The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-02-19

The record to which you appealed ss.iu,. IN. 49,.
ment in Wiltinson's Memoirs, showed that you wer,
not scquitted but were convicted and nenteue.d !,
hsretofors stated 1t 10 eertsi1y wraps TO reyivs
sgainst an innocent man charge of which he hs
been acquitted Neither Is it ju,t'i sble wsntony /,
remind the guilty Of his rast offences; but IT, pr.
suo,ing too far upon such forbessnce he attack th,
reputation of honorabls msn with aspersions .,
vague that they cannot he disproved, IL 10 proper
produce the records OF bis guilt, and shame int
silence"
COMPLAINT OF ATTEMPT TO PROVOKE DUEI
In this letter cf January 3lst [page 2223. Gen
Scout refers 10 th0ecrefary's unofhcial letter o
august 2 page j as probably intended TO pro
soKe DUEL with an old soldier, known to be sc
pain" ~-N
On 'nis Ehe Secretary remarks tpage 233
. nose snorant the fact that the great disabil-
n y. which you complain was the result Of fall
apon lne pavemsnt IN New York, would naturally
inIr from the Introduction of the Phrase 'od SOL
oieI, tost you were by wounds received in battle
hs.i. t 10. senfdefsnee, and every generous
nsslt taet neieved your assertion would visit with
indignant censure thu uamsnIy attsmp Of to inysIv
~ounoen veteran in personal combat But no such
~. os vas You had given notice to
.no ~o'ia Inat yon would not act upon the sept-
ment which makes gentleman rssaon,ihje to An,
one wnom he as'si!s when. in visor of msubood
yTa Pie.oeo senss ofrelieion' and patriotic scru-
pies, a. reasons fer not answering to the personsl
'enance OF an aggrieved officer sunerior An
military rank, and infinitely above you in every 9th
or respect-and is WIS to be supposed tbat 80,
would at this time take different srcpnd nnt NJ
disability ro ase no plea of cousc ep cious .eruns.
can Dc admitted TO shieid the sanderer from r.buks
snd wnen you ar.tritously impu ed to me mot,ye,
injurious aId offensive to me as q man. | Addressed
TO you an uno; ;ial and fixed on You the br,nd
o. faisehood, which you vainly endeavor ts wash
away with your unfaliny food Of abusive epi h.tsn
Gen. Scott replies, 243:
II must not omit to notice vour denial of anv in
tenuon to provoke duel BY your savage and sour
,lious letter to me Of August 2 which you wished
70 De considered private Ii that should evsr be pub
i,sned edeIs VIII udse Ihe value of our present
deciaration or at leasS with what boldness Won
Threw down the gauntlet me- and 1t is in this con.
nexlon. that you charge me with not sp-wering to
fne personal defiance of aggrieved eff ;sr, your
my superior in rerk. and infinitely shove YOU fmr
IN every other respect nov, it 10 Gem Jacksoa
saa!essec me letter of defiance in 1917 very like
man OF the century yours of the I'd of August But
ceitsiniy, no challenge ever passed froui Con Jack
son son7 70 me- On the contrary, being, in Dec.mee
1873 at Washington a1d fyr the rst time in nv III
lknowineiy) within 10 miles of his perscu ad
dressed him ncte which my selected friend thou. ht
WHh me, might as likely not. result in challeng.
spot returned most courteou reply which led to
private Intimacy and official conhd nee of thirteen
The Seminole indians"
The Secretary rejoins, p. ESQ:
'in replying to your assertion thu nv letter of
Auent 1879, was intended to provoke duel with
you. had occasion to refe- to atrapsaction betwssn
yourself and Gen. Jackson in 1917, to ,h w that no
gives you the opportunity in fe Grating that as,e,
uon TO vsunt that General Jackson challenged
you Dnt ths on the contra ~ when you were. In
December. 1873 for the first time knowingly. with
In 10 miles of his person. you addressed him note
Which your selected friend thought, with you might
as likely as not result in challenge. The cores
pondsnce of 1917 clearly exhibits tn fact that Gen.
erai jackson quite willing that time to short
en- tns distance between you; and his in De-
cember, 1925 to your note of that date shows that
advances hsd bsen made to him to prepare him to
copstrue t as invtstisn to friendly relations II
your purpose, then to chan gs the position which
you had taken In 1917 nd to the pers ,n.l re
sponslblilty which you then disclaim>d, that pur
pose was 90 skilfully concealed that Gan. jackson
1aiisd to perceive it. and it is hardly be supposed
that could havs been in August last better in,
formed"
The foregoing contains, as we believe, says II
Union, fair statement of the principa! subjects
in controversy, and the references to the docu-
ment will aid any one who de sres to pursue the
examination 10 satisfy himself as to the correct
ness of this abstract