Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-11-03

WASHINGTON. Nov. LEX President Buchan-
an. through the National Intelligence, replies at
length Lieut. Gen Scott. whose recent publ
cation he considers an undisguised censure OF his
conduct during The last months of his administra-
ton in regard to the seven cotton States now in
rebellion.
In noticing the first and most prominent of the
charges namely his refusal Immediately to gar
rson nine enumerated iort6catiOns scattered
over six of the Southern States, according to
SCOTS recommendation. he SAYS:
This refusal is attributed without the least
cause to the influence of Gov. Floyd All my
Cabinet must bear me witness that was, AS the
President, myself responsible for all the acts OF
the administration. and certain it Is that during
the last Fix months previous to the 18th OF De
cember 1860 the dav on which he resigned his
office, after my request, he exercised less intu-
ence on the administration than any other mem
Der of the Cabinet
Mr. Holt was Immediately thereafter trans
ferred from the Postofice Department to the War
Department so that from this time till the 4th of
March. lc6l which hy far the most import
ant period of the administration, he performed
the duties of Secretary of War to my entire sat
isfacton.
He then proceeds to show that there is one
answer both easy and conclusive, If other valid
reasons did not exist. namely, there was no avail
able troops within reach which could he sent to
these Notifications. To have attempted military
operations on a scale extensive by any means
within the Presidents power would have been
simply absurd. OF this he refers to his supple
mental views OF the 30th OF October General
Scott himself seems to have been convinced
These views, both original and supplementary
he SAYS were published by Gen Scott, in the Ma
tional Intelligencer on the 18th of January, 1861
at most important and critical period of the
Administration. The publication at that time
could do no possible good. and might have done
much HARM To have published them without
the Presidents knowledge and consent was a;
much in violation of the sacred confidence which
ought to prevail between the Commanding Gen
eral of the army and the Commander in Chief a;
il would have been for the Secretary of War to
have published the same document without au
thority WHAT is of more importance. the publ
cation was calculated injuriously 10 affect th'
compromise measures then before Congress and
the country, and to encourage the secesSionists
in their mad and wicked attempt to shatter tn'
Union into fragments.
From the great respect | then entertained TO-
Gen Scott. passed IL over in silence
Mr.. Buchanan then explains why he refused Il
send three hundred men 70 reinforce Major An
derson at Fort Moultrie. Among other reason
he says he believed, as the e. eutS proved, tina
Major Anderson was then ia no danger OF attack
/ indeed he aud his command were treated Wit
marked kindness by the authorities and people o
/ Charleston. Under these circumstances TO hav
sent such force there would have been only .
impair the hope of compromise. TO provoke col
Iision. and to disappoint the country.
Having treated of the charge of having kel
back reinforcements from Pensacola. Mr.. b. re
plies TO the charge of having also kept thel
back from Charleston. saving that neither a true
nor anything Ike il was ever concluded betwee
the President or any human authority concernin
Charleston. On the contrary, the South Carr
lima commissioners, first and last and all Il
time were informed that the President nev'