The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-02-26
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Jhe correspondence between l.naIi. ten
eral Scmr anil the Hon. Jsfrmsos DAVIS,
Secretary of War. latrlY labl before ! On.
grezs. Is said 10 Dc very Ioug. Thr Nrw
York HraM has the sabjoined abstract u
H. ltapprarS to he quito spicy, and. rs u
consequence, II will attract the special atien.
ton Of the Numerous frirrsls Of the two dis
tinguiabed writer's
The correspondence, a, communicated 10
Congress, opens with letter from General
Scott, dated july 30. 1855. IN which hr
says
Certainly ~ secretary Of War sou have
enongh 10 warrant morr than suspicion that
from first you had considered il Your special
MISSION. by repeated aggrrSsions on my
rights aad feelings. Ia Road me iuto tone
IrriloIs attitude of official opposition
Then follows hIgthy inilictmcnt against
thc secretary, containing eight distinct
counts, setting forth Official acts Ia that III
cer. such ~ iasniag orders Sc, 10 frontier
posts, done without his General ~eotts ap-
probation Al the request q; General -cott
ihis document WA referred to the President
aud referred without comment,
In reply, Secretary Davis snl the follow
ing unoilicia note dated
WasHNarox. Aug. =, 1855.
Sta ;---fur le,trr IL the Goth July was
received yesterday, and rs YOU requested WIS
rvErr,Si Ia thu President Whcn returned
10 me Il viii le answered. You have taken
the occasion ~ an cilicial correspondence Ia
make nnfoan.l,i ,mpu'a,ions upon my m"-
,i,os. and To u@ such language a. my .lea
Ut the requirements 81 ntbcial courtesy dos
M, Isir,nlt me- Ia no,irc IN nv ohlclsi char
acier. anil therefore adopt this unoilicial
noic. You suh,criIo tn partisan hostility
my opposition Ia coaierr,ng az yon the tith'
of Lieutenant GenrrI bat iha, opposition
arti,ely anb publicly made when I was II
member NJ the United States senate and
chairman ~ the committee at military &C
fairs. Won wrrc then known to the coun-
try % distinguished Soldier. but had
net h,en forced upon public attention
a. partisan politician, nor ~ such hcsn
judged By tbs people or approved b, me-
You certainly hal better opportunity 10
know 81 my opposition then than when il
was merely thai of a well settled and long
entertained opinion held by me in position
which separated me from participation IN
the active business Of Congress. Nv views
wrrr publicly given ~ Senator TO alli
cicnt extent to show on what my judgement
rSwted. and your present accusation. which
charges me with usurpatioa for the most m
worthy e,,ds, and imputes to mo motives in
with ctliclal integrity, il eonsii
cred bascly mslcvolcnt, and pronounced ut
icrly fale. Your oh~iirn' servant
,iur, DAVIS
This note though upcthCia c. rrplird To
by ,.en Scott officially. WIN insists upon
spreading II upon the hl,s Of thu Depart
n,eni This rply "a dated August 9th. AMI
Secretary DAVIS wjcins aga u in September
It'll. At grat length, aud reviews the sIs~iti.
cations IN ten. Seo,ts Indictment against
him
The GeiWral ncs, grants leave vi ahsnce
Ia Col. Hi,chcJrk under circumstances not
approved by the Department, and Is orier
el 10 countsrnaul ~ r,oke the leave II alb
se,hp This h. rch,sgNl Ca do. assigniny his
,rasoas therefor This rsson WAS rrt'rri
la the President, who endorsed the r,ascn
sssinguel ~ unsai ishctcry
The S~rtary VI War IA then rqars,ed
TO rpor, the views rs 10 the means hest
calculated To svura promptitnde in the exc.
cut,cn If apl,rs relative ~ the movrmens
ii the army, SECRETARY DAVIS rsomaicnsis.
IN rvply tina, thu headquarters ol the arm,
b. removed nom Nc~ Work TO the ~ri Il
government
Ncs, COMES the following r,ch ,pscnucu
Of olhc,al corrSronjcncc
Hshpvt AvryRs ~ tux AMY
New York Sep, -, 1886
SIR With All the ryS-or,ls cf the army aai
rv.fv rumpaiscrv assistance nj band. yoa
hav, hy q toll of mor' than I've scrks, On
wha, Ia your natuc mast have b.cn a labor
IT hove, ponr cnls upon ms Ia twenty seven
compsc, ioolscsp pages. tbs fnll msasnr o,
your spt,Sn sad ,epg'ancr, Its prS'uror
was sa,agc and s,artlluus, bat the slowly
coococ,rd vcnnm now vrutcd IS M doGh,
t,@ily rliol upon t. XII At cno' The ,el-
eaoas ,ut,M u chcar enough Nevertheless,
y,a NAV h. fcrNJ tn borrow the cxelans
,ion, It's dos. and the att'anpt anil NJ, ih.
drsNl confouni ~.
Ihcn hisoe~ al icGS th much LcnAn,s
un AMI dcs,o,N NJ The caas' gvRraIly
Tbs SECRETARY u War Tplifs agsia he
ermber 20. reviewing matters in cna,rvyCrsy
a, gr~, kng,h, and r,pssias many 81 cen
erNl Scots money dsa!ngs with thu gov.
rrumen,, rNsrrins 10 cDe !issp tbs >,Nrvis.
~ Ays,
The ls~ ih MI s,o~ s,,u What wa
raid to y,ar~lf That pAy,n,r, ,eyoarssii.
y ha, meAnpo~ dsS I, display VIVA, coabi
hsvr been k~~ e'asis,cu, With th' v-errsi.
,y asJ magaAnimi', which shpaa Aaw
grsCy~i th~ ars, IN rank amoag a hand bi
gallant S,aiscrs. You a~ariei to ycar~ll
tn whole y-,,S1,sgc " the moecy rad b.
the city NJ McSto whea sahjuga,ci hs
their victorious arms
To this delica,e allasson ~ tae ed Aero :
hnAm,ering qualities h. cru,cs hack al him
in game siyle anil says. un,hv tle date 4
January n, isjo,
~Sach ontinani rs'>isSSwS, oi character
cah coly prsSNl fr>sn os,r vhsr~' Gv an,hs
,ioa " nAs,ersSi vita the ti,lcef ttsr 'iavosi,c
lie sagS.a ~rsytAy and rekT'ns to -sns