Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-10-23
GEN. SCOTT ON HIS WAY HOME.


HIS RECEPTION AT WILMINGTON, (DELAWARE)
WILMINGTos, OCTOBER 21.-The arrival Of the train
conveying Gen Soorr was announced by the firing of
cannon lie was welcomed at the depot by the largest
concourse assembled in this city
The General was received by Hon JOHN WALES who
greeted him thus Gen. ScoTT, welcome you 10 the
soil Of Delaware in the of her citizens"
Gen ScoTT replied: 81 am exceedingly gratifed with
the enthusiastic greeting you have extended to me- and
cannot find words my fellow citizens to express to YOU
my thanhulness. Gentlemen, you have glorious old
State Delaware has always been with favorte and
not only do admire her for her devotion to the Consttu
ton and to the Unon but also for the high rank she has
always sustained in the history of country From the
very foundation of this Government Delaware has always
been distinguished for her heroes both land and sea-
and for her patriotic and eloquent statesmen can ties
y to the gallant bearing of her soldiers for have my
self stood by their side in the battlefield Gentlemen
thank you for these and spontaneous demonstra
tons OF regard and assure you forget them
Let me say that your proud little State will sustain
high place in the records of countrys history GEN
temen, again thank you from the bottom of my heart
for your kind reception, and must bid you farewell"
The General conducted his in the cars and
the train moved on amidst tremendous paudits
HIS RECEPTION AT BALTIMORE.
BALTIMORE, OCTOBER 2l.-On the announcement by the
telegraph this morning of the departure Of Gen. Scorr
from Philadelphia, active preparations were made for
giving him cordial welcome to Baltimore. At o'clock
large had assembled the President street
depot which continued increase until quarter of
When the hove in sight several thousand persons
congregated and the train passed into the depot
the air was rent with their shouts.
General ScoTr was received by Mayor jerome, with
several members of the City Council and Committee
from the Wing Central Committee and conducted amid
renewed cheering barouche in waiting for him. drawn
by four white horses.
AS the procession passed up through the Fourth Ward
the banner Wing Ward of the city, he cheered at
every point whilst handkerchiefs and flags waved
by the ladies from the windows On reaching Baltimore
street the whole route to Calvert street was thronged
and great enthusiasm manifested throughout. On
reaching Barnums Hotel the whole space around the
Battle Monument thronged with an enthusiastic as
semblage of many thousands all anxious pay their
spects to the gallant guest of the city.
After repeated calls Gen SooTT appeared at of the
paror windows of the hoe having been previously well
coined to the city most eoqueny by his honor Mayor
JEROME and the cheering had ceased address
ed the assemblage follows
| Feow-ctzens of Baltimore Your worthy chief mags-
has just warmly and cordially welcomed me in your
behalf to your city, to the noble city of monuments and
return you my grateful thanks for the kind and
rous response to that welcome which perceive in the
pleasant and manly countenances that surround me- and
the cheers with which you have greeted appearance
before you. Although much fatigued would be doing
injustice to my feelings to refrain from briefly
responding to such welcome.
am no stranger to your beautiful city. Thirty-eight
years ago first visited it, and forget the well
given to me by your fathers for there few
living of that glorious community ordered here at
that time by President Madison and reached here Grip
pie, shortly after Baltimore had CALAMITY repealed the
British forces Another attack then expected and
never felt satisfied of being well sustained if such an
event had taken place The citizens of Baltimore on that
occasion not only cordially welcomed me, but my
/ ri hnnca ftrpf ubal .a,1
mesurrounded by all the comforts of home and from
that day to this have always felt home in Baltimore
and honor the gallant defenders Of your CITY, whose deeds
that monument pointing to the Battle monument erect
ed by their children, nobly perpetuates.
Feow-ctzens, am just returning from visit to the
West to portions Of Kentucky and Ohio where was call
ed on professional duty When quietly passed through
your city one month since, had thought Of being
cordially received by my counrymen, but hoped to pass
the performance of my duty rs quietly as possible
had not however left the confines of your city before
beseged every point by such Of my fellow
citizens as now congregated around me- and from
that time to this with the exception of the Sabbath
have been called upon FIVE six times day to respond
to the and generous greetings with which have
been welcomed every side have thus been honored
beyond my deserts by my felowcounrymen of all classes
for whatever services may have rendered common
country and feel proud in the satisfaction that have
found spot in every heart; spot untanted by
political preudices ready welcome as one who had
not abored in vain for the glory stability and prosperity
| of the Union.
ana mere let me ada that yield superiority to man
in devotion to the Constitution and Laws of the Union
and in the desire those laws enforced and that
sttuton perpetuated beacon of liberty the world
and as the foundationstone of the Republic
In conclusion let me repeat my thanks to you for the
kind welcome you have given me, and bid you farewell
for the present; but neighbors, hope
often to have the pleasure Of visiting Baltimore.
The General then retired amid renewed cheering and
conducted to his rooms and during the afternoon re-
ceved the visits of few Of his personal friends
Gen. ScoTT visited the Fair of the Mechanics Institute
in the evening. Its immense hail. three hundred feet
long, was crowded to its utmost capacity JOSHUA VAN
SAINT, Esq, the President welcomed Gen. ScoTT in be-
half of the Institute by address in which he alluded
eloquenty to his life interviewer with the history and
glory Of his country Gen. SoorT replied eloqueny but
briefly, and concluded with appeal in behalf of the
Washington Monument fund.- boxes for contributions to
which bengplaced in the hall He win leave in the morn
ng's nine o'clock train for Washington.
GEN. SCOTT AT HOME
Major General SooTT returned to the seat OF
government yesterday forenoon in excellent health