Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1852-08-05

his thigh to pieces, and he NiIl always bear
the marks 10 bis grave. Wht|e he was laIk,
ing with me, General Scott d me ihe honor
TO call and see me. lntrodhced him 10 his
old fellow soldier, whom he kad not seen for
more Than thirty years. Allee warm
greeting between them, City inquired of
Scott how the action at Niagta or Lundy's
Lane, was brought about, and 3or what rea-
son the battle was fought. isHndneyer been
able 10 get Scott TO converse upon thesuh-
ject Of the battles he had Ought. or the
wounds he had received, as ln;immedia,eIy
turned The subject to somelesng else, and
showed lhot the topic was uaIeasant. But
when appealed TO BY brolhs Soldier who
fought and bled with him, hS "a ID 20 inlo a
minute history Of all the ereaso ..i =
about The baule. 1t Appended lieutenant
General Drummond had cote down with
1000 Of the best veterans from the Peninsula
war Scott had pursued The Marquis oil
day, and chased him over the Chippewa.
Next day Reilly came over and attacked him,
and the action lasted until night, when Reilly
was totally defeated and driven over the
river. Brown tod him afterwards that there
was a large force in Lundy'siLane, and he
found Reilly there. Sc2u advanced, and
saw a large Body Of men drawn Gr, but there
we're moi SO many as he al frst imogiSed.
The troops Reilly had fouehtswilh at Chip
pewa, iioiaed by number Of Canadian vol.
unleers, formed tho army before him. He
had heard nothing Of the iraops advanced
by Drummond, and he drecied his brigade
q be drawn up--as he said--as he had
whipped Rely before, TO wiip him again,
As the battle ragged, he said he saw large
masses of men throughout the woods, urtl-
cry, infantry, and cavalry, unlil at length he
discovered he was attacked ~ great addi-
tionaI force Of real British regulars. Imme-
dalely he sent for Ripley's Brigade to Join
HIM. 1t arrived al night. THE veteran
wen, on 10 say, that during thol night, he
had Witnessed more hard fiahting than he
had ever seen before in his liie. Men fought
with bayonetS point TO point, pler they had
fired away all the cartridges in their boxes.
There was a cry Of more enrtridges, and
during that cry soldier immedialely before
him was struck and as he felEhe exclaimed
=" Cartridges in my box "hnd Scott said
he went up 10 him, and 10 was dead
Shorty aGer that he received the dreadful
wound haye attempted to deserbe, and was
dragged behind a tree and Nhen he reGov-
cred himself, the British ad3ereated from
the ground. A
Now have given you an insperfect sketch
Of the military character anH lfais Of this
distinguished warrior. knaw iha, other
gentlemen are 10 follow me, md have al
ready consumed moreaofa ayessz Time than fell
10 my lot; but before conclude, lei ME
briefly recapi,ulate the grounds on which
am about to ask you 10 ratify the nomination
made q, Baltimore. You have great sol
der who has suffered for his country, who
has achieved more victories for her, and
done more service than any other man, ex.
cepl George Washington, that she has eve,
produced--a soldier thai never could be con.
quered in his counIry's cause, and one who
has always adhered 10 WashDglon's maxim
that The military should be kept strictly sub
ordinate TO the civil power. You have 0
humane, generous. benevolen, soldier; you
have civilian, distinguished, learned, anC
able civilian; scholar and gentleman
You have man, who, although himself {
Protestant EpiScopalian, has never suffered
religious bigoIy 10 enter his heart. While
in Mexico, on all occasions, he indicated lht
great truth established by our own Constitu
ZION and Bill Of Rights, that all men have
right 10 worship God according 10 their owl
consclenceS, and therefore he mainlained th
Catholics in Mexico in the enjoyment o
, their religious rights. [AppIause.l Yo,
, have no fanatic or party bigot 10 vore for
but a great, good, gallant, and gloriou
leader, and u man alike able 10 manage III
. civil affairs Of his country, and 10 lead al
0 army into the field of battle.
=. Will you vote for such a man as tha
S Voices, yes, yes,] say nothing of tn
/, letter he has written describing the braver
| of the Irish who have Tough, under him, bu
n refer you 10 this incident. Alter the baul
# Of Queenstown Heights, where Scott frs
j. distinguished himself, when he had bee
\ overwhelmed with British regulars, an
n taken prisoner, while on his way 10 Quebec
S with The soldiers who were taken prisoner
with him, and while he was lying sick in
IS hammock, he heard a noise above him. Im
}. medialey suspecting something was wrong
IS he rushed on deck, and found iha, all HI
e men were called together, and the Brilis
| officers were calling them over, and maxim
J. each man Tell his name, the obec, being
+ obtain from the sound Of the voice, and Grol
x the brogue Of those who answered, who wei
if lrishmen and who were not, in order tht
e the former might be executed as traitors
G their country, which it had been determine
Is 10 do. He found IhrIy.one prisoners aIread
D set apart. Scott called 10 all his soIdie
present, not man Of you dare open yot
% mouths until command you" The so
y dicrs refused 10 answer, and the British of
r GERS in The most indignant terms threaten,
al him without any effect, No soldier wou
J. say word, and you could no longer tell Q
I'd lrishman from native. Great enthusiasm
| Scott declared that for every lrshman who
life was taken, he would take the life of q
is Englishman when he returned to his ow
ia country. He went 10 Quebec, and was il
S, mediateIy exchanged. Subsequently he pr
Id ceeded 10 Washington, and drew the Act
Of Congress with his own hand, which au,ho
is lied him TO retaliale upon The English.
IN Immediately wrote deliberate order, slulil
at that if hair from the head of one OF tho
% lrishmen was hurt, he would lake the Iiv
as of just SO many Englishmen whom he hi
ie made prisoners nj Chippewa.