Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1858-03-05
Gen. Scott In the Virginia Legislature.

On Saturday, Lieut.. Gen. Winfield Scott visited the
Virginia Legislature and received by both branches
with marks of distinguished respect. In the upper
House. after listening to the welcome pronounced by the
President, Gen. Scott said
Mr.. President and Senators Il cannot give expres-
sion to the deep emotions of pleasure experience at
this reception in my native State. Little did expect
to meet with such honors here and from you. | find
myself i'll the midst of my countrymen-my dear coun-
representatives of the State which was the cradle of
my first hopes, my first ambition. In my long career
more remarkable perhaps for its length than it's bran
Cyl have felt the responsibility inherited by my
birth. have always said, what will Virginia say of
me; and when, in the course of my public life, have
always remembered at its most important points that
bore portion of her honor my shoulders have said
that if prove recreant would be douby damned in
her estimation and that of the country 1t was in the
school in Virginia that mbibed those principles which
have guided me through fe and it is by the example of
her Washington and the other great Virginians that
am inspired with the desire to be remembered by my
State. That desire has been accomplished far beyond
my most sangulne expectations. HonOrs upon hOnors
she has heaped upon me, and l could not, if | would
forget her favors At the end of the war of 1872
10, she presented me with the sword possess
She has given my to of her counties and after
the lapse of third OF century, when my little service
might be supposed to have been forgotten she honoed
me with vote of thanks and gold medal. l alude to
these things i'll spirit of gratitude not of vanity The
time has passed away for that have arrived at that
age when the passions are meowed and the imagination
to be fiery and rreguar-an age of quiet and en-
joyment, and the of this day will fill with CRATE
full memories and will bear its recolectons with me to
that final resting place to which, in the course of nature
[ am rapidly tending. With Virginia heart, tender
to all Virginians my gratitude and my affection.
RACHELs LAST AUroGRApH-There was melali-
choy prophecy in the words which Rachel wrote down
few days before her death to please distinguished
gentleman who desired her autograph. Here are the
words: Dams hut jourS d'ici, je commeneeari etre
m0mgee par les rers ct par les biographies -" la week
from now shall begin to be devoured by the worms
and biographers !" And it happened, sure enough.
Yet TIE whole the bioeraphers have treated her very
tendery, whatever the worms may do. An American
lady who delivered an eulogistc lecture on Cleopatra
remarked in the opening that in treating her subject
she should make mention of the moral character of
the beautiful Egyptian The amusement which that
announcement occasoned suggests the reflection that
the omission much like dropping the Prince in the
play of Hamlet. Alas it is sad story for woman
she may well fear the bographers than the worms
when high artistic excellence has only given to bad
life prominence which obscuriy would have spared
At the best the biographers only be silent touching
that which is the nobest part of every great and true
woman-her moral purity and virtuous example