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lrIxE AND SERVICES or GEN. WIN
FIELD SCOTT. II
81 ! sorruERS FH'd.

Winfield Scott was buTn near Petersburg, -
yirginia o. the 18th Of June IN the year ,!so
Fle finished his slcdies al line College 81 lii.aua
500 May ana vas admitted to the bar 10 loue.-
2After practising law IN Virginia about yeai' hs
Remigated 10 South CafQf1na. -
4 Il1r difficulties kilh England caused Congress VI
mass an act ia April, ls0S, TO increase 'as atu!
a,,,,ietl Immediately fora commission - one
tha rarineais ahoat 10 be raised aad ID =
Stsos was appointed eap.4.a Of lish II artillery;
4 War not actually deela;ed until dune, iels
nrhe interval between ss0S and The destination 2.
2war vas one Of great political excilt nent 9so's
2sidea with the Democratic party supported lae e
alselion III President Madison and approved, adFo-
sra,ed ana wrote ia favor Of war measures
II Is Iniv 1912 Scot was commissioned tieateQant-
colonel In The 81 artillery and proceeded 10 Ire NJ
asala frontier, Ia October 81 lnat year
FIo nplie 10 Scott for assistance in men 10 caP-E
aIure Ire Adams aud Caledonia, two British vessels
9of war ihen living under the protection 81 II guns
Sof Fo,t Erie The vessels were both captured y
4bnt Elliott was compelled 10 abandon The Adams s
SShe 81 aground and The British attempted 70 re-
%,ala bsr mi were repulsed bySihe gaaniry OF Col
EWiaheid Scott This was the first Time he hadS
S,net the enemy and hsIs as in every subsequent
%engasenent where heSTas first ineommand, he was
SvieioFieus,
EtIe Of Queenstown Heights Scott was the hero 81
Fine day, and covered himself with glory. TheS
Eha,tle lasted for many hours, and was touHAt en-
1.-THE part of the Americans with most ieartu' oads
sfa1a1nSt tlen. Inc bEhtSn d4u udhtHs p-SA ~ Il
Enforced numbered not less than thirteen hundred
Sincn while The Americans were reduced tot lessA
Ethan three hundred. Finding that tbs militia en-
the opposite shore refused or we're unable to cross
Stolheir aii aud that succor was hopeless Scott
Aheroic band were al length compelled 10 surrender
SBul their gallant deeds pom that daY carried iN
aspiration is every American heart. The dissFaees
&of Hali's surrender was wiped oH-the taunis OF
Sfhe enemy ehecked-the character Of the AmeT'c lnE
ARMY redeemed.
,rssonar 10 n uehep. Wh6e2
. he was there, an incident occurred which had 5
S4mos important bearing upon the future conduct OF
g the war, and is deserving ofparticular mention.
81 Atthatime Great Britain denied the right OF ex- Z
parialion in other words she denied The right o
kany Of her subjects become citizens Of anolherS
Seouatry. contendingt thai they owei TO her perps.
sSa allegiance According 10 this doctrine ativeE
ssof Ircani Scotland, or England, wEo Lao emisra
ed TO the United States and t,ce,ne naturalizcdI
Il american citizen, Ter .sa Still subject Of thes
sBrttsh Goverr:nent, and forfeited his LIE for trea
sSson IT tou"1 in arms against her. The Unitedi
ssS'-@.eS uenied this doctrine-her NATURALIZATION;
-zlaws being founded upon the opposite theors.
81 While Scott was prisoner 9t QUEBEC, the Bril-
tish attempted to enforce iheif doctrine otPerpetaal
Aeearce in regard TO certain Irish prisoners found
slin the ranks Of the American army at Queenstown
saThe fpllowiag is description Of the scere
81 Seot being in the eahnof the transport heard.
pa bastle upon deck and FASTENED up There he;
wstopnd party Of Brishoticers in the act Of mus
tsRriug The prisoners, and separating ffemthe resi-
snch as By confession. or the accent oil the Woke
ETwefe Judged 10 be lIrShmen-, Inc Qgfet was ~
xsena 9sn 70 IfFffs' then aiohgsfle' ~ l.bSlaaG
Otto be f4e and executed for the crime o high trca
sSon, thsy being la&ea in arbs against thet naive
Ssallegiaucp Twenty-three fad been thus set apart
.g.,when Ssott reached the deck The moment Scott
SiascseasSed Tie Object OF The British officers he,
aeola ms men 70 answer 70 more qaes'elSl
sn oAAeElhat no oihgI selecHoas sloui' G
- we FfEo sPSeGA. re ...,tru In en- 10 remain
III letty a.. iL~ strictly obeyed This was toneI
size Of he threats oflhe British officers ana nos
Sgsanoiher man was separated from his companions
SAScoC was repeatedly commanded 10 go below and,
sshieh alterations ensued He addressed the parv
;Sseec.ed and cxnlained 10 them Tie reciprocal
Qualifications Of allegiance and protection, assuring
SsatIcfn that The United States wond moi fail 10 a.
5veGge their gallant and faithful SolaiefSJ and ia
psfnally pledged himself in the most solemn manner
q that retaliation and ii necessary arefusal TO ciye
gqu2rar il battle, should follow the execution of
any one 81 the party ia the midst Of isanimatea
GSharangue, he was frequently INTERRUPTED by The
sSBrisa officers, but though uaarnied, cpulI MO, b
Ssssiienced"
al The lfishmen thas selected were semi 10 England
~ As soon as Scott was exeharged. he proceeded To-
Seo,t. ID personal Interviews pressed The suliecI
seiupon M. attention oftnembers Gan Act was o.
scordingIv passcdori HE 81 uf March Isi3 vsSip 4
Ellie President with tAep5wer Of retaliation, Ia an
tsenoa cement soon aitFr Scott captured numbeTsoF
So prso1ers. Tfut 10 ks pledge given al Canibee 6e
Ssintneafaiply seI.rl8I tvent3 fi7rse M ff
to III norfntl N tba tsriar III t6 c,try MA
s to abide tac late of the tweuJy.tbrre Irisbmfn d
sl,en al Oqeens,own and sent to ENGLAND for rial
"a The result Of this firm resolution on tha parI
@SScotf aud Gfhe legislation consequent i pas his
ci1rts was no. only to save the lives Of The fyen
sxSty-;hr.e Irish prisoners but to comacl England
Athroughont The remainderoflhe war to.respect tht
s5righs OF our naturaixel citizens by virtually az
abandoning her claim III perpetual allegiance
81 Just aiier The close Of ihe war as Gen Scott wa
swaIking along one OF The whafges of New York he
Swas hailed by his Old Irish friends Tor whom i y
had interieted al Quebec Fhey had lust been re-
leased from the English WILSON'S and now flushed lo
Isl EN- brace him as their deiivcrcr
"a Atfhe capture gf Fori George on The 9th ofl
sSMay 1873 Scott lie; lie advanced gslard Ue
Etlanded on the Canada shore of axe Ontario form
sss3ed his command on the beach. and scaled the
2bants behind which The British forces were dra wn
ssup, fifteen hundred s,roag The action was short
and desperate but ended in The total ROM OF the en-
Remy Scott was the first man 10 enter The fort and
sShauieddown the British iig With Ls,e ,gn hands,
81 IN me ioth and I'm q M1yembcr, 1873. Scott
$saeieatea the enemy u, tHo actions-one al Fort
e5e1alltla, me nss dtrtIooPhole Creek.
81 oA'"s IN OF March, 1914, when only threRtyI
$3.50 yeafs 81 age, SCOT was promoted othe Fank
szet brlgadier-generat
81 a lew days alterth promotion General Brown
- men chiei Y command on The Niagara frontier
VI ei. scot a Buhalo construct and drill the army
g4Whieh was then concentrating al that point ScotlI
Ia ba4 ehfe ehaTse Or ihls camp oil instruction FOIL
~ 4bout thfee months. ne results oil Inc disciplined
s%iand splTt which his teachings here infused in;t