Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-12-28

noon previous, and where the lamenigd Drum and
BepluTln were hlled--at the head q the aqueduct,
I say L came up with Gen. Scott escorted BY Kesr-
ney's drsgeOns then under EEell The Commando
PinChief was ea grdads tsllis-dresssd IN bis best
with Ghuneh Of yellow feathsFs waving from his
hat. And when Issy that be was mounted on a horse
some seventeen or eighteen hands high, Il usY
be set down thst he looned high sboVe hIs fellow
meR TEiggs, Worth, Quitmsa, Garland, Riley,
Smitit, and other generals battle stained and be-
/ grimnsd with the dust Of biYOu1e on the ground
after doing all the hard fighting Of the day pre-
Vious appeared but 90 many jaekziss or low houses
in the suburbs, while he lowered UP conspicuous
as the cathedral which now marks the centre Of
the ancient capital Of the Mo1iezunas- OF course
no other feeling than fetr zsness, seldshness and
inOrdinafe Ysnify iRduced Ger Scott thusto parade
himself; but let that pass Whether, as he rode
proudly along, he bethought him Of The eighteen
hundred or two thousand men killed or Wourdsd
] in conseqaenee Of his bid for the Presidency in
granting ths srmistice after the battle Of ChuFu
busco, hoping that 3 peace might speedily follow,
is more han can say if The chests OF AcIRtOsh,
Martin, Scott, VIM. N Graham, Ransom, and host
Of other gaant spirits all sacrificed at the altar
Of either hs stupdty or his restless ambition. have
not sometimes haunted hiH, then there is no truth
in such visitations.
Arrived at the Grand Plszl Of the city i saw
it s "a iarge crowd OF beggarly epros were press
ing upon the ranks Of the invaders slreaay drawn
Up to receive general for whom bis subordinate
cficers had gained series Of brilliant VietoFies-
As some of the dragon rode against the ragged
rufRans to press them back, Gen Scott raised his
hand. in 3 depressing manner, and exclaimed:
Don't don't Gro Td uDon these poor psOple-they
are all our friends. Friends II was At this juno
turs that Raphael Semues, then volunteer aud de-
camp Of Gen. Worth with my self, but now in com
mand Of the Confederate steamer. Sumter, remark
ed that "Old Fuss and Feathers" had grown sud
denly very humsne Gen. Scott may have had this
RDDeilstOn bestowed on him before. But whether
he had or not, he slWHys richly deserved it.
Not half an hour alter the Occurrences just
spoken OF had taken place, Gen Worth started back
towards the Alameda, where his division Ess en-
camped. and accompanied him. We had ridden
down the Plsteros as far IS the convent OF San
Francisco, when suddenly q shower Of bullets,
from the rear Of that establishment, came Whizzag
By cur ears; our friends were giving us cordial
sad AatteTing welcome 70 their city, In half an
hour more they we've banging away tus with their
escopetas from the Nineria. the HOspisal Of San
Andres, the Aduana, sad from behind the parapsss
of many other commanding buildings. Strange
that they did not shoot Gen Scott, when be offered
mark as plain as q church steeple; yet not mus
ket las aimed at him. But the brave Garland was
seriously wounded BY the cowsrdly and dasssrdly
fire of our friends. Sidney Smith was killed, and
many of our soldiers crippled BY the horde set upon
Us by Santa Anns When be hurriedly lstt the cspi-
tai the night previous. -ET
Ma6dened until he was almost beside himself
Gen. Worth gave orders to blow up every house
u
ried his aids of, myself among others, to ind Gas
W. Saith, and request hun to h-lng up poHaer AM
sand bags 70 apply to the fEst obnoxious building
from which We were assalled In hunting Tor
Smith. who then commanded the excellent eOmpsuy
Of slRpers and miners, came across G. B. hcClel>
Ian, then young Lieutenant, and Smiths secaad
fn command. His form, features and dress, and
general appearance are to this day As forciby da
guerreotyped on my mind as the face Of my own
father. Plainly attired, and with soldierly scar
ing he was but the type of hundreds Of young
Lieutsnants In the old American army; no -fuss
in his eo1duct-nO Hfeathers7 on his head; simple
soldier of modest mien Gen. Scott could not have
seen him on that day-could not have broughs MS
eyes low enough 70 bear upon him; he was on his
high horse, in more senses than OHe, and common
folks were far beneath his notice.
/ have lived 70 see the humble Sec0Bd Lieutenant
of 1871, trudging along on foot with his company
created full Msior General and commander Of an
army Of over 100000 men, and placed directly
over the proud Winfield Scott. | have lived % sec
the latter, beaten and humiliated licking the hand
Of the man who virtually sent him into private lie
as incompetent, and faWning with fulsOne h1ttery
to break the weight of his own great fall i did
not expect TO live to see all this did not anticipate
that Second Lieutenant G. B. Mcclellan would be
put over First Lieutenant General Winfield Scott in
my day. But It has come 10 pass. Did NOS say
that there were great ups and downs in this life :
and is not this the greatest OF al His friends, II
he has any left, msy urge that Gen. Scott resgned
On account Of failing health his health would have
been Lood enough had he won the battle Of Manass
sss and he would have continued al the hesd Of
the Federal army had not constant defeat Slong
the Potomac proved his incspasity.