Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1852-10-02
GEN. scottin pennsylvania.

following language by Gro, w ELDrn
HoNonrp StR The. old and The yoias
who dwell aloiig these mountain sides,
Ind In this quite valley Of the Jnnl'
hte. welcome you today Us Heir Transient
guest. ,,,atF fa: &..,a te
Our mountains here may look coli-atid
the winds that sweep them may he cold
hut our hearts ere warm, aud IA item, tif,
Won will ever have tile Waritiest place.
You, sir, are no obscure stranger here.
Every mouth and every year llas your
name, coupled will SOME distinguished
service, reached tile ~far.lest corner OF this
land. e.,, ..
Reside yoa, staids d witnesa to call Up
recolleetlons at olice s.fnoifiiful anti pleas
ant to you, flisre the ~sreaker referee to
Capt. Jos, Henderson, WHO served under
Seorf at Chippewa aud Linly's Lailel--
bile who slept beside you Oh the cold bora
OARS of the Northern Lakes-wlio british.
I'd away tile frost from Iiis sword, atd at
the poaud of tile morning t%eveilfe, WIS
eager for the hglit. One WHO stood lie.
side You after the dark conflict had ceased
when faint and wenry YOU leaned upoi,
your spear a., n,n g.
On your left stands another Wititess,
(Capt. WIN. III. Irwin,) who heard tile
trump Of your War Horse, as he '%snuilel
tile battle from eiar,' amidst the stiffness Of
Tie orange groves in the Valley oI Mex.
leo
Here, too, are others. who bore ah
humber, htt yet as proud q part, in the
last series OF ynur brilliant achievements
---.hose which IRE scattered here and there,
and are the stAfs To beantify and adorti our
history, aye, stars bright aud enduring rs
that Que which never sets. Yes here are
.soine of the same hands and hearts that
helped you tear down the battlemet1ts that
Cortex built, aud plant above Ills ruined
towers yon glorious 'Banner Of tie Free"
In their names and In the names Of
whose around me, again accept our hehrti-
fest welcome. ,l
But, sir, we take you by the hand and
h.udly greet you. not because 1t IL deeply
stained with biood--lto, no, not because
you'afeA stiltful butcher of the human
race, but becaase you have ever sought to
hide the nakedness of the sword blade, by
entwining round II all olive wreeth~--be.
cause you have never sunk tue s,sdR in the
,ancied Here.
Accept, too, our kindest wishes long Ms
Won q little river" shall steal down with it's
waters to the sen. TO, and may the rem
naut of your stormy life be passed in
pence, and when II cldses, may it be calm
aud beautiful as yon setting sun, which
long throws its mild rays back 10 gladden.
and to bless the world.
Gen. Seorr, (says the report In the
Lewistown Giasette,) standing Between
Capt, w. II. Irwin aud DIR. Joseph Hen.
,icrson 1.-THE latter a Captain under Scorr
a, chippewa aud Lundy's Lane, aud the
former h Captain under him in MexIco,e
appeared to be deeply affected, and briefly
replied, in substance "a follows
My FEtbow CfrlsErs 81 am Happy
10. meet with you here in this beautiful
Valley Of The Junieta, This kind fecep-
ZION was unexpected, and the sentiments
W the beautiful speech just made. by one
OF your number, have touched my heart
deeply. A manifestation Of my country.
mems esteem | cherish as my highest hon
or, and this of yours shall ever live fresh in
my memory.
Again, aud again, / thank YOU all for
yanr Kindness, and assure you it has excl.
ted the most grateful feelings of my heart,
while to meet my Old sssociates IN arms
awakens emotions which language fails
me to express. N@
Capt. T, It McCoY and some other
soldiers of the Mexieau war, as well as all
who could do so, gtasped the hand Of the
old hero, but the cars having been detained
beyond the usual time while the General
was yet speaking, the signal was given
aud the train sped on it'd way westward
amid loud aud o~ft-repeatea cheers
General Scott and the freasnry
MIR. MERtwRTHss, the short-term Sch.
ator from Kentucky, and his coadlutots OF
The Democratic press, have arraigned Gen,
sScorr Tor having received a certain allow.
aice from the Government III aid Of his
expenses during a trip To Europe in 1916,
when he was charged with important
public negatiots.
On looking into this matter, we find, as
we fiud in all directions when we esam.
ine General ScoTr's character aud trans
actions, new testimony to his deserts.
Had 1t not been for the attack OF these
Democratic worthless ON General ScoTT, it
j. probable that the following letter from
JAMES MONROE would not have fallen un.
der our eye.
Let those who say that General SeoTr
has rendered no .civil services" read the
document, aud Circulate 1t among their
neighhors
James Monroe to lEattor General Scoa.
WASHINGTON, June Is. 1916.
DEAR Sin . III is decided TO settle your
claim on tho Government on the prihci-
nle established by the De~partnlen, cE War
before your departure for Europe, in such
manner that vou may sustain no loss by
depreciation OF paper OF tsniavofable ex-
elange. As soon as You designate 4 per-
son to act for von. the aeconiit will be
settled Is
@a Yosr communications while abroad
were very Interesting. The opportunities
which you had of deriving information
from military men Of high rank, especial
iy in the Pfussian army. Of tile views Of
the several powers. at d crisis the most
sataograHt and extraordinary that has
occurred as modern times. arrse pisecssliar-
In tarorabke; and ii gstcs me pleasure
TO state that TIC teal and judgment auth
seasch poa Improved them for the adj
s,a'stagcd yoNy country gase great sat
ssfa4ioa,
am. with great respect and esteem,