The Planters' banner. [volume] (Franklin, Attakapas Co., Lou.) 1849-1872, 1852-09-18
HISTORICAL.
4. IFr0HRlfAs NHtaonat I'itealags'lee'
LIFE OF WINFIELD SCOTT.
(Concladed rom our Isst,)

LIFE OF WINFIELD SCOTT.
I .-i Concluded from our last)
He our1Ls THE TROUBLES OF THE CANA.
DIAN FRONTIER.
This country of ours is always easy to
persuade that IL has lost or ison the point
Of losing its own, Liberty; bnt though
tits fhas eonfesssdIy hard put 10 It 10
take care Of It's own freedom, it has a
great passion for, making itself the
guardian of every body else's. This
prudent disposition has more than once
threatened TO getsus into great trouble,
soz1etimes with other nations, some
times among. ourselves. 1n 1887 It
was, near plungiag us into war win
Great Britain. At that time an lnsnr-
rection was attempted in Canada. lis
object. was the independence OF that
coantry.t But far The greater part OF
the population preferred remaining
under the British Government, and the
reyeit was. at once crushed, rather by
the Canadian militia than the Govern
ment troops. This should hayel been
enough to satisfy any weli-wlsher to Inc
d so.caIled Canadian cause; Tor surely,
if Canada had no mind to set up Tor
freedom. she had right TO please her
self. and it was nobody's business but
hers. So, however, seem not to nave
thought many of err people.
= All along our border, from Vermont
10 Michigan, sort of army, wide
and, very numerous organization OF
self-styled "Sympathizers," had spread
itself. A few of them. when the out
break occurred. had crossed, joined in
it. fallen into the hands of ahe British
authorities, and been punished. This
only made the rest more violent; and
the scene of Canadian Revolution,
/. broken up there, was transferred 10 our
side. Forgetting all treaties and all
sense, one-fonfth of our population
along there seem to have made up their
mind thai what Canada would not have
-independence-we, her neighbors,
would make her have, any how. To
]. add to the fame, the English violated
our territory, by seizing upon steamer,
the Caroline, that was employed ~
carrying over "sympathizefs 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 pro-
dnced q great excitement all over the
United States: for our people, though
not al nll scruputeus OF violating the
territory of others, are extremely Ieai-
ous of their own. So strong was the
public feeling that there seemed moth
ing more likely Than that large bodies
of our. folks. iustfgated and led by the
many refugees from Canada who were
!, smpns them, would fling themselves.
al many points, upon the British terri
!. tory, and that a war between the two
: Governments would necessarily ensne'
10 prevent this. President Van Buren,
again put in requisition the abilities OF
Gen. Scott as a peace-maker, On The
4th Of January. 1888, he was, s,sent oil to
the frontier, with ample powers, both
political and military, on the one side
to suppress the illegal movements oi
our ,fsympalhizers.n and ,onsthe other
!. 10 check any British violation OF OUT
soil. H.. was necessary TO meet those
armed assemblages Of misguided men
AS fast as they collected. all along a
frontier ofeight hnndted miles. and. by
! the Joint force of treason and OF firm
!, ap,hosity, to get the better of their pas.
q ,sioHgiand the inAaeneesof their leaders
j He had no sooner dane this at one point
!. thai he was obliged: :efieuto hurry of te
another, perhaps far away. fertile same
purpose. This was much OF itsdone By
The nostorapid Journeys. Through all the
!. rig6rs of . Northern winter. and By
, night; for in the day be acted, and
travelled BY hfgha Such was his speed
ts rneEe and vigil ilaace TO watch. that j
a body of these people assembled any
where no. matter how far of, before
!, fhsg could move forYardto act, he wa
enFe 10 BERN the midst of thems argn
ing. warning, conjariHg Them OF, it al
else failed, assuring them that The,
n shanld not maEchiexeep. oyer his deat
] BODY. While he dealt, thus with ou
!; swn peeples he Hegotiated as acuyei1
and as sfTsctpall8 with Il John Bull
y anen. 10 preEent. any pFoyoeation an
.sfopaoHn yraasonab ableHess enithelr side
i iiTkis3 seEeSe, and difficult duty occu
i pied him, al various Intervals. as tn
tFauhles burst eut afresh or were aF
peassd, all through The year 1898 an
10 pagt Of 1899. When not engaged il
afham,. he war, as husiIy employed o
two other important public services, a
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