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anitr0 5tates Congress.
Editorial Correspondence Of Pitts. Gazette
CoNGRESS-SUSPENSIoN OF GENER-
AL SC0TT-&c. &c.

Al SCOTT-&c. &c.
WASHINGTON Jan. 95, Is48.
Congress abounds in speeches az both wings
OF the Capitol. Following the very excellent
speeches Of Mr.. Barrow, of Tennessee, and Mr..
Dixon, ofConneclicdE was one to-day from Mr..
Roman. Of Maryland, avery able argument,
with lhaulhouiies, 10 show thai Texas had no claim
TO the Rio Grande. This subject is receiving
very thorough discussion here, and the .docu-
meniary evidence is made TO bear very heavily
upon the friends ofIhe Administration, noIwith-
standing the President undertakes TO keep kack
whatever information he pleasesto Nithhold.-
This Withholding ofinlormation, many who are
responsible for their conduct here, will regard
US very good reason for not voting more men
and more money. Indeed, except for the pa.
lrOnage incident 10 the ten regiment bill, do
not beieye that it would pass the Senate
There are many hungry, hanging on pspiranls
for othce, and all these must be provided Cor ul
the public expense.
Mr.. Cass, as The organ Of the President and
War Department, to-day announced the suspen
sion Of General Scou from the command in
Mexico, his order 10 appear at Perote, their to
be tried by Court Martial, and the turning over
the command to Major General Butler, of The
Volunteers. The Court of Inquiry in this case
are 10 be General ToYson, of the Pay Depart
ment, Col. Belknpp, (nslead of Gen. Butler,
before announeed) and Brigadier General Cush.
ing, Of the Massachusetts Volunteers. The
sire in the rear"has come at last, and it seems
TO the friends of General Scott good deal
worse Than the fire in trout. Every one, howev.
er, must have loreseen that it would come after
the splendid military success of the General.n
Chei. II is not in the nature Of James X. Poll
to be just 10 one opposed TO him politically o
Iolherwlse. lie is an enyious Jealous, little
minded man, one who 10 this case, has wrongeC
General Scott, noIsO much by Court of Inquiry
as 10 The manner in which this Couu has beef
appointed. The charges against Gen. Wortl
were dismissed also by the President, at tn,
very moment those against General Scott ar
> recevedns admisslhe,-and this, too, after il
one Courl Martial Worth had been censured..
The differences between the Officers of the Ar
my arc deeply to be regretted, but still more i
, the concentration Of Executive wrath upon Gen
Scott. How it will look to the country,-lo SCI
Gen. Scott, the hero Of a score of battles;-
: 'the greatest soldier in The Army,"--as hear
one OF the bravest Generals of the Army 50,
:, last n nght,--lred byCour Martial in a Mexcal
town, through an order from James X. Polk
and Mr.. Secretary Marcy. At Washington
these heroes fire their long guns from the Pres.
ident's Palace and Department of War and up
on one whose skill in arms has redeemed the
Administration from the disgrace in which, bul
for him ii might have been involved.
General Towson and Col. Beknap have lei
for Pcrote, and the Court Martial will be there
assembled the President and General Worth
4 the accusors, and General Scott, the accused
= Well, | venture that the old General, after al
:, the traps set 10 catch him, will escape Scott free
The bunder Of seven millions of dollars i
!. tho Treasury Department still stNggers all in
: qu err. Can il be that the Head of Depart
:, ment, reluled, too, to be inquisitve an
= industrious rs Mr.. Walker is, knows no NOR
!, Of the business of his Department than thisl-
, Tho bunder is deemed unaccoun;abe and in
excusable 10 those who do not know Mr.. Wal
a ker's tastes and habits. lie is there apoliticiar
, not Statesman, welded to theories, not to prac
tice, and employed rather to sustain his Ere
10 trade opinions than in tho public service.
o In looking over the estimates of the Quartz
v Master General, find that this Office, at the sul
q gestion of the Secretary of the Treasury, wa
IS compelled to cut down his estimates NEARL
81 EIGHT MILLIONS OF DOLLARS FO
o THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR ALONEl-
h Thiswill have to be provided forat the end of tn
:. year. | give you the aggregate that you ma
n see what little tricks ure resorled TO in high pit
e ces to deceive the people in regard to The ocut
|. expenses of Government. E.B.