Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1852-07-29
Gen Sect and Andrew Jackson.


We referred a week Or twJ since to the
old letter (writlenin 1870 addressed bY
Andrew Jackson to Genera! Scott, in
,shich the former made use ct that
coa:s and rather ILL., n.nnered language
which he WAS so often accustomed TO
use towards t!osc Wlo refused 10 sane
ton his assumptions of power. The
difficulty between the parties was, how>
ever, tinally forgotten, and Jackson, dur
ing his "reisn," committed the most in
porta2t trusts to Sco't-placing more
confidence in linn than in many of lis
own political friends. The Loco Foco
papers have recently been lie publishing
the Jackson letter, giving only one side
Of tile matter in controversy. 1t i: well
enough, therefore, though the affair is
Of rather too old date to rake up,-to
notice tie other side. The Ma! ional
Portrait Gallery contains history Of the
whole affair, from which We quote.
"In 1917, Gen. Jackson having issued
an order that no comnan1s proceeding
from the War Department should be
obcyed unless they came through, him,
aud this order being lie sal jccL Of cen.
versa ton in a company in which Gen.
cot was presen, he expressed an opin~
., e., HI. - L.
orel and distorted. having been convey
I'd to Gen. jackson by an anonl nous
core: pendent. he add'esseG ii l.lier to
Gen. Scott on the suffice ;
To which Gen. Scott, in respectful
and manly manner, replied as follows:
''Conversirg with some two OF three
private gen'Iemen, about DIS many times,
on the subject of the divis on oder.
dated at Nashville, April ID, 1877. it IS
tue that gave it as my OPINION that
that paper was. as it respected the tu-
tu'e, mutinous in its character and ten
dency. and as it respected the past
reprimand of the Commander-in- Chief.
the President Of the United States; for
although the latter be not express y
named, it is principle we'll understood
that the War Department, without at
least his supposed sanction. cannot give
valid command to an ensign.
must pray you 10 believe that have
expressed my opinion on this great
question without the least hostility to
yourself, personally, and without any
view of making my court in another
quarter, as is insinuated by your anony'
nous correspondent. l have nothing to
fear or hope from either party"
Gen. Jackson was not satisfied with
this reply, and Immediately offered a
meeting to Scott if he felt himself iu~
iuled by the language he had used
Gen. Scott in reply, said:
..He thought of New Orleans, and
some other affairs in VIII ich both parties
were engaged and it appeared to him
that a brace of pistols could add nothing
TO the character of either. He conceived
that. at the age he had then attained,
some little reputation for moderation and
temper began TO De an otJect woIIny VI
consideration. In fact. it did not once
seriously occur TO him that the courage
of either could De pu: in question, and
therefore he found himself perfectly at
liberty to consult his sense of justice
and proprie,y, rather than his passions"
The matter, however. was finally drop.
ned aud in 1928 the differences which
for many years existed between these
two men were amicably settled. nd for
several years afterwards they were on
intimate terms. AT the time OF x-Pres-
ident's death, Gen. Scott was at West
Point, attending the annual examination
of the students, and was President of
the Board of Examiners. Immed lately