The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-07-12

VIII not reach Washington until TINS morning. have TO
depend upon the telegraph for European intelligence
which will be found to be not full usual The
ported repulse of the allies the 18th ulno is fully
confirmed by this arrival
GENERAL SCOTT AND THE ADMINISTRATION. q
The New York Courier and Enquirer Of the 26th ult
contained the following statement -A
The Secretary of the Army having refused allow any
of pay at all General Scott applied the Attorney
General five weeks ago for his opinion upon the subject and
informed, has not yet had the honor of reply
perhaps because the head of the Army Bureau has
had time to complete the opposition which he still makes
the claim We need hardly say that the distinguished sub
ect Of remarks is not informant and that be is
trely ignorant that his advocate this occasion
We replied TO this that the good faith of the editor of
the Courier and Enquirer had been imposed upon by his
Informant" who had stated what not only untrue
but the deliberate OF truth that Gen Scott
could net lawfully and therefore did not apply the
toney General for his opinion either give weeks before or
at any other time and ofcourse il that such
application Gen. Scott had not down to that time
had the honor of reply that in fact the very day
when by reference Of the Secretary OF War; the papers
the Office of the Attorney General an official let
addressed General Scott notifying him of the
reference inviting information and argument from him
the subject referred and informing him that according
for examination until notice should be received at the
Office that General Scott desired have the argument
considered closed that series Of communications on
both sides ensued and that the 2sth of June letter
received from General Scott under date Of the 2Oth
requesting the Attorney General consider the argument
not absolutely closed, but sufficiently SO to justify the
commencement of an examination of the case
To this the Courier and Enquirer now at length reons
follows:
The facts we learn them on inquiry in quarter quite
likely BE- we'll informed the Union are the Sec
rotary OF War decided against arrearagcs
pay to the lieutenant general the close Of April last
the question therefore, submitted the decision of the
Attorney General that the 18th of May General Scos
to the Secretary of Wars objections was to
Washington; that nearly month AFTER the 9th of june
General Scott being in Washington understood that
had been written against his claim and the Attorney
General by the Secretary of War; which had been
back to the War Department. of this letter General
Scott procured copy and sent in reonder on or
about the 10th of June; and that finally on the day on
which article appeared (June 26th) and course
aty-four hours after it written he received mere
acknowledgement that his communication bad reached the
War Department"
From the opening words of this paragraph in which the
Courier and Enquirer processes have made enquiry in
quarter quite likely to be well informed as the Union
it would be inferred that the Courier and ENQUIRER was
about to something in support of its original aega-
ton otherwise to contradict the explanations made by
the onion But instead of this it carefully avoids the
whole point of controversy 1t neither reairs the orig
nal statement of application made ve weeks ago. and
sl remaining without the honor Of reply nor does it
do what in candor it ought have done-that s with
draw its original erroneous staemenbut proceeds on
the contrary to make series Of statements wholly
foreign to the question: and repete with mere blunders
az to prove nothing except the existence disposition
in quarter to find fault any rate with the admins
traon the shoulders of General Scott
Some of these bunders apparent the face of the
statements in the Courier and Enquirer Thus it is said
that "on the 18th of May General SCOTS answer to the
Secretary of Wars objections sent to Washington 2
and the next thing said that General Scott did not
understand that such objections existed until nearly
month after on the 9th Of june" Then again. it is said
that about the 10th Of june General Scott sent in
roinder to the objections of the Secretary Of War; in re-
ply 70 which, the 26th of June he received mere ac-
acknowledgement that his communication had reached the
War Department. II any such paper were sent to the
War Department. doubtless its reception would have
been acknowledged but although the Courier and En-
qurer processes to have better means Of nforma
ton than have yet confess are unable to under
stand why 1t should have been the aWar Depart
mcn when the actually pending before the At
;torney General
The Courier and Enquirer then proceeds alege other
griefs which are wholly mmateria to the subject more
especially the very important fact that in General SCOTS
commission there is some intcrlineaton We
understand the commission made out as usual in the
office Of the Adjutant General and suppose that the
clerk who made it out little dreamed that he preparing
in this The proof Of disposition to slight General Scott
rs the Courier puts it. the part of that administration
which conferred him the appointment Of lieutenant
general #4
THE STRAY SHEEP.
The democrats of Goochand county, Virginia, held a
reception meeting the onr, Of Jny or the purpose
Of restoring to party those good old democrats who
have wandered from the democratic fold and joined the
midnight clan The steadast democracy addressed the