Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1852-07-01

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was to prevent If possible, any direct act Of coll
ision and at the same time enforce the laws the
! Federal Government SCOTS moderation and
discretion vhile-at Charleston, saved the coun
try from the horrors Of civil war. The fuli his
tory Of his yaluable services on that occasion, can
not now be ygrittenas much OF II still remains I'M
der the seal Of secrecy.
On the 2O.h Of January, 1886 Gen. Scott was
ordered 10 take command IN the Florida VAT
There he did all that greatest military talent could
accomplish But the malice or envy Of brother
officer. by misrepresentation made 10 the PTesl
dent, procured his recall for the purpose Of hav
ing his Official conduct subjected 70 the opinion o
a Court Of Enquiry. That Court after full inTes
tigation, pronounced the charges against Gen
Scott unsustained, and further that "he had beer
jealous and interchangeable in the discharge of his du
ties, and hat his plan of campaign was all devils
ed and prosecuted with energy, steadincss and alb
( iIity.
| In 1898. Gen. Scott was sent by the Presiden,
10 the Canada fronter-then in i state of fearful
excitement on account Of the burning of the Car
oline within the American territory. The whole
( population OF Northern New York seemed about
TO march into Canada 10 avenge the wrong which
had been done to the national honor The object
of the administration was to preserve the peace
between the two nations until pending difficult
les could be settled by negotiation. For this pur-
pose Scott was sent to the frontier. There he
tzbored night and day, passing rapidly from point
to point. experimenting and directing the actions
both Of the military and the civil authorties,-and
frequently, along a line Of eight hundred miles,
addressing immense gatherings OF the excited cit
liens lie succeeded in his mission beyond the
expectations Of the most sangaine. The peace of
the country was preserved.
During the same year he was ordered to the
delicate service OF removing the Cherokee nation
beyond the Mississippi Here he displayed at once
the highest degree of energy, sagacity and human
ity.
The leading journals Of the day were filed with
encomiums upon the conduct Of Scott in these ser
vices. The National Intellgencer of September
9th, 1888, Gays: The manner in which this gal
liant officer has recently acquitted himself within
the last year, upon our Cln1Ia frontier. and late
ly among the Chero,sees, has excitel the universal
admiration and gratitude of the whole nation
In 1896 arose the North Eastern Boundary
difficulty The disputed territory was about to be
come the battle ground between the troops OF
Maine and New Brunswick War was considered
inevitable In this crisis Gen. Scott was gain de-
puted by the Government to calm the rising storm.
His able services on that occasion showed him to
be possessed OF the highest talents as statesman
and diplomatist a war consi lered inevitable was
preyeuted-the honor of the country preserved
and Scott returned with fresh laurels upon his brow
and the hero Of Lundy's Lane was hailed on all
sides as the Great ParJ7cator'
/ The services Of Gen. Scott in the Mexican war
are Of 50 recent date and 50 fresh in the rccolac
ton ofthe American and the whole civilized world
that i Is useless to do more than make passing
allusion,
On the 10th Of March, 1917, General Scott ar
rived before Vera Cruz, On the I4;h Of Scptem-
! Der, 1917, he planted the stars and stripes over
the National Palace in the City of Mexico. With
4 in these six months san joan d Jlloa.-the Am
erican Gibraltar,-was stormed and the battles OF
/ Cerro Gordo, Contreras, san Antoaia Cherubusco
Molinos Del Rey, and Chepul,epec, were fought
and won.-With less than ten thousand fighting
men, he attacked and routed again, and again
thirty thousand OF the best troops oSlIexico post
ed behind the strongest ratification. and fighting
with the courage ofdesp2ration. Nothing Of mil.
itary achievement recorded in ancient or modern
history, can exceed the glory Of that march from
Vera Cruz to the City Of Mexico.
Such IS a brief sketch Of one whose Esehas beer
devoted 10 the service and glory olhis country
and whose patriotism is enlarged enough to ex
tend to the whole coun'ry-he has fought and
bed alike for the North and Southland to sup
pose that he could be willing to do injustice to Ell
Their would be to declare the last forty years of his
life was lel
When citizen has been for nearly half cen
fury in the service of his country his past history
is the best guaranty tor his future conduct,