Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1866-06-01

Lieui-Gen. Winfield Scott. died a. West
Point. on Tuesdsy morning. a; eleven
O'Clock. Saturday be "a out and showed
no sign Of illness Sunlay BE- began @
fail lie retained ~. consciousness tiIl tbe
last. Gen Scott ~as born June iS. i7s6.
near Petersburg. Virginia lie b. desccnd-
81 from a scotch hniiy. who were obliged
O. take refuge IN Aa,crica after the r., bcl'ion
ofi745. After completing %. preparatory
caacauonf BE- spcot a year or two az VII
ham and Msry college. al aitcrwarl stud-
iel thc law. AMI vas admitted O. The bar in
lso6. n tho autumn % is15. be euaigrai-
Cd 90 Soefh Carolina. intending % practice
lis profession az Ch,ricsfon. hut meeting
With difsc1l'ics m the attainment % bis Oh
jest. he returned 90 ihc north- The polifi-
ca events Of thc country were then rapidly
spreading he crisis oi 1912. = bin hsi
passed through Congress 20 enlarge abe
army. and scott having applied Tor a COM
mission. ~. appointed in lso'S captain 30
regiment of1islt artiIicrv. ard vas ordered
the following year 20 Join tie army in
Louisiana. under ihc command az Gerc-ai
Wilkinson. For some at Of insubor,iina.
sion tosaid has conmaudcr h. was suspcn-
ded ior a year. bet hc again Joined The
arlns before tie Coumcnct mont az The Ear.
shortly after hat event. 30 received
Lieutenant coionefs consniission. and va
posted az Black Bock. On tLe Niagara frou-
fier- lius first active srrsioc ~as a; tie At
tack on Cgrs ls'own Lsi-hfs where b. took
command OF the American force alter al
IL supertor officers uerc Allied or uouua-
- hIs affair. a. 10 WI known. ended
disastrcusls. AMI >eost. with fhc Survivors
81 his men. became prisoners q uar Prom
ou,~rsfova Dc "a sent 90 Qurtrr. ard
shortly after sNchancvd. IT, the foliostnr
year he distinguished himself a. thc ATTACK
90 Fori Georgv. in thc descent upon Ao-k.
and tLc capture of Fort Mrilla. ca tlc -
lawrvrcc 10 March. 1874. o. sas made
a briss.licr- general: Jair e. iu che sane
year. Dc caisurrl Fort IRE. and on she
9Th D. iougai the Hood, tatiic OF Chiprc-
NJ. in wbieh both sides clalh.el ihe sietorv.
o. The 2jth Of the same month So fought
The siil more sanguinart bsffie 90 Niagara
o. Lgnis's Lane. IL ftis vel fought con-
fCsf. Geurral Sccif Was badly wounded.
al his hic b. sail Co have been de-raircI
% for sonlc weeks. phiia1clrbia AMI Bal
iitnore having BEEN thr~aicncd vish ~ At
tack. Soft as rcluesfc,l o. take Command
81 the lorccs In that Vieiuiiy. Ca 49, wav
CD the scene 81 Lls duties. D. passed through
Prncciosu. and ihc learned dicnitari,s %
the col-c~ in that town conferred uf,on che
~ neral the honorary drcr.e 90 master 90
arts. carious compl ulcrf. probably has-
inc some inference O. thc arr of war Abort
the Same SINE D. was promoted O. the rank
oi MAJOR general. tlr highrst grade in ihc
army. De- a~tng ai that tiulc 5at tscffy-
o. elt years of sg~. o. thr conci1-ior Cd
p,acv. in 1918. o. uas rendered the post az
secretary of var. hrt terl.n,,l 20 a~-crf Do
and the sane year D. PAD a VAT 10 Eurof.r.
prnclpa..g tor tllv propose of Improving
Liaisel in bis profession
About is53 D. broucii DE B'sck IIauk
VA. in the norfh western frontier. 90 $500
cessi-l termination. and De- pas shortly a.
Ger In coumarG Al abe collmfr .cn.sui q
tie Scminole var in iolila hut this not
being 90 surrrssfal al uas anficir afe1. D.
49, ordered bone. and ierrisef az be corn-
uratt. T. l~a1-.- b. uas stationed en-
tlc Nlagara ironiicr o. rliaryc tir uc-iral
iiy az tbe luiiel states dlGln- fhr patriot
var On Canada, ard soon alters ard D.
slpcrinfcnicd thc removal q the Ch~-oks-s
luLiaus bsrond tie Mississippi rs che
death of General Macosnb. in 1871. General
>-lu became commandc1-in-cLief 20 the
zriuy Tie srcnc az bis ucNt exploits vas
Meairo. Ahcr some dlfc.iti-s With th,.
president and secretary q uar. Gcurral
>aott vas permitted o. lad q fore to Vera
tIsz. Ile events a. char campaign ST. rr-
CENT ard wcii krcwn. San Jean &C. tliaa
vm carf1rci March 90. l~f7 The bafti- az
torro 6orio was iolClt ou thc I-rh of
Apr. e. battle ot Conir~ras on tie Is.L
az Aa-u,t AMI 3D. ia'ti- az Caarlnu..o ODD
thr fo.i5riu- Cav anI after tb- stormirr
az M.liro dcl Rev sol Chsraitr1cc. fLe
Cfy Dt NeVi-o vas c1pfarel >rrfemlcr o..
l-is. Tie l4urcls obtained daring fLis
campaisn arc tie last General Scou has
vun.
u l>i-. D. was the Wax raniiiafe lor
TIE f.rsidenry- Sincs thar prrill BE- las
giscn DIS aifruiion io l.s profr-sion. IT,
rr iafai lrarf rturnH.rs isF ulnrh re
arc Indebted 'o BE- flrif.. ior even fir
susI urasurr az preparation aIi.arI.
uli.l rrr-.rt-.i f1- 0ea-. 900 alt.- th. ia-
ascarai.ou oi lrc.i4~Ht Lincoln. 1lcra
oi Lieat General hF lrcttt Vas carftrrlI
tt vote ci tor-rrs lr-r DIM. in a.trnui-
eirmert CO b. iuea.sarI srrs tres. a-I
hr las spent tLe LAST 60 years oi h-s Doe in
qlict. and has died faii oftsars and Lonors.
>rtrr PrVsfo~s. II. Pre-s ir sn ar,i.le
on fhe State persi-n a.. saws. .. 10 r-o-