The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-06-30
General Scott and sne administration.

From tie Waship gtoa Union, june 20
The New York Coufisr and Enquirer OF the 18th
tans article In resIsfes TO General Scott in which
occurs The folio sirg paragraph
''Recent accounts from Washington represent that
the administratiou j. endeavorng, by hair splitting
dtinciioDs, to curtai the oeasfe provision when Coa
gess undertook to mass for hero OF two and
thus indirectly 10 cefeat what II dared no. openly
oppose The Secretary Of the Army having refu sed
allow any OF pay at ALL Gene raj Scott applied to
the sject and informed, has not yet had
the honor OF repy-perhsps because the head OF the
army bureau has not yet had time to corpste the OPP
position which he still makes to ths claim. We need
hardly say that the distinguished subject OF
marks is not our informant and that he Is entirely
gporsnt,hat We are his advocate on this occasion
We confess read this paragraph with some sur
prise fer we could not have imigined tsat the New
York Courier and Enquirer would Indulge in such I'M
founded and grstuitous imputations the War De-
pertinent aud tie Attorney General that the Courier
should be title informed regarding the organization
datop for these mputaticns In the assumption of
what is legally mpossibethat is, that General Sc ut
snnua nave appsH tne A. orr General ror his
The simple facts are, we learn them due inquiry
that the Secretary Of War; having doubts the law Of
meoiatey gave notice of the fact Gen. Scott in order
that the latter might be heard that General Scott Of
s q the sa
ed from General Scott request to consider the
argument closed, and to take up the case for exam
reply from the Attorney General several letters the
ubject have passed between them, all conceived in
plrlh proper 10 correspondence between gentleman
OF General Scotts character aud position in regard
case Of his pending in the Office Of the Attorney General
We beg not to be understood having tue remotsst
purpose OF intmatng anything in this to the reudics
Of General Scott The statement Of the Courier that
G'n Scott not its informant Or course not Some
ndiscreet advocate Of his with that procvity to inju
riousDess of suspicion language which is but too
to the opposition, not content with doing saying
friendly thing for General Scott must needs 20 out Of
his this occasion to indulge in misplaced
tons Of the administration.
The following appears in the Union, under the head Of
Attorney Generals Object
The New York Courier and Enquirer states that &C.
neral Scott applied to the Attorney General Eve weeks
ago. for his opinion upon the subject of Of
pay Gained Dy General Scott and "as We in
formed, has not had the honor of reply"
This statement Is erroneous. The claim of Gen. S:ott
involving several questions of law, in the routine
of public business referred by tbs Secretary of War to
the Attorney General for his opinion On the very day
OF the reference reaching him. Attorney General BY
letter. notified Gen. Scott Of the fact stating that in
every question before him affecting individual rights it
was mis- practice to give notice to known sup
posed to be Interested in that they might be
heard inviting suggestions from General Scott aud
adding that in order to avoid bases in the matter
he should not take the for examination until In
formed by General Scott that the latter desired have
the argument regarded and the ready for
Official consideration. Since then the has been
der argument there having been several exchanges Of
communication on the subject 1t only yesterday
the 2Sth) that information received from General
SCOTT OF his desire to have the argument regarded
absolutely closed but sufficiently to make it proper
to have the now taken the Attorney General