The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-09-21
M e DIR OF
q E N E r AL S COTT,
Records CottmpOransous with the Events.
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lcorTIrUrD FROM SUNDAYS rArzR
The reader Of the various narratives, especially
The testimony before the court, by which the whole
affair Of Rip'sys case vas Investigated. vii! fin
SesSp statements verified at all pOinss which IN
ina, Scott appropriates all Jesup's Independent
ron, and that skill " which President Madison
Diazons in tho brevet commission with his own pom
which made him a colonel-the consummate skill
which awaited itself Of circumstances Of which
Scott knew nothing, which captured General
tiAil, defeated the provincial miitis-of all Of
which T" the quick eye Of Scott saw nothing. and
could not therefore, have Uncovered the opportunity
OF sttacking-which held Drummond in check, al
though Scott had no knowledge of his approach
AL this important service which Jesup rendered,
preventing SCOTS brigade from being overwhelmed
beiorc Brown brought up the other two brgsdes,
General SCOTT assumes was the work of his own
Quick eye discovering an opportunity"
Inns arrngation Of all the hopors Of the field by
yseneral SCOTT was not confined to General Jesup.
Although it was his (Scotts) duty to report of the
conduct Of the officers and OF the several corps un-
der his command, that they might be rewarded &C.
cordiDg to their merit he evaded what would have
Been the most grateful function to q man Of gen.
Inhibited ability and heroism, Of which Caesar him
self might have been proud to make n boast. But
Scott wished to engross all, and would do nothing
therefore to make anybody conspicuous but himself
Instead of devoting himself to what his official,
and ought to have been most grateful, duty
making report Of the conduct Of the men and Of
6cers who had fought and won the battle--he went
from city to city making an exhibition Of himself
like the Irish gsnt, though heroes we're to be
measured by feet and inches
The Pctoria! History produces him in one Of it's
w000 cut prints as appearing on this tour, on tho
stage at PRINCETON College playing tho part Of the
model hero before the Ingenious youth of that DELE
brsted institution But while thus appropriating to
himself the repown of Luudy's Lane, Cen Scott was
aorgetful of the noblest attribute Of tide hero-he
forgot the brave comrades whose blood bought the
nj yhAa har town
ments, whose shoulder was perforated by ball, who
was wounded in the neck by another, and whose
breast was bruised by the fragment Of q shell-Mc-
Nei, who was shot through the knee, and ths whole
limb stiaened for lfe-Brady, covered with wounds,
but who still fingered on tho field to encourage
others, when he could no longer fght-1eavenworth,
who rallied SCOTS broken regiment after the lost
pharge, when the General himself had abandoned it,
hnd thrown himself into Jesup's regiment, which
maintained its positon-Worth his own aid, dan
gerously wounded and borne from the field, in
which he had distinguished himself by his gallAntry
Eall those who lived aud would have enjoyed his
praise and those who died to deserve it, were for
gotten by thor General in his exultation. He
made no report of their deeds to the commanding
General or TO the country. The consequence of this
mission was deeply but silently felt by the officers
Scott's brigade. Gen. McNeil, however, having
kobbled down to advanced age, with his whole limb,
rom the hip to the foot, converted into what was
ut little better than stick of timber, felt autho
lied by his necessities, to apply to Congress for q
ensioD, doing SO, hewever, most reluctantly.
here no official report setting forth his service
nd suffering to justify hi, appeal. To supply the
ant, be induced the Committee on Pensions to call
ut testimony, in 1915, by letter from General
csup, ono of the few surviving ield-oicers Of the
rigade. The reply Of General Jesup to the chair
an of the committee. with the letter enclosing
to Geaeral MoNeill, saves the trouble Of all
mment on the in ustice and ingratitude of General
t0tt-
LOUISVILLE, January IL, 1915
My Dear Genera--Agreeably to nay promise, en-
n i Ia he lon
Phelps, Of the Committee Pensions Of the Senate
answer TO letter from him making inquiries to
ur services IN the late also enclose you in the
m OF memoir abstract from my journal kept dur
the campaign on the Niagara IN 1874 which, though
sofull could have de it, from the abundance
my notes had been able to devote more time to the
beet atter myself will be satisfactory to you, from
ppewa in theprecise language in which recorded it
the time And now proceed in compliance with your
usst, to give you, in as few words as possible, an
c.nt Of what occurred between our late friend eaven
nth and myself when it asscrtained that General
pit had left for Europe. without having reported the
yements and operations of his brigade at Lundy's
taken any to Justice to be done
hose who commanded the regiments which composed
The action of Congress the subject of rcwarding
several officers who we've ackno aedged by the govern
Ut and the country 10 have distinguished themselves,
N known 10 us was extremely notifying to US all,
X perhaps, the more keenly the course adopted by
gress towards us, fiom the fact that General Brown
in his report Of the battle at Lundy's Lane clsssed
with Generals Scott and Porter. aud Colonel Miller
hu OF whom medals and thanks Of the nation had
conferred. In the autumn of 1915, Leavenworth
ch We had. in his opinion, been treated and urged
necessity OF immediate measures to have ourselves
ted he insisted that We We're all entitled to .,
high rewards of the nation. You had on your
responsibility and without orders from any one,
lie decided movement at Chippewa. and had
ed the portion Of the brigade that first broke at
dys Lane Lcavenworth bad at the latter place,
ed the fragments of the brigade formed and brought
sck into action when having been placed by the
hong, but indscreet yalor OF General Scott, under
ire Of our own line as well as that of the enemy it
,rol.pr al a1 do hacic and tIpcfiva
ement at Chippewa; and had adopted and carried
on my own responsibility, series of movements
map0uvres al LuDdy's Lane by which succeeded
drning General Rial made him and several of his
crs prisoners; and checked the movements of Gen.
raj Brown had reached the field With Porter . and
eys brigsdes, by which General Scott saved
was not noticed at all. But General Brown having
eseed my closing operations noticed them in his
SO far as concerned US all Leavenworth blamed
RAJ Scott; and so far related TO all but ne he
ed General Brown When Leavenworth wrote to
General Scott vas in Europe-his omission to report
crt, Ece not to de- ign; and assured Lcavenworth
belief that he would voluntarily do us full justice
Is return. 1 declined when called upon By Leaven-
]. TO unite with you and him In asking justice at
ands o. General Scott after his return or In taking
measures TO bring the matter 70 the noticeo Of Con-
because felt that had contributed fully as much
neral Scott had to the brilliant victories achieved
Niagara frontier; and much more thm some OF
on whom the Legislature had avshed the highest
rs of the country and could not consistently with
per selfrespect be o supplaut for that which had
woa-ucithcr did belief that either Of you could
rs believed (ae expressed myself in my letter to
,pvorth at the time) that national aistinc-
was worth possessing which not spou-
usly bestowed, In accordance with the public
General Scott was bound, man OF honor, 10
us al fairly before the government aud the country
entire confidence that he would do So You and
nworth doubted-tms, that tests all things, has
which was right. No report, believe, has yet
made by General Scott. General Brown, about
before his death, declared TO that General scott
OF MP TO that time furnished him with any account
operations Of his brigade at Lundy's Laue aud
ed that as a reason for not informing you Brady,
esyepwor.h-be added that he reported nothing in
IN to me but what passed under his own eye. Ihayc
inquiry OF the representatives OF General Brown,
go of the Adutapt General Of the army. and from
lhe auswer is that report Of General Scott, In
n 20 the operations Of his brigade at Lundy's Lans
e found take it for granted he made none and 1t
! for him to explain how, owing, he does his
mt reputation to our exertions more than his own,
committed the injustice Of remaining so long silent