The primitive Republican. (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-1852, 1852-10-07
From. the Fort Smith Herald.
Gen. Scott in the Army.

we nave noticed great zeal salu OF
Gen, SCOTS kindness to the sick officers and
soldiers during the Mexican war. Such ac-
counts are manufactured by some fellow, no
doubt, whose patriotism forhids him Op-
nearer the confines Of Mexico, than
would his wife's or sisters apron-strings per-
nit We knew great many such patriots
during the Mexican war, and have often
heard the exclamation of, Oh! if hadn't
a wife, or kind sister, or fond mother, to
protect, l too, would 60 to Mexico, and I'd
give them Mexicans jesse" And we have
no doubt but the story Of SCOTS kindness
and affection for his troops was manufactur-
ed by some one of those apron-string cham
pions, who never smelt gun-powder during
the war.
So far as Gen. Scott conduct came under
our observation, we never saw or heard of
him visiting the sick or wounded soldier
and we assert, that, if ever be had any pre-
objections in that way, he had a wild field to
display it, after the battle of Moline del Rey.
In that disastrous battle, we lost in killed
and wounded, over 500 men, out of 1900
actually engaged; most Of the wounded were
collected in the Bishops Palace, at Tacabaya
where the surgeons of the army displayed
their skill in trepaning skulls, amputatlng
legs and arms, and sewing up gashes, for the
benefit of the sufferers by Gen. Scott's folly,
for there was no necessity of fighting that
battle. So far as we have an opinion on the
subject we will express it freely, and it is
this Gen. Scott is justly chargable with
the lives Of over two thousand of as brave
men rs ever breathed. And we will now
proceed to show why. On the goth of Au-
gust, 1917, we whipped the Mexicans at Con-
treras and Churubusco Our victorious
troops were in hot pursutOf the enemy, who
fed into the works of the Garita de San An
tonic, but half finished, and only mounting
two guns, situated on the main road, and in
close proximity to the city. Capt Mercy
nolds, Lieuts Harvey and Graham, each COM
handing a company of Dragons, cut their
way into these works, and had driven the en-
envy from the guns; Gen. Shields, with his
brigade, and Gen Worth, with his division,
were following close upon the dragons, and
all would most undoubtedly have entered,
and taken the city of Mexico that memora-
BILE day, if they had not been arrested from
the purpose, by Cen Scott, who recalled all
the troops, ordered hostilities to cease, and
on the next day, the 21st of August, granted
an armistice, which lasted till the 9th of
September-and during which armistice, the
Mexicans strengthened and fortified that side
Of the city, in front of which we were at the
time.
Gen. Scott remarked to an officer of the
army in Washington city, in l849, that the
charge Of the dragons into the San Antonio
Garita, under those three gallant officers,
McReynolds, Harvey, and Graham, was the
most gallant and brilliant affair that had oc-
Cured in the whole Mexican war. Each of
these officers lost an arm; yet, we never be-
fore heard Scott accused of visiting them, al
though he professed great admiration of their
conduct. Nor did we expect it from Gen
Scott, for he and Don Nicholas p. Trist, were
too busy in trying to patch up peace, which
essentially failed at that particular time
and no one expected him to berunning about
after the sick or wounded Gen Scott found
that he had been most egregiously fooled and
over-reached by Santa Anita, who only want
ed and actually obtained time, to fOrtify that
side Of the city. 1t was admitted by Gen.
Scott himself, that we could have gone into
the city of Mexico, on tho Doth of August.
And we hold that Gen. Scott is justly charg-
able with having thrown away the life of
every private and officer who fell in battle
after that day, and they numbered over two
thousand. Gen Scott, in this waste of hu-
man life, did not study even economy; for,
when about to enter into the armistice, Gen.
Pillow addressed him, and requested him to
require that the strong hold of Chapultepec
should be given up 10 us, as guarantee of
the sincerity Of Santa Anita, but Gen. Scott
did not heed Pillows proposition, and the re-
suit was fatal TO many brave soldier and Of
fcer. Had Chapultepcc been put into our
possession, We would not have fought
the battle of Molino Del Rey-or been
oblighcd to have stormed the former, which
we did on the eighth and thirteenth of Sep
TENDER.
We have been induced to make the forego-
ing statement, of our views of Gen. Scott s
conduct in Mexico, upon seeing pictorial
l'fn # Gen. S"ott-onr of which pictures
represent nan as leaning over the bedside of
a sick soldier, or officer, perhaps intended to
soothe the feelings of the relatives of the
brave soldiers and officers, he wantonly sac
rifced in that same Mexican war. We are
decidedly of opinion, that Gen. Scott is more
indebted for the success of our arms in Mex
leo, to the indomtable courage of the Amer
leans, than to any demonstration of wisdom,
generalship, or diplomacy on his part. The
success attending the progress of the army
in Mexico, was the result of true courage
and unsurpassed bravery, displayed by our
troops; and tits downright theft, to steal from
the common soldiers and subordinate officers,
the thunder that legitimately belonged to
them, and appropriate it to Gen. Scott, for
the purpose of making him President of the
United States.
The true character of Gen. Scott, in the
field and camp, can be told in few words
He was repulsivc, austere and severe in his
general department towards the officers
Seemed DESTROYS of inspiring every one that
approached him, with awe and the great i'm
portance of himself-and exacted the strict
est observance of his position as commander
in-chief.
Gen, Pierce's department contrasted favor
ably with Scotts-any one could approach
Gen. p; he was kind, afable, and gentleman
ly towards every one.
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