Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-09-11
EXTRACT FROM MIR. CLAYToN's SPEECH.

EXTRACT FROM MR.. CLAYTON'S SPEECH
" Let advert fact for which have authority,
and which l know to be true At the very moment
when peace about be made between this country
and Mexico, when WINFIELD scoTr could, with honor,
have accepted place in the Mexican army he offer
ed one million hundred and fifty thousand dollars in
cash. if he would resign the American army and take
command Of the Mexicans, with promise that ration
far superior to that of the American army should be given
to those who would join his standard and the
vice OF Mexico And, further, he offered the Presi
dency OF Mexico for five years. and desired to keep
during that time in order to restore peace His civil
administration had even the admiration of his
miles, and he was looked upon saviour and they offered
him this large sum inducement to take the Office
Do you not suppose he stung with resentment after
he had done all for his countryafter he had pered his
life in every field and conquered empire for her avan
tango and glory-a finding himself dismissed from office
At that critical period tempter advanced and said,
Take the command Of the army of Mexico and the Pre-
sidency Of Mexico for five years What that but
the diadem of Mexico and the Office of Emperor if he
had chosen to be such If he had taken it, suppose
we had sent an army to chastise the Mexicans when
they were commanded by WINFIELD scorr; don't you
think should have back with considerable
number Of black eyes and bloody noses? Laughter
Now look at this picture, and what do you find to
surpass it? He rejected all these offers, aud said
/" am an American soldier, and my blood has beer
freely shed for America, and shall be shed for nc
other country earth. fApplause.l | will die fol
the Americans, but for other people God ever
made. Enthusiastic applause The Presidency Of
Mexico the Empire offered me by Mexico, cannot Sc
duce from that love of my native land with which,
thank God, twas born and which have retained from
my earliest infancy to this day. [Appause.l
"Fellow-citizens have thought there is nothing in
the history of the past equal the ngraude with which
this gallant old Soldier treated unless you refer to
Justinan and his general Besarus To be he did
escape without his eyes being put out but he is poor
man. and if he had chosen to take the Presidency of
Mexico he might have been Of the monares of the
time and indeed would be difficult to estimate what he
might have acquired Ipont to these facts to show the
patriotism and purity Of the mans character Again,
ask, what you find to surpass it? You have been
admirers of JACKSON, HARRISON, and TAYLOR, and God
knows shall continue to be, while there is life in my
body, admirer Of the character of ZACHARY TAYLOR.
But be made insensble to the merits of WINFIELD
ScoTT All Of those who have known him intimately and
whose opinion is worth straw, consider that truer
friend of his country never lived.
aWhen Ire came back from Mexico he was sick almost
death in the public service The whole power of the
Government was against him who had done SO much
He landed at New York quietly, and when him for
the first time after he returned from Mexico he pale
and exceedingly feeble That gigantic FORM six feet four
five inches in his stockings, looked if preparing for
the grave but thank God he is hearty hale and
able and willing do service and battle for his country
as he was at Chippewa and Niagara" [Applause.]