Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-09-25
cHANNINGs TRIBUTE TO GEN. SCOTT.

1t is singular fact that the most distinguished
of our American Generals, those whose achieve
ments on the field of battle and whose brilliant
successes in arms have shed unfading lusre on their
names, have always been foremost in deprecating
war and its results. WASHINGTON, though a great
General was man Of peace TAYLOR, though he obeyed
his countrys call, loved not His character, as
lover of peace and hater of war; exhibited itself in the
endeavors he put forth soften the horrors Of war; and
in the uniform desire he always manifested for peace 1t
this quality united with his characteristic humanity
which gave him such hold upon the popular feeling
Gen. Scorr, too is distinguished for the same dsiner
ested qualities Soldier he is sklfu and brave as
ever led army to victory still he is conspicuous for his
love of peace and for the possession of those qualities
which ennoble humanity This has been his charac
ter, and through his instrumentaty country has
several times been saved from the horrors Of war He
has never sought for occasions for war; and ever gladly
welcomed the return ofpeaee Thssrait in his charac-
ter has been marked in years past and drawn forth
the gifted and best in land the nobes panegyric The
amented CHARMING, that great and good man. who was
the personifeaton almost of the christian graces and
whose tongue eloquent in the defence of the
nobler attributes of humanity and who with zeal
pered with wisdom, wrote and spoke in favor of human
rights and for every movement calculated benefit
mankind has left recorded in his works tribute to Gen.
ScorT which is but Just need of praise due to his cha
racter written years ago. just after the peaceful
settlement of troubles with Great Britain growing
out of the Northeastern Boundary 1t was mainly through
the influence of Gen. ScorT and the dgnifed yet conc-
atory steps taken by him at that time that war was
with our ancient enemy The passage which
we refer in Channings works may be found in the pre-
face to his lecture war, and is as follows:
"And here am bound to express my gratitude to the
nf Intop
ton of peace He will feel trust that there is truer
glory In saving country from than in winning a
hundred battles Much also is due the benefcent in
fuence of General ScoTT. To this distinguished man
belongs the honor of uniting with military energy
and daring the spirit of phanthropist His exploits
in the field, which placed him in the first rank of our
soldiers have been obscured by the purer and
ing glory of Pacfcator and of Friend of Mankind In
the whole history of the intercourse of civilized with
barous or half civilized communities, doubt whether
brighter page be found than that which records his
agency in the removal of the Cherokees As far the
wrongs done to this be atoned for Gen ScoTT
urbed borders of country he has succeeded not
much by policy by the nobeness and generosity of his
character by moral Influences by the earnest conviction
with which he has enforced all with whom he had to
do the obligations of patriotism justice humanity and
religion 1t would not be easy to find among us man
who has won purer fame and am happy TO offer this
tribute because would do something, matter how
little, TO hasten the time when the spirit of christian
humanity shall be accounted essential attribute and
the brightest ornament in public man"
Gen. ScorT's career, while conducting the war with
Mexico, was marked with instances exhibiting him in the
light in which he was viewed by the gifted Claiming
Then he exerted himself the utmost bring about
honorable peace and his cleency the vanqushed and
strict adherence TO the obligations Of patriotism justice
and humanity" then, have given him purer and
more lasting glory with his countrymen than the bril-
liant victories he achieved the enemies Of his
| try.-Sdco Uhion.