
alude to circumstances which have TRANSFERRED between
is and which need not be recapitulate and to the fact
hat have been six days in your immediate vicinity
without having attracted your notice As this IS the rst
lne my life that have been within hundred miles
yea and MS it is barely possible that you may be gno
ant my presence beg leave to state that shall not
cave the District before the morning of the l4th inst
To that letter Gen. jackson promptly and
ehivalrously answered, that he was disposed to
meet Gen Scott son friendly terms Now,
| lid the lion hearted Jackson desire to meet a
r.
up of Clay and Jackson against Scott, in this
brutal publicity of personal issues-as though
these great Americans were chicken-c cocks in
the pits, must be sickening to the feelings of
avery right thinking and right feeling Amer
can.
But hear how the immediate personal and po-
litical friends of Gen. jackson spoke to and OF
| Gen. Scott! Gen. Scott on his way, in the year
| 1888 to the North to take command of the army
Of the frontier, passed through Nashville
| and whilst there was waited on by committee
at his lodgings, with the following invitation
NASHVILLE November u, 1898
SRA norton of the citizens of Nashville holding i,
common with their counrymcn your distinguished zeal
patriot and skill commander in the estimation who
services eminently deserve are anxious to pup
ely attest their respect for worth and VIII be wei
pleased to meet you the festive board at such time
may suit your convenience.
The undersigned their behalf, will take pleasure
meeting your wishes.
With grateful consideration we have the honor to sub
,crihe ourselves your obadent servants.
| TSgned by Gen VIM. Carroll Gen Robt. Armstrong
| how Cannon, and seventy citizens of Nashyilel
To Gen. w. Scott, u s. A.
Carroll, Armstrong, Cannon, speaking thus
| to and of Gen. Scott, and now pin teathere
| orators have suddenly discovered that he wa
| 4 co,card. The lack of brain may, in them
| excuse the lack of historic truth and the reck
| lessness of slander. How would they, nice gen
| tlemen, have stood the fire Scott stood at Lun
| ly's Lane?
| But, in the usual ranting, ad captandan
| style, in which the matter of slavery is so un
fortunately introduced into American politics
it is charged that Scott is a sectionalst, maj
of Northern prejudices, under the control c
Seward, ETC.
Scott, the soldier of the Union-Scott VIII
has fought under the flag of the Union from til
Northern frontier to the City of Mexico-Scot
who stood, foremost and most daring, at Lundy
Lane, and who brayed all the perils of the Eve
slades of Florida-Scott, a sectionalist! Mu
his New York Castle Garden speech in behalf
the Compromise measures-made when the
|
long life of his glorious achievements for Il
country, and the whole country, be counted
naught? Must his endorsement of the platfor
of the Wing National Convention, recognizil
the Compromise measures as u g final settl
. ment,' and peremptorily insisting upon t
{ strict enforcement Of the Fugitive Slave law
|, marked down as positive lie Are our hero
10 liars and traitors If so, if our great men a
d corrupt and unworthy of trust, what must "
!, of less stature, be?
re But hear what the Old Chieftain, himse
IL said at Frankfort, (Ey.) on Sept, so, 1852:
And who ia there here that does love this gor
Union with deep and lasting affection Not one Il
|. too, humble servant aud deyotee of that Uni
:" woula stand firmly by her side whether threaten
d by domestic traitors foreign foes. have not perha
~ the power to say that this Union shall not be dssol
y whilst survive, but say that it shall not he
Z thrown and leave survivor. To the last hour of
g life will defend it alike from Northern and Southern
u naticisnn / say this idle boast have said it
the hour of darkness and of peril, and therefore may
peat it in these hours of peace of enjoyment, and
= | perity.
If That is eloquence, warm from the heart.
But to come more Immediately to the poll
/ Let us look at Scott as a man, and man
y heart.
y We will not open to the curious gaze of
.. public the privacy of the family circle,
a. will not portray the tenderly solicitous fath'
or the gallant soldier, forgetting all his rou
ganantry in battle, to stand gently and SCOT
NO ingiy by the side of a wife and sharing wi
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