New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-10-11


| fuss and feathers We will show him when
the shock of battle was over, when victory was
won, and the dead and dying were strewn upon
the field, or gathered into hospitals or mortuary
reoeptacles. We shall show epaulettes and
plumes bent in the kindly and gentle ministra-
tions of charity and humanity, above those
sleepipc the sleep of death, or writhing in the
agony of pain.
Hear Lit j. W. Shields, a democrat of Sewer
county, Tenn, who served under Gen Scott in
| Mexico, and who writes thus to the Knoxville
| Register:
You nv brother soldiers remember how he visited the
hospitals in the city of Mexico and how he administered
the wants Of the sick-furnishing each with
shirt, blanket and pair of shoes, and one dollars
worth of obacco and l. for drew all these comforts
and knapsack also did all others who lost theirs in
battle
Simple, but truthful and eloquent, is such
language. But he adds:
The soldiers under Scotts command love hin: you,
fellow soldiers remem her when he was arresed-you
member the morning he left army Unitedsa
and what done That dayyes every regiment marched
around his quarters clad with badge of mourning in
order to show how they honored and loved him You
know had orders not to cheer but of the yolun
companies obliged to cheer and cheer they did,
More glorious than victory such demon
stration! How quick and strong must have
been the pulsations of the heart of the Old Hero
when he heard those cheers!
And what said Cass of Gen. Scott as man !?
Ihare enjoyed his personal friendship for long series Of
years. and do not al this day By any camny TO
myself unworthy Of IT,
And at the same time he spoke of him as g an
honorable and patriotic citizen.
What said Kosciuseo-one of &c the few, i'm
mortal names''-in writing to Baron Hottingeur,
during scott's visit to Europe?
"Be pleased to convey my compliments to Gen Scott
and especially to his victories in Canada. hope the
Americans will follow his eIamphts courage-ts energy
| and his FlRTuES.f
| ellis energy and his virtues sacred testi-
mony to every genuinely American heart.
And Jas, A. Pearce, the distinguished U. S,
Senator from Maryland says, &c to his unsur-
passed military skill, he adds the merit of a
pure and admirable private character"
But pass on. Go to the columns of the Rich
mond (Va.) Enquirer in 1888, then edited by
Father Ritchie, and the leading democratic or
gan of the Union Mark this extract from a
communication which Father Richie editorially
pronounced ''a JUST AND NOBLE TRIBUTE
There is much of noble generosity of character about
Scott independent of his skill and bravery soldier
his life has really been of romantic beauty and inter
est You recoectshis conduct when his way take
command OF the army engaged in the Black Hawk war
The he had with him all stricken down with the
cholera, before he joined Gen Atkinson What his
conduct Did he leave them to their fate and fly to the
army of the gallant and accomplished Atkinson his
personal friend in order that he might snatch from him
the laure for which he had toed long and which
was lust then on the point of winnng No! EIe cllne
To his sick soldiers dying all around him uth The dreadful fes
thence and eEerd himself day and night TO them from N,
sure-o The imminent hazard Of his life. He could have ta
ken command of the army-t his right. But behold
his magnauity In his Of Ge1 ScOtt's life he shines
more brilliantly IN my estimation than in The most glorious
| battle he erefJongM.h
If we had one word of eulogy which could be
more eloquent than what we have quoted above
we would addi it, The Hero, waving ambitions
hopes, and the allurements of fame, and the
pride of power, to bend his lofty form in kindly
tendance, above the beds of his sick soldiers, i.
a picture so singularly beautiful so full of sug
gestion, so quiet in its grandeur of patient
solemn, self-sacriticing repose, that we can de
nothing more than present it as it is.
THE GREAT INDIGNATION MEETING TONIGHT
We call attention to the grand mass indigna-
ton meeting, to be held in Lafayette Square this
evening, but we do not think it really necessa-
ny to mention it, The spirit Of our citizens is
aroused, and ehave not the slightest doubt
that the demonstration tonight will be such a
|
the honor of our common country is assailed it
needs no other incentive to induce the citizens
| Of NewOrleans to speak and to act.
The Committee of Arrangements have made
the most extensive preparations for the affair
} 1t is expected that four different meetings viii
be organized, and upwards Of two hundred o
our most prominent citizens have been selected
as officers The meeting on St. Charles street
opposite the City Hall, will be presided over by
Capt. James Stockton; that, opposite the Pres
byterian church, by Judge Buchanan, and tina
on Camp street, opposite the Odd Fellows Hall
by I. N. Marks, ESQ A salute of one hundred
guns will be fred before the meetings are called
to order, and the celebrated pyrotecninst, Mons
Gator, has prepared grand display of fir
works The whole square will be Brilliant,
Illuminated.
1t has been suggested that the front rooms c
the City Hall and Odd Fellows Hall be appro
priated to the use of the ladies, large numbe
, of whom are anxious to be present We hop
$ that this idea will be carried out
i SCOTT RALLIEs,-On Saturday night Their
5 was several largely attended and enthusiast
, Scott rallies. Of course, we were only able t
attend one of them-the rally in the Third Dis
trict, at the corner of Moreau and Elysia
:. Fields streets.
1t was largely attended, some fifteen hundrc
y persons being upon the ground, Mr.. f. j, Car
d rell responded to call, and Messrs. Lathrol
8 Holiday, Bermudez and Bemiss followed in yer
I, effective addresses, Speaking as a democrs
: and soldier who served under Scott, Majc
: Holiday was particularly effective.
As usual the Scott Rangers were out in fore
THAT JEW BENJAHIN."--A respectable den
ocratic gentleman, who is Jew, and who glori
in his political and religious faith-the faith
n Gods earliest chosen people-informs us tina
# on Friday night, in reply to a question, Thom
Green Davidson, democratic State Elector f
q the Third District, replied, $50 down to Tive
% Circle and ask that Jew Benjamin"
+ Of the propriety of such language, the publ
"a can best judge We had thought that in tn
y. country every faith was respected, and evel
- conviction honored with liberation of word al
act.
If Coop TIDNGs.-Wc are reliably intormt
ne that the Government has telegraphed here, til
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