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GEN. shields aud Gen. scott.

The spesrh made by Geo. Shielos. cts rom.
rlirnentsry dinBer given TO Gen. Scout in New
York. in Jauu1ry I8ls, is a rspital documenl
% silence the cuunoies ahIsh 'hr locoioeos
have ui,errd nratn,1 ten. Scsu, iyr his conduci
in ''e Mexican war
THE VoLcNrgcEs OF TuE J&ITED STATts,
Crne Bneudier General oi ,he same now pres
pnO. Awouhy chicfan Of thai heroc band
who have cousplcuously carried out the huroic
counsel OF the Spartan mothers, 10 return with
or upon their Shields"
Gen. Shields rose aad suid-Mr. President,
with your permission. sud the consent Of the
company, wish, as a subordinate officer ofth
American army. 10 give The health Of thai DIS
tnpuished commander under whom my honor.
able aud gallant friend ani myself have had
The honor TO serve. feel due from me 10 Gen.
Scuu, lappluusel first as one OF his otheers hav'
log returned from the head quaIsers OF the 81.
nv which he So nobly and successfully COM
manded. think il sIill further due, returning.
us do, with a conviction that IhaI army has
been commanded 10 such a manner by Gen,
Scou n 10 call forth the applauss, and esiima.
,ion, and high regard. not only OF his country
men. bu, of the whole world. IL would be a
useless and a foolish undertaking on my part TO
stemp, ad, qualey TO describe, before this IN.
,elligen, assembly lhe skill and high military
knowledge display ed BY Gen. ScoW in the con-
due, of that army from its andingaI al Vera Cruz
until il entered the garlia at Mexico. II !
should auempt the task should fail. could
not portray with business The conduct Oi that
distinguished commander in the hazardous en-.
I,erpTse in which he has been engaged. But
will saw this, that in the history Of the world
in the annals Of all military affairs and enlerpri'
zes that have ever read, ] find no enIeTprlzC
comparable with Ihe capture Of Vera Cruz
One Of The strongest POSITIONS 10 the worlds
strong, indeed, thai il was deemed almost im
pregnubIe by The military minds Of the world
and vet on a coast the most difficult Of access
in the world, il fell before an army of 2oOC
, men. with a loss ol only two score. up
plause. And the same skill which enabled
him to accomplish this undertaking, marked
every movement offs progress until be en'eFe'
the yates Of Mexico.
Ia tie remarks of Major General Jessup, res
pec,ios .he bravery and galan,ry and inlelli
oence Of The officers Of our army ! hear'll!
concur NelHer England, France, or an!
Io.her country 10 ,hs world has such BODY
intelligent Young officers in 'he field as mos
who accompanied Gen. SEQ" in Mexico and
ever en,eraned lhoGGh' against West Poln,
| now make the am,ndt honorable. aud reca
anything to the prejudice Of 1ha, institution 'ho
| may have thought or u1tti Tn' loreN az
pnuso. So il is with regard 80 lieu scout
A If ever harbOred aughl against nm p"i''ea'
Q " or Otherwise for "has,y pIsE ~ s"uP'
[luughlerl or slow plate Of sOuP--l recall
Oh, and make the amend, 10 him also, % sa
that shnuld be- very unwilling to see any IN
er man take an army of ten thousand men I'M
g the wiley OF Mexico, and attempt 10 lead Ihe'!
!, 10 safety. Such an undertaking requires nc
only nnqueslionube bravery Of the soldier, an
= gaIIanuy of The officer, but great superlnIend
II ing miinary mind. that mad conquered aud mad
d himself master Of his profession, and thus f1e
himself 10 accomplish sucn all almost miracu
n ons tnIerprlzs,
I. With your permission, Mr.. President. an
ii tha, Of this company, give you the health
- Major Ge3cra WINFIELD ScoTr. [GreaI 81
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