New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-12-05
,,h,,.. M Neutrality-suspicious.. Scott and Tay-
Ior-The Van Meas Will Case.
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WASHINGTON, Thursdsy. Dec. 3, 1916.
Notwithstanding the doubts expressed by some
Editors Of the accuracy the information furnished
YOU last week as TO the movements OF Gen Scott
be is now on his way to the seat of war and the nm
preston is tina, he viii supersede Gen iayl"r III
the command Of our Army. II is true thai Tue
pearancs Of Gen Scott on the theatre oil
s,.o f1cto supersedes Gen Taylor s1fncnt sii! lin
n1tstioo M The courage and capacity OF the latter
We, sst;ssed as the army and the People ara with
To,-io,, yell convinced that he has carried ms
command TWO hundred miles INTO me interior OF an
snayo1..s country with 5kiI. valor ano prudence
-, ,o. be surpassed the country may demand soma
Of the cause OF this new Cabinet move
Tnent II would be an unreasonable assumption
maj old Rough and Ready has not tuinlied every
INST expectation of his Government. unless II were
shown that the Government itself is unreasonable
In irs expectations.
Suuoose it should appear that General Tsyior
himself is dissatisfied with the tardy calculating
and oarsirnonious spirit il which the Coz ern1eh;
has responded 70 his repeated acquisitions and
that he has made q resolote stand against me III
military policy attempted - be forced On MN Oh
carving his gaan; but diminished iofce INTO pS
sitior OF insurnountsble peril suppose II 5HOuio
appear that he is indignant at the cOnouct Oh oo'
ernrnsn; IN anHung the arTnistice. and instead OF
bn,r-ing on the reinforcements which the exlgencT
OF his situation requires transmitting TO hun orders
n nsh still farther into difficulty 1t may turn out
70 some such cause this may be traced the sud
den determination Of the Cabinet to cal! out the
new regiments and to send ten Scot' 70 tae scar
Of war
An tbe accounts received from Mexico admonlsh
s To look al the speedy termination OF the " az as
an e-ent rather TO be wished than hoped Tor. Tins
is the feeling Of the Cabinet and that it's sudden
conviction may be inferred from the precipltaie &c
tion with which it has startled the country. The
report in some OF the pepers that Nh. Polk intends
to ask Congress at once for an additional appropri
alton Of forty millions and nifty thousand troops IS
scarcely worthy OF contradiction
The Van Ness case has assumed q new aspect
within the last few days Previously the tendency
OF public opinion was setting strongly in favor OF
the female who claims 10 share the name and pro
perry of the defunct General The Counsel for the
defence however nov daily accommodating
proofs OF deep scheme OF Justification and manage
mcnt which have already staggered the rising senti-
rneni. By tho Testimony O; some OF our most re-
spectable citizens, practically skilled In the detec
ton OF forgeries and long and famliarl conversant
with Gen Van Nesss peculiar style OF writing 1t
is proved that the letters on which the plaintiff has
built MP her case-the circumstantia testimony By
which she calculated on supersedng the necessity
Of direct proofof her marriage, are all forged n
less this evidence can be reauttcd by her counsel
it is not very probable that she will be able. under
this disclosure find jury plant, preiudiced, or
ignorant enough to give her verdict |, is impos-
sible however for locker on to come 10 any def
mite conclusion until the close OF the testimony AT
present it is enough 10 say that great change has
taken place IN the public mind
The only decision which the Regents oil the
Smithsonian Institution have yet reached is TO take
up tie whole Of the wall lying South of Penn
sylvania avenue and extending nearly two thirds
r al, l.,..l dc
Of the institution From this preliminary move
ment We may reasonably conclude that the design
will be carried in manner commensurate with the
hopes and expectation oithe community. NERIrss