Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-10-23

annexed article from the Richmond Enquirer,
which, together with the Editors comments there
on, may be found in Niless Register, volume So
page l0l;
FROM THE RICHMOND ENQUIRER OF 1889.
GENERAL ScoTT.--We publish with great pleasure the
following and tribute Gen ScorT from one
who knows him WELL
The manner in which this gallant officer has acquit-
ted himself within the last year upon Canada from
tier and lately among the Cherokee has excited the uni
ersa admiration and gratitude of the whole nation
Owng 70 his great popularity at the Northhs thorough
knoctedge Of the taws Of his country WeH those
@hich gorea nations united to his discretion his great
ana experence-he has saped his country from
Udr ach Great Britain And by his mastery skill and en-
ergy among the Cherokees united his noble generosity
and humanity he has not only effected what every body
supposed could not be done without the hearrend
Of Putchery and boodshed but he has effected it
oy obtaining the esteem and confidence OF the poor Chero
KEGS themselves They look upon him a BENEFAcToR
and FRIEND and one who has saved them from entire de-
structon
All the Cherokees collected for emigration with
out boodshed or violence; and all would have been
their way TO the West before the middle of july had
humanity induced Gen. Scott to stop the movement until
the hrst OF September Three thousand had been off
IN the month OF June by the superintendent before the
General took upon himself The responsibility of stopping the
emgaton from feelings that must do everlasting honor
to his heart. \
In the early part of January last the President asked
Congress for enlarged powers enable him maintain
our neutral obligations to England that is anguze
Me Canada frontiers Before the bill passed Congress
Gen. Scott had finished the work, and had effected all its
objects These too he effected by flying from one end
Of the frontier to the other in the dead winter and du
ring the severest and coolest period of it.
lie returns to Washington, and is Immediately order
ed to the Cherokee nation to take charge the very diff
cult and hazardous task to his fame of removing those
savages from their native land.
"Some of his best friends regretted most sincerely
that he had been ordered this service knowing the
Itsrnc titan fha
cause they had great apprehensons that he would lose
portion of the popularity which he acquired by his dis
hngushed success the Canada frontier. But behold
the manner in which this last work has been performed
There is much of noble generosity Of character about
Scott, independent of his skill and bravery rs soldier
that his life has really been of romantic beauty and
interest You recolec his conduct his way to take
command of the army engaged in the Black Hawk war;
Tie corps he had with him were all stricken down with
the cholera before he joined General Atkinson What
was his conduct Did he leave them their fate and fly
to the army of the gallant and accomplished Atkinson
his warm personal friend in order to snatch frem him
the aure for which he had toied long and which he
was Just them the point Of winning No he chung to
his sick soldiers dying all around him with the dreadful
pestilence and exered himself day and night
them from the graveo the imminent hazard Of his
life. He could have taken command of the army; it was
his right But behold his magnanimity In this of
General SCOTS life he shines brilliantly than in the
most glorious battles he fought excepting his
elegant battle of Chippewa has been called where
two perfectly disciplined armies upon plain in the
open day, the 9th of July, 1874 and under bright
summers sun, took fair eld-fght, aided by all the dis
cpne and skill that the science of could give Scott
whipped the enemy off the field fairly although his army
was inferior in numbers Nor will | except the bloody
battle of Niagara in which he had three horses killed
under him, and where he was most dreadfuy wounded
himself after having made several charges upon the
enemy which for courage and desperation the British
officers themselves acknowledged surpassed"
OF Gen. ScoTT's brilliant reputation in the Mexi-
can Wal To ha ~ +ha
lection of all the people of the present day it is not
necessary to speak for the purpose of defending him
against any assaults by his enemies, for those as
saults will but recoil upon their authors heads
Still it is well to refresh the minds of the people
in reference to the manner in which his achieve
ments in Mexico were received at the time of their
occurrence by those who now oppose him, but then
had no inducement to disparage him, and none to
praise him beyond the strict requirements of jus
tice The Washington Union, then as now the
leading Democratic organ in the United States, put
forth the following article in lS47, on his career in
Mexico:
WASHINGTON @Ux1ox" OF APRIL 10, 1s47.
"GLoRIoUs AcHIEvEMEST!-V Victory follows victory in
rapid succession. 1t settled maxim that could
this with honor until we had taken the
castle Of San Juan de Ulua THANKS DE TO OUR DIsrTS-
GuIsHED AND sKLFUL GESERALto his brave officers and
men-to the gallant officers and Of nayy-this
great achievement has been effected with but little loss
life on part WEHAvE TAKEN THE GIBRALTAR or THE
WESTERN CONTINENT. We HAVE ADDED LAURELs TO
OUR WREATH. THE GRATITUDE AND ADMIRATION
OF FREE PEOPLE ARE DUE TO MAJOR GENE
RAJ SCOTT We congratulate our country again upon
the proves of their army and navy In
VEN MONTHS, SUCCESSION ACHIEVEMENTS HAS POURED
| IN UPON US WHICH WOULD GRACE ANNALS PEo-
PIE UNDER THE sun Let countrymen rejoice and let
them pour out their thanks to the brave men who have
done honor TO the character of this free country
"a u de toie fired this day by Capt Mordecai at
the arsenal in this city The manifestations Of peoples
joy will spread far and fast the glorious news is
circulated Of the capture Of Vera Cruz"
And again, in 1S4S, the Union spoke of Gen ScoTT
in terms Of encomum even more earnest and forcible
Being indignant that Gen. Taylor had been prefer
red as candidate for the Presidency, in an article
written expressly to prove Gen. ScoTT's capabilty
and title to that office, the Editor thus delivered
himself:
"Gen. ScoTT is an older soldier than Gen. Taylor
one who is at least equally If not accomplished
and who has distinguished himself by more and bril-
liant battles during the war who captured Vera Cruz
who has qualities Of civilian and better known
q Wing"
II is hardly possible to find any thing attributing
more praise to Gen ScoTT than the above articles
We add, however, another one equally encomiastis
from the leading Democratic organ Of the Keystone
State:
FROM THE PENNSYLVANIA" OF 1s47.