Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1852-09-16
Fromtthe Richmond Wing.

Fromithc Richmond Wing.
More Falsehoods Exposed!
The Enquirer of yesterday publishes, from the
New York Herald letter written, IN 1856, by Mr.
joseph NJ White delegate from Florida prefeIing
various charges against Gen. Scott and asking
for his recall from the command OF the army IN
| Florida. This looks very imposant; but we have
had already occasion to advert to the singular bad
| luck which has attended all the Locofoco charges
against Gen. Scott. Every one that has been pre-
ferred has exploded on their hands. Sewardism,
exploded by Gen. Quitman-the t'thrillng diao-
gueo blown up by their own witness, with serious
damage to the parties orcerned-Ge EN-! Scotts cut
ting off his right hand and all kindred fabricatons,
shared the same untimely fate. This, about MI.
White and the Florida campaign is like all the
rest-t will explode in their lands, and that right
speedily.
The letter published by the Enquirer is dated
May 2Sth, 1896. The 18th of December OF the
same year, S36, that same gentleman, MIR. White,
wrote another letter, from which we make the tol-
lowing extract:
"Since the publication of that letter (of 2Sth
May, L have, in the National 1ntelligencer, over
my own name, as an act of justice to Gen. Scott,
corrected, upon better information, the compiainSs
which deemed Tiny duty, as the representative OF
the people of Florida, to make against It. am
unwilling that the first letter shall be lad before
the Court without the second; and, as have no
copy OF 1t with me al present, tuhc lhLS oSSo'o
to say That am satisfied, upon full and impartia!
reuietp of the facts and circumstances connected
,cith the Florida campaign, and upon evidence NOT
then before me- that the failure is not to De dt1out
ed to Major General Winfield Scott nor 10 causes
,rhieh it oas in his polre to control or remove,
Don't you think that will dof Doesn't that put
an extinguisher upon the first letter.
We tell you, neighbor, we are fully posted,
thoroughly prepared 10 defend Inc OLD nero at every
pointSand If you don't care very well prepared TO
turn yo,ir own weaDOnS upon you. r '.aI.'
Let's see how the matter stands in the case. You
have brought up Gen. Scott's conduct in Florida
as meritng condemnation. You know notning
about the affair. Gen. Scott was not recalled on
Mr.. Whites letter, but in consequence OF private
letter from Gen. Jessup to F. p. Blair The Court
of Inquiry, now before us, in the Enquirer oil e,
bruary 18th, 1887, SO states IN express terns-and
for so extraordinary and unmilitary proceeding on
the part of Gen. Jessup, they recommended an IN
yestigation. The Court OF Inquiry further iouno
in favor of Gen. Scott, approved his plan OF the
campaign throughout, and acquitted HIM OF all
blame for the delay in the operation OF the army
Ting following is the finding Of the Court:
'Upon a careful examination OF the abundant
testimony in the foregoing case, the Court IS OF OPT
Mon that no delay, which it was practicaoie 70
have avoided, was made by Major-General scout IN
opening the campaign against the creek lnaians.
On the contrary, it appears that he took the ear-
est measures to provide arms munitions and proFi-
sions for his rorces, who were found almost totally
destitute; and as soon as arms could be put INTO
sion, detached and placed in position to prevent
The enemy from refining from Florida and whence
they could move against the main body OF the
enemy, as soon as equipped for offensive opera
tons.
"From the testimony of the Governor of Georgia,
of Major General SANFORD, commander OF the
Georgia volunteers and many other witnesses oi
high rank and standing, who were acquainted win
the topography of the country and the position and
strength of the enemy, the Court is of opinion that
the plan of campaign adopted by Major GeneIal
Scott was well calculated to lead to successful re-
suts and that ii was prosecuted by him, as lar as
practicable, with zeal and ability, until recalled
from his command upon the representations made
by Major General JeSup, his second IN command,
from Fort Mitchell, in letter bearing date ruth
June, 1886, addressed to F. P. Blair, at Washing
ton, marked "pripate," containing request that
it should be shown to the President; which letter
was exposed and brought TO light by the dignited
and maenanimous act of the President in causing
it to be placed on file in the Department OF var as
an official document, and which forms part OF these
proceedings. Conduct so extraordinary and mex
plicabe the part of General Jesup' IN re.
ference to the character of said letter. Should III
the opinion of the Court, be investigated
Gen. Jackson refused to sanction the hndIng,
because the Court had not given all the taets-had
omitted TO say who was to blame Tor the delay, ana
because Gen. Jessup's conduct was censured-
he not having been notified and given an opportu-
nifty ofdefence The Court was required TO make It's
finding according to these directions. Before that
was done, Gen. JnckSon's term expired.
The Enquirer chuckles over the fact, that Gen.
Jackson did not endorse Gen. Scott. Ali my dear
sirs, that shall yield you very little comfort.
greater than Jackson endorsed Scott fully! One
Thomas Richie, isr.,-then the Editor of the En-
quirer,-came boldly to the rescue In his paper
OF the 3lst January, 1887, he made most rehe-
ment appeal to "a. Jackson to do justice to 'W.
Scott'-that Justice lohich the truth demands at his
hands Again and again he came forward to ask
that Justice We have room for only two extracts
from his paper-but thLy are sufficient @ q.
From the Enquirer of February Is, 1887.
GEN. SCOTT.
I'VE regret to see from the Order, which we
publish this morning, that the President OF the
United States has sent back the sentence OF the
Court Martial in the case of this gallant officer
We have no doubt of his ultimate and honorable
acquttal. Meantime, it gives us pleasuIeto re-
publish the following dmende honorable, from the
New York Times of the It'll inst, strong Admin
istration paper: t.s,e-..
"sNearly year ago, we published some stric
tnres on the Florida Campaign, in which we made
use of language not altogether paltabe to some OF
our contemporaries. -
eve have been led to these remarks by read
ing the reports OF the proceedings OF the Militia
ny Court at Frederick, and the elaborate defence
made by Gen. Scott. Justice to that distinguished
officer requires to say, that in our opinion, he
has fully exhonorated himself from all the charges
made against him, directly or by implication, and
the responsibility of the failure of that campaign
must rest on other shoulders than his. 1t is with
heartfelt pleasure that we pronounce this OPT
nion.'" ., .
From the Enquirer, Feb. 81, 1881.
awe could have wished that the President OF
the United States had shaped his opinion in diff
erent form---that he had declared, from the evil
dence submitted to him, Gen. Scott was not the
cause of the delay---and that he had then called
on the Court of Enquiry to meet the point, which
he had originally put at ISSUE and say ,Ohat and
tcho were the causes of delay, II any.
"But we have no doubt Of the ultimate and hon
orable acquittal of Winfield Scott. We trust to
receive such sentence from the hands Of General
Jackson himself. We hope he may be able to. pre-
sent it among the last glorious acts of his Admins
traton. Let no man tell us that he is actuated by
private resentments towards Gen. Scott. Wewill