The Russellville Democrat., 1883-09-06
RUssELLvIILE POPE CO.,, ARK, SEPTEMBER 6, 1883.

! be applied to improvements coming into the state, and two. per cent fol 1 tue use of roads and canals within the state. He also procured the passage of the act setting aside the 1, sixteenth section in each township 1 for school purposes, as well as the act setting apart five per cent of sii the proceeds Of sis .i:s sale of the public lands for the benefit of education in Missouri. He secured for the state four sections of land for the use of the State Capital-a tosaship oi land for q state University-six sec tons of land to each of twelve saline 1 springs, for the benefit of the state and inhabitants, beside many other acts which still remain monument to his industry whilst member of that body. For those and many other efforts he has made for the benefit of the citizens of Missouri, l they owe him debt of much grati- tude. He was the oldest man in the west, who was in Congress III 1916, and by many years the oldest mem Der of the Missouri bar.
 Prior to 1872, the now state of Missouri, was known as Upper Louisiana of Illinois, when by an act of congress the name of the ter ritory was changed to that of Mis-. souri. Edw'd Hampstead was the first delegate to Congress, Rufus Easton the second and Mir. Scott the third. The enabling act, alluded to above, was approved March $, 1920. The State Convent tion ordinance and Constitution of Missouri were adopt ed, Jaly 19, 1920, and the Resolution of Congress accepting the Const:tu- ton of Missouri was approved March ,, 1921. The solemn public act of the legislature of Missouri declaring tue assent of this state, was approv- ed June 26, 1921, and the Proclama- tion ot President Monroe, declaring the admission Of Missouri complete, was signed on the 10th day Of August, 1921.
 During all the excitement on the subject of the admission of Missouri, Mir. Scott was an ardent and zeal ous advocate of it. He stood side by side with Henry Clay, and all the great men of that day, entering into the discussion with much ability. Ii we can procure a copy of his greatest effort on that occasion, we would very gladly publish 1t.
 In 1928 he was beaten for congress by Hon. Edward Bates, now Attor- ney General, under unfavorable cir cunstances. When he lett home, to resume his seat in congress, 1t was well understood that he should have no competitor for the seat. Scarce ly had he arrived there until he heard that Mir. B., was a candidate against him. On hearing this news he was much mortified, and deter mined at once to make no effort, and let the election, so far as he was con cerned, go by default. After having ooDe everything Tn his power for the interest of Missouri, he resumed the practice of his profession, and con tinued to attend the courts of this circuit until late last fall.
 His first wife having died on the 24th day of December, 1915, he mar ried second time on the 20th Sep tember, 1924. His last wife was Mrs. Harriet ;. Brady, the mother of his only surviving son, Geo. D. Scott, Esq, present sheriff Of this county. She died June I'd, 1886.
 Several very talented gentlemen have rea,, law in his office. Amongst whom were Beverley Allen, John Layton, C. c. Zeigler, John Fitzger- aid, George E. Young, Adolph Ro- zier and John C. Watkins.
 After MT. Scott became establish ed in business, he invited his par. ents to come and live with him, which they did till the time of their death. The same enclosure in which he is laid, contains the body of his j father and mother the former hay Ing lived until he was S3 years old, and the latter until she was "A. The family of MT. Scott was very large. He had buried twenty-nine' whites and fifty blacks, members of his own family, nearly all of whom, were buried from his own house.
 We have thus briefly gave the history of great and good man. It may truly be said of him, that he was the noblest work of God-sn honest nan. In all his business re- lations he was strictly punctilious. i In his social relation, he was free, open and frank. In the family cir. cie he was kind, ailcctionatc and generous.
 Ilis funeral was universally at ten;.rd The high, the low, the rtch, the poor, the bond, the free, all | joincd in this last tribute of respect for lis memory.
 In the same paper We find the foi- lowing proceedings of the Ste. Gen evieye bar:
 BAR MEETING.
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