Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1852-09-15
DANIEL WEBSTER.
General scott,s Bravery.

He refused to fight General Jackson. as
signing as reason,his religious scruples,
and afterwards challenged De Witt Gin.
ton, who he knew had taken an oath
against duelling and could not fight him.
Mr.. Clinton was at that time Governor
of New York and could not accept the
challenge on account Of his oath of Office,
but he did not plead religious or patriotic
scruples-he simply informed Gen. Seott
that he should hold his letter under ad-
visement until he (Scott) should settle an
unadjusted difficulty with one Gen. An
drew Jackson.
GENERAL ScorT's MISUNDERSTANDING
the pay of the soldiers under his command
and Withholding it from them until he was
about to be court-martialed and compell-
ed. to disgorge.
AFFIDAVIT.
We, the undersigned, non commission
ed officers, musicians and privates of Cap
tain Winfield Scptt's company do solemn
ly swear, that we have not received any
pay of the United States for the months
of October and September, 1908; and
that we have not signed any receipt roll
for our pay for the months of September
and October, 1903.
John Pool, George w. Smithson, Alex
ander Gray, James Roach, Mordecai Bur-
CESS, Thomas Gray, his mark James
Hardy, his X mark Barth. Crowder, his
X mark /; Daniel Lloyd, Ephraim Baird,
Hubbard w, Gill, John Madison, John
Davis, his mark; Pleasant Sprousc,
his X mark Richard Davis, jeremiah,
Lucas, his X mark ) John Allen, William
Parkinson, his X mark G. Chapman,
Skies Borden, Hamdcn Hobbs lis X mark;
Thomas Williams, his X mark Levi Viii.
son, his X mark Thomas B. Morris, his
X mark /; Henry Rcinhard.
Sworn TO and subscribed before me at
Camp Terra de Bguf. 9th July. 1909.
WIZ. s. HAMILTON,
LIST It., Sd. Inf,
Judge Advocate.
GENERAL ScoTT's MISUNDERSTANDING
to take the command of the American
Army although commander-in. chief, lest
he might expose himself to a Ere in the
rear as we'll as in 'front.'
GENERAL ScoTT's MAGNAHfMITY.-Aft
refusing to conduct our army into Mexico
and refusing to fight the battles Of his
country, and after Taylor's army had
again and again whipped the Mexicans,
broken them down in feeling and in spirit
until all confidence in their own success
was destroyed, going TO Mexico, quarrel
ing with Taylor, taking from him his best
men and claiming all the credit of the VIC
tories won by American valor for himself.
GENERAL SCoTT's LIBERALITY.-Falling
out with his commander, General Brown,
whom he wanted eourt,martiaIed because
he saved our little army, or such Of them
as were not destroyed by Scotes blunders
at Lundy's Lane, and now as candidate
for the Presidency claiming 10 be the he :.
70 of Lundy's Lane, when, If it had NOT
been for his timely faiRtinG and the gal.
liant execution of General Browns orders
by Col. Miller, our whole army would
have been destroyed. - I'D
GEEERAL SCoTT's AMIABILITY.--Qua
reling with every one with whom he hal
bad anything to do, not even excepting
his own wife, by whom he obtained a for,
tune, and with whom he has long since
ceased to live. l-rI
GEEKRAL ScoTT's GEsERos1TT.-Al
though in the receipt Of about Ten Thou
sand Dollars year from the United State,
Government, refusing to contribute on,
cent towards the erection Of Monum en-
TO the memory Of General Andrew Jack
son.
i ~ When the Hindoo priest is abou
70 baPtise an infant. he utters the follow
ing beautiful sentiment " Little babe
thou eufaraef A. ...-rl A a