Evening journal., 1915-06-10
New News Of Yesterday
Why Gen. Scott Made
His Trip TO Europe
BY Holland.

In the fall of 1861. about the time
Gen. Mcclellan was placed in command
OF the Army of the Potomac, announce
ment was made at Washington that
Gen. Winfield Scott. who had been for
years in command Of the armies of the
United States under the President. had
been appointed by President Lincoln a
personal representative with Archbish-
op Hughes, of New York; bishop Me
lkainc. of Ohio, with Ihurlow Need
TO visit England aud France for tine
purpose of pcrsuadng those in authority
in these countries to give support 20
President Lincoln and the lnion cause.
Gen Scott did sail with Ihuow
Weed on the steamship AHgo, and the
country accepted as correct the report
that he and these three civilians were
provided with letters introducing them
as special and personal representatives
of the President Some years ago, /
learned from former Postmaster Gem
eral Thomas l.. James that this re-
port. so far as Gen. Scott was con.
cerned. was Incorrect
"ln the fall OF 1861 - said Gen. Jam, IS,
81 was stationed at the pier from which
the steamship Arago sailed. At that
time, | was an officer in the custom
house at New York. ! saw Gen. Scott
and. in fact. assisted him aboard the
vessel. lie seemed tn me To be very
iniirm. He had within a few years
taken ON so much flesh that IL was not
easy for him to move about His eyes
were bright and he spoke in such man.
mcr as 10 persuade me that his mind
was not at all impaired by reason OF
his great age. lie was so stout that
il was necessary for the steamship Of
iicors TO cause a berth double the usual
size TO be built for him.
81 noticed that it was with the great
est difficulty that he used his legs lie
was supported by an attendant and ev-
en- then could hardly stand II seemed
TO me strange that man in his phy'i-
cal condition. should be- sent abroad a.
n representative OF the President
81 learned confdcutially that Gen.
Scott was not making this trip 90 Eur
opc as a representative of the president.
1hurlow Weed had told me that Gen.
Scott had been advised by some one IN
Washington who was familiar with the
achievements of very able surgeon in
Paris that i'm all probability this surgeon
could treat him so that he would be
able to recover the use of his legs. The
general made further inquiries and was
persuaded that the chances were excel
lent that treatment of the kind suggest
cd would prove successful in his case.
lie. therefore, after consultation with
President Lincoln and the Secretary ot
state. William II. Seward who approved
his purpose. decided to 20 TO Paris and
submit himself to surgical treatment
That was the reason why Gen Scott
went TO France at that time. lie did
have some sort of communication Will
Secretary Seward which would iustif,
him in talking in semi official way
with the leading men Of Great Britain
and France.
at is my recollection now that th
( Treatment to which he submitted in Par
! is was of no great benefit to him, al
though he did live about five year
after his return to the United States
He made his home at west Point. an'
IL was there that he died"
Copyright, 1915. 10y T. j. Edwards Al
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