The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-07-14
your orerseeeaing uan,ty has led you
to make an Offering of your advice

proposed, your orcrweeaing uan,ty has led you
to make an offering of your advice.
Believe me, sir, it is not in my power to rem.
der you my thanks, ! think too highly Of my
self to suppase that stand at all in need oi
your admonitions and too lightly Of you 10
appreciate them as useful. For-cnod advice |
am always thankful; but never fail TO spurn il
when ] know il to flow from incompeten. and
corrupt source the breast where base and guilt y
passions dwell, IS not the place to look for vir.
ture, or anything that leads to virture, NV
notions, sir, are not those rs W taught in modern
schools, and in fashionable high life, they were
imbibed in ancient days, and hitherto have, and
vet bear me to the nclusion that he who can
wantonsy outrage the feelings of another--wh,,
| without cause, can extend injury where none is
done, is capable of any crime, however detesta-
bic in its nature, and viii not fail TO commit il,
whenever it may be imposed by necessity.
1 | shall not stoop to justification of my order
before you, or to notice the weakness and alb
! surdties of Your tinsel rhetoric; if may be
quite conclusive with yourself aud have no
disposition to attempt convincing you, that your
ingenuity is not as profound as yon have imagIn-
| ed it, To my government, whenever II may
please, ! hold myself liable to answer, and to
produce the reasons which prompted me to the
| course took and to the interneddiing spies
] and pimps Of the department, who are IN
| the gaib or gentlemen, hold myself respcnsi-
| BILE ior any grievance they may labor under on
my account, with whom you have my permss
ion to number yourself For what | have said
offer no apology; you have deserved it all, and
more were it necessary to say more. | viii
barely remark in conclusion, that if you feel
yourssf aegrieged at what is here said, any
communication from you will meet me safely at
this place.
have the honor to be, very respectfully,
Your mos. obedient servant,
ANDREW JACKSON.
Brevet Major General w. ScoTT, U. s. Army,
To this this letter ter Gen. Scott, after delay of
one month, replied as follows:
GEN. SCOTT TO aEs jackson
Head Quarters Firstand Third Military
Departments, N. va Jan. 2, 1917.
SiR-Your letter of the Sd ultiuio, was hand
ed to about the 22d, ana has not been read,
might say, thought Of since. These circum-
stances will show you that it is my wish to re-
ply to you sdispassionately
| regret that cannot accept the challenge
you Offer me. Perhaps | may be restrained
from wishing to level pistol at the breast Of
fellow being, in private combat, by sense OF
religion, but lest this motive should excite the
rdicule OF gentlemen of liberal habits fthiDk-
ing and acting, | beg leave TO add, tina, decline
scruples. III My ambition is not that of
Erostratus. | should think it would be easy
for you TO console yourself under this refusal
by the application OF few epthets, as coward,
&c, to the object Of your resentment, and |
here promise to leave you until the next war,
to persuade yourself Of their truth.
have the honor to be,
Your ob't servant,
WINFIELD SCOTT.
To Gen. ANDREW JACKSON,
Commanding the Southern Division
of the United States Army.
In this letter Gen. Scott alleges two reasons
for declining to accept Gen. Jackson's chal-
lenge first, ssa sense of religion and second,
spatrlotic scrupies. We are not disposed to
object to these reasons for not fighting. Let
us see, though, if Gen. Scott was sincere in
protesting to be influenced by them, as matters
of principle.
In April, 1919, Dewitt Clinton, of New
York, a talented and high toned man, made
the following publication in the newspapers of
the day in regard to Gen. Scott. 1t explains
iseP:
TO THE PUBLIC.
Gen Scott of the army ofthe United States,
having in letter of the Sd of January, 1917, to
Gen Jackson, insinuated that | had written,
dictated, or insigated anonymous letter to
that gentleman, for unworthy motives and i'm
proper purposes; and having also concealed
the imputation from me until the publication of
a pamphlet which reached me on the 4th inst,
| have considered it proper TO declare that I
have had no agency or participation in writing,
or instigating any anonymous letter
whatever, to Gen. Jackson-and that am en-
treiy ignorant of the author-aud that the init
nation of Gen Scott is totally and unqualiiedly
false to all intents ard purposes and IN all re-
spects. This declaration is made from motives
of respect for public opinion, and not from any
regard to Gen. Scott, whose conduct on this
occasion, is such total departure from homer
and proprety, as to render him unportLu Of
the notice of man aoho has any respect Jor him
self.
1t is not probable that can at this time have
any recollection of having had the honor Of
seeing Gen. Scott on the 9Th Of June 1917, at
a dinner in New York of the topic Of con-
versation as he suggests circumstances
important are not apt to be impressed upon the
memory But do feel a confident persuasion
that did not make OF any expressions in
compatible with the high respect which | en-
tertain for Gen. jackson.
DE WITT CLINTON,
ALBANY, April 6, 1919.
After this publication had been before the
country considerable time, De Witt Clinton
was elected Governor Of New York, and upon
binding character, against duellng-tlIat he
would not, in tact, be concerned, directly or
indirectly in any duel. As soon as Gov Clln-
ton had taken upon himself this oath of Office
Gen. Scott CHALLENGED HIN TO FIGHT DUEL,
on account of the above publication, knowing
as he did, that his challenge could not be ae-
copied without perjury the part os Gov.
Clinton. In this instance, it seems, ga sense
Of religion and patriotic scruples" had little
weight with Gen scott. Under these circum-
stances Gov. Clinton gave Gen. Scott the only
reply he could. He informed him that he would
"hold his challenge under advisement, until he
(scott should settle an unadjusted difficulty
between himself and one "A. Jackson.
Celebration at Decotah, Dubuque county.
Under an auspicous sky, upon the green
sward in an open wood near the village of De-
cotah, in this county, large number Of the
denzens of town and county assembled
Saturday, July Sd, to celebrate in becoming
manner, the Anniversary of American lndepen-
dence.
tnaol,r,f.cu' r,aI in eceivf