The Democratic sentinel and Harrison County farmer. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1851-1852, 1852-08-04

the ike from all the vicious under him-at
lest down TO a rank that may be supposed
without inflence in high quarters, beyond
the army. But this would not be the whole
mischief to tire public service. Even the
great mass of the spirited, intelligent, and
well affected among his brothers in arms,
would soon reduce such commander to ut
ter imbecility, by holding him in just scorn
and contempt for his recreaney to himself
and country. And are discipline and efici-
ency of no value in the field?
But it was not my request of June 4, nor
report No. 30, (of July 25, so largely quo
ted from above, nor yet the appeal OF one
ipronunciado, thai has at length brought down
upon me this visitation, so clearly predicted
That appeal, no doubt, had its merits, consid-
ering it came from an erratic brother-a de-
serter from the other extreme-who having
Just made his peace with the trur ,taith, was
bound TO signalize aposacy by acceptable de-
nunciations of one for whom, up to Vera
Cruz, he had professed (and not without
cause) the highest obligations. { 1t was there
he learned from me that | was doomed at
! Washington, and straightway the apostate
began to seek, through quarrel, the means
of turning that knowledge to his own bene-
: tit.) No. There was (recently) sill another
element associated in the work-kept as far
as practicable out of thd letter of r,call-an
influence proceeding from the other arrested
general, who is quite willing that it should
generally be unders God and who shall gain
say his significant acquiescence9 that all re-
wards and punishments, in this army, were,
! from the first, to follow his recommendations
This, the more powerful Of the pronuaciaRoS
against No, 349 well knew, at the time, as
/ | soon knew, that he was justly obnoxious,
not only to the anlmadversons of that ORDER
but to other censures Of yet much graver
character.
| In respect to this general, the letter of re-
call observes, parenthetically, but with acu,
men worthy Of more than ''hasty" notice,
that some Of my specifications of his miscon-
duct are hardly consistent with "your my
official reports and communications"
Seemingly, this is most justrebuke But,
waiting for the trials, will here briefly state
that, unfortunately, followed that general
own reports, written and oral; that my conf
dence, lent him, in advance, had been but
very slightly shaken, as early as the first
week in October; that up 70 that time, from
our enterance in to this city, had been at the
desk, shuto from personal intercourse with
my brother officers, and it was not till after
/ that confinement that facts, conduct and mo-
tlves began to pour in upon me.
/ A word as to the 9th article of war. can
truly say that, in Lhis and other communica-
tons, have not designed the slightest dis
respect to the commander-in-chief of the ar
my and navy Of the United States. No doubt
he, Ike myself and all others, may fall into
mistakes as to particular men; and cannot,
having myself been behind the curtain, ad-
nit the legal fiction that ALL acts Of Secre-
tary are the acts of the President, yet in my
defensive statements, have offered no wantor
/ idiscourtesy to the head of the War Depart
ment, although that functionary is not in the
enumeration of the aforementioned article
Closing my correspondence with the de
partment until after the approaching trial, [
have the honor to remain, respectfully, your
most obedient servant,
!. WINFIELD SCOTT.
i The Hon. SECRETARY OF WAT,
Washington. d. c.