Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1852-07-22
BY E. p. WALTON & SON

City Of Mexico, Winfield Scott commended
against the enemies of his country with
varying success, amid difficulties almost
unexampled in history, and penetrated with
small army of 5000 men, into an en-
| pre- OF eleven millions of people, and at
last placed his country's flag upon the
nights of Cheputepec, and in the CITY of
Mexico itself IL there be a man who does
not feel sentiment of gratitude to Gen.
Scott, let him read the history of the battles
OF CeTo Gurdo, Churu5usco. CheDullepec
NC; and, lastly, the bloody fight which
occurred M the city of Mexico, where the
OLD hero tiumphantly sustained the arms
OF hrs country in the midst of a people
VINO were completely subdued, and compel
led TO make such treaty as the government
OF tins country proposed to dictate.
mat was the reward ofa faithful soldier
who had done so much, and who suffered
SO much for his country What was his
reward from the Government We find
alter lie was victorious, the Government
sent oG1 supernumeraries, making up a new
army of more than 30 600 men, and
took from hlm-when the fighting was all
over, aud there was no more necessity for
a great general-took from him the COM
mand of the army, and directed him to sub
init hlmself-a Major General-to trial
upon false charges, before a tribunal of
petty officers. And how did he show him
sell Instead of disregardng, as many
would have done, he obeyed the mandate
which sought TO disgrace him. and we find
nam making the military strictly subordi-
ua'e to the civil power. If there be any
one thing for which honor him more than
another, 1t is that he has always by his ex-
ample and practice, as well as by his
preaching and profession, maintained the
ci'II as superior to the military power
Suppose he had chosen to say, ." | will not
surrender the army'i have led on to victory
] will not yield the power given me. at the
VIII OF tyrant at home wall NOT suffer
myself to be disgraced and Court Martial
led; but | will wear the garland Of victory
aud see who can take 1t from my head ?"
lie, me advert TO one fact for which
have authority, aud which | know TO be
true. 4 the very moment when pence was
about 60 be made between this country and
Mexico. when Winfield Scott could with
honor, have accepted place in the Mex
can army, he was offered one million two
hundred and fifty Thousand dollars, ~ cash.
81 he would resign the American army aud
take command of the Mexcans, with
promise that ration far superior to that of
the American army should be given to those
who would JOIN his standard and enter the
service of Mexico. And further he was Of
iered the Presidency of Mexico for FIVE
years, and was desired to keep 1t during
that lime IN order to restore peace HIS
civil administration had even won the adml-
ration of has enemies, and be was looked
upon As a savior, aud they offered him tins
large sum as an lnducemeat To take the of.
hce DO You not suppose he vas stung
Nith resentment after he had done al co.
his country after he had periled his life IN
every field, aud conquered an empire for
her advantage and glory, at finding himself
dismissed from Office Al that critical
period temptcr advanced and SAID -
Take up The command of the army Of
MeAico, and the Presidency of Mexico Cor
i've years" What was that but the dladem
of Mexico, aud the Office Of Emperor, if be
had chosen to be such
II he had taken IL, suppose we had sent
an army 10 chasiise the MeXcaus when
they were commanded by Winfield Scott
don't YOU think we should have come back
with considerable number o. black eyes
and bloody nosesl Laughter. Now look
a, this picture, aud what do you find to sur
pass ~ He rejected all these offers, and
sand, am an American soldier and my
blood has been freely shed for America,
and | viii die for the Americans, bat for no
other people God ever made Enthusias-
tic applause. The Presidency of Mexico,
the Empire offered me by Mexico, cannot
seduce me from that love of my own native
land with which, thank God, was born,
and which | have retained from my earliest
infancy to tins day"
Fellow citizens, l have thought nothing 10
the history of the past equalled the ingrau-
tute with which this gallant old soldier was
treated, unless you refer to JustlnIan aud
his General, Bellisarius. 70 be sure, he
did escape without his eyes being put out,
but he Is a poor man, aud II he had chosen
to take the Presidency of Mexico, he might !
have been one of the mllllonalres of the
tlme-and indeed, 1t would have been diff
= ali 10 estimate what he might have acqulr-
ed. point to these facts to show the pat.
rlotlsm and purity of the mans character.
You have been admirers of Jackson, Harri-
son and Taylor and Con knows | shall
continue to be, ever, while there is life IN
my body, an admirer of the character of
Zachary Taylor. But cannot be made
insenslble to the merits of Winfield Scott
All whose opinions are worth a straw, con-
slider that better man never lived, aud that
he IS the great General of the age.
When he came back from Mexico he was
sick almost to death in the public service.
The whole power of the Government was
against him who had done so much He
landed at New York quietly, aud when
saw him for the first time after he returned
from Mexico, he was pale and exceedingly
feeble. That gigantic form, six feet SIX
inches in his stockings, looked as if prepar-
ing for his grave; but, thank God, he is
now as hearty, hale, and able and willing to
do service aud battle for his country as be
was at Chippewa or Niagara. Applause
My fellow citizens, Jackson fought two
battles, If recolect his history, and they
made him President for eight years. llar-
rison fought one at Thames aud one at Tip
pecanoe. Taylor fought ten-W ashlngton
eight speak of pitched batIIes-and
Scott, if count right, ten. OF those that
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