Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-10-23

bers Of the two Houses Of Congress a public dinner ON
any day that may namean invitation the most hatter
ing but which, account Of continued physical debility
am obliged to decline
had earlier, the happiness receive from every mem
Der OF the present Congress- in the form Of certain resou
tons the highest distinction that could be bestowed upon
citizen soldier. The present invitation expressing the
private consideration of many Of the most distinguish
ed Representatives of the States and the People of the
Union without regard to party, superadds every oblga
ton OF personal thanks and gratitude on gentlemen your
fellow-citizen and friend,
WINFIELD SCOTT
Hon. j. NJ. Clayton, ]. c. Calhoun X. c. Winthrop j. A.
Rockwell, and NJ Hampton, Committee, &C.
A noble and eloquent tribute is paid to General
SooTT by writer in the New York Courier and
Enquirer, who, after enumerating his valuable pub
lie services, proceeds as follows
at is true that Winfield Scott military hero but
is he nothing Is he throughout of the grand
heroic stamp in all that regards mankind? Who more
wise in public council I? who patient of toll who
more unwaverng Of purpose? who sagacous in the
adaptation of means to end who prudent and
prompt on the battlefield? who careful Of the SOL
diers blood? who forgetful of injuries? who
magnanimous to personal enemies who generous
to public ones? who constant and confdng in pr-
yate friendship? What man say he has malicously
wronged him? what woman that an impure look word
from him has offended her modesty or that he has laid
unchaste hand upon her. No altar, religious social
has Winfield Scott proaned With the prophet
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pie to say what has suffered wrong violence his
hands.
"But some will point you to what he calls the
fobles Of Winfield Scott If he has fobles who has
What is the identity of each but his foibes? Take
these away and you leave being but abstraction
Of virtues and vices In long life of public duty longer
consecutivey than any living, dschargng trust
after trust of the most varied and often of the
plicated and delicate character WHAT ONE HAS HE
FAILED? What public interests have these much gni
fed foibles marred? Not Success, uninterrupted
success has attended every affair of the people which
has had to manage How his interests have sped lie
has little rocked that his countrys secured Who
shall gainsay the truth of this The writer of this
peat call Winfield Scott to the bar of public scrutiny,
and let impartial justice decide No there is nought
here thus far for America regret There nought
for what SOBER will show them they have
deep for gratitude to the Great Dspensero
nought but to lead them to pray that they may have
a Winfield Scott in their hour of need
To this mass Of evidence we might add recital
of the leading incidents of his long life of public SER
vice; his unsurpassed achievements in war; his
prudence wisdom, and success in the most critical
civil trusts his private life without stain, his hon
or as bright as his sword his humanity GROWING
and adjoining all. But these would swell beyond
the limits of our paper. We rest his case on the
unimpeached testimony Of the cloud of witnesses
who have spoken and we demand for him, with con.
fdence, at the hands of his counrymen, verdict
of honor and gratitude.