Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1854-01-13
General Scott and William l..
Marcy.

Although there had been some personal
differences between these gentlemen, at the
outbreak Of the Mexican war. yet the Secte-
tary never failed, in his letters or dispatches
to acknowledge the consummate generalshir,
of Scott, in his Mexican operations In tins
regard, his voice chimed IN with the plau.
dts ofthe whole country. But it has Just
come 10 light that Mr.. Marcy was the au-
thor of some Of the most shameful and un.
generous attacks upon General SCOTS mill
tary reputation that were published during
the heat Of the last Presidential contest.
The reader will doubtless remember the
gross attack, upon the old soldier which APP
peared IN the columns # the New York
Herald at that, time and he will be surprised
to learn that the grossest of all came from
the pen of William l.. Marcy. 1t is to be
observed that the Herald, being out Of favor
with the administration Just now, is eypos-
ing some Of the secret appliances through
which ii was brought into power The ar
ticles upon General Scott, IN It's columns are
referred to, and from an editorial in Fridays
Herald we copy the following srposc
ave are sorry 10 say that General Scott.
in one essential particular, was abused ia the
colums Of New York Herald ; aud that abuse,
without our knowledge thereof at the time,
was written by William l.. Marcy, IN a mean,
cowardike, and skulking manner We al
lude 10 document called a military review
or history of Gen Scoti's career The dem
ocratic committee at Washington, which had
the superintendent of the arrangements
for Gen Pierce's election, applied to Us
through their chairman, and wanted US to
publish that abusive military review Of Gen.
Seott's life. We required to see il first Mr.
Penn member of oDgress from Louisiana,
brought the document IN proof sheets TO us.
We declined its publication at the time.
The article was Withdrawn, and some DAYS
after brought again. WIN great reluctance
at the time we consented TO let il appear Tor
we always had high admiration of cerian
portions Of General SCOTS life, particularly
Of his brilliant military career, and his gen.
tlemanly and honorable deneanor as man
and as pubic character. But II was press
ed upon US, as we have shown, again and
again; aad at length We yielded, aud pub
hshed this paper. issued by the democratic
committee al Washington, and written by
VIM l.. Marcy, the same person who had
penned the previous correspondence against
General Scott-a fact which was also al that
tune unknown TO US, that II was clandesiine-
iy circulated through our columns by the
democratic committee, aud came secretly aud
frauduleBty from the pen # WIN. l.. Marcy,
the present Secretary of State. We dis
owned il at the time We disown il now and
cast II back in the teeth of the Secretary.
with all the odum and disgrace which may
attach 10 il. We were opposed 10 Geno raj
SCOTS elevation at the tihso, and we are free
TO admit that we were deceived into the sup
port we then gave General Pierce, and have
been deceived by his subsequent conduct
and policy. These facts show that though
Gen. Scotia frank, open and nOlde-heart-
ed man in all bis relations of lile--erred 10
the last Presidential campaign by his associ
siions, and by his writing and speaking too
much, yet he has nothing of the skulking
meanness and the cowardly propenslties of
such man as WIN. l.. Nancy, who would
sneakingly write mn abusive paper, and cir
eulate 1t, as he did, disgusediy, through our
columns, while OF the same time he preten
ded openly to be fsrorsbiy end kindly dis
posed toward the General in question"
1t is perhaps difficult 10 say. whether the
publication ia question exhibits the Secretary
or the editor in the most odious light. The
position, however, Of Mr.. Marcy among the
public men Of the country ieensio make the
dark and repuhwe coiors on his picture
siinds ostih the boldes: relief Eagle.