New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-09-25
What Democrats said and thought of Gen.
Scott Years ARo.

We publish with great pleasure the fol-
loving JUST and NOBLE tribute TO Gen Scott. from one
who knows him we'll lRlchmond Enouirer.
THE manner In which this Rsllapt officer ba, &C.
Quilted himself Within the last year upon our Canada
frontier, and lately among the Cbcrokees has excited
tho universal admiration aud gratitude Of the whole ma.
ton O"ps to bic great popularity at the Eorth-hts
ofobsh knOnlt6se Of he ld'os Of his 0va country as
e as those Nktch gopGns nations, united 10 bis diss.
ton, his great tact and eIperiencs-he has sarsd his
country from rutnOa, rar rih Great Britain Aud by
bis ndsriy skill and energy among the CherOkees
united 10 bis noble g6ar0'y and hun mir, he has not
only effected what everybody supposed could not be
done, without the most heart rendlng of butch
cry and bOodfbed, but ne has Effected il by obtanipP
the esteem and confidence ofhs poor Cherskees them.
selves They look upon him as a BENEFACrOR and
FRIEND, and one VINO has saved them from entire de.
suuetion.
All the Cherokees were collected for emigration.
without bl0Odshed or violence and all would have
been on their way 10 tho West before the middle of
July, had not humanity Induced Gen. Scott to stop the
movement until the Let Of September Three thousand
had been sent of 10 the month OF June by the Supern
,endsnt before the General took upon hnaD the re.
sponsibady Of HopPipS Tie emigration from feelings
that must do everlssiipg honor TO his heart =
ain the early part Of January last the President asked
Congress for enlarged powers to enable him to main.
tain our Neutral DOL cations to Eoglaud that 10 % tran
qHt!t;s me Canada frontiers. Before the bill passed
Congress- Gen. Scott had finished The rork aud had
Effected all Its objects These too he effected by aying
rem end of the frontier the other Ia the dead OF
winter, and during the seyerest and coolest period
Of IT,
"He returns to Warrington and 10 Immediately or
dered TO the Cherokee Nation h take charge o. the very
difficult sn6 hazardous task to bis fame OF remoy
Ing those ssvages from Ihe,r naliy o land
Some OF bis best friends regretted most sincerely
that be had been ordered on this Services wing the
disposition OF the world 10 csv aud compln without
cause, hey had great spprehensons that be w,uld lose
portion OF the popularity which he ACQUIRED by his
distinguished success the Canals frontier But be-
bold the manner Ia which this last work has been per.
formed There is 80 much of n0bls 1egeroSD Of char
ec about Scott Independent OF his skid and bravery AZ
soldier, Mat bis life has really been one Of ron afc
beaGfy and EtSrost You recoect bis conduct on his
way TO take command Of the army In ,hs Black
Hawk war The corps he bad With hlm we're all
sIiel en- down With tne cholera, before hs Joined Gen.
eral AikiDiop. What was bis conduct Did he leave
ia, TO their fate aud 20 The army Of the gallant and
accomplished Atkinson, his wsIm personal friend In
order - snatch from him the aures which he had
toied 80 lopg and which he was her on the point
OF w1Dniugi No he chung TO his sick soldiers, dyug
all sroupd him With the dreadful pesnlencs and exert
ed himself day and Dght TO them from the grave
to The imminent hazard of his own life
dc could have taken command Of the srmy-it was
biz light But oehold HE maspsnnlty la this scene
OF Gen. SCOTS HE be shines brilliantly taan In
the most glorious battles he fought not excepting
bis elegant baltic If CT ippews IL has been called
where TWO perfectly Disciplined armies met upon the
PLAIN In the open lay, the 5th Ct July 1914 D. I'M
ger bright summers SUD, tooi fair Headlight aided
y Al ne difcpline aud skill that the science OF war
s sd give. Scott whipped The enemy OF the field
e'noesh his army was Inferior 10 numbsrs Nor
ri Tie bloody battle Of Niagara In which he
,nc., a. SI.es Killed under him. and where he was
several ebarcs. wUunoed himself, after having made
and de.ners,es upon the enemy which. for courage
snc~istt SOD the British oeictrs thsm.slva. AZ.
Ano"'s'sed wss never surpassed ~
ihs Muee' together with Tia oonrs,,. ~ ,hs "a
i'o' oi INe Ahq@H1, may be found publl.bss !, Ne.
Rstsi'r, vol - psse lOl.