The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1852-10-23
Gen. Scott at Baltimore.

day afternoon. He was met by large
crowd of people to whom he made
speech, from which we take the follow
ing extract:
81 am no stranger to your beautiful
city. Thirty, eight years ago first Wis.
tied it, and never can | forget the well
come given to me by your fathers, for
there are few now living of that glorl-
Gus community. | was ordered here at
that time by President Madison, and
reached here cripple shortly after
Baltimore had calamity repealed the
British forces. Another attack was then
expected, and never iclt so satisfied of
being we'll sustained if such an event
had taken place. The citizens of Bal
timore on that occasion not only cordial
y welcome to me, but on my arriving
found house furnished and fully equip
ped for me-surrounded by all the
comforts of home: and from tha' day
to this have always elt at home in Bal
timore and honor the memory OF the
gallant defenders OF your city whose
deeds that monument, [Pointng to the
Battle Monument erected by their
children, SO nobIy perpetuates.
Fellow citizens. am Just returning
from visit to the West, where | was
called on professional duty, in aport'on
OF Kentucky and OHIO When | quiet
~ passed through your city one month
since, had 10 thought Of being SO cor
daily received by my countiym"n, but
hoped to pass on to tn" performances of
my duty as quietly as possible. | had
not however left the confines of your
city before | was besieged at every
point by such masses of nv fellow cit
Zens as now see congregated around
Inc; and from that time to this, with the
exception of the Sabbath, have been
called upon five or six times a day to
respond to the warm and generous greet
inga with which have been welcomed
Oh every side. have thus been honor
ed beyond my deserts by my fellow
countrymen Of all classes, native born
and toriegn for whatever services may
,, have rendered our common country;
and feel proud TO the satisfaction that
| have found warm spot IN every heaIt
"a spot untainted by political prelude
ces--ready to welcome me as one who
> had not Iabored in vain for the glory,
stability and prosperity Of the Union.
And here let me add, that Weld supe-
riority to no man in devotion to thu. con-
stitution and laws Of the Union, and in
the desire to see those laws enforced
! and that constitution perpetuated as d
beacon Of liberty to the world, and as
i the foun iation stone OF the republic.'
: Gen. Scott la tIe WAX OEESla.
+ Of all he reckless attempts made by
S the Locofoco journals to deprecatt
e Gen. Scott in the estimation OF the
J. American people. the most silly is tn,
d effort to undeIrate his military achieve
e ments.-Snch attempts react with tire
If mendous power against those who maxi
d them. Gen. SCOTS military glory is ;
if portion of the inheritance of ever,
l. American citizen. His immortal victo
d ries have shed halo of renown upol
y the American name and they have en,i
is tied him to the lasting gratitude of eve
!, ny living man who feels pride in tn
e. glory Of his native land.
l. Pass by the career of Gen. Scott il
ly Mexico, and judge him merely by wha
d. he achieved in the war of 1Sl2-whe
he was mere youth under twenty-nin
n. years of age-and what man is no,
=. alive who has done as much to elevat
q. tho American character in the eyes {
4. the civilized world! Hear the languag
N of James Madison, in his message
w Congress of S-ptemberflO, 1924.
" "The splendid victories gained on tn
10 Canadian side of the Niagara by tn
ad American forces under Major Genera
A. Brown and Brigadiers ScoTr an
n. Gaines, haze gained for these heroe
,e and their emulating companions, tn
"a. most untad'ng laurels, and having tr
a umphantly tested the progressive disc
pline of the American soldierv, hav
taught the enemy that the longer b
ed protracts his hostile efforts, the MOI
ct. certain and decisive will be his fin
ed discontinue"
~ CHARLESTON, Oct. 19.--The deaths in tn
-" city from the yellow fever during the past tv
Ell DAYS has been 16, the disease continuing as vi