Arkansas intelligencer., 1844-03-16
General Jackson-Gor. Clinton and Gent. Scott
candidate for Tie Presidency, in a tigM Gr-

General Jackson--Gor. Clinton and Gent. Scott,
a candidate for lie Presidency, in HgM fig
deeply iatereaing correspondence.
Before our readers, to day, we lay a correspon.
dence which has long been forgoten.-lt is done
for the purpose of throwing some light upon the
conduct of General Scott, who in a publication
some time since, placed himself among the list of
candidates for the Presidency. AS private Cit
izen, it would have, perhaps, been wrong to re-
vive this correspondence; but with candidate for
the first office in the gift of free people, it as
sumes different shape. Although long in pub
lie life, yet his character seems 10 be but little
known.-As a man of honor and a gentleman, the
letter of General jackson shows him up in a light
not to be envied by any man, no mattcr how de.
graded. If his friends have any defence OF his
conduct to offer, which can palliate his conduct,
now is the time for that defence to be made, Tor
now the public mind is not excitcd--men arc ca.
pablo of coolly and dispassionateiy entering INTO
the subject; and if General Scott has been SLAM
defed, the publication at this tune, so far from do
ing him any injury, will have contrary effect
But to the correspondence. 1t seems that Gen
eral Jackson had issued in April, 1917, some Or
ders in relation to the government of the South
ern Division of the United States Army, which d.
vision he then commanded, and which Gen'l Scott
disliked, and which he spoke Of IN terms, consd.
ering his situation, at once ungenteman'y and
uncalled for. A letter was written to General
Jackson informing him of this and he immedate-
ly called on Scott for an explanation. The letter
of General ackson which follows will explain the
rest.
GEN. JACKSON TO GEN. ScoTr.
Head Quarters, Dirision Of the South,
Nashville, Dec. 3, 1917.
Sir: have been absent from this place con-
siderable time, rendering The last friendly Office |
could, to n particular friend, whose eyes closed
on the 18th ullimo. Owing to this, your letter
of the 9TH October not received until the lst
instant.
Upon the receipt of the anonymous communi.
cation made me from New York. FASTENED to
lay it before you that course suggested to me
BY the respect fell: for you man, and a SOL
der, and that you might have it in your power 10
answer how far you had been guilty Of so base
and inexcusabe acknowledgements of The
services you had rendered your country, the cir.
cumstances OF your wearing the badge and inslg-
MIA Of a. 1ier, led INC to the conclusion that
| was addressing gentleman. With those feel.
! ings you were written to. and had an idea been
for moment entertained, that you could have
descended from the high and dignifed character
of major general Of the army of the United
States, and used language so opprobrious and in
sOent as you have done, rest assured / should have
viewed you as rather too contemplate to have
held any converse with you on the subject. If you
have lived in the world thus long in thSseptre ig
norance Of the obligations and duties which hono
impose, you are indeed past the time Of learning
and surely he must be ignorant of them, who seems
so little to understand their influence.
| Pray, sir, docs your recollection servo, in VIVA
school of philosophy you were taught; that TO
letter inquiring into the nature ola supposed IN
| jury, and clothed in language decorous and unex