The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1866-06-05
General Winfield Scott.

is the expressive record of Holy Writ.
The oldest man that ever lived died at
last. The distinguished name at the
head Of this article had long since pass.
ed into history, and yet at the same
time still fingered in the land of the
living, and we naturally began to think
that the old General would always occu
py his place in our midst. But he, too,
is gone. Eighty wears Of honor and
distinction was no safeguard against
death.
Gen. Winfield Scott was born Janu
ary II, 1886, in Petersburg, Va, and
received his preparatory education in
Richmond High School and William
and Mary College. He was admitted
to the bar in Richmond, and soon after
visited Charleston, S. O., with the in.
tenlion Of settling there, and praclicing
his profession. which plan, however,
he subsequently, abandoned.
From his earliest boyhood he showed
q prediction for a military career, and
fortune soon intcrposcd to assist him.
The attack OF the British frigate Leo.
pard on the United States frigate Chesa.
peake aroused the Indignation Of the
country, and large fource of volun.
teers was called out. Scott hastencd to
enroll himself in the Petersburg Troop
of Horse as a private. His soldierly
person and evident taste for arms at.
tracted the attention Of influential
friends, and he was commissioned cap.
tain OF light artillery May 3, 1908.
He was made Lieutenant. Colonel in
the war Of 1912, and ordered to the Nj.
agara frontier. Before the end of the
yeat he was elevated to the command OF
a double regiment, ana in March, 1874,
he was promoted to the rank of Briga.
dier.Gcneral. The Battle Of Chippewa
was the first Of long series OF Vlcto.
ties associated with his name.
After the declaration OF peace, Gen.
raj Scott was offered the post Of Secrc.
tary of War, by Mr.. Madison, which,
however. he declined, and proceeded to
Europe, in 1915, on n secret mission Of
the Government. On his return to the
United States he was assigned in com
mand of the seaboard, and fixed his
headquarters in New York city. Here
he remained till the breaking out Of the
Black Hawk war in 1882. At the close
Of q brief campaign of few months, he
returned to New York, and in October
visited Charleston on a highly important
and delicate mission. "
In 1885 his headquarters were trans.
ferrod to Florida. In 1887 was sent to
to the Northern frontier, on the occa
sion of tho instruction in Canada. In
lS4l he was made full Major.Gcncral,
and appointed Commander in.Chef Of
the whole United States armv; and on
the 30th Of November, 1916, sailed
from New York for the Rio Grande, to
direct the approaching campaign in
Mexico.
His brilliant victories during the two
years Of the Mexican war are too fami.
liar to all our readers to warrant any
further alluson to them in brief bio.
graphical sketch.
He was nominated for the Presidency
at the Baltimore Wing Convention in
1852. He was honored by Congress
with the rank of Lieutenant. General,
which grade was revived in his person
as compliment to his distinguished
services 10 the nation. He was retred
from the immediate command of the
army, at his own request, November I,
1861. Since then he has been living
in digniied retirement at West Point,
where he died on the morning of the
28th May. Charleston NeWs. .'',
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&. ITALIAN PRovsRBs.--aod secs, and God
provides. iHs.'o eL
Wherever there are tears to DO dried up,
you will be sure to meet q woman.
Speak nothing but truth Of tho livipg,au
truth Of the dead. t45., yl. ,..ar..,
There is more glory in forgiving than
pleasure in reyenging. ad 10 ,l.ru.
Deliberate beforehand OIL Jour words and
actions for you can never recall them, -
A philosopher, on being asked from
whom he received the first lesson o
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