Fremont weekly freeman. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1850-1853, 1852-10-30
Washington, July "a, ls4s.


SIR:-It affords to us great pleasure to
hand to you the enclosed invitation to pub
lie dinner, al such time as may suit your
convenience.
The desire Of all is to manifest Of enEy
their admiration for your distinguished SER
vices during the whole of your military Ca
reer, but no less their personal regard and
friendship for yourself
Will you ObIige us by naming such early
time for the dinner as may suit your conven-
ience?
Very respectfully your obsdisnt servants,
JOHN M. CLAYTON,
JOHN G. CALHOUN.
ROBERT G. WINTHROP.
JOHN A. RocKwELL,
MosEs HAMPTON.
Maj Gen. Winfield Scott. &.
Invitation.
The undersigned wish TO tender to Gener-
al Scott the hunol Of public dinner, at such
time as may suit his convenience. Deeply
Impressed with the great services he has rem
rendered the country in the war with Msxi-
co, Just closed; with the important agency
he has had in eonsnmating an early and hon.
orablr peace, and, above all, desiring to show
our respect for the patriotism, humanity, skill,
and bravery Of a man whose whole life has
been one of ardent derotiO1 to the public good,
ALIKE IN aOar and peace, we desire personally
to tender him this mark of our common re-
gard for his services as a soldier, and his Vir-
tues as man.
John NJ. Clayton, J. w. Miller, MN. L.
Dayton, P. Spruance, d. III. Mason, r. M T.
Hsfnter, A. G. Green. Simon Cameron, John
Bell, Reverdy johnson, Jaferson Davis, 81.
Hampton, l. E. Holmes, John Rockwell, S. D.
Hubbard, Gideon Reynolds, w. 7. Lawrence,
Robert L. Rose. John Blanchard, 3. F. Vinton,
James Dixon, J. Mcpherson Berrien, Thomas
Mrtcalf, n. P Butler, j. g. Calhoun, John
Davis. H. johnson. John E. Badger, Thomas
Corwin, ]. r. Underwood, John H. Clarke, N.
K. Hall. Alexander Irwin, John Il. Dir, w.
Hunt, E. Sheriff., E. b. Holmes, P. w. Tomp-
A. Fl. Stephens. Truman Smith, VIM. Bal
lard Preston, |. G. Hampton, John H. Crozier,
Il. S. Conger, John L. Tavlor, r. Z0ombS. j.
N. Cris6eld, L. Butler King, J. IngersnlI,
John S. Pendleton, John Van Dyke, Washing
ton Barrow. George P. Marsh. NJ p Gentry.
D. NJ. Barringer, E. G.. CG5eH, F. A. Tai
madge, Andtew Stewart. 7. L. (Tngman,
William Duer, Armistead Burt, D. Wallace,
Robert G. WiathreP, R. w. Thompson, P. H.
Sylvester. D. Rumsey, Jr, D. s. Gregory,
Juha W Houston, Wm. L. G"ggin, Thomas S.
Flournoy. o. Kellogg, A. Lincoln, c. s. More
hea. ]. Rockwell, Wm. Nelson. J. w. FarrSIly,
Henry Ness. R. &. Schenck, John Sthrom, B.
&. ThibOdaux. Jas. Pollock, VIM. A Newell.
D. Outlaw, ]. Dickey. c. Butter, w. A. Brad
ley, A. :. Fulton, Wm. NJ. Cooke. John Gayle,
". w. Seaton, w. Lenox, Silas H. H;lI, John
w. Maury. ]. T. Towers, Walter jones' s. P.
FIanklin. Richard WRllsch, George S. Gideon,
Hugh B Sweeuv. Thomas Parker, James Ad-
ans, Jo GALES. J. w MreheAd. H. Bradley,
p Fendall w. H Winter, Wm F. Bayly,
John A. Blake.
REPLY OF MAJ. GEN. SCOTT.
Eiiztbethtown, (N. J,) Aug. O. 1913.
GENTLEMEN: Returning, prematurely, from
the sea shore, have the honor to find here
your communication rendering me, on the par;
of large number Of the members of the two
Houses of Congress. u public dinner on any
day that may name-an invitation the most
fatreIing. but which, on account Of continued
physical debility, am obliged to decline
| had, earlier, the happiness to receive from
every member of the present Congress, in
the form of certain resolutions, the highest
distinction that could be bestowed upon cit
izen Soldier. The present invitation, cypress.
z the private consideration Of so many Of the
most distinguished Representatives of the
States and the people OF the Union, without
regard to party, superadds every obligation
o Sona! thanks and gratitude on, gentle
Four fellow-ciiizPn and friend.
WINFIELD SCOTT.