Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1847-08-26

Not many weeks since, no man stood higher in Its
estimation than Gen. Scott But now all seems to be
changed The Courier, with protestations of free
dom from all party feelings (Which, considering the
quarter whence they emanate, supremely ludi-
crous,) has just unfured the banner of Gen. Taylor
Buena Vista rules the hour 10 It's columns, and Cerro
GOrdo must be rudey pushed aside While the nelC
friend is courted with fusome adulation (wholly
dlstasiefu doubt not, To the plain, blunt soldier
on whom it is avished) the old friend is treated, If
not with indifference. at leust without much seeming
consideration. The prctcnce of the Courier that It's
savage comments upon the discharge of the volunteers
are aimed at the administrations ridiculous. Would
any discreet friend have risked hypothesis about
the General which, if il turned out 10 be false would
have left the General exposed the charge not only
Ot folly" but the suspicion OF - insanity :"
Is any further proof of the Courers course towards
General Scott yet wanting! II may be found abun-
daniy IN Its relation to the alleged mIsur-
derstanding between General Scott and Mr.. TrIst.
When the rumor of that misunderstanding reached
this country the Courier" made hot haste at first
10 place Gen. SCOTS Justification Oh the single point
that Mr.. Trist'S mission would turn out to be an
interference with Gen. Scott's military command.
The Courier :" made this point in pretended defence
of Gen Scott, 'ce kno0iRg that 1t might turn out to
be utterly baseless and futile and that Mr. Trists
mission bad been framed with scrupulous regard to
the entire integrity of SCOTS military authority
The matter was discussed for a day or two in the
public prints, and then out came the " Courier's -
farther defence of Gen. Scott upon the new ground
that Mr. Trst must have gone to Mexico with autho-
ry to order armlstlce, the head of the COM
handing General. This point, too, was made by the
Courier. with the grossest indiscreton owar ds
Scott. Then came the rumOr of the sealed packet
addressed to the Mexican government and of the
alleged difficulty about It's transmission by General
Scott. And then forthwith the Courier first assum-
ing that there was such packet and then assuming
that Scott had refused its transmssion) hastens to
place his defence upon the plea which, Of all
others, any child might see TO be the most utterly
untenable and absurd-viz., that Gen. Scott, if he
had sent ii forward though with the seal unbroken,
would, by that act, have assumed the responsibility
of It's unknown statements propositions, whatever
they might be As if, forsooth, every particle OF
that responsibility would belong to the Executive
authority, which prepared the packet, and directed
its transmission We mean in all this to make no
statement whatever to the facts of the case and
still less do we mean 10 pronounce any judgment
either for against General Scott's course in the
alleged premises. We deal merely with the rurnors
which the Courier has paraded before the public eye
and upon which ii has shaped its course in defence OF
General Scott And we say that - no man of COM
mon sense" could have taken such line defence
without the grossest folly I'VE will not say,
" insanity"
Such are views of The course pursued by the
Courier and Enquirer in relation to It's former idol
General Scott. We do not assume that it is any
special business of ours to defend him against such
friend. But the country Will Judge whether the
Courier and Enquirer, considering It's past position
and character does sadly want an apology for its
sudden Indifference for its former friend and enlist
ment under the " no party banner of Gen. Taylor