The Yazoo Democrat., 1852-07-14
From the Mississippian
Gen. JmcIksOn's Letter 20 Gen. scott,
Gov. Clinton.

have beenas General, he did not possess the
qualities as man calculated to win the affec-
tions of the people. In his every day walk, he
IS known to be naughty and aristocratic in his
bearing toward his fellow-men, exhibitinga total
lack OF feeling in common with them. Wrap
ping himself in the mantle of his own assumed
greatness and superiority, he does not permit a
ray OF generous feeling to penetrate his bosom.
No wonder the people hear whig stumpers ring
his praises with a shudder.
Nor has he been fortunate in his military ca
reer, In deporing himself before his brother off
GERS. Envious, imperious and irrascible, he has
Oeen constantly given to brawls and contentious.
The facts connected with the proceedings insti-
tuted against Gen Pillow, at his instance, are
fresh in the public mind. While that gallant
officer was prostrated by the wounds he had re-
ceived in the service of his country, Gen. Scott
commenced upon him war instigated by the
worst passions for the purpose of blasting his
fair fame. Gen. Pillow, it is known met the
charges triumphantly, proved them to be caIum-
nies, overwhelmed his accusers by establishing
that he (Gen. ScotD was actually guilty of the
offence charged to him. The defamer foiled in
whig partizans who had gloated over their expec-
ted victim were covered with shgme and con-
fusion. Gen. Pillow being personal and polit-
ical friend of Mr.. Polk had been selected as the
special object of their wrath The calumnies
trumped up against him by the agents of Gen.
Scott had been the burden of all their songs, but
no sooner had the trial ended and the guilt of the
accuser himself been established than they seal
ed their lips; and from that day to this they have
been careful to avoid any aIIusion calculated to
recall the dsgracefu affair
But we propose now to present the facts of a
transaction long anterior to this In doing so,
we will show TO our readers, how he ttattempt-
ed to blast the prospects of that great and good
and good man, ANDREW JACKSON, by stabbing
HIM in the dark We cannot do this more
clearly than to republish letter written to Gen.
Scott by Gen. Jackson himself, April, 1917,
Gen. Jackson, the commander of the Southern
division of abe U. S. Army, issued an order con-
cerning the governing of that division. This
order was criticised by Gen. Scott in terms OPP
probrious and insulting. Gen. Jackson being
informed of the feet, made respectful cali upon
him for an explanation. Gen. Scott then ad-
dressed him an unsatisfactory letter to which
Gen. Jackson replied as follows:
GEN. JACKSON TO GEN. SCOTT.
Head Quarters, Dtgiston Of the South,
NASHVILLE, Dec. 3, 1877.
Sir :-lhave been absent from this place con
siderable length of time, rendering the last
friendly office 1 could to particular friend
whose eyes closed on the 20th ult. Owing to
G tIa~ n, O,t
ceived until the lst inst.
Upon the receipt of the anonymous commu-
nication made me fIom New York, | fastened to
lay it before you that course was suggested to
me by the respect | felt for you, as man and
soldier, and that you might have il in your power
to answer how far you had been guilty of so base
and inexcusable conduct. Independent of the
services you had rendered your country, the cir
cumstances of your wearing the badge and insig
MIA OF soldier, led me to the conclusion that 7
was addressing gentleman. With those feel
ings you were written to, and had an idea been
for moment entertained that you could have
descended from the high and dignifed character
of Major General of the u. S. Army, and used
language SO opprobrious and insoent as yon have
done, rest assured should have viewed you as
contemplate to have held any converse with
you on the subject. If 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 theirinhuence.
Pray sir, does your recollection serve, in what
school of philosophy you were taught that to
letter inquiring into the nature of supposed
injury, and clothed ia language decorous and un-
excepionable, an answer should be given. couch
ed in pompous insolence and bullying express
sions? had hoped that what was charged up
on you by my anonymous correspondent, was
unfounded; had hoped SO from the belief that
Gen. Scott was soldier and gentleman 6ut
,chsn see those statements douoy confirmed y e:
his oaen ,cords, it becomes matter of inquiry.
how far man of honorable feelings can recon
Gle them to himself, or longer set up a claim to-
that character. Are you ignorant sir, that had
my order, at which your refined Judgment is so
extremely touched, been made the subject of in
quiry, you might from your standing, not your
character, been constituted one of my Judges
How very improper, then, was it, thus situated,
and without knowledge of any of the attend
ing circumstances, for you to have presiudeed
the whole matter This, at different times. and
in the circle of your friends, you could do and
yet had been arraigned. and you detailed as
one of my judges, aoith the designs ef an assas-
SIN lurking under a fair erterior, YOU would