Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1852-10-07

cradle day, II they had not b zen ar
rested from the purpose, by General
Scott, who recalled al The trod ps, or
dered hostilities TO cease, and on the
next day, the 2lst Of Aug, e ranted
an armistice, which lasted till the
9th of September-and during which
Iarmistice, the AIexicans strengthened
and fortified that side Of the dity, in
front Of which we we're ,at the time.
Gen. Scott remarked to an officer
ofthe army in Washington City, in
ilS49, that the charge of Il be dra-
goons into the San Antonio Garita,
under those three gallant d Ulcers,
McReynolds, Harvey and Graham,
was the d post gallant and brf illiant
affair thatI had occurred In the whole
Mexican war. Each Of these q Ulcers
lost an arm; yet, We never before
heard Scott accused Of visiting them,
although he professed great al mira
ton of their conduct. Nor did We
expect it. from Gen. Scott, for lie and
Don Nicholas P. Trist, were too bu-
sy in trying to patch up a peace,
twhich.essentially failed at that par
ticular time-and no one exH ected
him to be running about aft Or the
sick or wounded Gen. Scott found
that he had been most egregi ously
fooled and over-reached by Santa
Anna, who only wanted and actually
obtained tine, TO fortify that silk Of
the city. 1t WIS admitted by Gen.
Scott himself, that we could have
gone into the city Of Mexico, On the
both Of August. And we hold that
Gen Scott is justly chargable with
having thrown away the life Of every
private and officer who fell IN battle
after that day, and they numbered
over two thousand. Gen Scott, in
this waste Of human life did not
J study even economy; tor, when about
to enter into the armistice, Gen.
Pillow addressed.him and requested
him to require that the stronghold
Of ChaPuItepee should be given Up to
US, as 4 guarantee Of the sincerity of
Santa Anna, bat Gen. Scott did not
heed Z FLOWS proposition, and the
result was fata1 to many a brave sol
der and officer. Had Chapultepec
been put into our possession, We
would net have fought the battle Of
Molino del Rey- -of been obliged to
have stormed the former, which we
did on the 9Th and 18th Of Sept.
1--WE have been Induced to make
the foregoing statement, Of our views
of Gen. SCOTS conduct in Mexico,
upon seeing a pictora Il lie of General
Scott-one Of which pictures repre-
sent him as leaning q yer the Bedside
Of a sick soldier, or officer, perhaps
intended to sootbe the feelings of
the relatives of the brave soldiers
and officers, he wslntPnIy sacrificed
in that same Mexican war. We are
decidedly of opinion, dhat Gen. Scott
is more indebted for the success Of
our arms in Mexico, 10 the indom-
liable courage of the 4 mericans, than
to any demonstftio, Of wisdom,
general6hip, or qiplom macy on his
part. The success attending the
progress of the army ih Mexico, was
the result Of true coulpge and I'M
surpassed bravery, disF Aayed by our
troops; and it is downright theft, to
steal flom the comlnoll soldiers and
subordinate officers. THO thunder that
legitimately belonged to them, and
appropriate it to Gen. Scott, for the
purpose ST making him President of
the United States.
"The true character BE Gen. Scott.
4 in the field and camp, can be told in
a few words. lie was rtpnlsive, aus
Itere and severe in his general de-
pertinent towards tile officers. -
Seemed desirous of inb spring every
one that approached bin, with awe
and the great importal bee of himself
and exacted the stlf ctest observ-
ance Of his position as commanders
in-chief.'
/ BE- The editors of Crane,s Ten
lnessee Democrat, give the following
as an answer to the gu stioh, @Iyhat
nnnht IL he tho mo 81 lie n,,n:cLnaa..t