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doctrine; natiVe OF ireland, ocOHand, or Eng
land, who had emigraIed 10 the United States
and become a na.uralized American citizen, re.
mained s,ill a subject of The British govern.
meut, and forfeited his lie for treason il found
in arms against her. The United States de.
MED this doclrine-her naturalization laws be-
ing founded upon the opposite theory.
While Scott was a prisoner at Quebec. the
British attempted to enforce their doctrine Of
perpetual allegiance 10 regard 10 certain Irish
prisoners found 10 the ranks Of The American
army at Queenstown. The following is deS'
crplion Of the scene:
'Scou being in The cabin Of the transport,
heard hustle upon deck and haslened up.
There he found party of British officers in
the act Of mastering the prisoners. and ssPara-
ting from the rest such as by confession, or the
accen, Of the voice were judged to be lrishmen.
The object was TO send them in frigase then
alongside, TO England, TO be tried and executed
for the crime Of high treason, they being taken
| in arms against their native allegiance. Tween.
ty.three had been thus set apart when scOn
reached the deck.
The moment Scott ascertaned The object Of
the British officers, he commanded his men to
answer no more questions, in order that no 9th.
er selection should be made by the test OF
speech. lie commanded them TO remain ST..
lent: and they strictly obeyed. This was done
in spite Of The threats of the British officers. and
no, another was separated from his companions.
Scott was repeatedly commanded to go below,
and high alterations ensued. lie addressed
lhe party selected, and explained TO them fully
the reciprocal obligations OF allegiance and pro-
teclion, assuring Them that the United States
would not fail TO avenge their gallant and faith
full soldiers; and finally pledged himself, in the
most solemn manner, that retaliation, and, II
necessary, a refusal to give quarter in battle,
should follow the execution OF any one OF the
narty, In the midst of this animated harangue,
he was frequently interrupted by 'he BRUSH Oh
fcers, but tho unarmed, could not be Senced.
The lrishmen thus selected were sent 10
ENGLAND. As soon as Scott was exchanged, he
oroceeded TO Washington aud reported the
:. 'a affair to the Secretary Of Wax by writ
"'0', -, ~unica.ion. This report was transmit
yen yen ~ ~ Con,re.S; and Scott in personal inter
,Go ~ U dressed ne 'ubec' upon the attention
members, ne~I, An act was accordingly passed G, on
the 81 Of March, 1918, yes"'S "s oos.ao" oo"ono
with ,he power of retaliation. 10 tar 81
men, soon aIier, Scott captured hu"' ~ -.
prisoners. True to his pledge given AZ w
hec. he Immediately selected twenty three o.
,be number 10 be confined in the interior oil the
conn,rv there TO abide The fate of the twenty
three Irshmeu taken a. Queenstown ana sent
to England for trial
! The result Of this firm resolution on the part
oC Scott, aud Of the Legislation consequent up
on his efTnus, was, not only TO save the yves o'
the ,wentv.three Irishmen, but 10 compel Eng
land. throughout the remainder OF 'he war; 10
resoec, the rights of our 1aturalIzed cI"z"nS'
by virtually abandoning her claim to perpetual
allegiance. G.,
Inst atter the close Of the war, as Gen. Scot
wns walking along one Of the wharves oil NE"
York, he was hailed by his old Irish friends io
whom he had in,er(ered at Quebec. They hat
ms, been released from the English prisons, ant
now yushed 10 embrace him as their deverer.
At ,he capture Of Fort George, on the 21'i
IF NAV. 1918. Scott led the advanced guard
IIa landed on the Canada shore ol Lake On'a
, rio. formed his command on the beach, an
! scaled the banks behind which The BRUSH Iof
. ces were drawn up, fifteen hundred s'rong..-
The action was short and desperate, but ende
in the ,o,al route of the enemy. Scott was IN
first man 10 enter the FORT and hauled down IN
British flag with his own hands.
On ,be 10Th and 1l.h of November, l8l
n Scott defeated The enemy in Two actions one
}. Foy, Matilda, the other at Hoophole Creek.
|. IA ,be 10Th of March, 1914, when onl
q twenty. seven years old, Scott was promoted
II the rank of Brigadier General.
| IL, fen. RF0WI
l. then chief in command on The Niagara lron'le
e eff Scott at Buffalo, to instruct and drIil me a
a NV. which was then concentrating at that poln
% Scott had entire charge of this camp oil lns'ru'
n ,;on for about three months. The results
e. ,be discipline and spirit which his teaching
N beye infused into the Northern army, wei
Of soon to be developed on the fields OF ChPPev
- and Lundy's Lane.
I ., The battle of Chippewa was fought on II
~ 5,h or July, 1918. Scott, with 1900 American
me, on an open plain and routed with the
~ ;" yone. 2lOO of the veteran troops oil E"ganu
" " the very flower Of the army. AS the TWO
~ ~ mics approached TO close quar'ers' SEQ" call
III aloud 10 McNell's baualon-"the enemy 81
Vo that we are good a. long shot, but cannot star
O. the cold iron! call upon The eleventh ns'aT
''S Iv 10 give the lie to that slander!-Charge
60 They did charge. Before Gen. Brown cou
no nd como up with the rear division Of 'he Anne
re re can army, Scott had already won The day. a a
10 was in hot pursuit of the flying enemy, /
ne British had been beaten with their own boast
In ha weapon-the bayone.:: The v'g1r and sk'Ia IT.
"0 the Boz General OF 'wen'y'e'gn! hau Va
H. uuished all the boosted Prowess oil her Wor
'ho renowned veterans.
Io ' Gen. Brown, in his official report ol the D
Va vas lie, saws: "Brigadier General SEQ" IS emu
ar. to the highest praise our country can OeS'o
ay. His brigade covered itself with glory
ian The battle of Lundy's Lane or Niagara
ans it is frequently caIed,) was fought on the Y
in. of July, 1914, just three weeks after that
re- Chippewa. The battle commenced ABOUT
and ty minutes before sunset and continued u
and midnight. Here again Scott was 'he mas
m AnnoEinan vnl0Y AQaln