The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-09-02
Friday EvelIiar, August "a, la5a
From the Ohio Faye

From the Ohio .E4g,e
"The Ga.e.fe's answer 10 ous inq,i-y las,
week, whether Gen. Scott was fond Of mon
eyi A ..i t
we have pcvor heard oI him, within cur
reeGheet'nh, Hating given n cent to buy
siick OF candy y little boy who was to-
tai stranger ~ hiia.'"
Well, tllen, did you ever hear oflds draw
Ing tico n0ntts' PAY OF TRE Pu5R atp sot-
plERs, and I-oa'etiRg it, for which ne was
Court Marshaledp
TAe charge tina, Gen. Scott Is thief, is
reiterated hall dgzcn times in yesterday
Eayis and the above question as ullen put to
us. We answer that we have heard Of the
charge. II was made by man who would
have been attaitor 20 his ,ountfy,
confederate OF Burr, nan who would have
rejoiced with the editor Of the Eoy!e when
"A ttorney General Pug boaatingly saii that
Gen. Scott and iis 800 tgooPa surrendered to
l3OoBritisi abf iadiaHs. Is the Etlsa an.
swered! If not, read the following: .-
PoUGHKEEPsis, DutchessCo Aug T7,W2.
Honacf GRFsiY, Es1-Sir: was ap-
pointed Hospital Surgeons 1late IN the
Army by Mr.. Madison in June, 1893, and or
dered TO New Orieans, and to report 70 Gen.
Wilkinson, and srriged there fri!e the troops
were at camp at Terrc and Beuf, below New
Orleans. Soon after my arrival the troops
were ordered to the cantDDment in the rear
Of Natchez, Mississippi Territory, 300 miles
up the Mississippi, an! or thdir arriyal ii
Court Martial was ordcrcJlor tae trial OF
Captain Scott. on same cbarges preferred by
General Wilkinson, ana among, them was
one for retainIug the mJrey belonging u
some Of the men, who had been recently
Z paid. 't''."s.
was in the Courtroom every day during
the trial, and the result was published in
/ General-Orders, and Capt. Scott was hon
orably acquitted of the charge. Some of the
soldiers, Yhosc money Capt. Scott was al
/ legd to have kept, were witnesses on the tri-
al, and on their testimony resulted his ac-
quittal
I should not have troubled you with this
/ note had not the slander been diffused al
over the Union, and the truth required thai
it should be coniradicted. twas very com
mon for the soldiers when paid to give then
money for safe-keeping to their commander
or any officer in whom they had confidence
and in this way Capt. Scott Decame posses
sed of the moneys entrusted to him by the
soldiers of his company, and which resulted
so honorably to his reputation on the trial by
the Court Martial, and which was approved
. by the officer in command, Gen. Hampton
of South Carolina.
am yours, &C., WfLLrAM THOMAS.
Shame upon the men who would faIsify
history and rejoice over the defeat of Amer
ican soldiers, because Wing General was
in command!
ALIrTLE ADyIcE.-We would respectful
ly call the attention of that portion of our
Locofoco friends who are so terribly troub-
led about the Gdzstte's blnckguardish, to
their own paper. "Lar,' 'thief," "black.
hearted scoundrel.'' ''dirty work" ''aband.
Toned hell-hounds," "gass pipe" "poor mis-.
cradle wretches," and a host of other like
tadJectives and phrases are mixed through
their organ in the most beautiful confusion.
We might make another reference, but then
we would be told that the Democracy was
not responsible, and we merely allude to the
EARLE. Now would it not be well for these
shocked gentlemen to obey the scriptural
injunction and take the beam out of their
own eye, before Undertaking to remove the
mote from their brothers., Ord they claim
a monopoly of these words and phrases! |.
this part Of the dictionary all their owhl-
, There ought to be some understanding upar
this subject.
= In the meanwhile, We would resPectGuh
suggest that the use of similar weapons
j necessary in a fair fight, even il the on
e party is not so well skilled with them as tn
! other But, gentlemen, reform your Pspe
: and then we will listen to y u.
DoN'r LIKE IT!-The EIyls don't appea
to be well pleased with the publication 0
the fact that the boastiRg allusion of Attor
ney General Pugh to the surrender a
Queenstown Heights, was heartily cheere
By large number of his audience. w,
can't help it. Out of the city, We do no
believe an audience could be scared up il
this county who would do that same thing
They would rather spurn the speaker. Th'
Eagle inquiries; ..a1 --t
"But who did exult over the deleut OF a
merican soldiers during the Mexican war;
Heaven bless your simple soul, nobody
Thanks tothe good management and skill o
Generals Taylor and Scott, and the indom
table bravery Of the officers and soldiers IN
der their command,no opportunity was offer
ed for this display of toryism. 1t was vic
tory after victory, and neither the fire OF th
Mexicans in the trout or the fire of the Lp
cofocos in the rear, was able to snatch
| laurel from the brows Of these most'distin
giished Generals. The people sustaine
them The people made Zach Taylor Pres
dent and now they intend to do that sam
thing for Gen. Scott. ~ 19 i
Now AND THRNi-4 would be aFousin
were it .humiiiuting 10 Gull the opinion
Of the leabing Locofoco Press NOW and fy
years since We subj in a single sample
.tb1 From ths Hartford Ii,aes--isv.os.
/ Gen, Scott has been in the mllIiary ser
viceof the country for fortysone years 'ur'