Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1846-07-01

No man can read the correspondence. of
which we furnish an abstract, without com.
ing at once to the conclusion that Gen
Windfieid Scott, Commander rim Chief, &c.
is no more. He is emphatiraily an ex-
ploded man--blown up by The over IN
flation Of his own self importance. and. as
we say, "burs; wide open," SO that the
world may look on and see how very
small pigmy it really is that has hereto
fore strutted with such mighty pomposlly.
We will briefly aIIude to "A few of the
points this correspondence developes.
1t will be seen that after entering upon
the duties of the high command to which
he was called by MIR. Polk, he suddenly
becomes dissatisfied and requests to be re-
lieved--not as the Wings have all charita-
bly, supposed, out of any chivaIrous feeling
for Gen. Taylor, but from considerations
of selt,--self alone, and self all the time.
His "rear" is a thing for which he feels Il
deep uneasness, and the idea of exposing
it has spasmotc effect upon his nerves
truly wonderful.
Under the dreadful apprehension that his
"rear" is endangered, he pens querulous,
spiteful and highly disrespectfu letter.
bringing grave charges, which, in the
mind OF every fair reader, can apply only
to the President. When the President.
as duty at once compelled him, promptly
complied with the hero's expressed wishes
and relieved him from the situation which
he so much feared would expose his be
| loved "rear'-what do we next find him
doing? Alas, he takes every particle
of capital at once away from the wings
who, no doubt, would otherwise have ba"k.
| ed him TO a man, in his attack on the Pres
eent-he takes away every chance iOI
their dong 50 by his retracting every thing
-declaring and proving by most approved
grammatical bubbles, that he did not near
the President, and has nothing to com
! plain Of against him. Still further pin
ned BY Mr. Marcy, he even declares thai
he has nothing to complain of against hin
either, bot some bloody minded member:
of Congress (not specifed) are the enemie,
whose designs upon his "rear" trouble hi:
dreams; and at last like a child that ha,
thrown away a toy in a pet, he whine:
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requested angrily to be relieved from.
The whole matter, narrowed, show!
then, just this: with nothing to complain
of against the President. or the Secretary
of War, he requests to be suffer ed 70 re
main at home, tor no other reason thar
some members of Congress do not give
| him their confidence; and at last after in
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ment back into his face, when he find
himself becoming ridiculous, and really
exposing his own folly, that "rear" TO
which he is so much concerned, in ia
more humlliating view than his worst en-
emies could have desired; he chops abou
and coos as amiably in The character o
the turtle, as he roared terribly IN his frs
assumed character of the lion.
Even if Mr.. Polk were otherwise no
indisposed to reappoint Gen. Scott to tn
place he has thrown up, the preposterou
delays he has encouraged, the confusion
and contradiction he has thrown upon tht
campaign, ought to be convincing of hi
total incapacity. Any man who could de
iberateIy write that $4,000 volunteer
could not be got to Gen. Taylor's cam
sooner than September, is more of gran
ny than a general, and should have leave q
absence from the service.
1t will he seen that to Gen. Scott, all tn
arrangements for the campaign had bee
entrusted. We ask Mr.. Marcy's pardo
for having heretofore unjustly blamed hir
for a bunglIng management. which it no.
turns out was SCOTS alone. Sentinel.