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cts and prejudices, and makes them quite dignified and respectable. In what we have to say on this subject we are not governed by antipathies to Scott because of his Unionism. General Taylor was as good a Union man while he lived as Scott, and, for aught we know, might have remained the same after secession. It is possible even that, in 1861, he might have planned the battle of Manassas, instead of Winfield Scott. We are very glad he did not, both on account of our ancient love of old Zach, and a strong assurance that he would have proved a much more troublesome customer than "the great soldier of the age." But we admired him as an honest, genuine man, as well as a gallant and successful soldier.--Thus much premised, we cannot express our contempt of the ignoble and ludicrous assault of Winfield Scott upon the dead lion. It is quite characteristic of the vain old person that he dilates upon General Taylor's ignorance — not of the military art, mind you, but of literature, of