The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-09-18
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= Jealous rivalry, sacrificing everything to selfish
ambition, reeeot itself backwards, ON Scotts con.
duct to his comrades in the Niagara campaign of
1914, and develope the motives which prompted the
iaustice still done them in his newly published auto
biography. Never was there such an instance Of
unfair dealing on the part Of any n; man towards
Is exhibited by Scott, in the work just put forth to
hlason his exploits II he could deny that it is
written by his own hand, or under his dictation,
the simple fact that he allows the circulation Of un
fair fsbrications to subserve his interests and with
the sanction Of his silent consent makes him
sory to the wrong perpetrated against his compan-
ions In arms for the most part precuded (the grave
having closed over them) from vindicating their
fame, bat which will be repeed by every surviving
witness Of the glorious scenes from which SCOTS
biography excludes every prominent actor but
The autobiography begins the celebrated Niaga-
"a campaign, under this heading :-"Scott organi-
yes an army" And after assuming that he had
everything under his commend-that he had "the
no less important duty to perform than to organize,
discipline, and instruct an army OF new recruits,
then being mustered into the SERVICE" &o.-that
eve had heretofore used the Prussian system of
tactics; SCOTT introduced, at once, the far
ding with the selfcompacent, selfsatisfying
remark, that he had taken in hand body of raw
militia, without drill and without experience, and
MT the end Of three months had converted them into
a well disciplined and inyincible corps, which
showed itself able to conquer the renowned veterans
of Wellington himself.
Hero lie q detraction which robs some of tho no.
blest names of our military annals Eof their just
fame. General Pike was the first to introduce the
tactics and discipline of modern France into the
American army The hero who fell ut York was
the man who had previously created the model
giment of our service, and General Brown, who
commanded in chief on the Niagara frontier was
the man who organized the army to which he was
appointed, and he planned and executed in person
the operations Of the campaign which covered that
army with everything laurela.
ho Grofr tn nft I'm ipya nc( N du tha
summons of Fort Erie. lngersoll, in his history,
says:-"Msjor Jesup was ordered forward with the
18th Infantry to invest the fort in Injunction with
Ripley's Brigade, which had not reached the sta
tion assigned to it. With Majors McCrea aud
Wood, he approached and reconnoitered the fort,
which delivered some discharges from both cannon
and musketry, wounding q few of Jesup's men. In
westing Fort Erie with his two brigades, Brovns
good fortune commenced by its capiJulation,'' So.
General Scott. in his autobiography, takes tho
whole credit of this suspicious opening affair. 1t
says:-"Scott led the Fort Erie surrendered
at discretion" He takes Browns plans and Jesups
execution az his own, aud CJosar's veni vd, pici,
Tor the model of his narrative; but he should have
remembered that CAESARS brevity owed its force to
its truth.
The next step in the Life Of Gen. Scott"
brings Chippewa and here is an account of it as
embodied In himself, and made part of his life =
The British were welt tried and hitherto conquer
ing soldery, possessing the advantage of decided
pesOrity OF numbers and the prestige of nvincibty
But the daring and jealous young American general
uncalcu,ating intpidy that only sought the oppor
tuDity to wipe out the memory of previous disaster
70 the Conflict Hy % nS b1 ne
the confidence OF spirit that felt determined
luctsnt victory from its fayoe standard In this hardy
temper of soul he led forth his troops upon the plains
The Brsh commander in full reliance upon the nvinci-
Sty Of his anticipated his antagonists determine
tion and came forth 10 meet him. The day had passed
m skirmshes. At five o'clock in the afternoon the
baants drew in battle array. The Americans cooiy
and steadily advanced in line stretching across the
forrn in
similar order supported by battery of nine cannon
fronted ranks The attack simultaneous and
hement on boa sides along the whole line. The hostile
armies, under destructive fire. continued to approach
until they within eighty yards Of smother each
manifestpg the utmost GOODNESS and most determined
courage Shoulder shoulder the American troops
yanced bravey meeting and falling before the iron tenn
pest hurled in their faces by the steady of the
practioed foe The young and gallant leader every
where along the line, encouraging and animating his
y az hs nS
mis- little army While the battle ragged In yet uncertain
fury the British line observed to become In
sure broken, In consequence of it's right wing having
Seen retarded in its advance BY the wood where had
come into conflict with Jesup's battalion Scott seized
upon the favorable moment with the eye Of veteran
general, and BY skilfu military manouvre, directed
The whole force Of his attack upon the weakened
moVemeut backed By murdered, are Of Our srte s
saused the cnemy's line to At this critical mo-
ment he gave the order to charge bayonet The
MAS terrible The British columns were borne down aud
crushed BY the irresistible viger Of this desperate
saut They broke and fed in confusion, amid terrible
activity and pursued his routed adversary over the
plain into his Entertainments.
Now tho reader win observe that this whole bat
lie scene is filled up with "the daring and Jealous
young American General"-"with his martial ar
dor and unoalculating intrepidity mailed
himself for the conflict to wipe out previous disaster
sndimbecity, and to exalt the glory Of his coun-
tryv And here he tells US Of ''the hopes which ami
mated his bosom. His hopes beat high in the con-
'6dence of spirit that felt determined to wrest re-
luctant victory from its favorite standard In this
hardy temper Of soul he led forth his troops upon
Why should General Scott make such prelm-
mary parade about his secret emotions !! He car
ried his brigade calamity into action and why
not lot that fsot speak for his courage And
why, after all this exoelling heroism is display
cd, does he forget to say one word Of the COM
3nanding General Brown, who was on the field
directing everything, or of the conduct of the
other officers, whose separate corps cody struck
Of doing this he parades his courage again that
which electrified the whole field and sufced for the
whole army. I" The young and gallant leader was
everywhere along the line encouraging and ANNA
ting his troops displaying an activity, an enthusi
ssm, and fearless disregard Of danger that inspired
and electrified his little army Doubtless, Gene
al Scott did his duty vaianty; but he forgets that
it was not his little army" but Gen. Browns, and
Ae forgcts that it wasbayonets led by Jesup, (not by
the direction of Scot) who perceived the favorable
moment with the eye of skilful general and i'm
proved it, on his own motion and that it was his
tJeeuptD ana McNeill5 admlrabie mancuvres
abling them to pour their fire the front and rear
of the enemy, that decided the battle Compare the
account of the action as given by the Secretary Of
War, General Armstrong, from the official reports,
with that taken from the g Life of Scett.'
The hostile armies being but about mile aud
ha apart their pckets found after day
engaged in skirmshng mode OF warfare little adapted
Browns views and hc DESTROYS of terminating
way which should prevent h adversary from making
second experiment oft To this end while he directed
his outlying guards TO fegn flight and thus draw those
efthe enemy into pursuit he detached Brgadier Porter
the New York militia with light corps to march rap
IDLY under cover Of adjoining wood and throw himself
between the British skrmhing party and their main body
In executing this order Porter fell in with outpost
patrol Of tho enemy which, after combat of short dura
don he routed ana actively pursuing when, de-
bouchng from the wood he Unexpectedly found himself
IN the presence OF heavy British column We need
scarccy sdd that his retreat necessarily sudden and
rapid and not discontinued until be reached the Ameri
ean camp
Though the intended thus failed TO produce
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