Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-11-13
VERY LATEST.
MID NIGHT REPORT.
Gen. SCOTS Rejotndcr to EA.Presldcnt
Buchanan
WAsH,NsroS. y u.

A.
General Scott publishes a reiolader to TX Pres
iaent Buchanan. He -cctt5is sorry 10 perceive
that the pubhcstSn u his oillcial report 10 Pre.i-
dent Lincoln has gyen III snsc; that the result
was purely idcn;al. and did not enter into his
Stott's lufpose u drawing up the lapsr; tut on
rth elton be .upp5ses that under the ciFcunstan-
ce. the otten.e was unayoi iabc.
let l. he remembered = he says, cha. the new
President had Alright to GeInanI ui me- the i.nns
di.tt c9nfnan Ter the array how 4 hal haipened
hat nciFi-Et rebels had been allowed to cree
several those forts and rom the bad couiitioa
81 others were Iike.y 10 .an possession or them,
aso that primarily tho blame rested exclusively
np9n ne. Hen c, To vinticltc my sworn aliesi.
ance to the Union anC my professional conduct,
the report WAS submitted 60 President Llacoln Mt
early day In his administration and recently to
the world
First. to account for not having garrisonci
the Southern forts named agairHt anticipa-
tel treas on ani rcbeliiua ucco,dnt to my recon-
mend ''ious beginning October 19th. 1850 repeated
he next day, amt agaia earnestly December j. h,
| 5.h, 2sth aud h. the TX President saJs here
were no available troops within reach. He( scott
| Il han proceeds 10 show that small garrison. would
have At first .uAced to- the twin forts jackson
an St Philip, aso that set : ohject u
| save to tho Union by any means at hand all those
works until Congress could havt tnIe to authUrlz.
a call for yolun eers--a call which the President
| for such purpose NJ doubt III ght nave made wi ith
ont lny specia legislation, with tho iuii appre,ia
ton o. every loyal mn II the Union.
| On the second point Stytt says that the Ex-
Presia mt almost loses his aniabi,it-, IN having
his neglect of the iofts attributed. he says
/ without cause, to General tioyi, and he add all
| ny Cabinst i'll bear ne witness that | was tho
President mssel ponsiblc Tor all the acts oi
/ Administrators. Vow nV!wtth stanltn. the bfo,d
assuluBt on a rcspons bli ty be (Sco;t wouii he
| sorry t. believe that an TX ,presden, especially
g nseasei to tic removal ~ secretary Floyd ,i
! lls,ul0 .nusset and ~ 5, with AL tuer itnro-
mcnts and aut!il.iton from rthrrn rcp"sl lter, !
- Conueta lracti.. > tuit ga tho breaking cut
! 0i lilo maturing ictc!hdp they might BE- found
without cl4t, except - ~ w United ct,.es, the
/ n, at c5flv .nicnt position fpt distribution T. q
among Ire insurgents .-outa. of s2a u 10
trq., a. rr't'alg vhea tn samo - taprv or-
h re+ frJm fiit,hart - -ni1 'aa1. In ll.s.l.,r-
roe aai Ualyestua, Texas lgr forts nOt ygt =
tai ac, .eutJ} learAiIg catly in the III nth 'iHt
plder T. i ros'Euntas cfdrr the shipment of
! r. .sa guns uaA commenced, communicated II Q
fact 10 .>ecreiaIf Holt. acting for Cameron, lst In
.ime =, trteBt the r..b9ery Eat IL sAIs mt We
m.y hear rx-Scerttarv Floyd hiu-glf. A. Rich :
n1rG cA 3re-s cla tas 10 nenog Il Geie ttIh..
Ill mv rs an sutcitJtt9h- r.. ctIdg tAe iaits,
an.l received h4 reErfl, theins til en- uayer-aIiy !
ad...jtt t'lut but fsg .Aat victory mo there
would have oeer to teJ.i On.
/ Tlird mir. 50 .han4n Qil llains that pub
ii.a "a yitho4t F@tmissirl. ~ the lrfn q Jan,
stImy .ie.vs aaircssti 10 him and ,i.. Ser. tary
-
.. vas caused, as / lsaincd to lin - the tintc,
mn, ,isreoresentatiuns II ny views in one of the
sr.i. speeches oi tie same Secretary, after hi
retr,n - tiig MI.
E',, u Oae Of my statements com rl.ining OF
- -, .0unteruan Is sent through the .ecrcta
= .f VA AID Nayy.ani preventing the landing It
= = li.kr, If Cast. N,jgr's company, ubte \
49,. eo,, mo ~ De attacked, il cilcu by the es-
p,a.tJant,, !, t.Vo singular waBt ol mtiIJry ia
nv rrls-, a,'H 4 not" .ieia * Sccfetaty Il L j.
ae5pes3 - sao, {. at ! entirely approved OF the
i1,ttc nterinan,.' tho day that IT va pts laftd
fc7 netso.s are a. lit,. l'ah'e = i-ahe m's.
statements but hy ac ci lent 1f Hott aho no one
II incapable Of maxim gone ayn sH,Fet pave mol
the 81. btest recoiiec. OH o ~ IN esAsN "iti i.!h
o. tue sui iert. | - reEeEibsr, ''"ssFl' I'M
Mr. II H. ~ soma matter ot baauess. aHiFoicnei
my beiside about that tine, wacn VA. met "A
fs.!n au excess q iain. Ms. Da.tanan, n ~. ~,
arG myseli were all iAai-rieA, nn4 could lroN ~
littie Of tho fsssit,lt7 VI ltrG.as tro. ~ on i,
o!en sea beach aud surf. Mr. 9oagv, secretary
ot the navy, with aiiiteIs Il iHt.i.igel &c ani na.
ticnl experience, oagbt t. have sid jlantly thai
IL odees had not - land except n case IF an at.
tack upon ott piatens, he iniGht ns well have r.
manned at + OFT 'irntrt tn. prohibition placed
the fort. far H. tie concerned, at the inc-cg
u a tie eyef showed the want of enterprise i n
u part III the rebel e a.uandeis a. Pe.sacaL
pas.h'r there are OTTER part " the rev wt.,ch
Supeffel i reaqea lafy think requires comment
1r enc !atlon, tld iaaecd here Is azotner inattd
fer me by my kind visitor.
Fifth. fae ex Piesi.en: has brought together
= lAbyrihta of dates re.Irot.ng tic Arrival aad
departure q! Tebel cpininl> arni-ti ices etc
win which, as hai o official connection. ma
have ina 10 u uu,rnpprtant nistase two. but "a
have not by ma tbs meals Of recovering III o
clue to those winnings, shal Let attempt to fol-
low him
Sgned WlsfIaLo sco1T,
FIitn Avenue Hotel. Nov. ) b, g.