Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-01-08

Here was the doctrine complete and full and par.
was il to the fact that Gen Jackson ona eeo
with Gen. Scott. ~
HewOuld dsarm the gentleman from Tennessee furh, y
ana by ms'own witnesses, by his men, and by hi
bosom friends first beginning with the history ~ tbs
country and with the compliments Of Congress To-
Scott and then pass the argument of the bonrah AMI
distinguished gentleman from Indiana Mr. LANr 10 dis
! Gen. Scott.
Mr. then referred in terms of high praise to General
SCOTS military services, to the compliments which Con-
gress had bestowed on him, and to the testimony OF Mr.
Lane in his behalf He then desired know what be-
of the charges Of the gentleman from Tennessee
They were STALE fiat, and Improbable"
The gentleman in his speech eulogized Gen. Washing
ton, and asked would they, by solemn enactment of
Congress- make Gen. Scott equal to Gen Washington
Now it trne that Gen. Washington was by an act of
Congress- made Lieutenant Generals il was no eleya-
ton to him it was positively degradation and so I'M
derstood. But the reply he had to make was this
Washington was not only Lieutenant General but was
also President Of the United States Would the gentle
man say that because Washington President there
fore il proclamation Of his character to make any
other President; and because he happened to be
Lieutenant General would the gentleman say that would
be approximation of his character make any other
Lieutenant General He Mr.. 81 considered the logic
and the answer complete.
Mr. s. then reviewed the history of this question and
thought that the true policy of the nation was to reward
merit in all its aspects He referred to the charge that
Gen. Scott could make political speeches If (sad
great battles, which is better Gen. Scott was not only
eminent in war; but he had enriched the annals Of the
literary department by his books Of tactics skfuly
and ably arranged. He thought that Democrats were
making small thing of this question and themselves by
opposing It, lie did not speak this o spy the camp
for he challenged to compare with him on
national questions but they should make political
question of it, 1t sustained in the Senate by gal
liant roll of the most glorious Democrats in the country
Mr.. MARSHALL then obtained the floor, when
The committee rose.
(,nNr1
The SPEAKER laid before the House the following
Executive communications
communication from the Acting Secretary of the
Treasury, transmitting explanatory letter from the
Auditor of the Post Office Department in relation to the
estimates submitted for his Bureau the next fiscal
year. which referred to the Committee of Ways and
Means and ordered to be printed. e
communication from the Secretary of the Treasury
transmitting copy of letter from the Comptroller of
the Treasury on the subject of the compensation of Will
lard Richards, Esq, whilst acting Secretary of Utah
under appointment from the Governor of said Terri
tory which referred the Committee on Territories
and ordered to be printed
Mr.. JONES, of Tennessee inquired Of the Speaker il
he had yet received the annual communication Of the Sec
rotary Of the Treasury to Congress- A
The SPEAKER did think that it had yet been trans
mitted to Congress.
Mr. JONES thought it high time that it should be
received.
The House then adjourned