The Yazoo City weekly Whig. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 18??-1855, 1853-01-14


propriate testimonial to the services Of Gen.
scott,in the same manner as it has been rens
dered to every officer in the army he led to
battle and to victory who was Untitled to the
distinction. Il is not necessary TO review
the life of Gen. Scott that his eounlfymen
may be able to appreciate what he has for
theirinterest and their honor. Almost halfa
century has elapsed since his name and his
deeds were household words, familiar tothe
American people through the whole extent
Of the republic.
'sBut his campaign 10 Mexico was the
browning act Of his military life, i vii
ever FIJI one of the brightest papcs OF our
history. desire, however, 10 30 Justice to
Gen. Scott, but no injustice 10 ,Aie co.laborers
in that great work by a spiGt Of partlsanship,
to which we are ever prone, and which
would leave to his couatrymen but little COM
Germ in MANY gloriods victories, but to adj
mire their splen9or and his achievements.
There is honor enough forall; for tIeliving
and the dead, and let US render it to all; TO
each. INDEED, as he merits it. Nothing is
gained zlor the cause Of patriotism or of
iruthby those inyidious encomiums, which,
Wide they elevate one depress many by the
Contrast they exhibit Gen, Scott led 70
Z Mexico an American army, composed Of
volunteers and regular troops equal to those
to be found in any other service, be itwhere
it may, in physical power, in honor, in valor
in patriotism, and in intelligence. The
progress of that army is almost without a
parallel in ancient or modern warfare by
the disparity Of force tencoutered and ever
come by the celerity:ofits movement. and By
the uniform success of its operations under
circumstances of great trial and difficulty,
in the midst of hostile people, and cut of
from their own countrr, selfdependent and
self.sustained Armies were dispersed OF
oyerthrown before our gallant countrymen;
fortresses fell at their approach or attack,
and the capture of the capital terminated the
campaign, and in fact placed the nation al
our mercy. One incident which marked
these splendid efforts gives them deep
interest and romantic character, which We
may seek in vain in the records of national
contests. For many days our adventurous
army was lost to their eountrymen and to the
world. Relying upon the gallantry and sup
eriority of his troops, the general adopted
the hardy n1easure-wise, as it proved by
its success, but rash as it would have been
denounced had it faiied--of abandoning his
communications with the coast, and there
fore, with his country, and of committing tbs
fate of his army to forward moyment into
the heart Of the enemy's territory, and to a
vigorous attack upon the capital We all
remember with what anxiety this decisive
movement was regarded, and how we wait
ed, with almost painful solicitude, for It'd
ings from our brethren engaged in a perlious
conflict and shrouded from ourview by the
cloud that rested upon them. Butere long
this obseurity gave way, like the veil that
covered aud then revealed the Trojan hero
Quum bircumfl,sa repente,
Sciudit se unbes, ct in Rthua purget apertum,
and We saw our flag upon the towers of Mex,
leo, and the campaign brought to glorious
conclusion.
I'm these operations. SO gratifying to our
pride and so honorable to our character,
Gen. Scott was the leader, the commander,
responsible to his country for their projection
and their execution. And well did he full
fill the task assigned to him. Bold and ac-
tive in his movements, fertile in resource,
and prompt in Selling. every advantage Qfthe
errors of his enemy. he displayed traits Of
generalship which have commanded the res
pect of the world, and have placed him
among the great captains of the age. And
these brilliant achievements have no. only
conferred imperishaDle honor upon our name,
but they have added to our moral strength
and standing among the nations of the earth
by the disply Of noble qualities which prove
that an American army is rs able as tits will
ing to stand between their country and her
foes, and to defend her rights and her inter-
csts ia any extremity of difficulty and dang
err.
"For his share in these splendid feats / anf
willing to make provision for comforting upon
Gen.sSco.t this mark of public appreciation
and think he well merits it..
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@The New York Tribune has long
and pretty able article upon the acquisi-
tionof Cuba. The following is one ofits para
graphs:
Spain herself, we are quite sure, viii new
or let Cuba slip from her grasp except in the
last extreme, and then not unit she has de-
creed emancipation to its slave population.
She holds the Island securely to day by vir-
of this very threat. If we take Cuba at all,
Therefore. We must take her as free State,
containing half million of very black and
very ignorant persons who would blythe pro.
cess become our fellow citizens, entitled to
choose in regard to their government. laws.
rulers, DC. &c. It's quite likely they would
choose a black governor, black Judges black
Representatives to Congress, black every
thing. Now our mpression is very decided,
that large majority of the people Of this
country consider that an additional ava
lanche cfthe black race upon US, Is not a