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The Daily Dispatch: January 2, 1862., [Electronic resource], General Scott's letter on the Mason-Slidell affair. (search)
General Scott's letter on the Mason-Slidell affair. The following is a copy of the letter of Gen. Scott that appeared in Europe, to which frequent allusion has been made: To ----,Esq.: My Dear Sir: You were right in doubting the declaration imputed to me, to with that the Cabinet at Washington had given orders to Gen. Scott that appeared in Europe, to which frequent allusion has been made: To ----,Esq.: My Dear Sir: You were right in doubting the declaration imputed to me, to with that the Cabinet at Washington had given orders to seize Messrs. Mason and Slidell even under a neutral flag; for I was not even aware that the government had had that point under consideration: At the time of my leaving New York it was not known that the San Jacinto had returned to the American seas; and it was generally supposed those persons had escaped to Cuba for the purpose ese two great people are confided act upon higher responsibilities and with better lights, and you may rest assured that an event so mutually disastrous as a war between England and America cannot occur without some other and graver provocation than has yet been given by either nation. Winfield Scott. Paris December 2, 1861.