New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-07-05

hghrny before Jessups regiment and con1n'1 -
tween uuskets fourteen feet apan he wa 49,
Ai ough the body ssd lef for dad upon the ne'a -
ing been dragged behind tree, AMI ai taere
| bstiie over. The suffering which be unIs - ~.
may be teeu hy neu who know him fepi1oo N -.
face until this day The terrible hsmorresse
left the HneArnenu Of bis e1untenAnee o. RADo nsa
/ and be now exhibhs and always VIZ .ns 80
quenoes Of the wounds be received N In.. ui
2aI barrie Perhaps year elapsed before be recoFere
so thsi his health ssud eusble him % pcrtg,tnl ~
duty He yi'i.,d EurORs y, ~. Or S.T ysrer the
hide arm cannot De hfed, excep, from the e'o w
4 / 81, over he many skirmishes Ia which hs vas
ergaged-and have no doubt ne hAs Pa,sea 'IrI 49,.
4 hundreds Of engagements commonly called osuiss
[ for I desire 10 call your attention 70 the couta
er.tsoss have mentioned, and b SONS others which
! occurred during the Mexican wAr. Prom vera Cruz
/ 10 the City Of Mexico, WINFIELD Srorr contended
against the mics Of bis counry with varying snc
cess amid difficulties almost uleSsmpled In history and
penetrated. wth = small army Of 10000 men. into an
empire Of eleven millions Of people and at last placed
his country hR upon he hi ghts ~ CheDuspec and In
the cry Of seAieo iiseh u nese De man Sno dle'
not feel sentiment u gratitude % WINFIELD scorr
let him read history Of the battles Of Cerro Gorto
ChVrubusco Cheputepec, a.; and lastly, the bloody
hgbi which occurred Ia the Civ Of Mexico, where IA.
old hero rumphanty SUBSIDIZED the q bis country
In the midst Of people who we're completely subdust
and compelled u make such treaty the GOVernnsnt
Of this country proposed 10 dictate.
Whist was the reward OF f4hhfIl soldier Who had
done o. much and who suffered much for his coun
try WhatvEs his reward from the GJVsrnment' We
6nd after he victorious, the Government cent our
supernuneraries making up army of more than
~ 900 men, and took irJm him-when the hghung ""
ell over snd there M more neces7ty Tor great
genera-took from him the tnmand If that army and
directed him 10 submit him,sf-s MAJOR Genera-to
trial upon ihlse charges, before tribunal Of petty ON
And how did he sho~ nimseifi Instead 1t disre-
garoing many would have done he eyed the man
date which sought c.grace him, and We mad him
making the military strictly subordinate 10 the ciVil
power II there be- sny thing for which homer
him more than another IL Ia III b. has al SayA by h's
example and practice ss well rs by his preaching and
professipn, maintained the civil as superior u the n.
ny power suppose he had cno'en % say VII aa
surrender tho army have led 10 victory will ut
yield the power given me- the will Of atyrant At hone
viii not suffer myself 10 be dlsgraced aud court mar.
tailed but will the garland Of victory and see
who take It from my head =
Let adv CIT fact for Vhi;h have authority
and which know TO be- true Attic very NON ant whea
peacs was about % be made Stween this country aud
Mexico when WINFIELD scorr could with honor
have accepted place In The Mexican army, he was o.
fered million two hundred and fifty thousand dol
ars In cash. n he would On the American army inf
take command Of the Mexicans with promise that
ration far superior 10 thar OF the necan army shoad
be given to those who would oin hts standard snd en-
ter the service Of Mexico And further, ho was onere1
the Presidency Of Mexico for i've years, add vas do
sired 10 keep Il during that tine la order - restore
peace His civil administration had even won ths al
mrstion " his enf mics aud he was locked upon a.
savior, and they offered him THE large sam AZ an nid;@
ment TO take the Office. Do you no, suppose he was
stupR with ~th resentnen, after he had done al f1r
his ccuntry-sf.er he had pered his fs In every held
and conquered empire for her advantage AID CORY
at fndng himself dis missed from object Mtan crtach
period a teInpter advanced. and .dd; " lake w tns
command OF the army OF N"Xco and IN" fresdcncy OF
Mexico for FIVE years" What was thst but the dlS1em
Of Mexico and the Office OF Emperor, II ne had chosen
to be- such,
II he bad taken n, suppose we had sen, army 70
chastlse the Nexcans when they were comma nded oT
WINFIELD Sc0rT; don't you think we shouli nave
come back with considerable number OF olaek eyes
and bloody noses Lau yhter Now LOOK AZ tas pic
ture and what do you ind 10 surpass II He rejeted
all these offers an said 81 am American soldier,
and my blood has been freely shed for Amsr1ca- AMI
shRll be shed other earth. IAppfau,e
will die for the Americana but for NJ other PeOpls
God ever made. Enthusiastic so1l.a.e Ths m rrs
dency Of Mexico the Empire offered ms oy MsNo'
seducc from that love OF my ewn nsnVe ana
with which thapk God, was born, and wnicn h.ye
retained from my earliest Infancy to this day Jap
Fellow cititzens have thought there i' nothing In
the history Of tie pot TO equal the ingrantndo wiz
which this gallant old soldier treated un'es. you
refer to Justinian and bis General, Bellsarus 10 oe
sure he did escape wihsut hi, eyes being put out out
he poor man. and If be bad chosen TO take .ns RE
sidenc y of Mexico he might bave been one 81 me MI
honaires Of the time and indeed, would De oimeut
10 estimate what he might have acquired ppln' 70
these fncs 10 show tho patriotism aud purity OF sas
mans character. Again | ask, what can you ma 70
surpaas III You have been admirers OF Jackson, hl'
ris on and Taylor; aud God knews shall continue 20
be- while there is life In my body, an admirer Of the
character of Zachary TAYLOR Butt cannot be made In
sensible 10 the merits Of WINFIELD SCOTT. Az "no'o
opinion IL worth a straw consider thai oetter III
lived and that he the great 'nera o. tne sse
When be came back from Ne xico he was sick almost
10 death In the public service Tho whoe power Oh e
Government against him who had done 90 m1en.
He landed at New loIk quietly, and when saw nm .o
the frat time after be bad returned from MEXICO ne y"
pale and exceedingly feetle That gigantic form- SIX
feet ak inches In bis Iing. looked preparing
for the grave but thank Goj he Il nov ~ hearty maze
and able and willing TO do service aud bsue Tor hi,
country % he was Al Chippewa OF Niagara lAPpnAuse
Ny fellow citizens, Jscksoh fought tro baftiss
reccect bis history, and they made him Pre.d'nt Tor
esht years Harrison fought at Thames aud one u
| Tppecanoe. Taylor fought ten, Washington eight
| speak Of pitched baales-and ScoTT, II coun. rlghl
ten OF those have named nons but hinselt reserved
wound la battle heard Taylor say his clothes were
shot To pieces at Buena VISTA and be out ragged
hat psutaloons and Jacket were all cut up-out SUI
the old heros body was whole. Ja'k.'n Did not TO
ceive scratch have read that bio clothes were
| touched But Scor1 has been wounied and shot down
| in battle ScorT, at the battle Of Lundys Lam, ""
shot through the body, aud nearly all tue blood thf
was In HIN poured upon the groand. He bad been
previously wounded, and two horses sho, under him,
and be left among the dead at the conclusion ut
the action I'm will not tire you will relate an anec'
dote Of what occurred In my room at Warrington, o.
tween old soldier and gallant one who bad fought
under ScorT and sooTT himself Col Chey was 10
| my . visit. He bad received a shot IN ,ns'
action which had shattered his thigh TO piece. sna ne
will always bear the marks 10 his grave: While he
was talking with Gen. ScoTT did me the honor u
| call and | introduced him TO his old isi,o~
yssrs xs"p warm greeting r bes-ssn Dem cIey
inquired Of ScorT how the acon OF Niagara or Luua
Lane was brought about and for what reason inc os
lie wa. fought had never been able 10 get Scorr y
converse upon the subject Of the battles he had fought
| or the wounds he had received, AZ Nc hn ho"Aspv
turned the ssbject somsthing esA and showed tn1
| the topic was unpleasant But when Ap2ealso " oy =
brother soldier who fought and bled with MN ne da
10 into minute history Of ell the reasons tnS oousn;
sbou, the battle II appeared Lieut. Cen Oran nom
had come down with 1000 Of the osss veterans 10
| the PenInsulsr war soorr had pursued the mar
| suis alday and chased him over the ChiPPc~A NsAt
| day Reilly came over and attacked him. ana w
action lasted until night when Rely was t9uSy 10
fes,ed and driven over the river Brown t9la n,h =.
terwards that there large force In Lundy Lane,
ard he found Reilly there scoTr advanced snd saw
many a. he At frat Imagined. The troops Rely hii
fought with at Chippewa, joined by number o Csna,
A. Grrned the AMY belore him he ha1