The Arkansas banner., 1847-07-19
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 4 letter in llle Ss Louis Repabficaa, ffon, San Diego. Upper California, gives very serious aspect so the dispute between Gen kearny and Com. Stockton. The writer makes s,atement, which, fl true, reflects no credit on Con. Stockton. He represents this officer as not only disregarding tke authority of Gen. kearney, and refusing lo acknow- ledge his superior command. but as grossly misrepresensing Ksarney's agency ia the bat ties fought jointly by them and what Is sull more seriobs, he chArges Stockton with wilfully leaving Gen. Kearny surrounded by a large force of the enemy, without any of the assistance which he (ssocktoa) was able to afford hiu.
 The country will demand an exalniaation of these charges, when these officers lelarn home. II one half of the matters alleged against Stockton be true, he should De sub jected to the seveFess penalties of tue mili- .ary law. The defence set up by some of his friends al the North, ,hastle commission of Gen. Keasny as Comnahdsf-i tsshief of California, was osIIy valid in case the coun- try was not conquered, struck us at the time IS an idle bubble. Setting aside the qaes- Iion of rank, which was clearly with kearuy, hls authority from the Secretary of War was 10 take command of all the forces in that country, and to proceed 10 its conquest and the organization of a new government No man Tn hts senses would pretend shat because the enemy had been delealed iii several bat tles, that the country was completely con queFed, and ,he government eslsbiished.-- .t L.s, tcls .f,a. wards occurred, prove very cieariy that the country was uneon1uered. But even if the country had been entirely occupied, the ob- vIous intent of the Government was, that kearney should al least have the command on land. But instead of that, Com. Stock ton takes command of the land forces, uses Gen. kearay as saieill-sergeanI, fights battles aud gains victories, the whole glory and praise of which he swallows himself, not even noticing kearny ia his despa,ches, though we are told that officer conducted all the details of these engagements Thus is the only instance which has occurred during the war, of oue high officer refusing or omit ting to do justice to brother officer, by whose exerions he was enabled 10 achieve his ,riumphs. l. has been the chief glory of all our officers. that no jealousy or envy has been permitted to iuserrupa their rela- lions, and impede their energetic corporation in this war. The old Hero of Buena Vista afforded beautiful example of lhis magma nimiIy and patriotism, In that noble act of according 10 the gallant Worth the prece- dence in the operations immediately follow ing the battles uf Palo Alto and Resara, troa-l the glories of which one unfortunate slep of Wodh's had unhappily excluded him. The just praise bestowed by the high-lninded Ia Tor, on all his officers, and the small share ol glory which he leaves for himself, spring from one of the noblest traits of lhe true sol der. The example thus set m tie commence ment of the war, has been followed and Imi- ,aied by all our officers, Stockton has alone departed from Il, and we trust, when he comes home, he will be prepared to give better account of his stewardship than that rendered by his l.iends We dislike to write aught against any ot osn officers engaged tn the service of the country And though ouf impressions respecting SIoekton's conduct, are derived from documents vril,en by hm- self. and staiemehts made by hls friends, yet we should not give expression to them, diJ Il moi look like injustice 10 triat gallant aud heroic veteran, whose extraordinary march In the wilderness, aud great suffering ln the discharge of, the most trying duties imposed upon any officer during this war, have exci- ted the slronges, sympathy and admiration of inc people, to allow his injuries and n- sults to pass uunoticed aud unrebuked
 N O. Della.