The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-07-14
From the Nashville Union.
Generals Sc oft and JAG Cl.n-
ton.

ton.
In April, 1917, Gen. Jackson, the commander
of the Southern Division of the u s. Army, is
sued an order concerning the government of that
division. This order was spoken of by General
Scott in terms highly insulting to brother Off
Ger, with whom he had been on terms ofintima-
cy Of the language of Gen. Scott, Gen. Jack
.on was informed by an anonymous letter from
New York, and he Immediately made respect
ful call upon Gen. Scott for an explanation
The reply of Gen. Scott, as appears from the
annexed letter, was insulting and opprobrious.
This letter we have never seen in print; but to
it Gen. Jackson replied as follows:
GEN JACKSON TO GEN. Scorr.
Head Quarters, D,uis,on Of the South.
NASHVILLE, Dec. 3, 1917.
SIn:-I have been s55e1: from this place
considerable time, rendering the last friendly
office could to particular friend, whose eyes
closed on the Goth ultmo. Owing to this,
your letter of the 4,h October was not received
until the 1st instant.
Upon the receipt of the anonymous commu.
nicatlon made me from New York, hastened
to lay it before you that course was suggested
to me by the respect felt for you as man and
a soldier, and that you might have it in your
power to answer how far you have been guilty
of so base and inexcusable conduct. lndepen
dent of the services you had rendered your
country, the circumstances Of your wearing the
badge and sigma of a soldier, led me TO the
conclusion that was addressing gentleman.
With those feelings you were written to, and
had an idea been for moment entertained that
you could have descended from the high and
digniEed character of major general of the
army of the United States, and used language
so opprobrious and insoent as you have done,
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too contemplate to have held any converse
with you the subject Ii you have lived in
the world thus long in the entire ignorance OF
the obligations and duties which honor impose,
you are indeed past the time of hearing and
surely he must be ignorant Of them, who seems
so little to understand their influence
Pray sir, does your recollection serve, in what
school of philosophy you were taught, that to a
letter inquiring into the nature of supposed in
jury, and clothed in language decorous and
unacceptable IAN answer should be given couched
in pompous insoence and bullying expression
I had hoped that what was charged apon you
by my anonymous correspondent was unfound-
ed. | had hoped so from the belief that Gen
| eral Scott was a soldier and gentleman bu
! ,cken I see those statements doubty confirmed bs
his Oacn io0rds, it becomes matter of inquiry
how far man of honorable feeIag can recon
cile them to himself, or longer set up claim tc
| that character.
Are you ignorant, sir, that had my order, al
which your refined judgment is so extremely
touched, been made the subject of injury, yor
might from your standing, not your character
been constituted one Of my Judges! How very
improper, then, was it, thus situated and with
out knowledge of any of the attendant cir
cumstances, for you TO have pre-judged the
whole matter. This, at different times and ir
the circle of your friends, you could do; and
vet had been arranged, and you detailed as
one of nv Judges, aciM the designs of an dssas
sin lurking under .tair exterior. You would
have approached the holy sanctuary of justice
! Is conduct like this congena with that high
sense OF dignity which should be seated in
soldiers BOSOM Is it due from brother
officer to assal in the dark the reputation o
another, and stab him al a moment when he
cannot expect it | might insult an honorable
man with questions such these, but shall no
expect that they will harrow up one who must bt
dead to all those feelings which are character
stcs of gentleman.
| In terms as polite as was capable of noting
l asked you if my informant had stated truly, i
you were the author of the publication and re
marks charged against you, aid to what extent
a reference to your letter, without any commen
of mine, will inform how far you have pursue,
a similar course how little Of the gentleman
, and how much of the hectoring bully you hav
manifested. If nothing else would, the epaulet
which grace your shoulders, should have dcta
ted different course, and have adnlonised yo
thai, however small may have been your respec
for another, respect for yourself should hav
taught you the necessity of a reply, at lea,
mildly, to the inquiries | suggested; and moi
I especially should you have done this, when yo,
. own constructions must have fixed you as guilt
of the abominable crime of detrac,on-of sla,
8 dering, and behind his back, brother officer
But not content with answering to what W;