Fremont weekly freeman. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1850-1853, 1852-07-31
Life and services Of General Winfield
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Concluded from last eOeek.
THE black HAWK WAR.

FL. T. 3. THE BLACK HAWK WAX. t
In 1882 Scott was ordered to take com
mand in the Black Hawk war. He sailed from
Buffalo for Chicago with nearly on
thousand troops. ia four rsteamboats.
On the 9th of July, while on the voyage
the cholera broke out among the troops will
fearful violence On the boat in which Gen
eral Scott sailed with two handred and TWEEN
ty troops, there occurred in six days one hun
dred and thirty casesof cholera, and ffty-on,
deaths. After General Scott had proceeded
from Chicago to the Mississippi river, th'
pestlence again broke out among the troops
During the prevalence of this terrible scourge
his devoted attention to his suffering soldier:
excited the admiration of all who were pres
ent. In the language of a letter written al
the time by an officer of the army: "The
Generals course of couduet on that occasion
should establish for him u reputation not in
| ferior t" that which he has earned on the
battle field :and should exhibit him not only
IA a worrior but as a man-not only as the
hero Of battles, but as :he hero of humanity
In this expedition Scott negotiated treatle;
with the Sacs and Foxes, and the Winneba-
goes. composed the difficulties on that frontier
and discharged all the duties of his mission in
then Secretary of War, the following tribute
"Allow me to congratulate you. sir, upon
this fortunate consummation of your arduous
duties. and to express my entire appreciation
Of the whole course of your preceding, dur
ing series Of difficulties requiring higher
moral courage than the operations of an ac-
tive campaign. under ordinary circumstances "
THE NULLIFIcATIoN Exc1TRMENT.
Directly after his return from the Black
Hawk war, Gen. Scott was sent by Presi-
dent Jackson on a confidential mission of
great responsibility. South Carolina nulliff
cation then threatened % embroil the nation
in civil waE There was imminent danger
that the strife would at once brgin between
she citizens of Charleston and the United
States troops stationed here The object of
onH at this time was TO prevent if possible,
any direct act of collision, and at the same
time enforce the laws of the Federal Gov
eminent.
As to the part which Scott bore in this
paci6cation, we shall merely cite the testimo-
ny of the Hon. B. WATKINS LEIGH the com
missioner from Virginia, to bear certain Eg
islative resolutions of that State to South
Carolina, and to induce her to listen to meas
ures of Cancellation. =ss5..
"I was at Charleston" says Mr.. LKrGH.
when Scott arrived and assumed the com
mand, which he did without any parade or
fuss No one who had an opportunity of
observing on the spot Ihe excitement that
existed, can have an adequate conception of
the delicacy of the trust. General Scott had
a large acquaintance with she people of
Charle>town; he was their friend: but his sit
uatlOn was such tha: many, the great ma
Jorlty ofthem, looked upnn him as a public
enemy. What his orders were cannot un-
dertake to tell you, nor irave any mems Of
knowing but from his conduct. which. Itakc
it for grantel. conformed with them. He
thought as | thought, that the first drip of
blo"d shed il enil WI, il between
the United States and one Of the States,
would prove an immedicable wound, which !
would end in a change of our institutions.
He was resolved, if it was possible, to pre-
VENT resort to arms and nothing could have
been more judirous than his conduct Far
from being prone to take offence, he kept his
temper under the strictest guard, and was
most careful 10 avoid giving occasion for of |
fence yet he held himself ready to act, if il !
should become necessary. and he, let that b.. |
distinctly understood. He sought the sorieiy !
Of the leading nullifers, and was in their sn-
,iety as much as they would let him be, but he !
took care never to say a word to them ON the !
subject Of political differences, he treated
Them as friend. From the beginning TO the
end, his conduct was as conciliatory as it was
firm and sincere, evincing that he knew his /
luty, and was resolved to perform it, and |
yet that his principal object and porpose was
peace. He was perfectly successful when
he least imprudence might have resulted in
, serious collision"
FLORIDA AND CREEK WARS.
In 1885 Indian hostilities had been excited
n Florida by OsEoLA, one of the head chiefs
# the S+minucs,H and a warrior Of consummaIe
,0hdnes and skill. On the Goth of JANUARY.
.S26, Scott was ordered to the command of
he army Of Florida. and he arrived at Plco-
alta and issued his general orders ON The 22d
# the following month. Disturbances soon
,ruke out among the Greek lndans in Geor-
,ia and Alabama, and in May General Scott
eft 81. Augustine for Georgia Differences
lowever had occurred between him ami
General jesdp, which terminated in the re-
all of General Scott, ''in order that an in
JURY IDIAhG DS BHu lHIO tue ueIa1 III prose-
uting the Greek war, and the failure of the
florida compaign. = ..'. Is. e. ..e.- ~ +
General Scott proceeded Immediately to
Washington. and demandeda court of inquiry.
The court sat AT Frederick, in Maryland.
/ WAS composed of Major General Macomb,
nd Brgadier Generals Atkins0n.and Brady,
Scott defended himself in a speech Of mas
erly ability. The court unanimously APP
'rnved his course. They pronounced the
'lAn of she Seminole campaign well devised,
nd prosecuted with energy steadiness, and
bility." In regard to the Greek war they
aid, "she plan of the campaign, as adopted
" Major General Scott was we'll calculated
0 lead to successful results; and it was prose,
uted by him, as far as practicable. with
cal and ability, until he was recalled from
he command
SCOTT ON THE FRONTIER:
In the year 1887 an insurrection broke out
a Canada, which excited the sympathies OF
he frontier inhabitants Of the United States