Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1852-04-17

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of Ssatr, special letter of thanks
In 1882, Scott was ordered to take command in
the Black Hawk war. He sailed from Buffalo for
Chicago with nearly one thousand troops in four
steamboats,.
On the 9Th of July while on the voyage, the
choera broke out among the troops with fearful
violence. On the boat in which General Scott
sailed with two hundred and twenty troops, there
occurred III SIX days one hundred and thirty cases
OF cholera and fifty one deaths. After General
Scott had proceeded from Chicago to the Mis-
| slsslppl River, the pestiencc again broke out
among his troops. During the prevalence of this
terrible scourge, his devoted attention upon his
suffering soldiers excited the admiration of all who
We're present. In the language of letter written
at the time by an officer of the army: 1.-The Cen
erals course ofconduct on that occasion should es
tablish for him reputation not inferior to that
which he has earned on the battle field; and should
EXHIBIT MN not only a warrior, but n man,
not only as the hero of battles but as the hero of
humanity.
After the termination of the Black Hawk war;
Gen. Scott and Gov. Reynolds were appointed by
the Y. >. Government commissioners to treat
with the North Western Indians in reference to
all pending difficulties. In the various confer
ences held with the deputations from the various
tribes, it became the duty of Gen. Scott, to con-
duct the discussions. This he did with great
ability and ingenuity, and the result of the COM
mission was to procure treaty, just to the In
dams and highly advantageous to the IT, States,-
| the Indians the title to more than ten millions of
acres, being great portion of the lands of Iowa
| and Michigan.
| After the termination of the Black Hawk war;
and of the treaty with the Indians Gen. Cass,
| then Secretary of War, wrote in reply to SCOTS
official report as follows:
'Allow me to congratulate you upon this for
| tunate consummaton of your arduous duties. and
m rhotio prffl
course OF your proceedings, during series of diff
! ficulties requiring higher moral courage than the
| operations OF an active campaign under ordinary
| circumstances.''
! Directly after his return from the Black Hawk
war, Gen. Scott was sent by President Jackson on
confidential mission of great responsibility.
| South Carolina notification then threatened To
| embroil the nation in civil war. There was i'm
| minent danger that the strife would at once begin
| between the citizens of Charleston and the Uni
ted States troops stationed there. The object of
the President in sending Scott to South Carolina
at this time, was to prevent if possible any direct
act OF collision, and at the time enforce the
| laws OF the Federal Government. SCOTS modera-
ton and discretion while at Charleston, saved the
| country from the horrors of civil war The full
history OF his valuable services on that occasion.
cannot now be written, mnch of it still remains
under the seal of secrecy.
Onthe goth of January, 1886, Gen. Scott was
ordered to take command in the Florida war;
lhere he did all that tile greatest military talent
could accomplish But the malice or envy of a
brother officer, by misrepresentation made to the
president, procured his recall for the purpose of
having his official conduct subjected to the opin-
ion OF Court of Enquiry. That Court, after full
investigation pronounced the charges against Gen.
Scott unsusained, and further, that s.he had
been Jealous and interchangeable in the discharge of
his duties, and that his plan Of campaignswas we'll
devised wit,
| and ability"
In 1888, Gen. Scott was sent by the President
to the Canada frontier--then in state of fearful
excitement on account of the burning of the Car
oilne within the American territory. The whole
| population of Northern New DIRK seemed about
| to march into Canada to avenge the wrong which
! had been done to the natio nal honor. The OBJ
Ject OF the administration to preserve the peace
between the two nations, until pending difficulties
could be settled by negotiation. For this purpose
Scott was sent to the frontier. There he abored
night and day, passing rapidly from point to point,
experimenting and directing the actions both of
| the military and the civil authorities,-and FREE
quently, along line ofeight hundred miles, ad-
dressing immense gatherings of the excited citi-
zens. lie 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
encomiuns upon the conduct of Scott in these
services. The National Integencer of Septem-
ber27th 1888, says: 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"
La 1889 arose the North Eastern Boundary diff
Guilty. The disputed territory was about to be-
come the battle ground between the troops of
Maine and New Brunswick. War was consid-
cred 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 statesman and diplomatist. A war consider
ed inevitable was prevented-the honor of the
country preserved-and Scott returned with fresh
laurels upon his brow, and ''the hero of Lundys
Lane" was hailed on all sides as the sGreat Pa
cifcator."
The services of General Scott in the Mexican
war are OF so recent date, and so fresh in the re-
collection OF the American people and the whole
civilized world, that it is useless to do more than
make passing ausion
On the 10th of March, 1647 General Scott az
rived before Vera Cruz. On the 18th of Septen-
Der, 1847, he planted the stars and stripes over
the National Pal ce in the City of Mexico
w ltnin tllese slX months San Juan ID lOa-the
American Gib1altar.-was stormed, and the bat
ties OF Cerro Gordo, Contreras, San Antonio, Chu
rubusco, Moline del Rey, and Chepultepec, were
fought and With less than ten thousand
lighting men, he attacked and routed, again and
again, thirty thousand of the best troops of Next
CO. posted behind the strongest Notifications, and
fight ng with the courage of desperation Moth
ing Of military achievement recorded in ancient
or modern history, can excel the glory of that
march from Vera Cruz, to the City of Mexico
Such is "A brief sketch ofone 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 bled alike for the North and South