Daily American telegraph., 1852-06-29


yanquished all the boasted prowess of her world
krenowned veterans.
General Brown. in his official report of thisj
Ebattle saws: "Brigadier General Scott is enti-
8ted to the highest praise our country can bestow
His brigade covered itself with glory"
The battle of Lundy's Lane Tor Niagara as i'll
La frequently caled) was fought on the Goth of
8July. 1874 Just three weeks after that Of Chippe
#wa. The battle commenced about forty mnutess
Hbefore sunset, and continued until midnight.
NHere again Scott was the master-spirt of theI
Might. American yalor again triumphed over thej
Ryeteran regiments Of Britain. Scott had twoE
&horses killed under him, was wounded in the side,
Bbut still fought until the close of the battle
4when he was prostrated by a wound in the shoul-
8der This was the hardest-fought battle of thes
awar Our limited space will not allow moreH
3extended notice of its details, and, indeed, i'll
Swould be superfuous to rccapitulate the eventsA
of that glorious day, familiar as they to everyE
American schoolboy Where so many have gath
2ered imperishable laurels, it was truly proudF
honor for the youthful Scott to be hailed by uni
3versal consent, "the hero of Lundy's Lane"
For his gallantry in these actions, Scott wasE
soon after promoted to the rank of major general
lon November Sd, 1914, Congress passed reso-
Hutton awarding q gold medal to Major GeneralE
aScott, 'in testimony Of the high sense enter
stained by Congress of his distinguished scrvicesE
lin the successive conflicts of Chippewa and Mag
iara and of his uniform gaIlant,y and good conduct
Jim sustaining the high reputation Of the arms of
Hthe United States"
\ Soon after the treaty of peace, President Mad
ason rendered to General Scott a place in hist
aCabinet-that of the Secretary Of War; Thsi
Office was declined from motivess
ahghly creditable to General Scott.
Being still feeble from his wounds, hc soonl
latter went to Europe for the restoration of hsI
Shealth and for professional improvement. HeI
8was also entrusted by the government with i'm
3portant diplomatic functions. He executed hisI
dnstructions in SO satisfactory manner that
aPresident Madison caused to be written to himl
Hby the Secretary of State a special letter of
Athanks.
q In 1882 Scott was ordered to take command
Hin the Black Hawk war. He sailed from Buffalo,
afor Chicago with nearly one thousand troops inI
flour steamboats,.
cholera broke out among the troops with fearful
) violence. On the boat in which General Scott
3sailed with two hundred and twenty troops, there!
occurred in six days one hundred and thirty
scases of cholera, and ffty-one deaths. After|
HGeneral Scott had proceeded from Chicago to theI
Mississippi river, the pestilence again broke out
Samong his troops During the prevalence of this|
Sterriblc scourge, his devoted attention upon his
jsuffering soldiers excited the admiration of ALL
awritten at the time by an officer of the army
u: The Generals course of conduct on that occa-
*$sion should establish for him q reputation mott
@inferior to that which he has earned on theI
s3battle-feld and should exhibit him not only as|
40 warrior, but as man-not only as the hero of
!sbattles, but as the hero of humanity"
III After the termination of the Black Hawk war,
|gGen Scott and Gov. Reynolds were appointed by
t3the United States government commissioners to
I.l.
Sto all pending difficulties In the various CON
zferences held with the deputations from the va
5rous tribes, it became the duty of Gen. Scott to
Jconduct the discussions. This he did with great,
liability and ingenuity, and the result of the com.
Emission was to procure treaty just to the In
diians and highly advantageous to the Unitedf
sStates-the Indians ceding the title to more thanE
item millions of acres, being great portion of theE
Hands of Iowa and Michigan.
After the termination of the Black Hawk war
aand of the treaty with the Indians, Gen. Cass, I
then Secretary of War, wrote in reply to SCOTS
3offcial report, as follows:
81 "Allow me to congratulate you upon this for
Htunate consummation Of your arduous duties Il
3and to express my entire appreciation of the
Eiwhoe course of your proceedings, during series
;of difficulties requiring higher moral courage|
y than the operations of an active campaign underl
zordinary circumstances.
Ewar, Gen. Scott was sent by President Jackson
3on confidential mission of great responsibility
3South Carolina notification then threatened tol
7embroil the nation in civil war. There was i'm
minent danger that the strife would at once begin!
between the citizens Of Charleston and the Uni
zted States troops stationed there. The object oil
Sthe President in sending Scott to South Carolina
lat this time was to prevent, if possible, any di
rect act Of collision, and at the same time enforced
fhn 1nxu of fha fala III
I amoderation and discretion while ut Charleston
asaved the country from the horrors Of civil war
The full history of his valuable services on thai
3occasion, cannot now be written as much of i'll
4still remains under the seal of secrecy
y On the goth Of January, 1886, Gen. Scott wast
2ordered to take command in the Florida war
There he did all that the greatest military talent
Hcould accomplish. But the malice or envy Of III
brother officer, by misrepresentation made toE
: the President, procured his recall, for the pur
9pose of having his official conduct subjected toI
: the opinion Of court Of inquiry. That court,
1aftcr full investigation, pronounced the charges
against Gen. Scott unsustained and, further,
THAT he had been Jealous and indefatigable inl
the discharge of his duties, and that his plan of
3campaign was all devised and prosecuted With
energy, steadiness, and ability"
In 1888 Gen. Scott was sent by the President
Ito the Canada frontier, then in n state of fearful
excitement on account of the burning of the Caro-
4 inc within the American territory. The wholeE
population Of northern New York seemed aboui
10 march into Canada to avengc the wrong which,
had been done to the national honor The object
aof the administration was to preserve the pcacel
4betwcen the two nations until pending difficulties!
4could be settled by negotiation For this pur
+ pose Scott was sent to the frontier. There het
laborcd night and day, passing rapidly from poin2
to point experimenting and directing the actionss
both Of the military and the civil authorities andu
Frequently, along line Of eight hundred miles
addressing immense gatherings of the excited cit
3zens. lie succeeded in his mission bcvond the \