Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1852-08-30
BIOGRAPHICAL.
WINFIELD. SCOTT,
HE ouELLs THE TROUBLES oFTHE CANA.
i, DIANFRONTIER:s
HIS LIE AS a Z oMMANDER.
CConiin,ed from Saturdays Parr.1

tt,t I; has lost or is on the point of losing its own
liberty; but though confessedly hard put to It 10
take care of its own 1reedom 1t has great passion
for making itself the guardian OF every body else s.
This prudent disposition has more than once
threatened to get us into great trouble, sometimes
with other nations, sometimes among ourselves
In 1881 twas near -plunging us into war with
Great Britain. At that time, an lnsrrrection was
attempted in; Canada. Its object was the inde-
pendence of that country. But far the greater
part of the population preferred remaining under
the British Government, and the revolt was at once
crashed, rather by the Canadian militia than the
Government troops. This should have been e.
1lough to satisfy any well-wsherto 1.-THE so-called
Canadian cause; for surely, if Canada had no mind
to ST up fol freedom she had right to please her
self, and it was nobodys business but hers. So,
however, seem not toJhaye thought many OF our
people. .,1aEJb.5l q -agAdJEy
Ali along our border, from Vermont to Michi-
gan, a sort Of army, wide and very numerous or
ganzation of sef-styled 'Sympatiiizefs, had
itself. Il fuW of them, when the outbreak occur
red, had crossed, joined in it, fallen into the hands
of the British authorities, and been spnnishetl;T
This only made the rest more violent and the scene
of Canadian Revolution broken. up there, was
transferred TO side Forgetting all treaties and
all sense, one fourth OF our population along there
seem to have made up their mind, that what Can
ada would not have, Independently we, her
neighbors, would make her have, any how. 10
add to the fame,- the. English violated our ter
ritory, by siezing upon a steamer, the Caroline,
that was employed in carrying over 'synpathsers'
TO Navy Island, where they were collecting forces
for fresh invasion. She was taken, destroyed,
and an American on board of her killed. This
outrage produc led great excitement all over the
United Ststes: for our people, though not at all
scrupulous of violating the territory OF others, are
extremely jealous of their own. So strong was the
public feeling that there seemed nothing more
likely, than that large bodies of orr folks, instlga
ted and led by the many refugees from Canada who
were among them, would fling themselves, a, ma
ny points, upon the British territory, and that war
between the two Governments would necessarily
ensuc. To prevent this, President Van buren,
again put in requisition the abilities Oh zen. oco,t
as a peace -maker. On the 4th OF January, 1885,
he was sent off TO the frontier, with ample powers
both political and military, on the one side TO sup
press the illegal movements Of our synpatlizefs',
and on the other to check any British fio!auoh Oh
our soil. TWAS necessary to meet those ariiea as
semblages of misguided men, as fast as they coiec
ted III along the frontier of eight hundred miles,
and by the Joint force treason, and OF frm author
ty, get the better of their passions anu OF Tue
influence Of their leaders. He had no sooner uohe
this Mt one DO int, than he was. obllgea often
TO hurry of to another, perhaps far away tor the
same purpose This was much of it done by the
most rapid Journeys through all the rlsoIs OF
Northern winter, andby night; for IN the DAY NJ
| acted and travelled by night. Such was M
specd to move and his vigilance to watch, that II
body of these people assembled anywhere, no mat
| ter how far off, before they could move forwardtc
act, he was sure to be i'll the midst OF them ar
g,ling, warning, conjuring, or, if all else failed
assuring them that they should not march except
over his dead body. w lille he dealt thus with oul
own people, he negotiated ms actively and as effec-
tualIyswith John Bulls men, to prevent any prov
ocation, and to produce reasonablcness OH theil
side. This severe and difficult duty occupied him
at various intervals burst out afresh or were ap-
pcased, all though the year 1888 and part oil 1893
| When not engaged in them, he was as busily en-
ployed on two other important public services, as
| follows: .-- ss-y-s .yrr. r-slsgvy
HIS REMOVAL OF THE CHEROKEES FROM
! GEORGIA.
| Although the successful management of this pain,
full but necessary business, did equal honor to the
| judgement and humanity of Scott, yet we have mo-
space for its details. The United States, had, N
| 1902 bound themselves to Georgia, to extnguisf
the Indian title to lands within her limits. Before
Georgia positively claimed the performance of tina
| engagement, these Indian kCherokees) had quilted
their savage mode oil life, became christians AM
tillers of the earth, andquite civilized. IOfcours
they had ceased TO hold their lands IN common
| they had become individual proprletprs. lawn!
improved their lands, and made to themselves
homes, they had naturally grown attached to them
| They claimed, however, to live under the protec
| ton of the General Government, and TO he eNemp
| from the State Jurisdiction of Georgia, while tn
| latter asserted the contrary. Hence long quarre
and much mutual hostility. arose. Finally thing
came to such height, that it was evident the
| would not live together in any peace, ana that tl
Cherokees must be removed. A part OF them vel
| ded and went to the new seats assigned them be
You'd the Mississippi, but the body of the natlol
(s5lne 8 0OO) utterly refused, declaring that the
had made up their minds to perish, every soul o
them, than to leave the homesteads that had nov
grown so dear to them. Reluctant as they were
| the Office of tearing whole people from thei
hearthsones, would have been most unwelcom
| one to any man with heart, even had they bee
| submissive; but they were war-like, and the des
| pair of brave race, abundantly armed. sskillfu
and possessing in their country mountain and for
est Businesses, was to likely to make 1t at ono
| bloody and inglorouS. Scott ever the man Iesor
ted to when things are difficult or disagreeable
was again the person pitched upon by Preside
Van Buren, for this sad service. He executed II
however, SO humancly, as well as etheiently as I
take away the chief part OF what threatened !
several regiments of troops, he began by sceurin
all their strongholds. He next issued an addres
to his men, enjoning the greatest kindness an
care towards man, woman and child, and denoun
cling severe punishment for i'll usage of any Indian
| At the same time he published All address to tn
Il nntiou so full of reason and affection, that they
4 little accustomed to be dealt with in SO good an
| brotherly.a manner; were completely won from a.
their stubborn purposes, came .cheerfully into hi
measures, ard were, under his careful and bench
ding places. ..5,s 80 E.-r.-
HE PREVENTS A WAX Adult The LIS
l PUTED TERRITORY IN MAINE.
Just after this came his other service of peace, i
settling the quarrel between Maine and the BIRTHS
authorities Of New Brunswick; a quarrel whic
was on the point Of coming to blows, that blood
national conflict would have been sure to follow
The difficulty sprang out of the uncertain terms
which our original treaty of peace with GreatB ri
tain Chat of 1889 had described the limits tina
were to divide us from the British province. Re
peated conferences of ambassadors and commission
ers had attempted to settle how the line should b
drawn, according to the treaty; but they had al
i failed. In this manner a thing which would d
first have been easy to adjust became atlast yer
hard to adjust.i For the strip OF putedtentory
small and barren, which originally lay inthe heal
of dreary wilderness, remote from any settlement
on either side, came gradually to be approached
from both sides by the spread of population; nay
to have within it. at several points, small settle