The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-10-13

Giddinrs, (abolitionist) I43
Daniel Woods, democrat t)................... 1853
Eben Newton (whig .......................... 121
Warren township gives Newton 234.
General Scott's Western Tour.
DINNER AT sANDUsKY--sPEECHEs, ETC.
SANDUsKY, October IL, 1852
The dinner given to Gen Scott at the Exchange Hotel
last evening" very brilliant affair After the plates
were renewed,
Hon. Il. Cook called on for speech In responding
to the call he made very eloquent address,
the services OF General Scott throughout his career
During the speech he touched upon the fact which has
been stated that, during the war, Scott was offered
large sum Of money to take the of Mexico
into his hands.
SPEECH scoTT-ALLusIoN TO THE OFFER OF
ONE MILLION BY THE MEXICAN PEOPLE, TO TAKE CHARGE
THEIR GOVERNMENT, ETC.
Gen. scorT replied" My friends and fellow citizens
friends may Well call you-H is impossible for me to sit
still under the very eloquent words which have just
heard spoken and under your very emphatic appreciation
Of them, without making my Acknowledgements to my
honorable friend, who has poured out stream Of elo
quence, containing 30 many illusions personal to myself
alusions hieAly eolofsd doubt, but with perhaps
Some Httls 1ation In truth. say, cannot ait and
hsaF thts - aAd the applause with which It hs.
bssn reivs6 vthcat rising to oer my thanks 1t has
bosa ~ fortune to bear the standard Of our COM
mon ccuntry into . foreign land, backed and
supported ~ our own noble citizens, native
born and adopted UndsE&hs smiles of Providence it
has been ny Lot TO witness <nany victories achieved by
our glorious army It has been my lot to participate
on many occasi ons-more than shall recite-in the
most interesting and animated spsesees which any per-
foreign enemy the raising up your ewn But cup
ported was by most intelligent of1csrs and men, it
hsV. Ssn rcordss the sonos
Of our country will be pardoned III indulge In lit
tie place Of esotism @ By spssking myself MY friend
obscured the Light Of heaven fom country, and
the deep detection amounting almost to despair, which
battle Of Chippewa was at hand. To what am about
to say Major Camp and many others who served in that
war, viii testify lCheers for Major Campo l shall
cay ofthat brother solder Marching into battle called
QUIT gallant officer who was at considerable distance
"Theie y ( dark cloud hanging over the country Let
draw our swords and do something that will gladden.
S Sss Sa
bonfires and lumnatiOns" The thing done aud
ps.tsd 9 on other oocasOns APplause That the
eloquent address which have just heard spoke Of
another soldier who within sound Of my voice. and
man OF very inferior rank compared with his merit
He entered the campaign with the rank of captain. His
rank should have been that Of colonel (Appause You
may be that the chief quarter master general is
next in Importance to the chief commanders Of the army
Everything depends upon his energy and foresight Gen.
when every house, save one in the city Of Buffalo had
been burned and all the boats belonging to Lake Erie
lutey necessary for to cross Niagara river,
Cannot we have as many boats By such time!"
thing to be Impossible That Camp will do his best"
In due season, much to Joy ample pro-
yided by the indefatigabe Camp; and what was more
gade and he stood side by side with the quarter
deck Of that little boat which stranded under tho
heavy fire Of the enemy. had to swim for my le and
ID,
drowned. (sensation.) But for Major Camp, there
collar while he was Struggling in The stream and Ind pulled
me over the boat. (Cheers) In every emergency
favored as by overruling Providence In every
instance OF necessity supplied with ample
which reminded of Frederick Of Prussia who said
the Commissary General"I know 1t is impossible for
May it please you majesty he replied "impossbility
shal not only become possibility, but certainty" So IL
recall single Individual who served IN that war who has
been poorly reqted considering the services render
ed, as Major Camp have said that he entered the
campaign with rank far below his merit. At
its close he had earned the rank OF major 1t should
have been that ofmasr general Cheers for Major Camp
My honorable friend who has addressed you in such eo
quent terms almost to deter from attempting to
speak, has referred to that occurred In Mex
CO. to two OF which beg leave to advert lie has
spoken of the protection extended to the churches-he
might have added to the persons and property Of all
had the warm thanks of the Archbishop of that coun
those of his people had his ae ction his thanks and
his blessing. lie was an aged man, then eighty five
about the pictures with which the churches
mented. They were copies and originals by the first
masters Of Spain, and the former could not be distn
guished by ccnnosseur from the originals. He sup
posed had fancy for some Of them and must say
had had lurking wish to bring some home for our
public buildings not for private iumated such
purpose ana he taid ii chose to select fifteen or
twenty If them he would assist me In selecting dup
Gates, one Of which might be retained for Mexico
went home, and thought the matter II take these
pictures home, thought it would be like taking from
Peter to pay Paul If take twenty, why should not
the conclusion not to take one; there a picture
taken, am confident oy any American officer or Aule
touched and unchanged (Applause) One word more
about myself my friends My friend has advered the
proposition floating about in the newspapers have
nowhere 1t correctly stated that offer made
to to remain in that country and govern it, The i'm
preston which generally prevails that the proposition
emanated Congress- an erroneous one The over
ture made to by private citizensmen OF wealth
and prominence. During our stay in Mexico, sys
tenn Of government and police established which
the inhabitants themselves confessed gave securityfor
the first time, perfect and absolute securityto person
and property About twofths Of all the branches Of
government, including nearly majority Of the mem
bers Of Congress and the Executive, quite desi
Of having that country annexed TO ours They knew
teen out Of twenty Of the persons belonging to tho
American army would stand disbanded and
would be absolutely free from all obligations to remain
In the army another moment 1t entirely true Of all
the regiments called regulars and eight out OF ten Of
the rank and file Of the old regiments After the war
over the government overwhelmed me with REIN
forcements possibility Of fighting anoth-
er battle when the war commenced, we had but one
fourth the force which needed The Mexicans knew
that in my army would entitled their dis
charge. They supposed they could obtain my services
would retain these twelve fifteen thousand men, and
that could easily obtain hundred thousand more
from home The hope that 1t would Immediately
annexation. They offered me million Of dollars
bonus with salary Of $3.50 900 per auuum and five
responsible individuals to become security In any bank In
New York which might name. It would be arranged
that might get 1t in five days They expected that
nexaton would be brought about in few years. II not
that could organise the finances and sraighten the
complex aIars Of that government 1t understood
that nearly majority Of Congress in favor of annex
alton and that 1t was only necessary to publsh pro-
nuncamento to that effect TO the object We
sessed all the Of the country and occupied their
oundres and powder manufactures had posses
sion ports entry and might easily have held them
in possession hs arrangement had gone into effect
published pronunciament6 would have brought Con-
gess right to and with those fifteen thousand
Americans holding the orres Of the country all Mexico
could not have disturbed We might have been there
to this day, It had been necessary. loved my dis
tant home l not In favor OF the annexation OF
Mexico own country Maxco has about eight