Fremont weekly freeman. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1850-1853, 1852-07-31

she commenced her trips British force crosse
over in the night to Schlosser, cut loose th,
boat set her on fire. and sent he over th'
falls. This outrage was committed on sht
29th Of December. On the 4th Of Januar,
following General Scott was despatched from
Washington to the frontier. He found
the people all. along the line in
state of high evaporation, from Michigan t,
; Vermont It was due TO the unwearied ef
forts Of Scott to the grateful recollection o
his services along the same. !. frontier. in the
war of 1872; his powers of persuasion; hi:
manly remonstrance; his eloquent exhorta-
tions; his determined bearing, that the spir
it ofinsurrection was quelled, and cur ciIi
zens returned to their families and homes
Too great praise cannot be awarded to Gen.
eral scott fof the patriotism, the prudence
and the ability which he displayed on this
occasion.
! REMOVAL OF TIE cHERoKEBs
During the same year General Scott, was
ordered upon the delicate and difficult duty
of removing the Cherokee nation beyond the
Mississippi This race amounted to $4,000
souls. and they had refused to move GEN
eral Scott accomplished this mission with
complete SUCCESS, cpnquering obstacles that
seemed insurmountable II was the energy
and the humanity which he exhibited on
this occasion that called forth from the la.
mented Charming the following beautiful and
well deserved tribute: s --.,- .....
| "To this distinSuished man belongs the
rare honor uniting with military energy and
daring The spirit Of a philanthropist His ex-
pluits in the field, which placed him in the
tirst rank Of our soldiers, have been obscnred
| by the purer and more lasting glory of a
pacifcator, and of friend of msnkipd In
the whole history of the intercourse of civilized
with barbarous or halfcvlized Communities,
we doubt whether brighter page can be
found than that which records his agency in
! the removal Of the Cherokees As far as the
wrongs done to this race can be atuncd for,
General Scott has made the expiation. f,zs
In his recent mission to the disturbed
borders Of our country he has succeeded,
BOT 50 much by policy as By the noblrness
and generosity Of his character, by moral in
iuences, by the earnest conviction with which
he has enforced on all with whom he has
had to do, the obligations of patriotism, JUS
tice, humanity, and religion. 1t would not
be easy to find among us a man who has
won a purer fame: and / am happy to offer
no matter how little, 10 hasten the time,
when the spirit of Christian humanity shall
be accounted an essential attribute and the
brightest ornament Of a public man." "
NoRTHEAsTERN BOUNDARY DIFFICULTIES.
From the mastery performance OF this du-
ty Scott returned to the Northern frontier,
and again passed along the Canadian border.
line, through almost its whole extent. Sc
rious difficulties had now arisen between the
authorities of Maine and New Brunswick,
growing out Of our unsettled boundary ques-
ton. Gen Scott arrived at Augusta, the |
capital of Maine, on the 9th March, 1929 |
The legislature was at that time in session,
and he was received by its members, and the
citizens generally, with every mark Of respect
and admiration. The Governor of New I
Brunswick, Sir. John Harvey. was an old ac-
quaintance of Scott, having fought against /
him in the war Of 1912. InlIhat war. on
expedition, Scott had contrived |
to cut off his opponent from all hope of escape |
In an instant an American rifle was levelled
Mt him; Scott struck up the weapon with his
sword. crying, out hold. he is our prisoner"
But Harvey putting spurs to his horse. by an
intrepid leap, escaped under a shower of
balls. to reappear in the following campaign
a formidable opponent of his magnanmnus
antagonist on the fields Of Chippewa and
Lundy's Lane. |
With Sir John a semi-oficial correspon- |
dence was now opened by General Scott, !
which led TO the most fortunate results The |
troops already in the fold were Withdrawn
on both sides, and An understanding estab-
lished which paved the way for the treaty |
negotiated by Mr. Webster with |
Lord Ashhurton, which settled the question
forever Scott was every where again hail
ed as the PacificaIor. .. s.ay-
SCOTT COMMANDER IN CHIEF. @
On the death of Major General Macomb
in 1871, General Scott was raised 10 the CON.
mand Of the entire army. This put an end
i" the long and unpleasant controversy be-
tween him and General Gains about those
rights Of seniority, the details of which would
ilI a volume.
WAR WITH MEXICO. -
Noe called General Scott again into
activity until, in l846 he WAS put into the
of the Army Of Invasion. and pro-
,eeded 30 the conquest Of Mexico.
'.-'- sIEeE OF VERA CRUZ.
1t was on the 9th of March, 1871. that
with an army Of 10000 men. he EFF; cted the
landing at Vera Cruz without the
oss of single man. In three days the army
and feet lad taken their positions. On
he night of Ihe 18Th of March the trenches
were opened. and the army gradually closed
around the city. On the 22d, Cen. Scott
having now completed his preparations for
his attack, and having offered a free conduct
,ut of the city to all non-combatants. sent his
summons to the Governor of Vera Cruz TO
surrender. The Governor refused. and the
batteries opened their destructive fire upon
he devoted city while the ships commenced I
heir fearful broadsdes dpon the castle. On
he 29th, the official despatch Of General
Scott announced that the flag of the United
States foated over the walls of Vera Cruz
and the castle of San Juan d'Uioa. During
he fifteen days which the siege had contin.
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