Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1847-07-09

The n. y Courier d. Enquirer gives tn.
following somewhat positive and circum>,anta
account Of the nature Of the difficulty that is re.
ported to have arisen between Gen. ScoIr and
MIR. TRIsT, Clerk in the State Departments
1t will be remembered that the Union denied,
in the outset, that Mr.. Trist had been sent 10
to Mexico in a diplomatic character Should
the statements Of the Courier q. ENQUIRER prove
to be substantially true, Gas we see no reason
to donbt) the government organ will be placed
in another Of the beautiful predicaments for
which that remarkable paper seems to have
decided "proclvity." The following is tho
CJu Ter d. Enluirers ACCOUNT
Unless we have been entirely misled by o,- s,,,b.
ern correspondents, Mr. Trsls fist step on hi. nrr,.
val al Iaappa, was TO request Gen Scott 10 trnn.,,,
10 us destination sealed packet addressed IN Nm.
Mexican Secretary OF State, which he enclosed IN tho
General ana OF the contents OF which he gave him no
account Gen Scott promptly informed him iI1, h., IA
clncd 10 do so but that lie should retain The i.,arL
Ject to Nlr Trsts order HIS reply 10 Mr. Trs If
coutse III "Iil's' ana was so emphatic aud eSppcIt
ms to leave no room tor Misrepresentation TINS lc,
yer we 6hor, Is now on file IN Washington and II
the report mat has reached OF It's contents ,s incor
right ~ - N"' - -
Mr. Trist or more properly the Eyecutiv. of,ybi,b
~ an inns he is simply the tool was thus batiled in
W nls' nutmpt to throw upon Gen Scott the es,1,s-
phty OF whatever proposition TO the Ncxean royarn
hleht ms sealed na"1c; rortdined. lie then in,orr
Ell General that he had come to Mexico win III
authority 10 conclude an armstire with the Cover,
henl OF Mexico TO suspend all ml.ltaTv ,petato,s
ana 10 MAKE an necessary arrangements pfppipn,,,
10 the negotiation OF treaty of peace This f,r, 49,,
already been asserted IN letters from Mexico nubsbs
ed IN New Orleans ana Elsewhere nud 40, ~. -.
ed by private advlces that it is strictly hue NJ,
Inst moreover submitted to Gen Scott letter E"r,
the Secretary either OF State or War conhrlnipc ~,
every respect the statement he had made and d,,s
ing INN TO recognize, IN lis fullest extent Mr. Irs,.
plrnary authority. '''
General Scott thus found himself under III, o,a,-.
OF the Department. virtually. though not formally ~
pilved OF hls command, and made subordInnts 10 .
Clerk IN the state Department lie al once inf,,,j
T, Inst that he should not permit him 10 iDtcrf.r
with the operations OF the amy, which was md, -
command mat under the Circumstances in which
that army was placed, M amisce was strr,l,, , Ill"
mry policy and that he should recoAmlzc mo- s,.r
sion oil ho>tes TO which his assent as Con,,,,,,i a.
ln-Chiei OF the forces IN the field should MOI be- -
vously gwen. At the same time he wrote =, IL
StcfelaIyoi War repeating his decnIntionS =, NJ
ltlsl, ahu assuring the department.. that ne sbould
retain the actual command Of the army unul tor,n,Ii,
recalled, 1909 ''4'a'y
This correspondence is on file at WASHINGTON ,ra
though we do not pretend to give the nppungs 49,
by either party, we appeal with confidence 10 ia. -
umenis, ior iul continuation OF this statement of III,
purport. " ''''
This is the difference which has been cba,,c,or;-.,
by the apooglst OF the Executive, as simplv 10,
greement up, point OF etiquette Ii involves a.
WI be seen ny TINS statement OF facts, direct attempt
10 degrade Cen. Scott iiom his position as Conn,arp
der-in-C hei to that Of subordinate Clerk In The
state department., and that, too, upon questions he
longing exclusively 10 the military authority