Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1852-07-17

In any civilized country uponths surface
pf tie globe HE riHnte isawfittsn IN IN.
enaceable letters Of glory upon the scroll
of fame, mud fret on The Hst Of eartli1
lohies. sons ID irscribed Winfield Scott
The record or his life shows tlInt ~ has
NOT been merely n man of Arms, but =
man ycl Mind, Il mHn of Acts. y man 81
Character, a man Of @ Qualifications, a'nnan
| of atidoubted Patriotism. q rrsan Of Mercy,
a man, Of Magnpnimisy, at,d a Inail Of
spotless Integrity Ia every relation, OF lie,
public, military or private. .fA
Notwithstanding the Wing candidate
for the Presidency Is so well kiiowu to the
whole world. sttll a brief summary OF ilis
publie s~erviees may not be inappropriate.
The p~rineipa! events of his life may thus
be stated, IN the order III which they DC.
Cured /.
Winfield Scott, Captain Light Artille.
ry, May, 1903. Lieutenant Colonel Of 81
Artillery, lizards Regiment. July, 1912;
volunteers In the battle of Queenstown,
commands on the heights, aud is captured,
October 10, 1912 intetferes in behalf Of
the captured 1riahlnen, October. lSl2 as.
STATS III getting The Act OF Retaliation
passed, january. 1873 commands the
advance Euard In the capture OF Fort
George, May ~. 1873; commands tue
advance guard IN the descent Of the st.
Lawreuee, November. 1913; Is made
Bfigadier General, March 2, 1914; conn
mands the advance brigade, fighting the
battle Of Chippewa, July d. 1914 com.
mallds the advance brigade In the battle
OF Niagara (Letndy's Lane), July 30,
1914; Ia badly wounded, July %. 1914;
is breveted Major General, July 25, 1914;
declines the appointment Of Secretary Of
War, February, 1915; writes the NH.
tasy Institutes, 1921, writes an essay on
Temperance, 1897 ea,bafks on the Lakes
commanding troops for Black Hawk war,
July g., 1882 nurses the sick OF cholera.
August, 1882 1 IL commissioned TO treat
with Indians, September, 1889; concludes
treaties, September. 1889 commands in
Ctsrles,oa. November, 1882 letter to u
Nulii6er, December IA. 1882 commands
Ia Florida, February, May. 1896 com.
maods OH the Cauada0 frontier, Deceiabsr,
1887. e.H848 gHA .8fz
Winfield Scott harangues the people on
the I'suads frontier, January, 1888; main.
tains peace, January. 1888 move the
C~heroseea, May. 1888 , commands IN the
Disputed Territory. March, 1889 cor
responds with Cav. Harvey and ecure
peace, March, 1880 /, receives votes Ia the
Wkig Conventioii fcrtte Presidency, De-
cember, 1889 supports General Harrison,
l6lU , Nominated for the Presidency by
the State Convention Of Pennsylvania.
| 1912 wtitce To Atkiasoft Oh the subject
Of slavery, 1913 WHITES oi pence. April.
is4a; ordered 10 Mexico. November %,
1876, lands at Vera CrHz, March 10,
| lsa7 /; captures San Juan de Ulloa, March
~. tst7; Wits the hattie OF Cerro Gorlo,
| April La, ts47 cutters the city Of Puebta,
May IS, is47; commands the army Of
Mexico IN the battle Of Contreras, Au.
gust 10, 1st7 ; iathe battle Of Churubas.
co, August 30, tsi7 Mt tho battle Of
| Moline del Roy. September 8. lS47 /: IN
the etorm;ug OF Chapultepec, September
ID, 1917 ; captures the City Of Mexico,
| September Is. isi7; devises a system Of
revenue. Novemhef, ls47 ; returns home,
1913; il received by the. corporation OF
| NewYo ~ witt, military and civic l%ionors.
| May, 1913; nominated for the Presidency
by the Wing National Convention, Jane
81, 1861. tre
The reader will perceive, by reviewing
the record OF foty.thyec years Of scyvier,
that Winfield Scott has been engaged In
three wars. has been victorious in many
hauA.fought battles, some Of them the
most saugninafy that evcr occurred M
this continent, has often interfered to &c.
cur peace, has written volumes on mill
tary tactics, which are even now in gene
ral use. besides doing many other things
which we have neither time nor room,
Just now, to: refer to. in q manner COM
mensurate with their usefulness and I'M.
nortatce. ENG
We put the question 10 onr readers, 10
tot sssch a man---such a distinguished or.
t.stneut OF his couatry and his ruce--such
a uoble patriot, who has fought. bled, and
served with all his heart and mind, the
Union aud the whole Union. for more
thaa forty years, who has aevey failed IN
anything, military Or adsninistrntive-
worthy the couuteaance, encouragement,
and votes. OF the American people? We
can, readily anticipate an Affirmative ac.
claim. Monsing politicians, stnall-fry de-
magogues, atld narrow souls. may ind
fault with some points Of his character.
But who is faukless! Let him who is
perfect cast the first stone, There are
said to be spots upon the great orb Of day,
but how could the earth get along with
u his reviviiying beams! Let the peo-
pie contemplate the grand whole OF Win
field SCOTS character, az they would gaze
upoa, some mighty edifice Of architectural
beauty. towering far into the heavens and
inspiring the beholder with admiration and
awe, aud leave the inspection Of the
paving stones and cutters which surround
Il, to those whose congenial dispositions
iucline them to look downwards instead
Of upwards.-N.O RHltes.N.
The Whig Nominees.