Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1846-06-04

,,o,,,ons from tle Secretary or VA
snJ o,hrr members Of the Canine,
Ja,,}Lo,, nj thc ,nst,po,,on oCtbcItva.
o,,,rc no ono and all bc ronl,od IN
,n., ,,,,o str,ir NJ man could 10
MORO ,bon 'rovlor had occomrI,.hcd.
n,J va ono ca vcu deserved - CON-
rI,lc , c,,,r,;,, r,h;ch bcL,d ,o,oi
,,,,i,. oc,n,J Con Scott o,.,r,ssol
,bo mos, nnI,nitcd confidence hat no
n.ou,d route the enemy ~ my rcouI,r
o,r,,crpcnt even with do,,1lo fo,co
onnosed How well founded was Tins
,rcdiction we Lovc now soon
About this Dcriod. only eipht DAVIS
( oro # was NECESSARY. +, nrcr,,rc Ri
o,ganis,no the details of the army
v,.ch Conore,, had ordered 70 Inc ra,e.
"a Gen. Scott drew If with his own
land -oud il WINS Cullv oDr,ovod bv
,Lo W,r Dcnortnlcnt from which Il
WINS transmitted 70 the Military Com
r,ittoc On Monday or Tuc,dnv Inst
tho Committee met and Mr. Marcy mn
reared before II. bearing a new section
10 be- added to the proposed Bill. which
was reported to the Senate on Tues
hdov. |, provldcs for adding two Ma
Tor Generals and four Bricadicr Gems.
to the military establishment. 1t is
well known that there is no manner Of
necessity for these officers. The States
are allowed to choose their own. and
/ there will be- three Bfigadler Generals
of the United States in the field. cyclu-
sivc of the commanding General
What. then. was the purpoSc of this
extraordinary movement! 1t was TO
confer upon Mr. Polk the powcrto APP
point two Major Generals, and then TO
choose one of them to place over the
, head of Gen Scott i'm the command of
fine amy Nav more. If is nm insid;ous
ot,o,nrt to disnlocc Scott and G,;uo,
,,Itoontbor. Cor whom tbis v,,r ;s nro,
,I,o'.9n,,,,. ,,,,,.' l,'roI,aa1 a,,L
1io;ar tomaraI, ra,a;naL ~ ,ie Wv, =" v
Ia.I, - ~
an 81" 0i'I ''',,o', Nv N'''W' WI
J'I'cS IN "'N, uld' inc successful ico-
uer oil 'he mexican war; as mus' any
General VINO undcr'@hcS II prove TO be
/ Will be preferred to the hero OF Chlppc-
Waand Niagara :! This whole scheme
, repeat, is designed to Dust Gen. Scott
from the army, and to prevent him
from rcapinp any Of the honors. such
as they may be, of this war upon IN
Coriunn,e Nieyico
SEEING the oonc that wos nlovini,-
orlors u,or, ;..,,,d
u'"t o,,idan, a,al,,aoa IaI '''di u',.'
''ib' "'i w N~''N N'O'''~'' 'i't'' 'ttbN'i')
S,o"H Wy !" no WIN ,'iC
h"co",'' N'oi'' '''ot, W., "'u' cSscu ICY
ter 10 t!lc secretary OF war, 4 lew Gays
ago, setting lorth ms objections to SUI
| pcrscdng Gen. Iaylor, and express
ing some doubts as to the proprloty OF
uaIn. the general command, n.asmuch as
It appeared that he had lost the confidence
1.-The President. lie concluded, however
by saying that the FIRST duty Of soldier
was TO obey orders and he was ready 10
receive any the Departncn, might make
Since thCn no reply has been received; and
Il IS much to BE- doubted If he will be sent
to the S1u'a.
It's thus apparent that the design OF the
/ President was first TO cmbarrass Scott By
repeatedly urging upon him to superScde
| the golIaut Taylor, and failing in that TO
outrage his rlgh's and feelings by resorling
to this cowariIy and undermined 'a .uTu-
yer Of getting new officers from Congress.
This is the manner IN which those who
have fought for the bclr,s and honor Of
the country are treated by this contemplate
concern. Because men Of honor will not
enter, heartily into the wicked schemes Of
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