Daily American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1852, 1852-04-16

line within the American territory. The whole
population of northern New York seemed about
to march into Canada to 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 difficulties
could be settled by negotiation. For this pur-
pose Scott was sent to the frontier. There he
labored night and day, passing rapidly from point
to point, experimenting and directing the actions
both of the military and the civil authorities and
frequently, along n line of eight hundred miles,
addressing immense gatherings of the excited citi
zens. He succeeded in his mission beyond the
expectations of the most sanguine. 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
humanity.
The leading journals Of the day were filed
with encomiums upon the conduct of Scott in
these services. The National Intelgencer of
September 9th, 1888, says s'The manner in
which this gallant officer has acquitted himself
within the last year upon our Canada frontier,
and lately among the Cherokees, has excited the
universal admiration and gratitude of the whole
nation"
In 1889 arose the Northeastern Boundary
difficulty. The disputed territory was about to
become the battle-ground between the troops of
Maine and New Brunswick War was considered
inevitable. In this crisis General Scott was
again deputed by the government to calm the
rising storm. His able services on that occasion
showed him to be possessed of the highest talents
as II statesman and diplomatist. A war con-
sidered inevitable was prevented-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
I" Great Pacifcator.'
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war are Of so recent date, and so fresh in the
recollections of the American people and the
whole civilized world, that it is useless to do more
than make passing allusion.
On the 10th of March, 1847 Gen Scott ar
rived before Vera Cruz On the 18th of Septem-
ber, lS47 he planted the stars and stripes over
the 4ational palace in the city of Mexico. Within
these six months San Juan D'Ulloa-the Ameri-
can Glbraltar-was stormed, and the battles of
Cer1'o Gordo, Contreras, San Antonio, Churubus-
co, Molinos del Rey, and Chepultepec were fought
and won With less than ten thousand fighting
men he attacked and routed, again and again.
thirty thousand of the best troops of Mexico
posted behind the strongest Notifications, and
fighting with the courage of desperation. No
thing of military achievement recorded in an
cient or modern history can excel the glory of
that march from Vera Cruz to the city of Mexico!
Such is brief sketch of one whose life has
been devoted to the service and glory Of his
country, and whose patriotism is enlarged enough
to extend to the whole country. Born Southern
man, reared and educated among Southerners, he
has fought and bed alike for the North and South;
and to suppose that he could be willing to do in
justice to either, would be to declare the last
forty years of his life but a lie
Much abuse has recently been heaped upon
this gallant patriot because he declines giving
written pledges upon the various questions which
may be involved in the approaching Presidential
election. We doubt not that several of the gen
tlemen now prominent before the Democratic
party would cheerfully give pledges of any kind
| whdteoer, provided they could thereby secure a
nomination. 1t is not difficult to make promises
and it is a very easy thing to break them We
could point to an illustrious example in the his
tory of the Democratic party which occurred but
n very few years since. a certain Presidential
candidate gave written pledge that he was in
favor of the protective system and got tariff votes
thereby; but as soon elected, became n sudden
convert to the doctrines of free trade.
When citizen has been for nearly half a CEN
tury in the service of his country his past history
is the best guaranty for his future conduct.