The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1852-06-29

Brown, then chief in command on the Niagara
frontier, left Scott at Buffalo, to instruct and
drill tho army, which was then concentrating
at that point Scott had entire charge OF
this camp of instruction for about three
months. The results of the discipline and
spirit which his teachings here infused into the
| Northern Army, were soon TO be developed
on the fields of Chippewa and Lundy's Lane
Tho battle of Chippewa was fought on
the 5th Of July, 1913. Scott with 1900
| Amer cans met on an open plain aud routen
with the bayonet 2lOO of tho veteran troops OF
England-the very flower of the army. AS
the two armies approached 10 close quarters
Scott called loudly to MNeals battalion
'.the enemy say we are good at long sh't' put
cannot stand the cold iron! ] call upon the
eleventh instantly to give the lie to that SLAM
der-Charge!", They did charge. Before
Gen. Brown could come up with the rear di-
vision Of the American army, Scott had already
won The day, aud was in hot pursuit OF the
lying enemy. The British had been beaten
with with their own boast ed weapon-the bay
onet. The viz or AMI skill If the Boy General
of 20 had yanqui-hei all the boasted prowers
of her worli renowned veterans. ~. II i DAD,
Gen. Brown, in an official report of the bat
tie VS.: "Brigadier General Scott is entitled
t. the highest pra Sc our country can besiow
His brigade cove ed itself with glory
Th, b,tle of Llndy's l. ne Tor Niagara as
, il is fr quenily cellcd, was fu!hr on the 2olh
!, o. Juy, 1914. just lhree weeks after that OF
Chippewa. The bat commenced about Tor.
ty minutes bef ire su iset md continued unil
midnigh Acre again Scott was the maser
spiri OF the figh, American valor again trl-
umphed over the veteran regiments ot Brltan'
Scott had two horses killed under him, was
wounded in the side but $ i'll fought on, until
tee close of me battle. when he was protrasted
by a wound in the shoulder. This vas the
hardest fought battle of he war Oar limited
space will not allow more extended no'ice IL
its details, and indeed, it would be superfiuous
to recapituate the events of that glorious day,
I familiar as they are TO every American school
boy. Where 80 many have gathered imper-
I ishable laurels, it was truly proud honor tor
: the pouihful Scott to be hailed by universal
p consent, ..the hero of Lundy's Lane.
y For his gallan'ry in these actions, Scott was
4 sron after promoted to the rank of Major
General. On November Sd, lS4l, Congress
passed resolution oward!nga geld medal to
:, Major General Scott Sin testimony of the high
sense entertained by Congress of his distin-
. guished services i'm the successive conflicts OF
u Chippewa and Niagara, and of his uniform
gaitaairy aud good conduct in sustaining the
), hign reputation of the arms OF the United
!" States"
- "
u Madison rendered To- General Scott place IN
his babnet-that of the Secretary Of War;
l. This complimentary office declined from
% motives hie hlv crcdtable to General Scott
"a Being still feeble from lis wounds. he soor
u after went TO Europe for restoration OF ki
IL health and for protessnal Improvements. He
10 was also entrusted by the Government Will
' imporrent dplnmarc functions. He executed
. his instructions in 81 satisfactory manne
tla Pre- .ident Madison caused to be writer
le to him by the Secretary OF State, special let
y !, ter of ihanls.
N In 1882 Scott was ordered to take command
n in the Blrck Hawk War. He sailed from But
G. fao for Chicago with nearly 1000 troops IL
. four STEAMBOATS,.
- On the Sth of July willie on the voyage th'
in Cholera broke out among the tr"ops with tear
;, ful violence. On the bot in which Zen. scot
r. sailed with two hundred and twenty troops
b. there occurred in six days one hundred AM
n thirty cases and fifty deaths. After Gen. Scot
od had proceeded from Chicago 10 the Mississippi
N river the pcs'ilencc again bro<e out among tn
va troops. During the prevalence of this tel
-, rible scourge. his devoted attention upon III
Wv suffering sol,liers excited the admiration of al
who were present. In the language of a lctte
writ Ell at that time by an officer of the army
,ct "The Generals course of conduct on that ot
en casion should establish for him reputatlo
Ter not inferior to that which he has earned on tn
he hattie field and should exhibit him not only 9
re- n warrior but as q man-not ONLY as the her
MS of battles, but as the hero of humanity
ish After the termination OF the Black Haw
,m War Gen. Scott and Gov. Reynolds were al
pointed by the u. s. Government Commission
be- ers To treat with the North Western lndiar
ad- in reference to all pending difficulties. In ii
to various conferences held with dcputatons frn
lie the various tribes, it became the duty OF Gel
the Scott to conduct the discussions. This he d
eir with great ability and ingenuity, and the r
he suit of the commission, was to procure tire
Ter, ty. lust to the Indians and highly advan,ageo'
sal TO the United States, the Indians ceding "
the title to more than ten millions OF acres oelng
DIST great portion of the lands of lows and Mict
tly gan.
War. and the treaty with the Indians, &c
to Cass then Secretary of War wrote in reply
ed, Gen. Scot's official report as follows:
the "Alow me to congratulate ycu upon I'll
rit- fortunate consummarion of your srduous q
ms ties, and Z, express my entire approbation
ter the whole 90 irse of your proceedings during
ii n series of difficulties requiring higher moral c.
seI rage than the operations ofan active campal
esi- under ordin,ry circumstances.
tn ID recty after his return from the Bla
d a Hawk War, Scots was sent by President Jac
de son on confidential m ssion of g'e't resp
ned sibiliry. South Carolinl nuliticati ~ tn
| in threatened to enbroiI the nation IN civil wi
the Their, WIS mineni DANGER that he strife wo'
n at at once byn between Charleston and the
!. nit d States troops stati'ned there. The
r Of ject of the resdent in sending Scott TO o''
pon CaI olina at this time. was TO prevent pos
of bic. any direct co'lisi n. and al the same I'll
o. enforce the laws of the Federal Governme
:. to SCOTS mode-a,io, and discretion while
ems, Charles on saved the country from the horr
tua of civil war. The full history of his valua
services on that occasion, cannot now be W
'cott ten. as much Of it remains under tho seal
New secrecy.
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