Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-04-09

p RS through the principal cities OF the
Union, nor can he have recourse tn any
person about him for the convenient fi,amh
90 relieve his pocket from the charge of
postage. Labourng under these disad-
vantages, under fatigue and lndISpositiou,
HE makes this appea! TO the public, and
begs that the few friends TO whom he may
have 1t IN his power 10 send copies, will
give them the widest circulation. Some
other personswl be furnished in duetImc
Richmond, (Va.) March Is, 1919.
Origin of the Correspondence.
GENERAL. ScoTr first saw, at his quar-
tiers, III New York, about the last of May,
1917, the celebrated order. He read il in
haste, and does not recollcct TO have
made any particular remark on il at that
time.
About the 9th Of June following, Gen.
Scott went to dine at private house,
where he met highly respectable family
and company, and among the guests, the
Governor elect, OF the State. By This
time, the order had been printed in all The
city papers, aud was, as will be remem-
bred, the leading topic every where. Ii
soon became the subject remuneration,
10 fore dinneD between the Governor and
Gen. Scott, who were seated near each
other. The Governor thought the order
lnutlnous, and Gen. Scott felt himself
called upon, by the turn of conversation
Il not expressly ineiteG (Which, is, his be-
lief to state, professionally, what were ile
principles involved in The question raised
10y Gen. Jackson with the War Depart
ment or President.
His opinion and his illustrations, or in
either words, what was said by him, al the
qnd nm 81
before, the other after the l4lh Of August)
will be found in substance, aud almost
literally, Ill the second letter OF The series.
Ihis conversation was, no doubt, partial.
iy overheard by one or two other guests,
though conducted in the ordinary tone,
and mol obtruded on the company
The other conversation prior 10 the
l4th of August, Qhe date of the anony-
nous letter. was with three gentlemen,
whose characters and pursuits make it
quite Impossible to suspect either oftlem,
of being Gen. Jackson's anonymous cor
respondent.
GEN. JACKSON TO GEN. SCOTT.
Head Quarters, Division Of the South,
Nashville, SEPT 18th, 1917.
Sir: With that caRdor due the clarac-
ter you have sustained as a soldier and a
man ofhonor; and with the frankness of
Enclo ell isa cosy of an ANONYMOUS
letter, post marked, New York, I4il Au-
gust, 1917, together with publ alton
taken from the Columbian, ~ hiclI accom-
panied the letter. | have not permitted
myself tor moment TO believe, that Tie
conduct ascribFd 10 you is correct. Can
DOR, however, induces me 10 lay them be-
lore You, That you may have ii ia YOUR
power 10 say how far they be incorrectly
stated.
my order has been The subject ofyour
anlmadversions, il is believed YOU will al
Snce admit it, and the extent TO which,
you may have gone.
am, Sir, respectfully, your most obc-
dent servant,
(Sjgned) ANDREW JASKSON.
Gen. W. Scott, u. s. Arn,y.
anonymous Letter addressed to Mai. General
Andrew Jackson, post marked i" New York
August IL " and received the Sd Sept. 1917.
lEDclosed in the foregoing
our late order has been the subject of
much private, and some public remark. The
war Ofhce gentry aud their adherents. pen
sioners and expectants, have all been busy .,
but no one (0f sufficient mark tor your no.
tice) more than Major General Scott, WHO,
am credibly Informed, goes so far as 10
can the order III question, an act of mntny.
" In this district he is the organ OF Govern.
ment iusiDnaiOns. aud the supposed author
OF the paper enelOscd-whicE, however, (tie
peter to cover hill) was not Published until
ne va" Ieft this City for the Lakes. Be on
your guard, as they have placed spies upon
brown here-so il is proDahe YOU are not
Wlthoht thein, The Eastern Feder2lists
having now all become good Republicans
aud pledged TO the support of the President
as ne 10 Them, Government can now do
" well without tie aid of Tennessee. &c. &c.
" word TO the wise is enough The enclo.
= sed IS taken from the Columbian. a paper of
y much circulation in this State New York"
" Certified land slguedj J. NJ. Gassell, Aid
De Camp"
War O0'ce Gentry, Self The writer meant
to class General Scatt among them lie was
totally mistaken The acting Secretary OF
var, between the Summer of 1916, and Dec.
1917, was the chief clerk Of the Department
very worthy and highly respectable prirGte
gentleman, but previously unknown as d pub.
JIG Character, aud therefore, To- the opinion Of
General Scott, Gas was frequently expressed
by hiTn at tile time) an unit person 10 pre-.
side over the army OF to represent t, before
The Congress or nc country. II is dne to this
gentleman TO add, that whilst IN the Depart
mcHt, he conducted himself with great
nodesty and proprcty. General Scott had
n9thiDs to expect or TO ask from the govern
1uent, eNceptwiiat tie Law aud bis rank eHti-
tied Him to.
In This district he Is tie organ, Sc.-This is
utterly false. General Scott has never, since
lac war, taken part either w general or loca!
politics. he held no correspondence with
lie Executive departments Of The government
tArept on professional matters. aud none with
Use President ana eau aimOY saV with css