Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-12-23

rode back 10 the vilag oof Tacubaya writing msteIi
ais ali there and had engaged Mexican ~ take
letter. announcing our victories at Ohepuepec and to-
iras, 20 Vera Cfuz..on its way to New Orleans ard
the Picayune Office On the morning ofthe l4th Of SIP
etbsr, at early hour started into the city, and at
the bead of the cqusduct. leading in by the Girts Dc
Bslen-wheTe QIitman Perftor +. Smith, Bsauregard
Lorisg and ohurs had galapty distinguished them.
selves the afternoon previous and where the amsn:ed
Drum and Benjamin were kiled-st the head OF tha
squeduc say came up with Gen. Scott, escorted by
Kearney's drsgroo1s then uuder Ewel. The Comman-
dern Chief was grande ts,is-dressed IL his best.
with bunch Of yellow feathers waving from his hat
And when i cay that he was mounted on horse
some seventeen or eighteen hands high, it may
b, set down that he loomed high above his fellow
men; TWiggs, Worth, Qlitman, Girlind Riley, Smith,
aud other generals battle stained and bgrimmed with th
duet OF biyouss the ground after doing all tie harG
fIhsng Of the day previous, appeared bu. miny lck
ais or lev housed 10 the suburbs, while he tosersd ut
as conspicuous as the cathedral which marks the
centre Of the aacent capital OF the MJnti U.
other feeling tLau hearessoese, sehshneis
AID inord1ata vanity dueed Gen. Scott thus 70 parade
himself: but let that past Whether lie rode proudly
along, he behought him Of the eighteen hundred or
two thousand men killed or wounded in eo1sequs Of
his bid for the Presdencyin granting the arm sce Of
the battle of Churubusco, hoping that peace might
speedily follow IL than say II the ghosts o
Mcintosh, Martin Scott, Vim. N. Graham, Ransom and
host Of other gallant spirits, all sacrificed at the altar
sometimes haunted him. then there is no truth in such
visita'ioLs.
Arrived at the Grand Plaza o. the ciy-I saw IL all
large C. owd Of beggary lepercs pressing upon
the ranks Of the invaders already drawn up TO receive
generel for whom his subordinate officers had gained
series Of brilliant victories As some of the dragoon
rode against the ragged suans press them back Gen
Scott raised his hand 10 depreca,iog manner, and
claimed Don't doHt crowd upon those poor people
tley oil our frienls! Frends. Il was at this juno
turs that Raphael Semmes, then volunteer siddecamp
OF Gen. Worth with myself but now in command Of the
Confederate steamer Sumter. remarked tina. "0d Fuss
and Feathers" had growa suddenly very humane. N
Scott may have hs1 this appellaon bestowed him be-
fore. But whether he had net he always richly de-
served il.
Not half hour aftor The occurrences Just spoken OF
had taken place. Gen. Worth started back towards the
Alameda, where hls division was encamped, snd &C.
companed him. We had ridden down the Piateros a.
far the convent Of Sln Francisco, when suddenly
shower Of bullets, from the Of that establishment
came whizzing by our friends were giving
cordial and hitering welcome to their city. In hall
hour more they were banging away az with their
escopetas from the Mnera, the Hospital OF Audres,
the Aduana and from behind tho parapets Of many 9TH
comnaading buildings Strange tina. they did not
shoot Gen. Sc jtt, whou he offered mark plain a
church steepe; yet not a musket aimed q, him
But the brave Garland seriously wounded by the
q dig and dIsardly e Of friends. Sidney Smith
killed. and many of soldiers crippled by the horde
SO, upon us by Santa Anna when he hurTedy left the
capital the night previous.
haddened until he was almost beside hims If Gen
Worth gave orders to blow up every house from which
gun ired upon his men, aud hurried bis aids CIR
myself among others, to find Gus. w. Smith, and re.
quest him 70 bring powder and sand bags to apply
the first obnox building from which wero es.
sailed. In hunting for Smith, who then commanded the
excellent company OF sappers and miners across
g b. Mcclellan, then youag Lieutenant, and Smiths
second n command. His form, features and dresa and
geoera appearance this day forciby diguereo
typad on my mind the face of my father Plainly
Of hundreds OF young Leutenans in the old American
army no fuss" 10 his co1duc.-no feathers" his
head: simple soldier OF modest mien. Gen. Scott
could not have seen him on that day-could not have
brough, his eyes low enough to bear upon him he
bis high horse in senses than one aud common
folk were far beneath his notice.
have lived to see the humble Second Lieutenant Of
lS47 trH1gng s)ng foo! with his company, created
a full Major General and copmmander OF army of
100 900 men, aud placed directly the p;oa1
Winfield Scott. have lived to the latter, beaten
and Luniated, licking the hand Of the who virtual
y sant him into privae life incompetent and fawnng
with falssm1 hattery to break the weight OF his
great fall did no. expec! to live to see all this did
not anticipate that Second Lieutenant G. Mcclellan
would be put First Lieutenant General Whit I'D Sco..
in my day. But il hos come TO pass. Did | not say
that there great UPS and downs 10 this h? and is
not this the greatest of all? His friends II he has any eft
may urged that Gen Scott resigned account Of faing
health; his health would have been good enough had e
wol the bate of Manassas and he would have in
ued at the hesd Of the Federal army had not constant
i,fiat along the Potomac proved his iacspacily.
Yours, a., O. W. X.