The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1852-07-31

Of your departure from Washington. you lsit
wit me paper, ia your orn hand wri,i,g. dated
November 70, lSi6, with the follow ing beading:
"Notes suggesting topics to be- embraced in
the Secretarys instructions to CeN. S. dra wn upx,
I'm baste) at the request Of the former: !,
From that paper extract the following psin. &
graph;
II the Secretary Of warl am pleased to lcsNet.
that you General Scott that you have in a very
few days already, through the general stafnf The;
army here, laid sufficient basis for the rurro.ss
with which you are t.ra'ged, and that yon no,s
hink u best 10 proceed at oaes 70 he South ises
IN order to organize the largest number Of troops
that can be obtained in time for that most impor.
tant expedition the expedition against Vera
Cruz
Here is your own most explicit admission that
you represented 20 the Secretary Of War, beiors
leaving Washington, that Arrangements were 40
far completed that yov though; II Jsa 70 proceed
at once to the army in Mexico; and ye, YOU make
it your opening charge against the Department,
that you were forced away 10 Mexico before you
hnd tune for necessary pre- epsrsiions.
present tue next cbs'se in your own Ism.
guage:
81 handed to you a written request TINT ore of
three OF our accomplished captains therein psus
ed, might be appointed assistant adutant gene
raj. with the rank Of major, for duty with me in
the field, and there ras vacancy at the time for
one. My request has never been attended to.
and thus have had no officer OF the Adjutant
generals department with me IN the Campaign.
Can another instance be cited OF defying TO a Gc-
ralln'Chlei, IN The held, at the head OF large
army or even small one, the selection of his
ch'ei OF 'he s'aH--tha' 49, 'he CHIEF IN 'he Depart
ment of orders and corr, sppndrncp ~
Were the case precisely as you have stated il
10 De- you nave gwen TOO much prominence, asa
matter oi complaint to the Presidents refusal 10
DC controlled IN ms exercise Of the appointing
power ~ your wishes. had there been W.
canev su'h As you meh'loh' ior "one oi the nccom
Pi>heu captains you named, no one knows bet.
,e' 'i"" y"u co. INA, your 'eques' cooid moi nave
zee" "eSeoeo 10 Without oep"ruhg HoIn ihe nnl'
form RUE OF selection tor stan appon' nsn's with
OUT V'"a'hR me f'gh, OF several oneers TO regu.
iar Prono'Ion' ana Offering an lndghlty to all
'uo'e VINO nr'u tue position o' assistant a0yutRnts
sene'ai' WIN tne isnh oi captain ihe RUE OF
regular P'oho''oo IN we H'a" IS ss ihaeSicie' ano
10, mas oee" IN u'''""y o0se'Veo' Nv 'hal IN 'he
ilHS mus, appear surprising that YOU VIII"
were 30 de'pI! shockeu ana distressed at the
suggesuon o' sPPoh'ihG' oy hu'hofi'y oi Con
g'es5, Ig"+s'' hsu'enah' general, of Sesiing
tia0d o' 'he army on MAJOR general Without re
gar" 70 p''o''S W 'he oa'e oi MS commission.
s"ouo' !" your h'st 'e9ues' anei oeng 3sgheu
!" .o""t"nu, "sA 'ne i'e''ceu' " us'esAio 'he
isu's VI ~ 'e"s' o1ice.s Ms ue,',or'ossa as Tue
"ccO'np.''heo captains named ny YOU ihe
ites''eh's views vi ''hs su9lec' uhuouC'eo!y
dIner from yours his regard lor tue rights OF
otheefs Is not gtanna'e1 oy u'elf rank, lhos~
o' captains anu italo, gehero's nave equs' 'a'ns
III ms estimation, a"u sn equa' c,a'm :" ms res
pee' ana pro'ee'ioh cannot noinit 'hat IL Sa
lust ground OF Hchsure ana reolEe "sahs. the
nehu ", me ""I DeP"'t"'eh' INA. 'he rtesi'
uenl olu mol see NJ 10 "rdsr 10 erauiy your ieei'
inss VI la'orlsh 10 uie'eeaid Tue ciau1s ana vi
o'',e u'e rsn's oi AL 'hs assistant aoIu'ahts gen
efaI oi 'he RANK OF captain tneb III commission.
But So faras'l Is MADE ground oil compliant
ana feP.oo' thi' Is no' 'he worst aspect o' me
ease 'oh ure en'"eiy in-'Seh 4" ,he assertion
'ta' mere was 'neh 's'.hcy III me holu,ah'
oenei"i s'aH' WIN 'he t"Hk u MAJOR 10 "m.n
e''nei OF tue cap'ains fecohiHenned ny you coui1
nave ueeh properly appointed ihere YRS no
su'h vacancy emo" 'he cof'ee'hss' o' "N
statement ana 10 de'hohs'fa'e your error sP
peai 20 'he army Heg'7trr anu 'hs itcofns o'
tue Aujutah' Hene'a once hour "''''s.e ss
10 an obvious iae' lying "''h'n 'he ram o' mat
,ers WIN Sh,eh you are PRESUMED 10 Ge ianiar
~ ~" e.o"e" 'esS SUI ''1n uhe oeei1.A Au'u
NAV, oy we no, reon P'anee o. your request: YOU
nave mao no onicet 'i 'le Aul"'""' oeneii s9s'
, pa''n,e'' WIN "e ly"o j" "'e emiPa'sh h'
cry o'heet "i 'hat uePat'n'.n'--a' ieas' s-~s'.
ayou "eh knew, SUBJECT 10 your eomfhah".--
Mhe" you arrived III HeANo' mere were "1'h
'ne u''hy ~ ie"t'o ars"t'n' Solu'an's se"i|'
All al your SERVICE tn"' 'ou enose 70 euPlo:.
""'e VI 'ne'n a. your ieau qhf'e'r' anu oe's'I
eu No'" o'neI aPW"pI.SIe aa'lts Ah v'lcet 20 he'
an assist"nt 'uju'snt gem al sIn! ven oe 'e
saiueu ~ s,'snl " ue "n''e Vi '"A' ',@u 'n'.
WIN you ~ In'A'e"' A"o e""'e u compliant c1'
es.ta.! not " 'op p'A..s " e'Hnnie W.m rum Soe
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an. auu'as se''e,"i 'Ie' wi; wa ".e aM!
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,sso"'p'snsa saP'sn's, ara 70 ~u~l' o"y the.
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ue ''nh VI S"Pss"' f'l ui' poS,o'' you 's,
"'""e"u." u; ~ o,tSet ~ uensat "vo. s."n'
ue" y" 'l'e Sn.,iu".'eS ..oIe,loa mas o,iise.
was sI0se!uen'ly ApP',',ud "s''sun. an
seneLai' WIN '!'e rsnA o' ."pt"", as sol ue'l'eoc
%'u nas est' sre oeeH i,i ~ 'e nsnu q.a''s.s y.
""' e."e'ai. ihu' u "I' os pe''e''.u 'pA' !ou'
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