The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1842-03-09
GENERAL. SCOTT.

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The Waslirgtali .cnrrsp"ndent>of the
Nv, Y..1Irralde tells lhss sll,s.ii,gy story =
;fftlnrt he nsrllliss,altmrn,, Gru. Scott is
f,l ak iug ! Iir most of his self,mniuaiinl to
the Presidency. ;:s5 55,.;s q q
2" The wiHg party came ininpnwer o., The
most widely pr..cl 'i.ncd pr"ir<sioss nfre-
trenchnlrnl and RETURN, and General tIar:
ris u, during his bief Irrsideplial. carer,
aud President Tyler, up 10 ihe present
buur, has manifested every ,li-F"siiionyS,n
carry nII those professions, aud To inflIse
into every brancI, of The government that
spirit cf economy and ii"ursiy which had
for y,ars been hanishtd from the public
,serAice. Bm what ran be done :ty The
Executive, wIrn unsupported BIZ his sub:
or,liI,a rs! Tire best inirnti ~, the 2InI6st
earnest tnGeavers, can Inc as tffrrllally
ihwsr,ed BY the omission nfadminisLralive
I; fficers to ru.oprra,r, as by n Imsilisc re-
fusal to assist iii rrrIing ont abuses. =
The payment of thrice ri ctrd claim
bv the Srcretary.of War, shows that the
spirit of economy has II place in that de.
parimrnt. al least, wllpna favoIitr ist0 he
rewarded. Under the circumstances we
look III on the transactions IA .'ie so ex.
traurdniary in its character. as tn call for
inves.igall,n. Ii''lhe SECRETARY has law
nr pr ctdpnt f,r the allowance. hr ran no
,iuubt satisfy llt Executive and C"narrss
Of The pr"prielyrf his conduct. Il he has
n,ilhtr..and the Ir'mry was PAID in rnn.
sequence of the Peculiar rri.tnns sahsisl.
ing bptwren the Secretary and General
Sr.,tl, it is proper The fact should be made
public The circumstances connected
with the tran .aciinii are a. falaws:
In 1888, President Van Buren, directed
GemtrakScult to proceed ln the Cherokee
country, aud by force, it. nee. <sary, to
cause a re,nnval "f the Indians. asrerabIy
t" the s,ip"lati"ns of the trea'y.-Bnl MIR.
Van Buren,, III order to- prevent violence
aud hnotlSh.d, authorised Grncrfl Sr"tt,
To enter into arrangements "r ronlracisf"r
the removal nf lhr Indians without resort
to force. if it should he practicable.
General Sru,t went IT, the Cherokee
country, and The In lians were eventually
induced 10 retnuv,, without the employ.
ment uf i"rce. Bul the imp"rlancr "i
Scouts services in the matter have been
greatly exaggerated bulh by himself and
his friends.
Il WAS perfectly understood at Wash.
instnn, helwepn john R"ss snd the d..
rar,m-nl, that upon The transfer of the
emigration to the charge of Russ aud the
other rhirfs "i The nali n, they were To
rrmuve I.racrnby. Gen raj Scot. and the
army had been srnt into the Cherok' e
cuuu,ry Iri.r IL the return of Russ. who
was referred To Srnlt, i,"rably ASA point
of etiquette, the n,rir { ,rn. "i ill" neg"lia-
,,on Vas all that reminded for Sc"'; the
co ditl"ns " ere un,lrrst. od independently
Sc, It vas mol, therefore. the great pari.
fca,nr-i thilanlhropir in'trpnsrr be-
lu cen The red u,an aud the white, cal ing
the r:r and sli liins the other. lie was
lllr mrrr agent Tor giving technical form,
To urran .rmrnlS alr,a y c"nclud'd 81: a'nl
which, t!,uUgI, brought about with extreme
difficulty anu 10y ve!y adr,ii management,
were brought ah"ul by mrans %hlrh.
suuner or later, we iEal ourselves >li"w To
the wurl,l-f"r they have never yet been
prurIairrd as they nug ut 10 Fave been.
When the bu.inrsS was over, General
Srn,, returned to Washington, and nut
C. .n,-nt with his bonus, male a demand
f"r extracn,m mpe,,saIiui, 1t The rate OF IS per
diem, a'nuniing in The aggregate to The
sum If $4,000. This demand was prompt.
" aud properly refused During the
whole period he had been in the receipt
,,,tl Il
General "f the army, aad the statute of 81
of March. 1885. says-"Nn officer of The
army shall receive any per cent, or addi.
t.. pay, extra allowance. or cnmpensa
tion, fur amy service nr duty whatsncvtr,
unless authorized by law" But General
Scott would not yield t.,the decision Of The
Secretary Of War. Mr.. Poinse,t, and the
matter was laid before the Attorney Gen.
|srs!. Mr.. Gruady. The Attorney Gencs.
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