Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1846-07-02

but through mistaken pque imaginary hostility
the part of the President he has, fear blasted his
future prospects.
.The President and the War Secretary have come out
Of tins affair with great credit to themselves Their
duct has been dspassonne, calm and patriotic; and the
publication of this correspondence successfully yindcaies
Them from the charge of Partially and prejudice
We copy the following from the Philadelphia
Ledger. independent paper, as a most appropriate
conclusion:
The ISGRATITUDE OF RrPUBLIcs.-One Of our parii-
san exchanges which relied upon General Scott for the
next Presidency zealousy striving save him from
the punishment Justly due his selfish folly. IL protests
against the rdcule discharged upon "Marescha Tureen
"a pun upon the celebrated Turenne) for ga hasy plate
Of SOUP; says that he has committed crime; that
British General who had served hIs country brilliantly
and faithfully Scott has served the United States,
would be thus proscrbed and that such conduct to-
wards him from Ihs ungraeful people, is another in
stance OF proverbial ingrattude in republics
We should hive noticed this excepting TO meet this
libel upon the people Of the United States and this Euro
pean or rather English about republican ngrSude.
We yield respect for the military services
and the character Of General Scott But in estima-
tion these services give him right TO sacrifice his
country himself abandon hIs military duties for par
antiques for his political elevation. And because
military commander has served his country well, we
do admit that gratitude demands any oleration oil
his subsequent folles msdeeds. The gratitude Of
tons should never exceed serespect public interest
Toerang present misconduct IN consideration OF past
services surrendars all principal all right all JUSTICE all
public consideration, worship Of individuals which is
the radical vice Of monarchies.
For what conduct towards General Scott do the people
Of this Union deserve be branded ungrsiefu For
thirty years Of peace he has been general officer upon
high salary lauded aud attersd by the people on all
and for ten more of the thirty he has been
OF the army trusted, praised, haer-
ed and followed And at the commencement OF the pres
ent war, he promptly and cordially invited by the
President conduct that war; and thus 10 put himself
the high road the highest popular applause admir-
nd frtsf the Gems
applause and trust for thirty years has
been bestowed upon General Scott by his ungratefu
people, and il signally proves "the ngraude OF re.
pubcs." Psha! And we gravely told that General
Scott would not have been thus prescribed f a British
General We ndmt that no would not have been thus
treated and that he may therefore be thankful for the
casting of his lot among "this ungratefu people, In
England France or Prussia he would have been tried by
court martial and cashiered; in Austria, he would
have been tried by court martial, cashered and i'm
prsoned for life shot; in Russia he would have been
tried by drum head martial and shot, banshed
to the mines Of Siberia. But we, "ths ungraefuI peo
ple, deal more mercifuy with the General who refuse.
to meet the enemies OF his country in 'front.' because he
will leave the enemies Of himself in his reari We
leave him in his command and his high salary, and per
qusiies and rsppngs, and honors, and "hasy plate Of
SOUP and allow him to play holiday general for life
the public expense, with other punishment than lit
tie rdcule and permission TO keep quiet in both and
politics.
And he has committed no crime! With due defer.
the sianderers Of republics regard the
OF refusing To lace the public enemy, OF PreerrDg self to
country political intrigue to military duty, crime
henous character in General. The 'artieles Of war,
the military book may reach il; but article
for its punishment is written upon the heart of every
patriot All this rdcue is unjust lie should be thank
fuI 'this ungrateul people for permitting him
cape $ easily. The whitening rebuke of nickname,
ridiculous cognomen, as a substitute for the European
punishment of cashierng shooting upon the sentence
Of court martial, bespeaks not only American wit, but
American forbcarance, American magnanImity, Amer-
gratitude for past services and under the influence
of that gratitude American lenty for present deIinquen
cy The conduct Of The American people, Of ''ibs IN.
grateful people,, they called by paltry libel
chvarous General Scott, grateful for the past
orbcaring for the present, the conduct Of General
Scott the American people has been mean piiifu
contemplate. The American people, "this ungratefu
people,, ungratefd TO General Washington, General
Jackson General Harrison, and unjust General Ar
mold and General Lee, will give Mareschal Tureen
ample leisure 10 discuss bis hnsty plate Of soup