The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-08-16

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fore their term expired. acting to secure their volun
tary in the service by reenlisfment, after
their first term should have fully expired But more even
than this. In this same general order, Gen. Scott
not only does place his action in dschaging the vol
uneers upon the ground of any decision instruction to
that effect from the War Department, but he assigns at
some length other and very different for the step
he akes--placing il upon considerations OF humanity
and good ait in view of the position of the army and
the dangers of the climate And in the face OF all this
proof that the discharge of the volunteers the act OF
Gen. Scott alone, his true and jealous rnd of the Cou-
er first brands the act as "sOidal insanity" and then
utter outrage of all FEASIBILITY in the grossest igno-
rance. or the most wifu alsehool, makes, without
particle of proof, awkward and futile attempt (Which
it well knows must faiD to asen the act upon the admin
isration!
Really, one cannot trace the course which the New
York Courier has pursued towards Gen. Scott without
charging it with the grosses ndscreton, and even
pectng its friendship for the General Not many weeks
since, no stood higher in its estimation than Gen,
Scott. But now all seems to be changed The Courier
with protesatons of freedom from all party feeling,
(Which, considering the quarter whence they emanae,
supremey udcrous) has just unfured the banner of
Gen. Taylor Buena Vista rules the hour in its columns,
and Cerro Gordo must be rudely pushed aside While
the friend is courted with ulsome adulation (whoy
dstastefu doubt not, to the plain, blunt soldier on
whom it is avished) the old friend is treated, if not with
Indifference at least without much seeming consideration.
The pretence of the Courier that its savage comments
upon the discharge of the volunteers aimed at the ad
mnisration, is ridiculous Would any discreet friend
have risked hypothesis about the General, which, if
turned out to be false, would have left the General
posed the charge not only folly" but the suspicion
of &c nsanityp
Is any further proof of the Courers course towards
en- Scott yet wanting? 1t may be found abundanty in
its in relation to the alleged misunderstanding be-
tween Gen Scott and Mr. Trist. When the rumor of
that misunderstanding reached this country, the "Cour
ier made hot haste at first to place Gen Scotts ustca
ton on the single point that Mr.. Trsts mission would
turn out to be interference with Gen. SCOTS military
command The "Courer" made this point in pretended
defence OF Gen. Scott, arel knowing that might turn
out to be utterly baseess and futile and that Mr. Trsfs
mission had been framed with scrupulous regard to the
entire integrity of SCOTS military authority The matter
discussed for day two in the public prints and
then out came the ''Courers' farther defence of Gen
Scott upon the new ground, that Mr. Trst must have
gone to Mexico with authority to order an armis-
tice, over the head OF the Commanding General. This
point, too, made by the Courier, with the gross
est ndiscreon towards General Scott Then came the
rumor OF the "seaed packet addressed to the Next
can government and of the alleged difficulty about its
transmission by General Scott. And then forthwith
the Courier (frst assuming that there was such a
packet, and then assuming that Scott had refused its
transmisson) hastens to place his defence upon the
plea which, OF all others, any child might to be
the most utterly untenable and absurdviz., that Gen.
Scott, if he had sent it forward, though with the seal
unbroken, would, by that act have assumed the "re-
sponsiby OF its unknown statements or propositions,
whatever they might be AS it, forsooh, every particle OF
that responsibility would not belong to the Executive
thouy, which prepared the packet and directed its
mission We mean in all this to make no statement
whatever to the facts OF the and still less do
to pronounce any judgment either for against
General SCOTS course in the alleged premises. We deal
merely with the rumors which the Courier has paraded
before the public eye and upon which it has shaped its
course in defence of General Scott And we say that "no
man of common sense" could have taken such line of
defence, without sthe grossest folly'-we will not say,
'insanty."
Sucare our views OF the pursued by the Cou-
rie and Enquirer in relation to its former idol, General
Scott We do not that any special business
of ours to defend him against such friend. But the
country will Judge whether the Courier and Enquirer,
considering its past position and character does not sadly
want an apology for its sudden Indifference for its former
friend and enlistment under the emo party" banner of
General Taylor.