Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-08-14

prepared for further fight. He was now at Tacu,
buya, within two and half miles OF the gates OF
Mexico; his advance on the eauseway to which was
commanded and rked by the batteries OF the strong
castle of Chapultepec These, therefore, were first
to have their mouths stopped and as lying before and
connected with it, the Moline del Rey and the Casa
Mata (strong works, in which were now drawnup the
remainder Of the Mexican army were TO De taken.
They were accordingly attacked on the oth by orth
division and carried, after the bloodest conflict OF
the whole war and much loss side but greatly
heavier on the enemys. This was followed on the
18th. after much maneuvring and accommodating,
bv the cannonading and capture of Chapultepec,
which may be said to have been the finishing blow
of the war On the morrow, the Mexican Govern
ment and President Santa Anna, with about 1000
men, the miserable wreck of the army of near
5000 with which he had begun the defence of the
great valley took to flight by gate, while Scott
entered by the other and the famous Halls Of
Montezuma" were won An exploit of military ge-
MUS in the commander, and of yaor in his soldiers
such as History can scarcely parallel, was accom-
plished The rest is easily told We wish emily it
could all be told without blush for those who then
governed our country. Mexico could resist no fur
Their peace was speedily made, it may be said, on
our own terms While the Commissioners were ne
gotiatng this peace, he whose arms had conquered
It became for the time, of necessity, not merely the
military master, but the civil ruler Of all that he
had subdued. In this capacity he presently showed
himself as fit to govern a country as to lead an
army. His victorious troops, by him disciplined all
along not less to humanity than to valor, were
made, even in the midst Of great and rich city, to
respect the property and the persons of the nhabt
ants. Their religious opinions, Though not Gen.
SCOTS, for he was piously bred up as an Episco-
palian and has been such through life,) were re-
spected, as was right, and no further They
were treated like brothers. Their laws were, Of
course, abrogated; but Scott gave them, what
they had never seen before, justice, order, Sc
curity-benefts so to them, that, before he left
them, they offered him the supreme authority if he
would remain among them But he loved better
to be even an injured citizen of his own country
than the sovereign of another; and laying down
his authority, at the command of his Government
arrested, broken in health, and, far as those al
Washington could nflict dishonor, disgraced, he re-
paired home, to be put on trial, in order that, il
possible, something might be found in his conduct
to destroy his popularity and rob him of the admi
ration and affection of the people. We need not
add that the attempt failed, that old Lewistowr
and Chippewa and Niagara-he of Vera Cruz, and
Cero Gordo, and Contreras, and Churubusco, ano
Chapultepec who had beaten all the enemies thai
ever came before him, was not to be laid low BY
the paltry plotters who lurked at home and in
trigued while he was winning us great territories
and carrying forward our national standard to Sc
many wonderful triumphs. E. W. J.