Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1861-06-13
Con. Scott at Church IN Wash
ington.


"That's Winfield Scott" Oh, oh, wha.
mani Did you ever see such a frame,
such port, such lions head on a man,
such an eye Of an old lior in it, flashing
undimmed; such greatness, conscious OF
all but to himself? He came to the very
next pew but one, in front of me, and
kneeled forward in prayer. There he hid
bis face for several moments in a plain
black hat, then, rising up, put his hat and
gloves inside a colored stand, which he had
evidently fixed for himself. The pew is
about as large as two Of those next to il,
and yet was none too commodious for such
M immense man. His dress was plain
blae-black ffoek, which he kept buttoned
with one button; his pants were of the
same cloth: bis vest, black cloth; his col
lar the old fashioned stand up, which was
held tight to his haf-shorn, fall checks by
Il military stock. He found his place read
ily. and read audibly, making all the re-
sponses, and rising at every singing and
doxology. There were two or three times
when he fell back at the first effort to rise.
He had no glasses, and seemed to need
none, even when he must have read every
word, as for instance in the Psalter.
But | could see that his handsome hand
trembled little, showing that SoIomon's
beautiful imagery IS true of all the aged,
where he says '.the keepers Of the house
do trembe" | sat and looked at that
hand, and as it turned the leaves to every
lesson / said to myself, what history has
that hand how It has grasped the Ieins Of
the war horse; how it has brandished the
sword; how it has pointed to action and
to victory on Lundy's Lane and Mexico
how it has now, for weeks and months
been mapping out the plan Of the cam
paign, which is every day and night be-
coming a victorious history. Let none
blame my thoughts, for do not think |
worshipped any the less deyoutly, but all
the more for having him before me.
The sermon was by the chaplain Of the
18th Regiment, and was not very compli-
mentary to one Judas, whose treache.g he
depicted; and, as he rounded to in his
peroration, he said there WIS treachery
of our own DAVIS which was almost equally
surprising and base; it was that Of men
who had seen the glory Of this Republic,
had lived under its protection and flag,
shared It's honors, and as late as possible,
had drawn their salaries, but who had now,
regardless Of all this, and their oath, taken
up arms against the best government that
ever was known.
In this strain he continued for some
Tina and at every pass he made at the
1udases, and intimated that they too
should be hung, if they would not like
Judas 90 and hang themselves, theoid Gen
eral nodded his gray curls and magnificent
head, giving assent to every passage, and
almost rising up to catch the truthful and
patriotic words.
There were many enquirers rs the church
closed as to. who the preacher was; and the
General hitaself liilrereato speak his praise
with all who a2tnered around him. was
much impressed with the evident interest
every one took in the General, as though
they knew great interests hung upon his
life. One thing was particularly touching
it was when two little boys ran ahead, and
We'd with each othe. as to which should
hold open the Generals carriage door,
Both kept hold Of il, and both cot shake
Of the hand, 4 chuckle under their cheeks,
! with bow and thank you from theman Of
'76, battling in his last great fight fol ,the
principles of '76.