The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-02-05
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81 PRINTING AND MAGNETIC Tsls6aAPHS.
From the National CapitoI,

From the National Capitol.
MORE OF THE scoTr AND DAVIS CORRESPONDENCE
OUR coUNTRYMES AT CANTON CONFERENCE.-The
INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE, ETC.
wAsHIsGIoS, Feb. a, 1857.
The correspondence between General Scott and Score
larry Davis 10 volumsous.
From further examination OF the documents, Il Ap
pears that General Scott declined to give open and spe
cinc Information TO Secretary Davis regarding the
penditure OF the secret service money ia Mexico be
nevirg that no obligation Of public private honor
according the usages Of and armies required
him to disclose and circumstances. He however
exprcs sed his willingness 10 awe such Information FOR
his private ear Alone which the Secretary said he
willtg 10 rece i've Ia confidence.
In November 1895, the President writes 10 eecretavy
Davis saying ia substance -" Gen Scott ststcs iwd
grounds which he has learned thu hesated 10 auow
The five per cert commits II proper 70 remark tia
he has been mlsinformed inexperienced my position
He himself fixed three and . half per cent. which he
might properly have received for his disbursements in
subject Of The cor sss,on between cen Vs. 40
inform. ss,: him D ~: Ger. ' sss bad oasss him
excepting $50 Geo. sers levied and captured Ia Mexico,
ard lock credit for disbursipg s2et4l leaving eo1bo
t s, oy .e,so,zsS General sco ,hrouTs n. ~
creiary OF War, 70 retain. General Scott, 10 lett,
dated at New York. December, 1876, writes tina, there
m,sd or essso~sa ~ the President on account Of iae
Eve ger cent charged by him On oil moneys dlsbursef.
P Pc 10 so. pa, CHARGE aud sIs ma. .s
be brought against him BY the sovernment 70 recover
the amount claimed 70 be due by him-neariy
sui,. There are many explanations relative 70 there
hsures but the nr aneia part Of the Transaction cannot
iso,e Imops inc document. The opinion Of aaorney
General Cushing, dated January 1885, 70 the enec that
cite act creating Major General Scott Leuien ant Gene
raj, docs rot coner upon him all the authority which
vas i'm posed by the law OF 1fos upon Washington vho
vas thereby made the com mapder Of the armies while
Gen Scott appointed Lieutenant Genera BY order OF
the P,tsIdeu, OF the United safes The rank carries
retrospective psy and emolumons, but not pccve
Gsne,s so,s CORE, pondence with IN officers Of gov
ernnt nj goes back 1878; and that bstr MIN
spd the Secretary OF War, during 1883. oonians the o.
Secretary Davis July IS, saysT leave uuno.lced the
oxhibnNn Of peev,h temper In reply 10 an inquiry from
Gtn Sect replies, Jolly toll wsuid be easy TO show
hat the whole lt,tir 10 which you charge me vita tN
hibi'ps peev,h .mgsrss i,gpsn. 10 q. 'Is.smos.,
Of War YOU lave done enough 10 warrant more than n
srsJ that the 0rsi on have considered u 20 "
heIrgs 10 eosd me into some per ous attitude Of official
opposition. To prove my long foroeNance for At my
,,oeeee 70 spum.tse ,omc of ue prov oos,ion alluded
10 rnbou. dilsiine In this place on your psrtizsn he's
ni,y 10 the brevet Of Lieutenant General and TO The
compensation that Congress nttLced 10 attach thereto
etrersl Scott then slludes TO one OF the socre'a
rys "captors rttorls" and his csp?og the oil
max by usupstlon and absurdty." Tie likewise says :
"pollor your persons rebuke In yoar letter OF
the i2,h your o6jec, In violation Of principle TO crush
me into servile obedience 70 Jour scf will. know yeur
siracy and tpow also what 10 due 10 myselfas msn
ard soldiey and en- 10 be crushed prefer al the
he nos Of my military peers.
the Secretary Of war rsjoIns In unofficial note, An.
CUE, 7-"Your present accusation, which charges me
with rsurpsuon for the most unworthy ends, and i'm.
putes me motives nconsistent with ocal integrity b
Ger sdered basely msevocnt and prosouuced utterly
slse."
General sccss replying, August 9, says,-I have re
ceived note from you dated the I'd Inst, which you
set m 10 desire TO consider unofficial shall II
comply with that singular fancy, ~ you have
lssumaie claim 10 address Secretary OF War &C.
cordipey THAI treat your communication, whether de
igsed private and scurrilous or ss public missve.
OF arrossnce and superoiliossness, ~ equally Official
There are beauties In them which ought not 20 be lost
and sbal not be my fault do NOT render your pat
OF this eorrcspondtbce q memorable exsmsle 10 be
stunned By your succtsscrs
seorstary 1avh replies 10 this September J." Nor am
Al All 10 be deferred from full exposure Of the ground
ssrsss Of four charges by the threats you make REQ
dsrpe my part Of this correspondents memorable
ample 10 be stunned By my SUCCESSORS. This 10 hs
msrsst bravado In one who himself Affords the mod
memorable example the records OF this departing OF
VAN couuoversalht desessed, end false sccusr On
I unssr,sssd that our sovupnss. dos not syproys D