Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-12-08
From the Richmond Dispatch


The memory OF the Mexican war; with its little skir
mishes OF kiles ord crows" to uee an expression o.
Milton sonnet ines over US like the faint lmpres-
sior of dream. We emile wien recolect tba
there Time when We thought these sklrm'snes
great BATH aud Ghe man who ImmaLd the troops
great general Hose the days OF the pigmlet
in contrast With re ysntlc race oil the present Gay
ard the gigantic achievements which they haVe already
accomplished, aud BY which they are 10 De Ill mofs
dstirc city ma kcd than they set have been. Mexico
and its Lilipuan connba's, last facing from the
memory OF mankind. There is enc Individual, howeV-
er that viii nev,r them. Fiat is General Win
field Tor rnrler ngfeId) Scott. Ibe memory OF this
old mar regard 30 biIDselt aud his exploits teucn
as they were is remarkably tenacious. 81 Oh oh
you have forg otte Luldy's Lane" said Scott goan-
ng-with affected PAIN, 10 Mr. Clay, when or one occa
siOn the Orator. IN moment OF hllat1ty, CLAP
peL bn upon the shoulder which had been wounded IL
that much be-prsieed engagement. Lad fors often
it, was the repy. had forgotten it, but you never
do" Scott IAN nev-r forget the time vixen be was &C.
counted e ca! general, because the people id rot
know what zeal bona tide was aud when praise
rom bis lips deemed passport 10 lame. He seems
to be inseIeible Of the change around him Like tue
Stuars and BOu bo.s be bias learned mott ing and Tor
gotten no hing FREDERICK the Great sent sword, or
some such token, General w ashil gton, with this
inscription upon From the ODDS general in Eu-
rope to the greatest general in the world" From the
sublime The ridiculous s bat step. Tue original
inscription when The donor and the person on whom
the glt b's.Owed, less than The mighty deeds
consideration presented example of moral submity
which it is lmposs BILE not to admire. The parody,
waiting in all the essentials OF the other, is simply ri
dc1lous |. is like every word that Scott spoke in bis
lte-pueriie, con,emptitle and altogether wanting in
the eiemeDt OF truth.
"1he greatest general in the world y Grant, the
greatest general 10 the world !" Why, the started
SIX months ago, with at least two bu0dred aud fifty
thousand men, oke this little town. and not only has
done it, but has been hoggtd at least ore dozen
times by force onethird large the beginning
that be brought with him. Is that what Scott c1ls
being the greatest general IN the world This ludg
is rencered to the Encouragement of General Lee
whose campaign against the overwhelming odds CT
Grant plac, tim In Tue hishts rank @. captains, iiv
ing Cead, aud 10 whose genius Scott is indebted for
all the credttbe dtrivtd, lar able design is con-
cerned. from the Mexican wat. Fl ad Grant even been
what bis adversary certainly is, the aolts general in
the world, 1t Certainly could become nobody, born 10
VrgGla, but gade and traitor, like Scot', to be-
stow tbs or any other cCmp liment upon him Hi au-
reis-sucl Ia ace-have been gathered at the ex-
pei sc OF his OWE native laud-ot that land WHICH, on
occas ns, presented him with sword tor gallant
services in the field The very county in which he
born, and in which repose the remains of bis father and
mother, is occupied by the army OF Grant, who has
filled it With blood aud mes stripped it OF every
thing else. 81 liz haUds literally streaming witt toe
boJd ct bia countrymen. Ii IS difficult for Us to con-
ceive how could have gwen birth such
moEser CT depravlty. Benedict Arnold, after be had
sold himself the Brt'sh, led party against town
OF his native State Drised it aud murdered the gar
rison, who were bis klDsmen aud neIghbOrs. Arnold
was Yankee, and acted only alter his kind. But this
man is Vrglulan. hank G1d, however, be is a
and does not act after his kind s aklpg OF
the Il sh. We have heaId-we know not how trul y
that he has, more than occason, expressed ce
sire to be buried 10 Virginia. We know DOT whether
the Legislature have the power; but If 1t have, We hope
it Will prevent the foul Dissertation