The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1857-02-17

Those igh6tant Of Che fact that NE srsss -. --s.
which yoG complain the result Of A1 upon tie pa
ent in New York, would naturally nfr from tbs intro
ducton Of the phrase old soldier that you were by
wounds received in battle disqualified for sefdeence and
every generous thai believed your assertion would
visit with indignant the anmany attempt to IN
purpose entertained You BAd given notice TO the
world that you would act upon the sentiment which
makes gentleman responsible 70 any one whom be as
sails when in the vigor Of manhood you pleaded sense
OF religion and patriotic sruples as reasons for not
swering TO the personal defiance Of sggeyed officer
your superior in military rank and infinitely you in
every other respect-and t be supposed thai
you would this time take different ground But 10
ability, age plea Of conscientious seruples be
admitted shield the slandeer from rebuks AID when
you gratuously imputed to motives injurious and Of
fensire 10 me as man addressed to you an unofficial
note and fixed on you the brand Of fasehood which you
yainly endeayor to wash away with your unfaDg hood
of abusive epithets'
Gen Scott replies, Up. 24s.)
al must not omit nces your denial of any intention
10 provoke duel by your savage and scnrrious letter
70 Of August which you wished 70 be considered
pe II that should ever be published readers viii Judge
the value Of present declaration least with
what bolGness you threw down the gauntlet me- and il
Is in this oonnexon, that you charge with not
swering 10 the personal defiance Of aggreved officer
your my superior in rank, and infinitely above you incl
IN every other respect Now IL 10 true Gen Jackson ad
dressed letter of defiance in lsl7 very like the
just motto d-wren by the greatest of the
turyyonrs of the I'd of august But certainly, chal
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trary being in December 1923 Washington ana for the
first time in my life knowingly within 120 miles of his
person. addressed him note which my selected friend
thought with might likely not result in chal
lenge Happily for both, the hero of New Orleans upon
the spot returned most courteous reply which led
private intimacy and official confidence OF thirteen
down into the first of the with the Semi
mole Indinnsn
The Secretary re,oins Up. 25o)
ain replying your assertion that my letter of August
1855, intended TO provoke duel with you had
cas,on to refer TO transaction between yourself and Gen.
jackson in 1877 show that such expectation could
have been entertained fhic gives You the opportunity
reterating that assertion that General jackson
never challenged you but that ON the contrary when
you were IN December 1923 Tor the Inst time knowingly
within l2o miles of his person, you addressed him
which your selected friend thought with you might
likely not result In challenge The correspondence of
1917 clearly exhibits the fact that General jackson
quite willing at that time 10 shorten the distance between
you and his in December 1923 your note of
that date shows that advances had been made TO him
prepare him to construe II as invitation 10 friendly
latons your purpose then change the position
which you had taken in l5l and to TIE personal
which you then dsclamed that purpose
skully concealed that Gen jackson failed perceive
and hardly to be supposed that could have been
In August last better informed
The foregoing contains believe fair statement of
the principal subjects in controversy and the references
the document viii aid any who desires to pursue tie
examination satisfy himself the correctness Of this
abstract
The claim of General Scott to a larger sum of money
than allowable under the decision of the President
which forms prominent feature in the correspondence
before Congress and in this connection 1t is to
remarked that the decision of the President allowed
General Scott S5s2 per month whilst the pay and allow
fired by the of I79s for the Commander n-cef
with the tauh Of Lieutenant General amounted to $40
per month.
But General Scott not made, by the resolution Of
February ID 1855 Commandsrin-chie and the rank of
Lieu General only be conferred BY breEet
whilst the law Of 1918 provides shat the officers Of the
army who have brevet commissions shall be entitled and
the pay and emouments of their brevet rank when
duty and having command according to their brevet
rank and other time And the army regulations of
si7 prescribe that ain commands,
pos departments companies battalions regiments corps
brigadea divisions army corps the army itself brevet
rank be exercised except by special assignment
So that regular constituted command could octr
duty according 10 his brevet rank except by special
assignment and the consequences that the validity of any
claim for having exercised brevst command any such
depend upon the order of the President making
the special assignment