The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1852-10-18
what DcmOcr rats Snid and thought OF
General Scott years ago.

| what DcmOc rats snid and thought OF
General Scott years ago.
GENERAL ScOrT.-.We publish with great
! pleasure the following just and noble tribute
to General Scott, from one who knows him
ell.-RichmondE Enquirer.
"The manner in which this gallant officer
has acquitted himself within the last year up
OH our Canada frontier, and lately among the
Cherokees, has excited universal admiration
and gratitude Of the whole nation. Owing
to his great popularity at the Nortl,--his
thorugh kno'rledye Of the La,cs of his country
as weH as those rhich gorern nations, united 10
his discretion, his great tact and experience
he has saved his country from ruinOus war
with Great Britain. And by his lnasterlys kill
and energy among the Cherokees, United to
his noble generosity and humanity, he has not
only effected what every body supposed could
not be done without the most heart rendirg
scenes ofbptchery and bloodshed, that he has
effected it by obtaining the esteem and conf
dence of the poor Cherokees themselves
They look upon him as benefactor and
friend, and one who has saved tlf.m from en-
tire destruction.
GAIL the Cherokees were collected for en-
igration without bloods.ed Of violence; and
all would have been on their way To the West,
before the middle of July, had not humanity
induced General Scott to stop the movement
until the first Of September. Three thousand
had been sent off in the month of June by the
superintendent, before the General took up
on hinseJtte responsibility IF >topping tie emf
grafton, from feelings that must do everlasting
honor to his heart.
''In the early part of January last, the Presi-
dent asked Congress for enlarged powers to
enable him to maintain our neutral obli-
cations England; that is, to haaquili-e
the Canadian frontiers. Before the bill pas
sed Congress, General Scott had finished The
,cork, and had effected all its objects. These,
too, he effected by flying from one end of the
frontier to the other, in the dead winter, and
during the severest and coolest period OF it.
ale returns to Washington. ah, is imme.
diatcly ordered to the Cherokee nation to take
charge of the very difficult and hazardous task
to his own fame,of removing those savages
from their native land.
'Some of his best friends regretted, most
sincerely, that he had been ordered on This
service; knowing the disposition OF the world
to cavil and complain without cause, they had
great apprehensions that he wonld lose por-
ton of the popularity which he acquired by
his distinguished success on the Cauada from
tier, But behold the manner in which this
last work has been performed! There is SO
much Of noble generosity Of character about
Scott, independent Of his skill and bravery as
a soldier, that his life has really been one Of
romantic beauty and interest You recoliect
his conduct on his way to take command of
the army engaged in the BIackHawk war. The
corps he had with him were all stricken down
with the cholera before he Joined, General
Atkinson. What was his conduct! Did he
leave them to their fate and fly to the army of
the gallant and accomplished Atkinson, his
warm personal friend, in order to snatch from
him the laurels for which he had toiled so long,
and which he was, just then, on the point of
winning! No; he clungto his sick soldiers,
dying all around him with the dreadful pesti-
lence, and exerted himself, day and night, to
save them from the grave-to the eminent
hazard Of his life.
He could have taken command of the ar
my-it was his right. But behold his mag
nanimity! In this scene of Gen, SCOTS
life he shines more brilliantly than in the
most glorious battles he ever fought, not ex-
ccJting his elegant battle Of Chippewa as
il vas been called, where two perfectly dis
ciT lined armies met upon plain in the open
day, on the 9Th of July, 1914, and under a
bright summers sun, took a fair field fight,
aided by all the discipline and skill that The
science of war could give. Scott whipped
the enemy off the field fairly, although his
army was inferior in numbers. Nor will
except the bloody battle of Niagara, in which
he had three horses killed under him, and
where he was most dreadiully wounded him
SELF after having made several charges upon
the enemy, which. for courage and despara-
ton, the British officers themselves acknowl-
edged never was surpassed"
This article, together with the comments
of the editor Of the Enquirer, may be found
published in Niles Register, vol. IS, page
1Ol.