Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1852-09-17
Gbc DaiIp Direinian
From the Republic.
Gen. Scott md the Treasury.

Ting that the General has aynlled himself oil
every "pretcxt" for taking money from the
Treasury, and that, if he should be cleo
ted PRESIDENT, "THE TREASURY
WOULD BE SURROUNDED BY MEN
GREEDY For EXTRA ALLOW
ANCES, POINTING TO THE EXAM
PIE AND APPEALING TO THE
PRECEDENTS SET BY GEN. SCOTT
HIMSELF"
General Scott has received extra allowances
legally granted to him us To all other officers
of the army il similar situations, and whom
expressly authorized by Congress, and noae
othcr. All that ho Las receivcd-pay, enola.
ments and extras--hc hns dsburseI, we APP
prehend in the necessarily large expenses oi
an officers fo; and we should not be snrprs.
ed, If some of the men who aro now wiring
him down for his e>trnvagapee and greedlness
of money had shared the veterans hospitality
and aided him in The consumption oithe very
Income which they now think SO dispropor
lionaie to his services.
This is not the first time General SCOTS IN
come has been a matter otCongress'onal lnyes-
tgaon and his enemies tool, as little by their
previous motion as they are likely to take now.
On 1he 29th of March. 1914, Mr.. John w.
DHvs. then member otthe House OF ltcpre-
sentatlvos from Indiana, introduced into Il o
House amendment To the Army Appropri-
alton bill, by which he proposedt to abolish tie
Office OF Major General.
Mr. J. \. Black, Calhoun Democrat from
South Carolina, opposed tins amendment ol
Mr. Davis, because in fact the"c were ,1emef
Feld oDicc,S than "A regular organization of The
peace establishment would require. reRu.
lar organization OF our present force would re-
qure two major generals and four brigadier
generals, whercas, there was now but one mn.
or general and Two brigader generals.
To this Mr.. Davis replied, that he had no
"personal objections" 10 the Major General.
None in the word--of course "IIe Jaw no
earthly use for the office as 'it now con
ducted and he could not consent To pav this
gentleman $4,000 a year for living here In
Washington, for what purpose he could not
magirc. II the Maj jor General was dong du.
~ with the army, or commanding some militia.
~ division, he should not object; but he must
express his disapprobalion OF his being ploced
here as the military adviser of the Secretary
! Of War. as some gentlemen suggested
Here was an imputnion sufficiently explicit
upon Grncral Scott. Mr.. Dean Democrat, of
Ohio. rose at once To repcIit He SAID he v as
opposed 10 any act OF legislation, which would
reflect personally upon General Scott. i" If
AN MAN ilhiI h1pbi1i' ~ lb'h i -
HIS COUNTRY, IT WAS GENERAL
SCOTT" He would not strike" he said
with emphasis at q THE WAR WORN
VETERANS OF THE COUNTRY =
This sentiment is more deep and more general
than the defamcrs of General Scott imagine
The day of election will show that there are
thousands on thousands ofthe Democracy who
like Mr. Dean, will refuse 10 STRIKE AT
THE WAR WORN VETERANS OF
THE COUNTRY. "
Mr. J. w. Davis then proceeded to bring
out his idea more distinctly and explicitly
He did not like this residence of Gen. Scott
at Washington, which was making him famil-
lar with the Legislation and the public men Of
The country. He proceeded to say, with some
bitterness, "lhat he wished To relieve the
Treasury "lrom the payment of Maj Gener-
al for sitting in his paror here, and debating To
Congress what it should do His object Was
to get I'D Of the Office; and he had said nothing
in disparagement of the officer He did not
wish to see an officer quartered here on the
country, rILCHING FROM THE Treasury, some
eight thousand per annum, WHEN HE WAS
WORSE THAN CsELESsI'
These and similar remarks reused the indig-
nation Of Mr.. Dromgoolc, Democrat, Of Virgin
ia, II veIy able and eloquent man, with n soul
somew hat above the candeend and cheese
pairing economy that is SO much affected by gen
tlemen from Virginia. in all cases except when
Virginia is concerned Mr. Dromgoole burst
into the debate, with one Of those interroga
tive passages in which he SO formidable
and effective. "Whatr' ne exclaimed. in that
thrilling tone Of his which SANK into the heart
Of every listener-'what did the gentleman
MEAN when he talked of money BEING
FILCHED FROM THE TREASURY,
as applied 10 that ofIceri Did the gentle
man MEAN to say that General Scott had re-
ceived money to which he was not lawfully
entitled ~
Mr. J. w Davis covered beneath this home
thrust. He wilted under the rebuke OF the
generous and Undetermined speaker. Mr.. J.
w. Davis explained. Mr.. J. w. Davis said
he had "spoken with reference to the office
only, and not with reference to the gentleman,
who at present filled the Office"
Mr.. Dromgoolo received the apology