Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1852-08-21
Gbe DoiIp t)iroinian.
SKETCH OF THE
LIFE OF GEN. SCOTT.
SCOTT ORDERED TO FLORIDA.

leader, Osceola, had taken up arms Hg1nSt Tho
whites, and fought with a valor that awoke the
government to the necessity of taking decided
measures to subdue them. General Scott was
accordingly ordered to the theatre Of hosti-
ties where he arrived in February, 1886
He got his troops in readiness, aud soon afie
the middle Of March moved the three divis-
ions, into which he had divided them, upon
that portion of the country where it was sup
posed the Indians had taken shelter. But The
willy enemy eluded his grasp. Having failed
in his first attempt to discover the hiding place
of the Indians, General Scott next broke up
his forceinio five detachments. placing himsalf
at the head of one of them, and secured the
country. None of the detachments, however,
met with any success in discovering the main
body of the sevaees. They had sequestered
themselves IN the mpenetrable Businesses Of
that pestilental country, and thus escaped the
most vigllanl activity of our troops. Sickness
ensued, and four hundred of our men were IN
the hospital. The supplies lor III, troops
proved inadequate. aud the campaign ended
without any important fruits. General Scott
having now experienced the extreme Difficult.
ties OF the country, apprlsed the War Depart
ment that larger force and different conduct
of the next campaign would be essential to sue.
cess Meantime, difficulties broke out amorg
the Creeks III Georgia, and Gen. Scott proceed
ed thllhcr III May, md ut once organized vol
unteer corps To subdue them. This was nc
complished with great promptness. BY the
1st of July the indians had surrendered or
been entirely dispersed. On the 9th of July
General Scott was ordered TO Washngton.-
Complaints were made because he did not
find and capture the hidden Semnoles. But an
inquiry that was instituted into the conduct of
that campaign, proved the utter groundlessness
of the charge, and resulted in the unanimous
approval of the conduct of the brave comman-
der by the court
CONGRATULATIONS OF HIS FRIENDS.
After SCOTS return from his Florida cam
paigns, an invitation was extended to him from
his friends in the city of New York to meet
them at public dinner He received similar
invitations from Richmond, Virginia, and Eliz.
abethtown, New Jersey. But he declined
them all, from personal considerations grow.
ing out Of the overwhelming commercial Gu
lamites that in that year 1880 had fallen up.
on so many OF his friends. We find in this
circumstance n new evidence of his genuine
sympathy Of nature, and generous selflorget.
fulness, where the feelings and interests of 9th
ers are concerned.
REBELLION IN CANADA.-sCoTT SENT To THE
FRONTIER.
In tho same year, (lS37,) n rebellion broke
out in Canada. The flame of insurrecton
spread along the frontier, and threatened to in
VoIve the country IN hostlllties with England
Our border population deeply sympnthzed
with the struggling patriots OF Canada. An
outrage upon our territory had been commit
ted by a British armed force, which had cross
ed to Schlosser, in the State OF New York.
Il
ing over the cateract Of Niagara. This ect
took place on the goth of December. On the
4th of January following, N83s,) Gen. Scott
fastened from Washington to the scene Of the
outrage. lie found the whole population in n
state Of tumuItuous excitement. Ho addressed
himself at once to the task of subduing the i'm
passioned fervors Of our patriotic population. a
work which he accomplished with the most
admirable tact and skill He moved with the
greatest ceerity among the line, everywhere
repressing the extraordinary zeal Of our peo.
pie, and everywhere bringing down enthusias-
tic paudts upon his sklful conduct and his
eloquent harangucs. He became at once or
ator soldier, and dipomatist. He alternately
threatened, exhorted, and appealed to the peo-
pie. His exertions were unremltted by night
and by day, and covering a line Of country
extending from Detroit To Vermont. The de.
tails of his mission here would fill volume
But we have room for the recital. Suffice
it to say that beneath the spell Of his manly elo-
quence, his energy, his activity. the recollection
Of his former deeds of glory in that quarter,
the people threw down their arms and return
ed to their homes, and war was averted. His
grateful and admiring feow-citizens thronged
about him on his return; and at Albany, where
the Legislature was in session, succession of
entertainments were given to this illustrous
man now as deeply endeared to the people
for preventing war, as former occasion he
was admired for his exploits Of valor and hero
ism on the very soil of the enemy he had now
saved from invasion.
SCOTT AMONG THE cHERoKEEs.
BY treaty made in 1885, the Cherokees,
occupying portions Of the States of Georgia.
Alabama, North Carolina, and Tennessee, had
stipulated to emigrate lands allotted to them
west of the Mississippi.