Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-09-11

who ~ devoted forty years Of service to his country
cause abide by them and carry them out. lie is non
Ms eu dsent and exponent Of these principles and trust
am D. otda Wing and good Wig TO desert him nov
for inseserting him desert my principles Therefore,
say v The flebean that viii vote for Pierce bat
will sss FOR old Gen. scorr if I live
hare recenty seen the statement of Lieut. SHIELDS
Of Seter county, published in the Knoxville Register
know Jim 70 be of truth and he should be beliey-
ed a bis statement has gone far to remove the preu
dces Yhich entertained toward Gen ScorT personally
Very respectfully, JOHN COOKE.
TIL following is the Letter Of Lieut.. SHIELDS,
refer16 20 IN the preceding Letter from General
CocH the veteran Whig who thirty years ago re-
prestped IN Congress the district of Tennessee in
whit he resides:
tks SEyIERvILLE, AUausT 6, 1882
Td EDITOR: learn by the newspapers that some
man Ai.te hentnck has become very angry at me
becAt Democrat should support my old commander,
Gen. oSt had supposed this free country, and
that tn had right to vote for whom he pleased The
write that article says that am converA In that
ysS ss lYss sSs and e first is like
dangers had gone through with while under Scott I'D
mot fel that could do my feelings Justice and vote
against him. When thought of the long and toisome
marcl from Vera Cruz to the city Of Mexico, when we
were6fty days in the heart Of enemys country cut
off f3m all supplies, well from all, communication
with lur country and friends surrounded by gueras
on eSry side and when you heard Of us again had
planted the starspangled banner upon the Halls Of the
Monezumas and it was still floating triumphanty in the
breeze as brave army and noble commander
went forth battle and when heard my brave
Did commander abused could stand it longer Well
do remember with what kindness he visited the sick and
wounded in that campaign and how he administered to
their wants day after day tell You, Mr. Editor, the
officers and soldiers under his command loved him. You
my brother soldiers remember how he visited the hos
pitas in the city OF Mexico and how he administered to
the wants of the sckfurnishing each with shirt,
blanket, pair Of Shoes and dollars worth Of to-
bacco and for drew all these comforts, and KNAPP
sack ALSO add all others who los theirs in battle But
now am to be abused because choose to vote for my
kind generous, NOBLE and brave old commander and
that too by man who fires from behind masked bate
ry and won't sign his name
venture the that has written against me, and
who is trying to tear down Scott slept q wet
blanket meier stood sentry at night for his country was
put oi half ratons and hard crackers and was
compelled to drink water, unless it to
work off dpse of physic. But if am not mistaken, in
November nfxt will give you hasty plate of Scott
soup, that ypu will find enough for your comfort
and the watsr of it shall be real Niagara water
But said the soldiers under Scotts command loved
him. You brother soldiers, remember when he
rested you remember the morning he left the army for
the United Sates and what was done that day yes,
every regiment marched round his quarters, clad with
badge of mourning, in order to show how they honored
and loved hin. You know had orders not to cheer
but one of the volunteer companies obliged to cheer
and break the solemn silence and cheer they did. This
was company of sharpshooters who took part at Vera
Cruz and Cefro Gordo and who did much Of the guer
rlla fighting the road to the valley of Mexico They
noble set of fellows, and did their duty to
You all remember how slow and suggishy we marched
up the hill that brought in view of the capital, before
the battle of Conreras and arriving at the top of it,
there was our old commander looking through his spy
glass and crying out to passed him "Boys the
capital the capital, the capital My fellow soldiers,
hov1 I'm
s~A- heaae se.s ->~sy- sski4~esa EmiA and Msre
not led on from victory to victory until Scott arrest
ed and torn away from his noble army by his Gov
ernmsnt? But, by The blessing Of God, win try
be with him again in November and whenever Scott lead
victory is sure Newspapers may talk about Sewer
ty falling off five hundred votes and all that kind of stuff
but with old Scott leader, she will roll up th
largest Whg vote she gave. The "pineknot'' boy
who served under hm here, and they will count il
any crowd.
And now, fellow soldiers, let's give ga long pull,
strong pull and pull altogether for our brave ole
chieftain General Scott. "Eyes right" q forward
march" J. w. SHIELDS.