New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-10-14
The Scott Life Guard Association.
NV attention was called to an article /

Nv attention was called TO an article IN
psper entitled The National DenocTct pnhlhed a. this
City in which the writer tries hard % Iuisreprrssnt
plain matter of fact. lie seems 70 be particularly
anxious to make people believe that the hew'fork
Volunteers are the friends OF General ScorT and
has the bad taste to drag the OF General PILLOW
into this fling at the who served their country
under that brave old veteran whom the Scott Life
Guard ASSOCIATION" organized TO honor. This IL
particularly unfortunate Tor the which The Va
t;onoI Democrat is laborng 10 advance wa inyse IN
Mexico and had the honor 10 be participant in al the
battles fought there, under both scoTr aud TAYLOR
with the single exception Of the battle Of Bucna Vista
and therefore had abundant opportunity see and hear
the opinions Of the emmy both regulars and volunteers
ara assure you that there IN Mexico 40
universally execrstCd and despised tis GIDEON
J. Pillow. Hs celebrated ditchdigging operation Is
familiar 10 the country But there thOI-nnd other
matters known 20 the army the naIne Of Mr.
POIRs brCtLerinR,. st lower in the estimation OF the
sOidiers who were there 10 see and know the man
While !. is notorious fact that Mr. PILLOW mission
was the Destruction Of General SCOTT events u thar
war 30 faT be concerned nave only succceied in
placing him where he belonged. But wiz not waste
time with rnne that ~ now by word IN the and
q rfTroach on every American tongue. Want va q -
gay - that there is Tch "a organization "a tie Scott
Tn Guard Association" and that IL object Is % aid in
tho election OF Con. WINFIELD SCOTT 70 the Pres-
dcncy; ana IurthcIHOIc, tlat II embraces among as
,nenbos nearly all tC Nel ork NOluntecr7, bOzcller
with IpaIy OF the luTy1yIng veterans OF iSl% nave,
uitncr cCOC 70 believe thni, Win some Two OF
,l,re, e,cert;ous every man who ever served under
ScoT1 now in this City, val, Oh The "a Of NoT9mjcT
next cas; lis vote IN his favor though some u" oil
iheln arc 50 uoted 70 prevent Their ahlnS an a''G
nan in tie canyass. These men nave seen 1cutidI
ScorT md buOW him wei. TIE mlseiaie aian1crs that
are lui in circulation ~ unprncpsd demasozle5 get
the ie from every VINO has over been With mm-De
MS politics what tIey may. Lie cheers ana IN "a iO'c
him ar they would Kind father she'll never forget
The sorrow and INDIGNATION expressed by the Whclc
amy in the City q Mexico the morning wien W ?
We're informed that the old nero 70 be toSel IRON
Uswhen the hour OF his Brilliant trlumpiis ne was
taker from TIE head the amy by the direction o the
politicians al Washing on saw more thar one hardy
fellow sled TIE pairing; and can assure The
National DzFOcrdt that WneI the proper uhie tfll't
these men will Ivy their votcs vindcate tber chl'tain
nom the Calunuiee that have been 20 unscruf lousy
hcaped upon his head White we glory IN his brilliant
tTiuInphs the battle faid we love WINFIELD SCOTT
iog he humanity. Daring the with Mexico Orlne
placed ire three different occasions III the r,spi'al
and you that on these occasions saw inorc -
respect in Ia then had before seen in the General
admire distinguished had been his services. When
Ihe battle over, s inst duty always was 10 tee tia
the wounded and dyiD- we're prop ny caTedOr nave
seen his tell form passing from man during the
whole night. cheering and comforting, providing and
caring for their wants. 10 not enough Tor SCOTT 70
give Cenclal orders 20 that III the wOu2 cd and
dyne were properly taken care Of He personally look
ed after each himself and time and again nave
seen Inn sitting on tue bedside of sOm1 poor dy Z
soldier holding HIM il Lis and bearing his dying
request. But l need not waste time III pointing out
loesons why the soldiers who served under General
ScoTT orc his friends. There too many living wiz
ncsscs scattered all over the Union require any such
cSllaIatiCn. These mon al Can and VIII tel Their
stories The National DcnOcrGt says that IL has been
called OF by the New-York Volunteers deny that they
Lad any design 70 support SCOTT for the Presidency
Otherwise aud him WIZ that paper give the nanle5
Of he soldiers 4 ut oppose General ScOTT! % Lieu.
tenants Brown and TAYLOR have nothing TO say; they
ere able to defend themselves, If they deem such al
attack wClthy oinOticc. uJGH MDoNNLLI,
Lote 5ergt 2l Reg't U. s. Artillery.
Tuesday Sept. q 1882.