The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1852-07-10
Gen. Jackson 10 Gen. Scott,

invite attention to these letters Fts
From Niles Register. April 10. 1919.
HrAp QuARrtRs-Dv. OF ruE SOURI,
NASHVILLE, Dec Sd 1877.
Sal have been absent from this place con.
siderable time, rendering the last endly ofiice
could to particular friend, whose ey es closed
on the Goth ultima, Owing to this your letter
Of the ith uf Ostobei Vas not received until the
lst inst. .-.
Upon the receipt oi the anonymous commun,
cation made me from New York, ! fastened ia
lay it befUre you. That course was suggested to
me, by the yespectl irltfor You as n man and q
soldier and thai you might have it 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 your wearing the badge and insignia
ol n soldier, led me to the conclusion, that was
addressing Il gentleman With these frelingS
you were written TO, and had an idea been for n
moment entertained, that you could have de-
scended from the high and dgnifed character Of
Il Major General Of the United States Army, and
used language approbious and insol.ns rs yon
have done, rest assuacd, should have viewed
you as rather too contemptiIle to have any con
verse with you on the subject. Ii you have lived
I, in the world thus long 10 the entire ignorance os
the obligations and duties which honor impose
you are indeed past the time Of learning; and
| surely be must We ignorant of them, who seems
so httlc TO understand ihsit influence Pray, sir,
/ in shat school Of philosophy were you taught
/ that letter cnqUirng INTO the nature o. sup
! posed injury, aud clothed in language decorous
/ and uneAceptionable an answer should te given.
I couched in pompous and bullying expressions
had hoped that what was charged upon you by
J my Anonymous correspondent was unicurdsd. i
had hoped 80, from a belief ,hnt Gen. Scott wat a
soldier aud gentleman, but when see those
statements doubly confirmed hy his own words,
( it becomes matter of enquiry, how far man OF
honorable feelings can reconcile them to himself,
or longer set up claim to that character,
Are you ignorant sir that had my order. nj
which your refined judgment is so extremely
touched, had been made the subject Of enquiry,
you might from your standing, not your charac-
ter, have been constituted one OF my Judges
How very proper then was 1t, thus situated aud
without knowledge Of that attendant circum
stances, for You to have prejudged the whole mat.
ter. This at dlrcrent times, and in he circle of
4; your friends you could do; and yet had ] beea
arraigntd, and you detailed as one Of my judges.
with the designs, Of an assassin lurking under
fair exterior, YOU vouldhaye approached the holy
sanctuary Of Justice. j. conduct Ike this coi.
genial with that high sense of dignity which should
be seated ia soldiers Losu,nT Is il due from
brother Officer to assai! in the dark ihe reputation
OF another, and stab lin al moment when lac
cannot expect il might insult an honorable
man by question, such as these, but shall no, *
pect that they will harrow up one who must be
dead to ali those feelings which are the charac
terstic of;l gentle;nan.
In terms polite as | WINS capable ~ acting,
asked you ii my informant had stated truy-lt
. You were the author Of the publication and ie-
marks charged against you. and to what extent.
a reference TO your letter, without any ccmmen.
o. mine, viii Inform yol how far yop have pur.
sued similar Course how ittle Of the gentle.
man, and how much If the hcoring bully you have
manifested. If nothing clse would, the eIaulcts
: which grace your shoulders, shouldiave dictated
TO you n different course AID have admonisled
ycu, that however small may have been your re.
spect for innthcr-rpspec: for yourself should
have taught you the necessity Of replying at least
mildly 10 the enquiries suggested and more
, especially should YOU have done this when your
own convictions must have hAed you rs guilty q
, the aboHajndbie crime Of dstrdction-,f dWd,r'
r Jag, and Jckind h;s back q brother officer. Du,
not content with answering to what WIS pro
{ p"-ed, yoUr ovGrweeDing vanity has led you to
make an offering Of your advice Believe me, sir.
IT is not in my power 10 rarder you any thanks,
. think too high ofmyself to suppos, that stand
NJ all i'll need ol y0ur admOaitiOns, and too light
Of you to appreciate them as usei.l. For good
advice ! am always thankful; but never iaii to
spun 1t, when know 1t to How from an neon
] petent or corrupt source. Ihe ortas' Where base
4 and gull passions dwell is not the place io!ook
] for virtue, OF any thing that leads to virtue. My
1S'.'rs' sn' ,'e np' 'nos. nov ~us'' ~ " nou,I
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:, vet lear me to the conclusion. that he who cau
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