The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-11-13


tent with the interests Of the service.
A board If trade has been established
at Helena b. order Of Gen. Hovey.
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Gen. SCOTS Reply TO Buchanan.
Washington, Nov. II.
Gen. Scott publishes rejoinder to e1-
President Buchanan. He (Scott) is sor-
ry to perceive that the publication of his
official report TO President Lincoln has
given otiense. That result was ursly in
cldental, and did not enter into his
Scott 8 purpose in drawing up the pa
per, but on reflection he supposed that
under the circumstances the Tense was
unavoidable. Let it lie und rst God, he
says, that the new President had a night
to demand Of lue ihe Immediate command
OF the army; how it had happened that
tie Incl fent rebels had been allowed to
coerce seyera Of those forts, and from
the bad condition oi Others /, 81 Hney to
gain possession OF them also that pri-
marty the blame rested; exclusively on
me hence, to vindicate my sworn ale-
aoca To tie Union, and my professional
Conduct, the report was submitted to
President Lincoln at an early day in his
lnistrailon-recently to the world
First, to account for not having garri-
soned sufficiently the Southern Forts,
against anticipated treason and rebellion,
according to my recommendations, be-
ginning Oct. 2Jth, 1860, repeated the
next day, and again, earnestly, Dee. 18th,
10th, 2sth and 30th. The ex. President
says there were no available troops within
reach. He (Scott) then proceeds to show
that small garIlsons would at first have
$ I'll ed for he twin forts, Jackson and ST.
lAlhp also, that SCOTS object was to
save Ia lue Union. b. any means at hand,
All these works, until Congress could have
time to authorize call. which the Presi-
dent for such purpose might, no doubt,
have made without any special legislation,
with the full appreciation Of every loyal
man IN the Union.
On the second point Scott says that
the e&-lresident almost losses his amiali-
lily in having his neglect Of the forts at
tributed as he says without the last canse
of General Floyd, and he ADDS .al NY
Cabinet must bear me witness that | was
President myself, and responsible for all
the acts Of the administration. Now
Notwithstanding the broad assumption of
responsibility he (Scott) woulsl sorry
to believe that the ex-President especi
ally consented to the removal by Secretary
FLOYD Of 115,006 extra muskcts and rifles
with all their implements and ammunition
from northern repositories to southern
arsenals, SO that on the breaking out of
rebellion they might be found without
cost except to the United States on the
most convenient position for distribution
to or among the insurgents south. Of
the Leo or 40 pieces OF artillery which
the same Secretary ordered from Pitts
burg to Ship Island, in Lake Borgne and
Galveston, Texas, for forts not yet erect
ed, accidently learning early in march that
under this posthumous order the ship
ment of these guns had commenced, |
communicated the fact to Secretary Holt,
acting for Cameron, just in time to defeat
the robbery, bu, on this point We may
hear ex-Secretary Floyd himself at Rich
mond. He expressly claims the honor Of
defeating all my plans and solicitations
respecting the forts, and received bis re-
ward, it being there unanimously admit
ted, that but for that victory over me
there would have been no rebellion.
Third Mr.. Buchanan complains that
published without permission on Janu
airy l8, 1861, my views addressed to him
and the late Secretary of War, October
29th and seth, but that act was caused
as | explained to him at the time by
respect of my views in one of the earlier
speeches of the same ex Secretary Of War
after his return to Virginia.
Fourth. One of the many statements
complaining of the joint countcrmands
sent through the Secretary OF War and
Navy to prevent the landing at Fort
Pickens of Capt Voder's company, unless
that fort should be attacked, is cited by
the ex-lresidcnt to prove singular
want Of memory in my report, and note
from cx-Secretary Holt is adduced TO
show that / had entirely approved of the
JOINT countcrmand the day it was pro-
posed. Few persons are as little liable to
make a nistatement, yet have not the
slightest recollection of our interview
with him on this occasion. LIDO remcm-
Der however that Mr.. Holt on some mat
ter Of business, approached my bedside.
"A bout that time when I WAS auffarinR