Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1847-12-31
THE DIFFICULTY IN THE ARMY

Inc uIlLCultS dtllOiS prominent OlllcerS OF
our army appears to have heen quite as seri-
ous as was represented. We publish here the
orders Of Gen, Scott rejecting upon the off
GERS who were said to be under arrest. They
1etray no little temper-perhaps we should
say, ascerbity of temper
GENERAL ORDERS--No 3.
WAR DEPARTMENT, ADJ GEMS OFFICE,
Washington, jan %, 1917. .
The following regulation has been received
from the War Departments:
WAR DEPARTMENT,
Washington, Jan. %, 1917 !
The President of the United States directs
that PARAGRAPH $50 of the General Regulations
for the Army, established on the 1st March,
1925. and not included among those published
Ian. %, 1871, be now published, and that It's
observance as a part Of the General Regu!a-
lions be strictly enjoined upon the army.
By order of the President.
(Signcd) w L. MARCY, Secretary of War
The following is the paragraph of the Gen
eral Regulations for the Army, established on
the 1st of March, 1925, referred to above:
$3.50. Private letters or reports, relative to
military marches and operations, are frequent
ly mischevous in design, and alw VS. disgrace
fill to the army. They are, therefore, strictly
forbidden; and any officer found guilty of ma
king such report for publication, without spe-
cial permission, or OF placing the writing be-
You'd his control, so that it finds it's way to
the press, within one month after the terminal
ton OF the campaign to which it relates, shall
be dismissed from the service''
BY command of Major General Scott.
(SigneL) WILLIAM G. FREEMAN.
Asst Adj Genl.
"l1'' i nl l. MATHEMATICIAN 04''
lead IltANIE ~ or TIE skNf'
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ne a''cIit,5 % Ie'at,i oiI;Ce.S Vi 5s I'll
NY - ,G-o"t'e'' ~ ,l0 o!tso'IS ITs'5"'0,o
llcll ''le N'el - 'eool' ca u I'll
lorte 81 I'I Is II may Dc III MS power r.,
rs y e' O"' Two eo',oe' nom iio'Ie u ''lt
hfHlahl operations OF our arms III 'illS OaSln
nav 'e''ea,u Us 'l,1 I,'. r. w." I..'l,S
anu 'I'' 0eo"i'" ''1l""ol h"'"p ''o He"'P"'
per- =,
''e4"!le> ito' e." ''tiE C'''''y - 3el'e' .ll"
me p'L|'l"1 heroes Vi !Ile Se'I'''''ouS let'els
aIIudeu tooId not Wfite lhen' or Specally pro
cure them 10 be written ana Inc jntellgen' cal
De al no loss IN con}ec'uf!ng the authors
honor OF the service, the Gjscase-prunency
| pa
half dozen officers, (present,) all OF whom
It IS believed, belong to the same two coteues
False credit may, no doubt, be obtained a
home, by such despicabie self-Puffings ant
malignant exclusion OF others but at the eX
pense OF the Just esteem and consideration O.
ali honorable officers who love their country
their profession, and the truth OF history. III
Indignation Of the great number of the latte
class cannot fail IN the end TO bring down tht
concelted and envIous to their proper level.
By command OF Maj. Gen. Scott:
II. l.. SCOTT, A. a. A. e.
The letters alluded to by Gen. Scott as the
echoes from home are evidently the g Leonl
Gas letter, ana me other 4 letter winch ap
peared trst III the IIltsburg Post, was thence
transferred 10 the Union, whence we COPIED /
on the 9Th October, with some Introductory
remarks, and the whole then appeared IN ;
lamplco paper, IN winch Gen. Scott FIRST saw
the letter. Upon the puoHca'ion OF GENERA
SCOTS orders, gwen above, Lieut.. Col. DUN
can came out promptly in the North American
with the 1o,loWins frank aVoWal OF MS con con
necton win me lahiP'co Iet'ef' so cared
AccoFdln6ly % llle NORM american the am
pIco IS''er Was coI''pHea from TWO ie"ef
WFil,eh ny onlcerS ol the army IN mexico 10
Dro'iei ollcer III IlttS"o'5' iof MS eye alone'
bul Teao "lldI Col' duncan nus 10 say OF II :
y, -, IVY, =, Nl E,1 nov 80 1871
10 We E4"0' q ne No't" 11"le'(cGh !!
OF: heie"i'h present copy VI lie Id"
plco lcHer, cllardcIe''Heu aS ScaHualouS'
desPicaOie' hlaIISn1h', &c IN genera
omcFs NO. 0t9' pooASIieo III the America
Star this morning.
10 the ehd mat me rue character OF I'M
letter may be known, desire that you puDlis
1t IN your paper; and that none OF my brothe
officers may lnnocently suffer tor publcatIo
so obnoxious, | herewith publicly acknoW
} ledge myself to be ITS author. / he substanc
; of 1t communicated from iacubaya soon ate
the battles, IN private letter to friend l
5 Plttshurg
The statements IN the letter are known b
: very many officers OF this army TO be tru
: and ] can but think that the publication {
truth is less likely TODD violence to individual
or the service than the suppression OF perve
SION OF It,
: justice to Gen. Worth, (Who is evldentl
one OF the " heroes pointed at IN order N
: 349,) requires me to state that he knew notl
ing whatever OF my purpose to write the lie
: ter IN question, nor that 1t had been writer
till well on ITS way to It's destination; he ne'
!, er saw, nor did ne know, directly or mdIrectI,
even the purport OF one line, word or sylab
OF II TIL he saw 1t IN PRINT, and he is equal
: ignorant OF my Design 10 make THIS declaration
c Whlcn 90, as | wrote the letter, unprOmpte
5 ana on my own responsibility. Very re-
: pectfuIIy, your ooedient servant,
JAMES DGNCAN,
I u, y A