Daily American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1852, 1852-08-05
AMERICAN TELEGRAPH.
Written for the Daily American Telegraph
American Catechism.


What has he done
lie has, by a brilliant succession of victories
in battle, won and added such glory to the pages
OF his country's history, and thrown such splen-
did lustre around the American flag, that the
mould of years cannot tarnish
Is military glory the only basis Of his fame?
No. On several difficult occasions, vested with
full military and discretionary powers by govern
ment, he, by the most heroic management and
the incest negotiation, avcrted from his country
the awful horrors of civil war, and protected her
frontiers from insult and invason-thus proving
that his talents for civil government were equal to
his military talents
Can you name these occasions?
Yes! | name them proudly, and American
history will cherish until the remotest period
the remembrance of them. In 1882, when the
Nulifcrs Of South Carolina threatened to dis
turb the peace of the whole country, Gen. Scott
was sent thither to take possession of and cx-
anime the defences, and have them put in mill
tary order, to be ready for tho crisis which all
expected must come. 1t was u critical times The
slightest indiscretion on his part-the least act
capable Of misconstruction, would have caused
lencc. But cool, firm, and heroic as ever, the
general was merged in the patriot statesman
the soldier in the paciicatory civilian. He
soothed the bitter and turbd spirit of rebellion
and protected the sacred confederacy Of his
country, without the shedding of blood, or u sin
,rlo or uarl ni hicI,,y boy
driven the brave but misguided sons of Carolina
to the commission Of high treason, and the de-
sruction Of their allegiance to the constitution.
Well, where else?
In the same year, by negotiation, he brought
the Black Hawk war to peaceful issue. II
1887, without troops, and with an energy ant
tact which were sublime, he camcd the patriot
disturbances on the Northern frontiers In the
same year he effected in the most humane and
just manner, the removal OF the noble Cherokees,
who had determined to make the most desperate
resistance in defence of their homes aud the
country from bloody and wasteful war with
England by his admirable tact and management
of the Northeastern boundary question.
IIumph! when "Greck meets Greek, then
comes the tug of war;" 1t is no mystery why
the English dislike your nominee. But is he OF
the North or the South?
He BELONGS, SIR, TO THE NATION. From the
roaring rapids of Niagara to the Southern savan
nahs-hom East to West-from the narrow pass
Of Lundy's Lane to the brond cactus-covcred
plains of Mcxico-on, on with triumphant marcf
into the proud old city Of the ncas, he has added
glory to glory, and been on every occasion the
victorious champion Of his country's fame, and
the unconquered defender of its honor.
To military talents of the highest order he
has added proud and loyal devotion to his
country, whose commands he has always and on
all occasions, implicitly and promptly obeyed-a
practical illustration of the old Spartan maxim,
"That he who would govern well must first
learn the art of being governed"
But the foreigners! lie would have arrayed
the natives against the foreigners?
Never In moment Of high excitement, when
the rights Of citizenship we're invaded by botf
foreigners and natives, he expressed an opinion
that some modification of the naturalization laws
should be effected; but, sensible Of the error he
nobly and publicly recalled that which a moment
of terrible excitement had given birth to. lie
understands too well, and has avcrtcd too often,
the horrors of civil war from the land, to be a
promoter Of discords, or sustaincr of factions.
But his private character-his moral acts
Some say he is bad man-dshoncst, u coward
Sec, stranger! Did you ever see colt that
was raised from the nightmare? If you did
YOU are welcome to believe there is some truth
in these political lbels. But tell you what
The man who has spent his youth, the noontidC
and zenith Of his life in the service of his coun
try, needing neither peril nor danger, cold MOI
heat, neither time nor distance--who has wa
tered its soil with his blood, and, like proud
old eagle, never stopped to ignoblc quarry, will
be true to the interests Of crcry portion Of that
land, will support the constitution rs he has dc.
Tended its institutions, and by wise government
elevate still higher among the nations the land Of
his love and his birth
What is his religion
That belongs to his God but his political
creed is patriotism, and his litany is, "From evil
rulcrs-from opprcssiou-lrom civil discords-
from a union Of church and statc-from dismcm-
hcruent of this glorious coniederacy, and from
inlringcments on tho constitutlon-goOd Lord,
deliver u.s."
You are warm. How dill he treat his men who
bore the burden and heat Of the day in his bat
ties? Folk say that he is an old autocrat-rroud
as Lucilcr, and as naughty as Kaiser