The Yazoo City weekly Whig. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 18??-1855, 1853-01-14
THE WHTG.
FRIDAY, JANUARY "A, 1863.
General scott as Lieut.. General.


Clemens to make Gen. Scott Lieutenan
General. meets with little opposition fror
even the bitterest political opponents Of tn
brave old mar, who is at this day more dea
to the hearts Of the American people tina
before his late Presidential defeat. Ger
Shields. himself brave soldier, made
powerful speech in its support in the Senate
which was alike crditable to his mind an,
heart. We extract.
"He who had guided the army to the a
chievement of all those glorious victorie
connected with the campaign, had receives
nothing from the Government. 1t stfucl
him that such brilliant achievements desery
ed additional rank, and he presumed suel
would be the opinion Of the Senate. HI
thought that the present was favorable
occasion on the part Of the majority to con
fer the rank. The powerful should always
be generous may, it was q duty for them
to be so; and he could say boldly and truly
that there never lived more generous VIC
tor than Gen. Scott. But he Mr.. s. did
not place this subject on the ground of gen
crosby, but Of strict justice to the distin.
guished chieftain whose position was such
that he could not obtain additional rank
without Legislation. 1t might be said that
breVet was Of little value; it was, however,
beyond price to the soldier, because It was
the stamp of his country put upon his gal
liant services, and brevet was the proof that
his services had been recognized, and that
was the reason why it was 50 highly priced
by every soldier.
"Mr. S. paid q well-merited compliment
to the army. He said there was not an army
of the same number in the wide world that
performed harder service and had a more
cherries and dreary time than that of the
United States. 1t was stationed, for the
most part, beyond the bounds of civilization,
scattered along vast frontier, enduring pri-
vations and all the dangers of war, without
its incentive to glory. A compliment, there
fore, paid to the chief of the army, would
be regarded as an honor to the whole. Be-
sides, the army deserved well Of the coun-
try. 1t had brought us through three glo-
rious wars. and from Lexington to Mexico
it had ever been victorious, and perhaps in
that whole path Of glory there never was a
single portion Of it more brilliant than that
guided by the distinguished general whom
they intend to honor by the abolition Of this
resolution.
"View the whole campaign from Vera
Cruz to Mexico, to which no history ever
yet written had done justice, or the chieftain
who guided and directed il, and he might
challenge history to produce parallel to It.
Vera Cruz, one Of the strongest posts in
the world. and well garrisoned, fell before
the American army with the loss Of only
sixty men. And was not that generalship?
Go to Cerro Gordo, natural fortress, hoth-
ing like it, perhaps, on this continent, which
a handful Of men might have defended a.
gainst whole army; look to the plan Of at
tack, the.execution Of it, and the fanal re-
suit; and where could be found more glo-
rions military achievement Look to the
city Of Mexico, where, with an army COM
prising not more than 5000 men, the mere
remnant of war, Of battle, and disease, in
a city of over two hundred thousand inhabi-
tants, defended by an army Of over twenty
thousand as we'll disciplined, as well orga-
nized, as our own; the American wounded.
sick. and dying all around il The midst Of
4 nation Of seven millions, that little rem.
nant Of the army captured the city. and
forced the enemy to peace. What. in his
opinion, however, was more glorious to the
army and its gallant commander, was, that
life and property were nater as secure in
that city since the fail Of the MOntezumas
as during our possession Of It
He intended when he rose . have said
only few words, but he felt i his duty,
from their past relations, % Ay Ills much
sMr. Davis. And you have said i tery
ven.
Mr.. Badger Very well
He vas followed b the veteran Senator
General gass who. after femarking upon
the effect Of military hrevets, IS incentives
and rewards. thus handsomely compliments
our gallant lilsle army
and I think ] understand the feelings
lee tie American army. and can say. with