The New York herald., 1862-11-13
SCOTT VERSUS BUCHANAN.
Refoinder OF Lieutenant General Scott -
Ex-Pre sident Buchansn.


a.x.,ra.r ~ Lieutenant General Scott 70
Ex-Presidemt Buchansn.
Iregrst 20 aud myself IN controversy with the vene
Ssesn,y October al You published my ocal report
70 presidsn Lincoln dated March 80, ,s6l giving sum
na,y a my ,hen recent connection with principal
sos,nern 10 fsrs which am sorry % perceive hs given
offence The President That result purely incident
al did not enter into my purpose ~ drawing UP the pa
stances, offence Was unavoidable.
lei /, be remembered that the new Prestent had
right 10 demapd me-the immcdiatecommsnder of the
armyhaw had happened thar the yncpssat rcbois had
been allowed seize several Of those tots and tho
had condition Of likely gam possession Of
them also. Primarily the blame rested EXCLUSIVELY on
me Hence, vindicate my Sworn alicgisnec 70 tho
Union professional conduct, the report submitted
tppnl and icccnty TO the world.
rerl, of double the lsr IN In the eIor,y or as iss
inst Ny resoinder, from necessity taste, vii be
short ior mold the ren in rheumatic hand, az d am
wi,hout aid de campor amanuenss and without printed
document and my own Official papers
Unable N my present condition, make analysis Of
u,c furnished by an acctcenal visitor whs has kindly
marked the few points which he thinks may eqnre some
l. To account for not ha, ug earrsoned sufficiently the
Southern forts against anticipated Jreason re-
nng October 2e iseo repeated the uess day ana sssn
earnestly december 3 l5 2S ad 80. the PIcsi.
dent says:-"Ihere were no asaxable troops within
rcach-n
Nov although is trre wien or without the 81,
P.csdents anprobaloR Secretary Of war hsa nea;v
denuded our whole seaboard OF troops in order t
aus mcp our forces il Texas and Utah neyxstha,ess
pointed out al several of the Above dates tSr .,x me-
dred recruits tabouts which had in the harur Of Nav
York and Carlisle Barracks, Pennsvy ans nenrlv nj,
organzod into temporary companies, md toerably
drilled and dscipned-luite equal the. purpcsa in
questonbesides the i've companies OF reRSars near a.
hand making about Quo theasand Ibsse disposable
forts jackson and St Philip below Mew Orleans an
equal number 10 Fort Morgan. below Mtae reinforce.
haibor, and garrison Of the like number 10
the twin fort McRne; garrison Of % hundred
same 10 Fort Pulaski, below sayaanah 'na %hieS che
Ike Fors Jackson, 8. lhilip, Morgan and Nc
hundred mea for the twin fortsv ldcusrie and sumter
Charleston barber, where there ~ two weak GONNA
nies rnaing less than ninety m,p. Fortress Monroe
had already garrison OF sone eight companies one or
t~o Of which mgh 10 the earlior period OF danger have
been spared til volunteers could been obtained
~iiAstardi printed handbs ucro everywhere posted
Eastern Vi gina by eccentric character inviting
recruits to take that most impoyasss work.
Now have nowhere said that either OF those forts,
with the reinforcement irGcated would have had
garrison. eftainly not NY proposition put
each III condition. as exEesEg said, TO guarc against
surprise or corp dc main ian on hand attack one
without full preparation.)
That these movements, OF small detachments might
easily have been made smber and December 1860
ard some Of them as latcasthe following MONTH cannot
be doubted. But the tA PRECEDENT my "weak
devco Tor saving tie Ays He forgets what the gallant
Anderson did, with handr Of men; Fort sumter and
leaves q he what he might have done with
like handful Fort Moarie even without further aug
me tatlon OF men TO divide ret~ the TWIN
forts the opposite sides OF q channel not only give
nrc tie head Of an attack but the strength Of
each is more than doubled by the ankng fire OF the other
The sane remarks apply 10 the gallant Lent Slemmer
with his handful OF brave men, in Fort pickcns With
what contempt might be not have looked upon Chase or
Bragg in front hin, with varying masses Of from two
thousand to thousand men il Fort Pickens and its
twin Fort Mchac had had between them only two hun.
dred men
have suiced for he other tw jackson and St
Philip also. My object was TO save TO the Union by any
means NJ hand all those works, until Congress could
have time TO authorize call for volunteers-a call which
the President, for such purpose, might doubt have
alr
baton Of every loyal man in the Unon
lhe exresident almost ,eses his amabity in hav.
"whout the least cause to the influence Of Cover nor
Floyd and, he adds, "all my Cabinet bear me
wAess that was the President myself responsible fos
all The acts OF the administration"
Now. notwithstanding this broad assumption Of yespon.
specially consented tile removal by Secretary Floyd
OF enc hundred and fifteen thousand extra muskes and
rites, with all their implements and ammunition from
Northern repositories 10 Southern arsenals that the
breaking out Of the maturing rebellion THEY might be
most positions for distributor among the in
surgents so too OF the one hundred and twenty
ndres and forty pieces Of heavy artillery which nc
Lake Borgne and Galveston, Texas, for not yet
oressea r aocsen,a,y learning early IN March that
had commenced, communicated the TACT Secretary
holt (ac;ng for Secretary cameroA just time defeat
Eut this point may hear Secretary Floyd him.
self AT Richmond be expressly claimed the honor OF de-
featng all my plans and solicitations respecting the
and received his rswardt being there univsrsaly ad
mted that out for that victory there could have
been rebellion.
3. Mr.. Buchanan complains that I published w,thou,
permssicn January ls 1851, my views, addressed to
him and the Secretary Of War, Octobcr 20 and 90 1860
But that act caused, explained TO him ut the
time by the msrerrcsentstations Of the one Of
the earlier speeches OF the after his
return 70 Virginia
:. oas Of my statements complaining Of the join, coun-
termad sent through the Secretaries OF War Navy
u prevent the landing Fort Picksns OF Capt Vogdes
company unless the fort should be attacked cited by
the exprcsident 10 prove "sngular OF memory
my part; and note from Secretary Holt adduced
e. show that had entirely approved Of the joint counter
mand the day fJanuary 29) that Il prepared. Few
pes little liable to make missateneut By
accident ms Mr.. Holt AID no incapable Of mak-
ing enc by design yet have not the slightest recolec
tsor OF any interview with him this subject do
member. however, that Mr.. Holt, matter buai
pes approached my bedside about that when was
Hr Mcis and nyself were All issdsmsn .n1 souz sro,
bnt little Of tho mpossbilty of landing troops open
sea beach with high wind and surf Mr. Toucey Secretary
nautical experience, ought 10 have said puply that "
Vogdes wae lot TO ad except In the upon
Fort Pckcns he might as well have remained aa Fortress
Monroe, AZ the prohibition placed the fort ar he
was concerned, al the mercy, (as the ehowsA
On the want Of enterprise the part tho rebs CON-
Possibly are other parts Of The reply which an.
Dercil reader think require commsln or elucida-
ton and, indeed hcre another marked for Sy ny
8 The x-Presiaent has brought together labyrjnth
M6aes respecting the arrival and departure Of rebel
commissioners. armstiecs &C., with winch, - had
take or two; but, ne have not by the means
covering NE clue to those wndnss, shall mot atsempt
20 follow him WINFIELD SClTT.
EEW yosx, INN Avuvr Horn, Nov /. 1881
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