The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1866-05-30
DEATH OF GEN. SCOTT.

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The following telegram was received yes
terday by the Secretary Of War:
WISER Posr. N. T., May 10, 1860.
Hon. Edtofn NJ STANTON, Secretary Of War.H
With heartfelt sorrow have TO announce TO you
the death OF Lieut. Gen. Scott at H. O5 this morn
ing. He expired without struggle, and conscious
to the last. have suspended all duties at the
Academy In consequence Of the melancholy event,
and detailed guard Of honor, composed Of officers Of
Please communicate to me any orders you may
wish 10 give. Gao. W. CULLuH,
Brevet Major General, U. s. A.
Last evening we received through the As
ISOLATED Press the following:
wEsr PoIsr, May %.
Gen Scott died Eve minutes past eleven this
morning. He was out on Saturday afternoon, and
then showed no signs Of early demise. On Sunday
he began failing quite fest though none Of his
Physicians expected he would expire at such an
early day. He was perfectly conscious up TO thu
moment Of his death, though he had lost his voice
some two hours previous. He recognised the chan
lain o. the post ten minutes before he expired and
olasped his hands in silence.
Lieutenant General WINFIELD Scorr had
nearly rounded out four score years when
overtaken by death, having been born June
ID, 1856, on his ancestral farm, some four
teen miles from Petersburg, Va His parents
were WILLIAM Soorr and ANN MASON, both
natives OF the same neighborhood. His
grandfather S6orT was Scotchman of the
clan Buccleugh, who took part with the Pre-
tender, and, escaping from the field of Cullo-
den, buried himself in the colony Of yir-
GINA before 1747 the date of the general
amnesty to the Scotch rebels.
The father of WINFIELD scorr, gallant
officer in the Revolutionary Army and a sue
cessful farmer, died when the son was but
six years old but the mother survived eleven
years longer or his mother General Scorr,
in his autobiography, speaks in the most
afectionate terms. He once dsobeyed her,
In his seventh year, and when she was about
to chastise him with a sprout from LON
pardy poplar he saved himself the punish
ment by quoting to the good lady this verse
from his Sunday lesson: "Every tree that
bringeth not forth good fruit [shouldl be
hewn down and cast into the fire."
Young Scorr entered William and Mary
College IN 1905, and in his nineteenth year
transferred himself to the law Office, in
Petersburg, Of DAVID Robinson, ESQ. After
having ridden his first circuit, he fastened to
Richmond and attended the trial of AARON
BURR, for treason, in which, as he saws, the
majesty OF the law was nobly represented
and sustained by JoHS MARSHALL, Chief JUS
nce OF the United States-the masterspirit
OF the scene" rr.I-. -r.s..
General soorr, in his reflections lin 1854
upon BURR's acquittal, regrets that the pros
ecution broke down in its legal proofs not
that the thirst for blood was not slaked ON
the occasion; but because there never having
been an execution in the United States for
the highest OF crimes, our people were, in
1882 and 1861, still untaught a most peedful
lesson-that playing at treason is a danger
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In July, 1907 Scorr rushed to arms, ioin-
ing the volunteers called ont by ,JEyyERsoN
TO enforce the mterdict to prevent British
vessels landing crews TO obtain supplies-an
caused by the outrage of The British
frigate Leopard on the United States fripate
Chesapeake near the Capes of Virginia.
During his short term of service scorr as n
lance corporal. eaptured with his nicket.
guard, boats crew and two midshipmen from
Sir THOMAS HARDY's squadron of British
cruisers. ... II -
Scorr next went to Charleston to enpate
in the practice Of law, but SYMPTOMS of war
with Great Britain becoming apparent he
applied for a commission, and finally re-
ceived that Of captain Of light artillery, dated
May 8, 1908. With his company he reached
New Orleans April l, 1909.
The inactivity Of the army Disguised him,
andhe resolved 10 quit the service, but hearing
him he returned to and was found guilty bv