The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-09-17
MEL OIR OF
GE N ER AL S COTT,
Records COtempOransOus with The Events.

Apictorial life Of General Scott, which contain.
evidence on every page Of being autobiography
prepared In advance of the Baltimore Convention
was thrown into circulation the instant after his
nomination. 1t was doubtless intended as much "a
control the decision of the nominating body, by
private exhibition among its members, rs subse-
auenNy to give impulse to the military oampaign
INTO which 1t was resolved to convert the Presiden
tA election The life is illustrated with two dozen
wood. cuts, displaying many scenes in which the
genera L always presented giant among pgmies
"A Guuiser in Lilliput-and the story, as told. is
in perfect keeping with the disproportions Of the
pictures. An enormous vanity, looking through
long ana dim VISTA reaching back forty years, turns
all associates in the remote distance into mere
Stons; while, by appropriatng what belonged to
khen, II swslls itself to tine dimensions Of the
EbuIous Titan General Scott's egotism, as ii ap-
pesrs in his autobiography, has grown great, like
mentar;es, swallowed up the glory of every other
man VINO figured in our military annals
It is due to the illustrieus dead-to Brown, tho
self taught Quaker Pennsylvania, who first turned
the tide Of battle in our favor in the North, at
Sacketts Harbor, with the hastily gathered militia
of the reighhorhood- stepped from his farm to
the head Of that newly recruited army which car
ried out his glorious con epion Of the Niagara cam
pain-and who, like jackson, another militia gene-
raj, humbled the veteran invincbles of Wellington
beneath the blows Of citizen soldiery Of half their
numbers-it ia due 10 Pike, to Ripley, to Brady to
Leavenworth, to McNal, to Miller, TO Van Rensse-
IN.
Lewis. Chsunoey. Gaines. Macomb, and jackson,
of the war of lSl2-to Taylor, Worth, Duncan,
the injured dead of the last war, to yindicate
their fame from the dipparagement attempted
by General Scott, prompted by envy, and urged on
by ambition. The few surviving associates of
the gallant soldiers whom Scott has nsidous,
sought TO injurs, and who have experienced at
bis hanos the same ungeDerous treatment, living
witnesses of the wrong which the record will when
adduced, expose.
Generals 1cwson ard Jesup are the sole survivors
OF the distinguished field officers with Scott. when
he fought uu0er Brown in the brilliant Niagara
campaign. They cannot but look with disgust on
the book blazoned with pictures got up by General
Scott. for eecticneering purposes, and in which he
every where struts the chief, when he in overy
sense the subordinate
It is marked trait in SCOTS career, that he
hated o., his superiors in grade, and that no man,
whose olstng services in any station rendered
MN rival IN Seotts eye, ever escaped his envy, or
JAILED TO feel the effects of his sinister attempts
openly or covertty, made on the high regulations
they had earned
WILKINSON AND SCOTT.
General Wilkinson was the first to suffer from
SCOTS unhappy propensity to decry superiors In
1914, memoir of General Scott, (gotten I'M by
himself, rs General Wilkinson alleges) abuses the
latter as the author of the charges on which he,
scott, was convicted and suspended in 1909. VIII
knson shows that this false by record eyidence
gives an account of his relations with Scott from
the day when, Is young captain, the latter joined
MS army on the Mississippi. Scott had written an
abusive letter against him on the way to New Or
leans, IN consequence Of Capt ain Bankhead being
placed over him in command on the TRANSPORTS
which conveyed their companies. On his arrival at
New Orleans, Scott thus introduced himself sovs
Wilkinson -s'It is probable, General, YOU NAV
have heard OF my having written free letter to
you, "a wnloh, unoer false impression, took lib
erty vita you, which now regret" 81 had ro-
ceived, continues Wilkinson, mo such letter and
interrupted him by observing that my ears were not
open to informcrs. and that the acknowledgment of
an error was all that liberal mind could desre''
scott had suppressed the abusive letter. and after
having read IL to Others took this mode Of prevent
ing its Injurious effects to himself through rumors
reaching the General He took the occasion which
the KIND feeling produced by his frank apology, to
solicit fur,ough from the General, to return to
Virginia, telling him, says Wilkinson, that there
was an obligation which imperiously required his
presence in Virginia, AND that might readily con-
eeive what delicscy forbid his mentioning VIII
my, stating that he would resign and not return.
Lieut. J II 7. Estes, Of Virginia, addressed the
following note to General Wilkinson, to be for
warded 70 the War Department =
CAMP TERRE Bu.ur. July O. 1910
Sra captain Winfield Scott having len the service
Of the United States and being the Oldest officer in his
Part cfthe under my command for two months
pay due them, to wit September and October, 1905
which money know that Captain Scott received at
Richmond and has not accounted to the men for and
heren eacose pay roll, made by Captain W. Scott
for September and October with the affidavit Of the men
thst they have not received their money from
him for the above mentioned time and do certify that
the remarks made by on the pay roll opposite their
Names and just to the best of viedoe
am respectfully, your obedient servant.
GEsFsA1 WILKINSON JOHN Ii. T. ESTES.
Dr. Upsasw, of Virginia, had been involved in a
4uairel by Scott before he left New Orleans. A
chauenge passed: but the illness Of Upshaw up to
t5e time when Scott left. prevented meeting
hen Upshaw heard of Estess statement, he pro-
nounced Scots retaining Of the mems pay rob-
6ery lie Presented charges against Scott before
the command of the army by Hampton The
charges were:-
l. Tor drawing two months Of his company pay, and
it fsom his men
for seditious and insubordinate language respecting
the Commanding GeneIal declaring that be should 90
into the field with him he would carry pistol for the
enemy, acd one for the General
UpsDaw prosecuted the charges, against the ear
mes. solicitations of Wilkinson to desst, the latter
desiring 20 suppress feud which at last ended in
duel In which upshaw wounded Scott. The judg-
ment OF the Court was as foilows:--
After due debetstion &c. the Court find the prisoner
guilty OF the first charge but acquit him Of fraudulent
tenionssnd Of the nd charge OF speski,,r dsre
spectfully the Commanding General but not Of tls
words chargcd-aDA sentence him to one years suspcn
sionfrom rank, pay and emoluments.
Wilkinson, in his further detail of his relations
with Scott, shows that Scott never forgave him, al
though the injured party. and who still strove
to him from tie difficulties in which he involved
himself When Wilkinson was put in command over
him in lSl3 in the North Scott Chen ColoneD again
approached the General in the same way as at New
Oresus, ana the latter again waived all explanations
told him he wss ready to consign gil 20 oblivion;
ano Afterwards gave him opportunities which he says
exc;ted the Jealousy and discomfort Of senior cole
nels in the camp" and finally repaid for al his
forbesrsDce and kindness, when he was brohendown
by Ill b, attn ard misfortune, by iugratitude and
freachery After Wilkinson's unlucky campaign,
SCOTT come - bis sick room, and there, gays Wikn-
son, 'i He pressed my feeble, helpless hand, and
when ] complained Of my hard fortune, ne affected
to pour balm iuto ny afflicted bosom b. assuring
me that eitbough BIS relations with General Hamp
tor would prevent his saying uything against that
officer my conduct should be placed on is proper
ground ana that he would yindicate Il against cen.
sure"
j" With theso professions on bis lips, which the
Father Of meroies witness were MADE To me by
Colonel scott, he arrives at Albany. and there dis
covering that tie Secretary Of War had determined
TO make me the scDpegoat for the failure ~ the
campaign, he yields to his secret hatred Of man
whom he had toe deeply injured to forgive and for
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