. Officers of the army and navy (regular) who served in the Civil War . ously prominent public man of thecountry, receiving and justifying every mark of publicconfidence in his integrity, tact, and reasonableness. Ata time (1823) when duelling was almost an imperativeduty of an officer, he resisted successfully the persistentefforts of a brother-officer (Andrew Jackson) to forcehim into combat; and the simple rectitude of his inten-tions was so evident, that he lost no ground in publicestimation. In 1832, when ordered to Charleston byPresident Jackson during the nullification troubles, hesecur
. Officers of the army and navy (regular) who served in the Civil War . ously prominent public man of thecountry, receiving and justifying every mark of publicconfidence in his integrity, tact, and reasonableness. Ata time (1823) when duelling was almost an imperativeduty of an officer, he resisted successfully the persistentefforts of a brother-officer (Andrew Jackson) to forcehim into combat; and the simple rectitude of his inten-tions was so evident, that he lost no ground in publicestimation. In 1832, when ordered to Charleston byPresident Jackson during the nullification troubles, hesecured even- advantage for the government, while hisskilful and judicious conduct gave no occasion to SouthCarolina for an outbreak. In like manner, in the Black Hawk Indian troubles of 1832- in the Canadian Patriot War of 1837-38; in the boundary disputeof 1838 between Maine and New Brunswick ; in the SanJuan difficulty in 1859,—wherever there was imminentdanger of war and a strong desire to keep the peace, allthoughts turned instinctively to Scott as a fit instrument. of an amicable settlement, and his success always justi-fied the course. Such a career seemed a gateway topolitical preferment, and his position was strengthened bythe notorious fact that, as he was a Whig, the Democraticadministration had persistently tried to subordinate hisclaims to those of officers of its own part). In 1852 hisparty nominated him for the Presidency; but, though hisservices had been so great, and his capacity and integ-rity were beyond question, he had other qualities whichcounted against him. He was easily betrayed into themost egregious blunders of speech and action, which,drawing additional zest from his portly and massive formand a somewhat pompous ceremoniousness of manner,destroyed his chances of election in the North. TheSouthern Whigs, believing him to be under the influenceof the Seward or anti-slavery wing of the party, cast nostrong vote for him, and he was overwhelmingly defeatedin
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