The Woodville Republican. [volume] (Woodville, Miss.) 1847-1853, 1852-08-03
Gen. scOtt,--Gen. jackson,
and DE witt Clinton.


neighbor OF the Scott organ will not
give 10 his r, aders true character of
Gen. Scott, we have concluded 10 pub
lish the following correspondence for
the bentii of many Of his READERS who
are ignoraut Oft the affair between Gen
Soott, Gen, Jackson, and De VIII Cln.
ION. By u careful peruSal of the FOL,
lowing, we think it will be sutiicien, TO
show up the demagogue, what he was
and what he is: s.r
In April, 1917, Gen jackson. the
commander OF Ihc Southern Division
ot the U. 5. Army, issued an order con-
cerniug the government iheDivision
This order was spoken oil by Gen. Scott
in terms highly insulting 10 a brother
officer, with whom he had been on
terms of intimacy. Or the language
OF Gen. Scott, Gen. Jackson was infor
med by an anonymous letter from New
| York, aud ae immediately made res
specliul call upon Gen. Scott for an
explanation. The leply OF Gen. Scott
as appears from The annexed letter,
was insulting and opprobrous. This
letter we have never seen in print (; but
10 it Gen. Jackson replied as follows /:
Gen. Jackson 20 Gen Scott.
Head Quarters, Division of the South
Nashville, December 8, 1917.
SIR have been absent from this place
a considerable time. renderingthe last ireA nj
ly office | coulj, TO q particular friend,
whose eyes | closed on the 20th ult. Ov.
ing 10 this your letter OF the 4th OF October
was hot received nnril the lst instant
Upon the receipt of the anonymous com
munlcatiou made me from New York, I
FASTENED to lay it before you; that course
was suggested TO me by the respect felt
Tor you AS man aud soldier, and that you
might have il III your power to answer how
FAR You had been guilty Of So base and in.
eXcn,abIe conduct. Independent OF the
services you had rendered your country,
circumstances OF your wearing the badge
and lnsigna OF soldier, led me TO the con.
clusion that was addressing gentleman
With those feelings you We're written 10,
and had an idea been tor d moment enter.
TUNED that you could have decended from
the high and dignitied character OF Major
| General OF the Army Of the United States
and used language so opproborious aud
insolem as you have done, rest assured
should have viewed you a, rather TOO con.
temlibe 10 have held any converse witl
you on the subject. Ii 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
healing and surely he must De ignorant
OF them, who seems 80 little 10 understand
their influence.
Pray sir, does your recollection serve, in
what school OF philosophy youwere taught !;
that To a letter lnqulnug INTO the nature OF
d supposed INJURY, and clothed in language
decosous aud uaexceptionable, am answer
should be given, couclied in pompous inso.
lence and bullying expression had
hoped that what was charged upon you by
my anonymous correspondent was unfouud.
ed had hoped 50 from the belief that
General Scott was soldier aud gentle.
man bm tchcn 1 see those Statements
etoabty confirm ell ty h,S oton poyds, it be
CONES matter OF inquiry how far man
OF honorable feeling can reconcile them to
himself, or longer set up claim TO that
character Are you .gnofant sir, thai had
my order, at which your refined judgement
is so extremely touched, been made the sub
lect of inquiry, you might from your stand.
ing, not your character, been constituted
one OF my judges! How very improper,
then, was IL, thus situated, aud without q
knowledge OF any OF the at teudant circum.
stances, for you TO have prejudiced the
whole matter.
This, al different times and in the circle
OF your friends you could do; and yet, had
l been arraigned, and you detailed as Que al
my judges, ruth tIie design Of an assassin
lurking anzer a Jaiy ertfrioy, you would
have approached the holy sanctuary of Jus.
tice! Is conduct like this congenial with
that high sense Of dignity which should be
seated in soldier : bosom! Is due from
brother officer u ;issal IN The dark the
reputation OF another, aud stab hin, al a
moment when he cannot expect il, II
might insult an honorable nlali with ques.
tions such as these, but shall hot expect
thai they will harrow up one who must be
dead to all those feelings which are cllarac-
teristic OF gentleman
In terms as polite as was capable ofnot-
ing, asked you if my informant had stated
truly, if you were the author OF the publi-
cation aud remarks charged against you,
aud to what extent: reference TO yoar
letter, withour any comment on mine, will
inform how far you have pursued similar
course :-how little Of the gentleman, and
liow much ofthe hectoring bully you have
manifested. Ifnothing else woaId, the
epaulets which grace your soulders. should
have dictated different course, and have
admonislIed you that, however small may
havc been your respect lcr another, respect
| for yourself should have tauaht Won fi,e ne.