Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1852-10-23
COLUM Blu s.:
wednesday Morning, OCT. 90, 1854.
Review of Gen. SCOTS Pictorial Life.

gdnazeS an army And after assuming that he
had everything under his command-that he had
"thespo less important duty to perform than to
organize, discipline, and instruct an army Of new
recruits then being mustered into the service, &C..
that eve had heretofore used the Prussian sys-
tenn of tactics, Scott introduced at once the far
perfect French system, &c." concluding
with the self-complacent, self satisfying remark
that he had taken in hand body of raw militia
without drill and without experience, and at the
end of three months had converted them into
well disciplined and invincible corps, which soon
showed itself able to conquer the renowned veter-
ans of Wellington himself.
Here is detraction which robs some of the
nobest names of our military annals of their just
fame. General Pike was the first to introduce the
tactics and discipline of modern France into the
American army. The hero who fell at York was
the man who had previously created the model
regiment of our service, and General Brown, who
commanded in chief on the Niagara frontier, was
the man who organized the army to which he was
appointed, and he planned and executed in person
the operations. of the campaign which covered
that army with ever living laures.
The first step of the invasion of Canada was
the summons of Fort Erie. IngerSoll in his his
tory, says: "Major Jesup was ordered forward
with the 25.h Infantry to invest the fort in con-
junction with Ripleys Brigade, which had not
reached the station assigned to it, With Majors
MCCTcd anu w OOuy nc dppTOdCnCU anu recon-
notered the fort which delivered some discharges
from both cannon and musketry, woundng few
of Jesup's men. Investing Fort Erie with his two
brigades, Browns good fortune commenced by its
capitulation, DC" Gen. Scott, in his autobiog-
raphy, takes the w!.ole credit of this suspicious
opening affair. 1t says: "Scott led the yan.-
Fort Erie surrendered at discreet NJ He takes
Browns plans and Jesup's execution as his own,
and Caesars Ueni, rid, Vici, for the model of his
narrative; but he should have remembered that
Caesars brevity owed its force TO its truth. r
The next step in the Life of General Scott, .
brings us to Chippewa, and here is an account OF
it as embodied in himself, and made part Of his
life
The British were WELT tried and hitherto
conquering soldiery, pc sessing the advantage oil
decided superiority of numbers, and the prestige
Of invincibity. But the daring and Jealous young
American general courted the unequal strife =
Filled with martial ardor, and an uncaculatino
intrepidity, that only sought the opportunity tc
wipe out the memory Of previous disaster and i'm.
becility, and to exat. the glory of his country he
mailed himself for the conflict His hopes beat
high in the confidence of spirit that felt deter
mined to wrest reluctant victory from its faYorite
standard. In this hardy temper of soul he LED
forth his troops upon the plain. The British com
mander, in full reliance upon the invncibility o
his men, anticipated his antagonists determination
anu came lOIIu W IueeG Diuls HG Udy DdQ pdSSeC
in skrmishes. AT FIVE o'clock in the afternoon
the combatants drew up in battle array The A.
mericans coolly and steadily advanced in line
stretching across the plain from the river to The
wood. The British force, in similar order, sup
ported by battery of nine cannon, confronted
our ranks The attack was simultaneous and We
hcment on both sides, along the whole line. Tht
hostile armies, under destructive fire, continued
to approach until they were within eighty yard
of one another, each manifesting the utmost cool
ness and most determined courage Shoulder t.
shoulder the American troops advanced bravel
meeting and falling before the iron tempest hurle
in their faces by the steady masses of the prac
ticed foe. The young and gallant leader wa
everywhere along the line encouraging and ami
mating his troops, and displaying an activity al
enthusiasm, and fearless disregard of danger
that inspired and electrified his little army. Will
the battle ragged in yet uncertain fury, the BIRTHS
line was observed to become in measure broken
in consequence Of its right wing having been re
tarded in its advance by the wood, where it ha
come into conflict with Jesup's battalion Sco
seized upon the favorable moment with the ey
Of veteran general, and by skillful militar
man@uyre directed the whole force Of his attac
upon the now weakened centre Of the enemv.-
The swiftness and ferceness of this movement
backed by murderous FIRE of our artillery. caus
ed the enemy's line to waver. Al this critical me
onset was terrible. The British columns we,
borne down and crushed by the irresistible yioc
of this desperate assault. They broke and 6e
in confusion, amid terrible slaughter Scott 70
lowed up his advantage with mastery aetivit
and pursued his routed adversary over the pla
into his ntrenchments."
Now the reader viii observe that this whole ba
tie scene is filed up with .'the daring and yea
Gus young American General" -''with his marti
ardOr and uncaIcuIating intrepidity' WHO ma
ed himself for the conflict to wipe out preyio
disaster and imbeciity, and to exalt the glory
his country r. And here he tells us Of ''tl
hopes which animated bis bosom. His hopes be
nigh in the confidence Of a spirit that felt dete
mined to Drest reluctant victory from its favor
standard. In this hardy temper of soul he
forth his troops upon the plain"
Why should General Scott make such pr
lminary parade about his secret emotions? T
carried his brigade calamity into action, and wi
not let that fact speak for his courage7 Al
why, after all this excellng heroism is displaye
does be forget to say one word Of the comman
ing General Brown who was on the field direc
ing everything, or Of the conduct Of the other {
neers whose separate corps cooIly struck the bloi
maj put The enemy to dioht9 Instead 81 DOH
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