New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-10-11
Scott and Wool in Kentucky,

| LouisUiWe, Oct, lien. Scott left Frankfor
this morning, after n night of excitement
dancing, serenading, bontires and other species
OF amusement being resorted to by the multi
| tude
| Two opolitical meetings were held in the course
OF the evening-the democrats at the court
house and the wings at the capitol. The latter
was most numerously attended, many wings be-
| ing in town to receive Gen. Scott The demo-
erats, however, had very respectable number,
and Gen. Wool attended their meeting for Il short
time, pleading fatigue when he retired
| During the entire night the citizens gathered
together in houses, or perambuiated the streets,
singing patriotic songs, and Gen. Scott was sere-
naded after retiring to rest
At first considerable opposition took place in
the streets between the spouters for Scott and
| for Pierce but the friendly strife ended in the
| triumph of the wings, who improved the victory
| by shouting themselves hoarse
| On the progress of the cars between Frank
fort and this city, at the stations Of Emnence and
Lagrange, large numbers of citizens assembled ,
| and brief speeches were made at each place At
the former station, L l. Bashaw, in welcoming
Scott, alluded to his services in the field, and
said the citizens of Kentucky hoped to place him
in the presidential chair ASA reward. In reply,
Gen Scott stated that if called to fill the presi
Dental or any other Office he should be ready,
as he ever had been to serve his country; but
that was a subject he did not desire to dwell
upon. lie was in the hands of the people, and
with them he left the issue.
When the cars were just starting to leave,
Mr.. Preston of Louisville, was recognized and
called forth. He said he had but time to tell
them he was following in the wake Of General
Scott to Washington. He is q candidate for
Congress, and is a fine looking. able and popular
man.
At Lagrange Scott was introduced to a large
I IL.
zens of the county for meeting him there, and
stated that he had been invited to attend their
Agricultural Fair, which he should have DONE
had it been in his power, but he was forced to
go forward and deny himself that qualification
He had lately attended Bourbon County Fair
and the pleasure he had experienced there would
make him anxious to attend other exhibitions of
similar character.
A handsome Scott and Graham banner was
taken on at this place, and delegation accom-
panied the party to Louisville.
On the approach of the cars to the upper sta
tion some distance from the town of Louisville,
cannon Numbered forth notice Of the guests arri
val, and long before the cars stopped, dense
mass of people lined both sides of the rails, and
many clung to the sides of the cars at the immi-
nent danger of being crushed. 1t was miracle
that no accident occurred. When the cars came
to a stand, scene of the widest enthusiasm was
presented The shouts of the vast multitude
arose deafening as Scott showed himself, and
was welcomed by the Mayor to the city
A large number of troops were drawn up, and
aparty of gentlemen on horseback also, but their
efforts to keep back the crowd were futile. The
cars were surrounded, and thousands rushed for
ward to grasp the old warrior by the hand.
Mayor Speed then welcomed Zen Scott to the
city in an eloquent address, in the course Of
which he said
L" !Sir-With your presence are associated
many thrilling scenes of the war of 1872, The
glorious field Of Lundy's Lane rises in our mem
ory, and VIC imagine we see in the struggling
moonbeam's misty light, that bloodiest field in
which death was so great a reaper. We imagine
we hear your voice rising above the clash of
arms and the shouts Of combatants, calling your
countrymen to victory or death. In the contem-
plation of the war with Mexico we perceive the
skill and valor which have placed your name
high on the rolls of the great captains of ancient
and modern times. In memory we accompany
you from the surf of the Gulf and the cliffs Of
Cerro Gordo, through the blazing lines of Cha.
pultepec and Cherubusco, until we see you stan
beneath the stars and stripes of the Union, the
laureled conqueror of Mexico But it is moi
your military achievements alone that elicit our
concentrations; in you we recognize the friend
and comforter of the lanquishing and dying sol
der the bold and intrepid friend of the oppressed