The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1852-07-20

Winfield Scott could, with honor have accept
ell place. ip The Mexican army, he was orffer.
cd one million two hundred and fifty thousand
dollars, in cash. II he would resign the Amer-
can army and take the commnnd of the Mexi-
cans. with promise than ration far superior
to that Of the American army should be given
to those who would join his standard. and en-
tor The service of Mexico. And further, he
was offered the Presidency of Mexico for five
years, and was desired TO keep II during that
time in order 10 restore peace. His civil ad-
ministrntion had oven won the admiration of
his enemies, and he was looked upon as sa
viof, and thoy offered him this large sum rs
an inducomont To take the Office Do YOU not
suppose he was s,ung with resentment after
he had done all for his country-aftcr he had
periled his life ip every fold, and conquered
an empire for her advantage and glory, at find
ing himself dismissed from Office? At tn t
critical period tempter advanced, and said:
stake up the command of the army of Mexi-
co, and the Presidency of Mexico for five
years." What was that but the diadem of
Mexico and the Office of Emperor, If he hid
chosen to be such? ir.rd-g srfosog H.v arra
Ii he had taken it. suppose we had sent an
army to chastise tho Mexicans when they were
commanded by Winfield Scott: don't you
think wo should have come back with a con-
siderable, number of black eyes and bloody
noses! Laughter. Now look at this picture.
and what do you find to surpass itf II" re-
jected all these offers. and said: al am a sol
dier and my blood has been freely shed for
America. and shall be shed for no other coun-
try On earth. rApplausc. I will die for tho
Americans. but fo no other people God ever
made. Enthusiastic applause.l The Presi
dency of Mexico. the Empire offered me by
Mexico, cannot seduce me from that love of
nv own native land with which thank God
was born. and which have fe,ainoi from my
earliest infancy to this dnv." rAnpnuse.1
Fellow-citizens. have though there is moth
ing in thu history of 'hc past t. equal tho IN
gratitude with which this ga'lant nll soldier
was treated n less Won rotor To Jistinian and
mis- general Bellisarius To he snre. he di
escape without his ewes heing put ont, but he
Is a poor man and If he had chosen 70 take
the Prcsidcncv Of Mexica he MIGHT have been
one of the millionaircs of the tifna: aud in
deed. it would he difficult TO cstina'r what he
might hove acquired point 70 these facts
70 show the patriot. m and purity Of the mans
character Arain ask what can von End to
slrp S. L? You have admirers Of Jackson
Harrison anc Tavlor and Gnd knows shall
continue 20 be. while there is life in my body,
on admirer of the character of Zachary Tav-
lor. But cannot be made insensihe to tho
merits OF Winfield Scott. All whose opinh n
never lived, and that he is the great General
Of The age
When he came back from Mexico no was
sick almost 10 death in The public service
The whole power Of tho Government was
against him who had done so much. He land
cd AT New York quietly. and when saw him
for the first time after he had returned from
Mexicn. he was pale and exceedingly foeble
That Gigantic form. six feet six inches in his
stockings lookea ns If preparing for tho grave;
but. thank God he is now hearty. hate and
ahle aid willing 70 do service and battle for
his country rs he was at Chippewa or Niaga-
n, TApplauscl
Nv fellow citizens. Jackson fought two bat
les IL | recolect his history, and thev made
him Presdcrt for eight wears Harrison
fought one at Thames and one AZ TippccaToe.
Tnvlor fourht ten. Washington rig't--I sneak
Of ni'ch"d bqtt'es-anh Scott If count right
tcn. Of thos" have bnrird none bnt him
self received n wound in battle. ! heard ray-
lor s7v his clothes were shot tn pieces Mt Bue-
m Nisti and he came out. ragged-hat pan-
ta'oons and iactef wo-e cut up-but sill the
old hero's bod, WIS whole Jackson dill not
receive a scrltch nor have | read that his
clothes were ,orchod. But Scott has been
wotn'led. and shot down in hattlo Scott. at
the battle of Lundv's I.ane was shot through
tho hoiv. and nearly all the blood th'f was in
him was poured upon the ground. He had
heen previously wounded and two hNfses shot
under him and he was loft among The dead at
the conclusion Of the action. If II will moi tire
you will relate mn nnecdote cf what occurred
at Washington, brtween mn old soldier and
gallant one who had fought under Scott and
Scott himself. Col. Cillcv was in nv room
on visit. He had received shot in that ac-
ton which had shattered his thigh to pieces,
] :. L IL. L l.
While no was talking with me. Gen. Scott did
me the honor to call and see me. intro
duced him to his old feIlow-soldicr, whom he
bad not seen for more than thirty years Af
ter warm greeting between them, Cilley in
quired Of Scott how the battle of Niagara or
Lundys Lane. was brought about, ono for
what reason the battle was fought. | had
never been able to get Scott 10 converse upon
the subject of the battles he had fought, or
the wounds he had received, as he immediate
ly turned the subject to something else. and
showed that the topic was unpleasant. But
when appealed to by brother soldier, who
fought and bcd with him, he did go into a
minute history of all the reasons that brought
about tho battle. II appeared Lieut.. General
Drummond had come down with 1000 of the
best veterans from the Peninsuar war. Scott
had pursued the Marquis all day, and chased
him over the Chippewa. Next day Rely
came over and attacked him, and the action
lasted until night, when Reilly was totally de-
fcated and driven aver tho river Brown told
him afterwards that thore was large force In
Lundy's Lane. and he found Reilv therc.--
Scott advanced and saw large b,dy Of men
drawn up. but there was not many a. he q,
first imagined. The troops Reilly had f"urht
with at Chippe&n, Joined bv number of Can
adian volunteers, formed the army b'f're him.
He had heard nothing of the troops advanced
by Drummond, and he directed his llrigadc 'o
be drawn up-as, he said. he hsd wi'ippcd
Roily before, to whip him again As the bat
! tie rrged, he said he saw larre masses If men
Throughout the woods. artillery. infintry and
crvarv, until at length he discovered hc was
attacked by great force Of real BRITISH rcgu-