Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1852-10-28
4 VOiCe from a Gallant Soldier
who served under Gen. Scott in
Mexico,

& - MtAlCUN
THE SCOTT LIFE GUARD ASSOCIATION.
! TO tie Editor Of the ~ Y. Daily Times :
/ Ny attention was called to an article in
paper entitled the National Democrat,
published in this city, in which the writer
tries hard to misreprcsent plain matter
Of fact. He seems to be particularly anx-
ious to make people believe that the New
York Volunteers are not the friends OF
Gen. Scott, and has the bad taste to drag
the name of General Pillow into this fling
at the men who served their country un-
der that brave old veteran, whom the
"Scott Life Guard Association" were or
ganized to honor. This is particularly
unfortunate for the cause which the Ma
tional Democrat is laboring to advance. l
was myself in Mexico, and had the honor
to be participant in all the battles fought
there, under both Scott and Taylor, with
the single exception of the battle of Bue-
na Vista, and therefore, had abundant op-
poriunity to see and hear the opinions of
the army, both regulars and volunteers !;
and l assure. you there was no man in
Mexico SO universally execrated and
despised as this same Gideon J. Pillow.
His celebrated ditch digging operation is
familiar to the country. ait9
But there are thousand other matters
known to the army which sunk the name
OF Mr. Polks brother-in-law stifl lower
in the estimation of the soldiers who were
there to see and know the man. While
it notorious fact that. Mr.. Pillows mis-
sion was the destruction ofGeneral Scott,
the events of that war, so far as he was
concerned, have only succeeded in placing
him where be belonged But [ will not
waste time with name that is now a by
word in the army and reproach on eve
~ American tongue. What l want to
say, IS that there Is such an organization
as the g Scott Life Guard Association"
and that its object is to aid in the elec-
ton Of General Winfield Scott to TIC Pres
idenay; and furthermore, that it embra-
ces among its members nearly all the New
r York volunteers, together with many of
the surviving veterans Of 1912. | have
further good reason to believe, that with
some two or three exceptions, every man
who ever served under Scott, now in this
city, will, on the End of November next,
cast their votes in his favor, though some
few of them are so situated as to prevent
their taking an active part in the canyaSs.
These men have seen Gen. Scot and know
him we'll The. miserable ISLANDERS that
are put in circulation by unprincipled
demagoues, get the lie from every one who
has ever been with him-be his politics
what the may. His officers and men love
him as they would kind father.
shall never forget the sorrow and in
dignation expressed by the whole army
in the City of Mexico, on the morning
when we were informed that the old hero
was to be taken from us-when in the
hour of his brilliant triumphs he was ia
ken from the head of the army by the di-
rection of the politicians at Washington. I
saw more than one hardy fellow shed tears
at the parting; and | can assure the Nation
al Democrat that when the proper time ar
riEes, these men will, by their votes, vindi-
cate their chieftain from the calumnies that
have been unscrupulously heaped uponhis
bead. While we glory IN his brilliant tri-
umphs on the battle field, we love Winfield
Scott for his honesty. During the warwith
Mexico, fortune placed me on thee differ
ent occasions in the hospital, and | assure
you, that on these occasions [ saw more
to respect in the man than l had before
2 seen in the General to admire, distin-
guished as had been his services. When
the battle was over, his first duty always
was to see that the wounded and dying
were properly cared for. have seen his
tall form passing from man to man du-
ring the whole night, cheering and COM
forting, providing and caring for their
wants. 1t was enough for Scott to give
general orders to see that all the wound
ed and dying, were properly taken care
lie personally looked after each man
himself, and time again have seen him
sitting on the bedside ofsome poor dying
soldier, holding him in his arms and hear
ing his dying request c But |, need not
waste time IN pointing out reasons why the
soldiers who served under Gen. Scott are
his friends. There are too many living wit
nesses scattered all over the Union to re-
quire any such explanation These men
ali can and will tell their own stories.--
The National Democrat says, that it has
been called on by the New York golpn-
teers, to deny that they, had ever any de-
sign to support Gen. Scott for the Presi-
dency or otherwise laud him. VIII that
paper give US the names of the soldiers
that oppose General Scott Of Lieuten-
ants Brown and Taylor have nothing to
say; they arc able tOoaefeHd themselves
if they deem such an attack worthy OF
,o.ico . HucII M DoNNEIb.Fk