The Planters' banner. [volume] (Franklin, Attakapas Co., Lou.) 1849-1872, 1852-09-04
HISTORICAL.
lFrom the Natfoalaf IntellfFgeneer
LIFE OF WINFIELD SCOTT.

nlSH 5slddOu Oy tHe lueIe dlts VI PoPu-
larity, ant. who have really never done
any thing worthy ofremeurbrance, are
easily told. A si0gle page. Of History
is more than !hey can claim. At most;
it could only say of them that they
lived, and thai they enjoyed great Off
cess But when a man has really per-
formed many remarkable, and even
splendid actions, it becomes very diff
cult to relate his life within so small a
space as am about to take. 1t can,
ofcourse, only be done by passing very
slightly over the smaller or less neces-
sary facts of the story, and dwelling
principally upon the greater and more
interesting ones. This is the manner
in which will endeavor to write a
short life of The great American Com
mander, flor those who have not leisure
to read one .as lougEas it ought TO be-
To write.a otherwiseathan simply and
faithfully, theIe.is no temptation; for
the magnitude Of a great part of the
events Is suefl as u require no embel-
lishmenf. and Their notoriety forbids all
misrepresentation
HIS PARENTAGE AND EDUCATION.
Winfield Scott was born on the small
plantation of has father William Scott,
near Petersburg, Virginia. on The 9Th
of June, 1886 the year before 'the for
nation otsonr Constitution. Z He was
the younger Etwo sons, and had three
sisters@ His grandfather was Sestch
gentleman, who had taken part in the
rebellion of 1745. and fought against
the King. Forced.to fly TO his country,
he took. refuge in-Nirginia, where he.
became a lawyer. Dying early. he
transmitted to his grandson probably
larger amonnt Of hatred TO British
Kings than Of property. His son be-
came farmer. and married Ann Ma
son, young lady OF better f9nlily than
fortune, but OF good virtues and sense
qualities for which she. soon came
10 have great oceasiauS.. for Eer hns- !
band died Young. leaving herlhe sole
guardian of FIVE children. and an estate
which only high degree Of prudence
could render sufficient for their support
and education. = The excellent lady, |
however. discharged the difficult Task |
admirably. To 10 so required great
industry, fruealiiy. and ordeFliness;
and TO the constant lessen Of these
(yet not without the still higher ones OF
Religion. and of a love of homer and |
knowledge) young Scott was hHed up;
no nursing of ease and Indulgence.
but the hardy child of difficulty and |
fortitude. His own exertions Secnnding
his mothers management. good edu-
cation was obtained for him; and, |
finally, selecting his grandtatheTss as
his profession. he attended course OF |
law lectaIes at William and Mary COL
lege; after which he entered lawyers
Office. and in 1906 was admitted to the |
Bar For a year afterwards he rode
the circuit. In the meantime he had
lost his mother
HOW HE BEcoaEsA soLpIER. :.
In the summer of 1907 occurred the
wanton attack, of the British frigaie
Leopard upon oar -urlpsepared ship, the
Chesapeake, ahffthe seizure and i'm
pressment of. several. of the latter's
crew as English subjects. This out
rage excited a violent spablic resent
ment throughout buEScountfy. Young
Scott shared in it most ardently,. and,
war seeming to be on fhe point Of
breaking cut atonce,, joined,a volunteer
troop of horse raised in Petersburg To-
defena@our coast and. marched with
them. down 10 the. shore o, f,LynHhayen
Bay,swhefe for. while they took up
their station IN expectation Of British
invasion. Neither. our Government
nor thesBritish had yet made up its
mind; ihislitil cloud Of warsoon blewl
over, and our volunteers. were called
home again bat even this short and |
bloodless expedition had probably been
enough TO rouse IN Gus young herothe
native passion for arms; and TO decide
his future career. Every thing. how
ever, looking peaceful uipuce more, he1
returned for time TO ms Practice
But our difficultiesFWith the pretended /
stQneen of the Seas speedily again
thickened. Ma jefferson tried, in vain h
the weak remedies of an Embargo and /
Non-intsfcunfse act. Il became clear
that q, saresenongh war could not be
avoided: an srnny. therefore, was 10 be
raised, and, bill for this purpose being
brought forward ID Congress at the
close of the yearslso7, Scott applied for
. commissiof: The bill was passed
insihe April following, andtin May the
great soldier that was 10 be was ap-
pointed by President Jefferson a cap
tain of light artillery. During the rest
of 1903 he was emplaSed onsfhe recruit
ting service and in thestudy Of his new
profession.
QUARREL suITH GEY. WILKINSON ITS
coNsEeGEECEs.
In 1893 he was ofdefed to Louisiana,
and placed for d time under the CON-
mand OF Gems Wilkinson, an officer on
whom, IN epnhacH ssiishndany others of
bis connifn,en, hes locked as an ac-
complice ofBufE's conspiracy, and az s
teFwards as tuning 1nformer against