Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-10-02
GEN. SCOTT AS A PEACE MAN.

GEN. SCOTT AS A PEACE MAN
\ Billiant and successful almost beyond all prece-
Ter as Gen. ScoTT's services have been IN the
e d (says one of our contemporaries,) ne is yet no
over Of war for its own sake. On the other hand,
he has ever shown himself the lover and the advo-
cate of peace His conduct on many memorable
and critical occasions for instance, during
the trouble in South Carolina threatening civil war,
the Northeastern Boundary disturbances, and the
negotiations in Mexico-show him to be the great
Pacifcator as well as the great military commander
The following brief note to the editor of the Madi-
sonian, ten years SINCE has been quoted as showing
that Gen. ScoTT's craftsmanship is of the right
sort-the craftsmanship of peace =
WAR OFFcE, AUGUST, 1912.
SIR: perceive in the Madsonian Of this morning that
charged with being opposed to the treaty between
the United States and Great Britain to which the Senate
is understood have given its advice and consent few
days ago. -s
OF the terms of that treaty entirely ignorant ex-
cept through contradictory have neither the
influence nor the desire interfere with the action of
the Senate upon t-aways contenting myself with say
ing that preferred honorable peace TO successful
Hoping that you will take pleasure in correcting the
injustice you have done me- remain sir, your obedent
servant, WINFIELD ScoTT.
To the same purport is the following extract from
speech of Gen. ScoTT, delivered at the City Hall,
New York, May 20, l84S, on occasion of his re-
turn from Mexico:
Though am soldier, and therefore supposed to be
fond of fighting ABHoR WAR, except when prosecuted
in defence Of country for the preservation of its
honor, of some great mportantnay cardinal inter-
est hold par 10 be great moral eca 1t must be for
good and substantial reasons; for forced false pre-
text however plausiby set forth, that can be war
rantably waged, that justify any in shedding
the blood Of his fellowbeings The interests of New
York and Of whole country identified with peace,
and with every duty of Christian morality"
And we give another passage in this connexion,
when the old hero congratulated some of his friends
on the restoration of peace his return from Mexi-
co, in the city of New York:
You have been pleased, sir to allude to adopted
citizens. can say that the Irish, the Germans the
SWISS the French the Britons and other adopted ct
zens fought in the ranks under the colors,
side by side with Americans, exhibiting like
courage and efficiency, and uniting at every victory in
the enthusiastic shouts in honor of our flag and
country From Vera Cruz the Capital of Mexico there
generous rivalry in heroic daring and brilliant
achievement Let those who witnessed that career Of
vaor and patriotism say if they can, what race accord
ing numbers contributed most to the general success
and glory Of the campaign. On the many hard-fought
battle-felds there for nvidous distinction
all proved themselves the faithful of beloved
country, and spectator could fail to dismiss any lin
gering prejud he might have sasrsAned the
peretvs n<stke4f AneEioensS5J - and Amerinns BY
adsPd0n Ks TIE holicred Z savs Of all retuzn
among you bear testimony in fesor or my s.lss~so
diers in the field the army Of Mexico and congatu
late you and them that the object of their efforts
and your hopesthe restoration Of peaces in all proba
bilty attained"
These are glorious words, worthy of the con-
queror-aye, and the "Conqueror of Peace ON
his return from the fields of his renown. 1t has
been well said that, With man at the head of
the Government, knowing no distinction of section
or birth, favorable to the development of the re-
sources of the country, by proper system of i'm
provements and reasonable protection to our in
dustry, and particularly agriculture and maintain
ing peace both externally and internally, how
can the country fail to prosper"