Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1857-12-31

Beng on my way TO the South when Gen SCOTS
second card appeared and having bur just returned
home, my reply TO thai remarkable commune ttion
has been necessarily delayed until the present time
The present controversy between General Scott
and myself, originated IN The following statements
in my address 20 the people Of Tennessee, viz.
IN ,oilluga is-nu 10 .rye with me armg alI treat
for peace Ga oPPsrtIu sn'Id ader ile r de OF 60
attached made i lnpossuIe rre-rd, fad "a
Statesman wno No.!1 acc tile pla ine man select u or
HusJ, iadgIuu OF prudence, or al Lls-e, FrzsIIeu
Pulk sasdsI 30 place lue nor oitns cuuutT! ami
BY hz e0HaCEtiG crs, mo- l possession, DE s. far
cla. vii Mr. flst as q" pac 40 SEM i rtai
relatiOas MIN ip- uuIy suIO.s
upon "a insu .aEsnS me lu. L nj. conference ia O.,
CONSUL ln ali his us l4iirua Inc duty Wa. imposed
dent Co guard protect o0urtru
adaHisif40a 4sans- ans auo ever nit am suguEhl
~ iil Larals4 ItaueuC. seed,
while The feasible lrsnucr, vas,
fac. he yce. ui Me Government, 10 4 nom
tag President reed To- uad aud project Tue honor ct Tie
county ,he lmpuIianl ucgost lgls involving Hr peace
Wbsu acbea head quarters the army Puabla
.uyu-d 30 difference WIN Dir In On my .rn'al
aims qurters, found Cen ~cutt There Mr. ifst informed
III had oIruel d. l-uuu- wIh ANA anna and
IA prey vel agreed uivl me pgiluarrs ui
for by these terms '1ti Aha a. b. be paid cash i
hand money Sic b aud our Nizt march
70 m vsltey gnt bs.o before cIly
we E01 an armrtce was d" DC &tau'e1' a-1 g
sppYa.eJ tfeat loo peace acl pence -luu.4 D. g
caded, santa anna was To receive ULo mu"l of dollars
Gr Ts. farther informed me th-t these terms had been
uf.
or Gau rcott' altef ht ae- VA lttS ~ sAo1I 7 ll
initiative, send tuo dag lruc, lHeparUury 20 toe
Auua insisting iuat 1un sco.t zhoul, seed
lhe 3 'Ht Hsh. le"-' iS-e'4l-s % 'o ~" w
snuull do So lie luftlcr sa- Gen Nclu hat
reg4rsa 40 paid Gen Scott had tue
The dbursug department Oh tas army os con ID
cIusou eg iaons. lie Asl said he mad lnyIod ue
pursuance 4 he order Oh ffesden
ana DE- 'Fe1 my AprS'S1i o. me Ems, r ,
- @5A ~ ~, rs 49, a. r.,5 M ~ Vas non
. !. b Fha rtTT al Igr4 i
OF A. lie replied he had not; but he thOdsLliI was Tue
Rcga Dug III as an improper use of be public money,
anu BIRDS % The commander o. the enemy forces ahl
as al uuuvulg the government and dsgrscaiul our
ARM, a. once protested agsInst Inc whole N stter
Gen jusuned and defended the both upon
The rsrals as usage uts- lie
sal We were upIug Sa1la anna FOR tue ac mat ne
vas found r lac nareel asking OrDo was PROOF 'nai ne
In gard prae,iee of Governments, he sa' it wa.
ausag6 o all Governments 10 effect thelr purposes, ~ueu
necessity os ohey and hat our Government Mad st C.
touedtne practice. he sad presents made d. go e
chefs VI uau mites and 10 he Baruary powers, suTo
ho!n ns 'u oHees lie iunher said 1at In The ssueutn
OF the No-eesteTn boundary question. S5oUO nd been
used-h"o"e knows Zoe bul te III ,Isol sse GsFonmen'
u1ess wa usso 20 oT'oe TIE Name peas de meLt"hoe
Oher ustauce- 90 which the yenmou pea1ed Large
sumo money In lhs wy.
FINDING cen c.earas TO tho right of the me4sure
vLflest Do tis cH- peratlou VIA Mr. Tfst
AOi s-e W o1 own r'4sted W1-I ought 90 d ;
and "a difference 90 uls wsuos ana ueuj suspended
oplnul outy uo4utr ON tao u gat amor me con
ference took place, Gen scott CADET ,04uloi G5ueru
a
,aT - I'D l 1 ~ ne ,Ap5-ssed suos1an
B5ing sRtisayd ref c,gu ga. my drst ina, ,,sr,p
rlght, eout Mex d.. 50. 5000 aa 10 r. 1r. and
rrt,stl 80 earnestly against ne ab- IN a. 1.1
bOth said was rtaB aud la ,ley wyuu abandon lua no
goti=taas. tav tlOusht .uey sIuc Re a lusir r
posi- ID aUandon a. and a. Iaea OF peace 10 be mus @
This statement drew from Gen. Scott a card. I'm
which ne used the following language, VIZ: 81 GER
1ify on honor, that 1 never, gJauy time paid TO Gen
SSnta Anna OF caused 10 be paid ID him onto a1o,a
er for his use benefit, one dollar more ON any
accoOQJ, or IN amy way Whatever.
Ths>StAJemenJ OF Gen. Scott s-c1ttisd 10 upon
honor apparently denying al important statement
in the extrauts above quoted, Iute4deu lauu SO
understood) 10 make dlreCJ issue VITA lie de
MED, upon kOH0r, he payments OF any money to
Santa Anna. Either, therefore, the statement il my
address was untrue or las ceruhcaJe-5l'Ja honor
is false.
There was no one Present at the conference spoken
of in my address but Gen. Se,Jt Alr TsIst aud my
self knew, however, that General Scott lB4ue
substantially the same statements in regard 10 the
bribe ithe amount actually paid ALI 10 be paid at
the meeting OF Gene al officers, thaJ wsmade by Mr.
Trist in rae presence OF Gen. scot, al te private
conference.
IlhereIore procured from The records Of 6e War
Department at Washington, auu had Published
copies OF the statements OF Generals OgItmau aad
Shields. Quiman proves lhat Zen Scout said at the
meeting OF General officers;
h %, oUusut them smother jsct great
dei cary much Pirnse mat he prosp peace
were siigot o q thel n0 Vac u-u BY foreign
residss MeaiU1, ha lIs desirable
tang attained es he icaion % considerable o.
none h VI sttaH va1sr pyglUu ntgotIau0ns
a. be a. sadrd 8Horurs uai I.e tns aabiI
al u,avssg wgiaOut tho n ue1 puf
y % :, :. iss..aei b, Inc ts.ce 81 .Ii,rr sstous, snd
tbst et eflu grsai g,od w5slt, IL l4acs,
IL M 10 car coutt h5 reg ded
A. In psT sad dc n6l perceive bos AM srnsiblg aan
had 40 Instructions tnethTce voted
Cougseus, any PAri OF IL 10 saeh purpose hat