The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1864-12-02
GEN. SCOTS AUTOBIOGRAPHY
AilitsYr and Political Renaissance.


The 4" Memoirs ofGeneral Scott, written
By himself" which has been promised for
seven months, and on which the general
has been engaged for nearly two years are
comprised in two volumes, and extend to
the fexiod when he retired from active
service. The latter years, however, are
but briefly touched. We extract below
some interesting particulars in General
SCOTS share in the Lieutenant General
earlier career. 2
Scott, rs a young lawyer; YVES present
at the trial Of Aaron Burr. lie writes
concerning Bars acquittal:
"This is to be regretted-not that the
thirst for blood was notslacked on the oc-
casion; but because, there never having
been AZ execution in the United States for
the highest Of crimes, Our people were, III
1882 and 1861, stiil untaught a mosbneed-
full lessen--the playing of treason is dan
osrou8 game ! Hence TO threaten treason
has become al ordinary party device in
t1Qp1inating presidents, aad factiou7 debates
even on the door Of congress; hence, NULL
Gealion in 1882 SO, and hence the pres
ent (1SG3) mighty rebellion. 1t is q
striking fact chat three of our 'ex-Nice-
PTesidaata-Aaron Barr, J. G. Calhoun,
and J.. q. Neutrality-suspicious., each in
his day, leader in treason ga
THE WAR CT 1912. o.. e...-
Speaking Of the disaster to our arms in
the beginning of the war Of 1872, lie
writes -s
60 The patriot reader, stirred with in
dign&tion at the deploTabEe loss ofnat;onal
character, life, aad property sustained BY
Euli's surrender; the surprise of Chand>
Ter At Steny Crock; the capture Of Beer
sitter at tho Beaver Dams; the abandon
meat Of Fort George b. Mcclure; the
yacillation and hepleasnecs Of at least
three generals ana many color is in the
disaster Of CArystler's--wil ask, at every
turn !; What shall not faulty, incapaci.y,
ignorance, m9aci.E-c8ll il as you may
in q commaade7-of whatever rank
DC equally punished With cowardice, or
giving aid and comfort to the rebels {:
Shah dull man. who ascerta;aiag that be
can get 4 little money in tho army--not
having tbs ability to earn his bread 1T
Homeland, accordingly obtains p COM
mission--sha}l 8 coxcomb, who merely
wants splendid. uniform TO crafty his
pe2c0cL rani.y-bo allowed unnecessarily
70 lose his men ~ hundreds, or by thou
sands. to surrender them in mass, or to
cause Them 10 be beaten by inferior num-
bor5; shall such imbecies escape ieaomi-
uious punishment! In every such case,
L1mal.Iy-as loudly as juslice-cl.IIs for
death"
There were gloomy days in the war of
1912 as we'll as IN the present war. Party
feeling ran high, aud the opposition took
much the same Ground as Row. General
Scott writes:
Few. men now alive are old enough to
recall tho deep gloom, approaching to des-
pair, which about this time oppressed the
whole American people-espaciaIly the
supporters Of the war. The disasters On
the land have been enumerated, and now
the New England states were preparing
to hold conventional Met at Hartford
perhaps to sgcede from the Union
possibly TO take Up arms Against it.
SCOTS brigade, nearly all New England
men, were most indignant, and this was
the subject of the pith7 remark made to
them by Scot! just before the final conflict
at Chippewa. Calling aloud TO the gallant
Major lIindman, he said: Let US put
down the federal convention by beating
the enemy in front. There IS nothing in
the constitution against that"