Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1819-05-29
FROM THE FRANKFORT ARGUS.
JACKSON SCOTT AND CLINTON

| FROM THE FRANKFORT ARGUS.
L2CKSON SCOTT md CLINTON
All our readers probably remember
the famous general order Of general
Jackson, issued in 1917, commanding
his subordinate officers not to obey any
orders from the war department, unless
they were sent through the commander
in chief.
1t seems that general Scott, then in
Newly DIRK, condemned the order, and
declared it little less than an act of mu-
tiny.
Some listener communicated the sub
stance of SCOTS remarks to Jackson in
the following anonymous letter:
Anonymous letter addressed to Major
General Andrew Jackson, post marked
=" New-Y ork, August a." and re-
ceived the 5lst Sept 1917.
" Your late order has been the sub
iect of much private, and some public
remark. The war office gentry and
their adherents, pensioners and expect
ants, have all been busy; but no one (of
sufficient mark for your notice. more
than Major General Scott, who, l am
credibly informed, goes SO far as to call
the order in question an act of mutiny.
In this district he is the organ of gov
ernmont insinuations, and the supposed
author of the paper inclosed--which,
however, (the better to cover him) was
not published until he had left this city
for the lakes. Be on your guard, as
they have placed spies upon Brown here
so it is probable you are not without
them. The eastern federalists having
now all become good republicans, and
pledged to support the President, as he
to them, government can now do very
well without the aid of Tenn. sc. A
word to the wise is enough. The en-
closed is taken from the Columbian, a
paper Of much circulation in this state,
Newly ork."
| General Jackson enclosed a copy of
this letter to Scott, inquiring whether be
had made the remarks alluded to. The
controversy ended in an abusive personal
contest between the two generals.
General Scott has lately published a
pamphlet containing the whole cores
pondencc. In this pamphlet he gives
his belief that De Nit Clinton was the
author of the anonymous letter. In re-
ply to this charge De Hit Clinton has
addressed to the public the following
letter, which contains as n lch severity
as could well be crowded into SO small
a compass.
From the albany Gazette, .AtTl8.
TO THE PUBLIC.
General Scott, of the army of the U.
States, having in letter Of the I'd Jan
uary, 1918, to general Jackson, insinua-
ted that | had written, dictated, Or insti-
gated an anonymous letter to the latter
gentleman from unworthy motives, and
for improper purposes; and having also
concealed this imputation from me, until
the publication of pamphlet which
reached me on the 4th inst. have con-
sidered it proper to declare, that | have
had no agency or participation in writing,
debating or instigating any anonymous
letter whatever to gen. Jackson. That
| am entirely ignorant of the author
and that the intimation of general Scott
is totally and unqualiiiedly false, to all
intents and in all respects. This decla-
ration is made from motives OF respect
for public opinion, and not from any re-
gard for general Scott, whose conduct
on this occasion, is such totaldeparture
from honor and propriety as to render
him unworthy of the notice of man
who has any respect for himself.
1t is not probable that l can at this
time have any recollection Of having had
the honor of seeing general Scott, on the
9th of June, 1917, at dinner in New
York, OF of the topics of conversation
as he suggests; circumstances SO unim-
portant are not apt to be impressed on
the memory. But | feel confident
persuasion, that did not make use of
any expression incompatible with the
high respect which | entertain for gen.
Jackson.
| DE WITT CLINTON.
| Albany, 9Th .Ahrii, 1919.
TO THE ELECTORS OF ILLINOIS.