The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1848-01-06

in person, give their parole of honor not again
to take arms against the United States during
the war. nor to interfere in any manner IN
hostilities. The proclamation contains other
orders, and is quite lengthy severe Penalt'eS
are provided for these who break their par
ole, &c.
DIFFICULTIES IN THE ARMY.
The late news brings some of the orders
which led to the arrest of the officers hereto
fore mentioned. In the order following, at
ten,on is directed to the army order pro-
bibitinc officers from writing letters to be
published at home.-Bos. Wing.
lead QUARTERS OF THE ARMY,
Mexico Nov. II, lSE.
The attention of certain officers of this army
is recalled to the foregoing regulation, which
the general in chief has resolved to enforce
so far as may be in his power.
AS vet but two echoes from homo OF the
brilliant O, 'ations Of our arms IN tins basin
have reached US; the first in New Orleans
and the te;ond through Iampico news
paper. ~
It requires not lite charity to believe
that the principal heroes OF the scandalous
letters alluded to did not write them, or spe-
ciallv procure them 20 be written, and the
intelligent can be at no loss in conJecturng
the authors-chiets, partizans, and pet tamll-
iars. To the honor of the service, the dis
ease - pruriency of fame, not earned-can-
not have seized upon half dozen officers
(present) all of whom, it is believed, belong
to the same two coteries
False credit may, no doubt, be obtained at
home by such despicable self-putiings and
malignant exclusions Of others, but at the ex-
pensc of the Just esteem and consideration
of all honorable officers who love their coun'
try their profession, and the truth of history.
The Indignation Of the great number OF the
latter class cannot fail, in the end, to bring
down the conceitcd and envious to their
proper level
By command of Maj. Gen. Scott,
H. L. SCoTT, A. A. A. G.
The letters alluded to by Gen Scott as the
"cchocs from home" are evidently the " lie
onidas" letter, and the other letter which
appeared first in the Pittsburg Post, was
thence transferred to the Union, whence,
SAYS the n. American, published IN Mexico,
we copied it on the 9Th October, with some
Introductory remarks, and the whole then
appeared in Tampico paper. When Zen
Scots orders were published, 1t, Col. Dun
can camo out promptly in the North Amer
can with the following frank avowal OF his
connection with the "Tampico letter" SC
called. -,
According to the North American, the
L" Tampico letter was compiled from two
letters written by officers of the armyin Mex
leo to a brother officer in Pittsburgh for his
f eye alone" But read what Col. Duncan ha:
TO say to II -. ,o
MEXICO, Nov. II, 1917
To the Editor of the North American
Sir: | herewith present copy of the " lam
pico letter." characterized as "scandalous,
9 de,picable," " Malignant" &c, in genera
orders No $50, published in the American
Star of this morning.
, To the end that the true character OF thu!
letter may be known, desire that you re
publish 1t in your paper, and that none OF my
brother officers may innocently suffer for /
e publication so obnoxious, hereby publicly
$ acknowledge myself to be the author. The
. substance Oft communicated from Eacuaya
soon after the battles, in private letter to {
! friend in Pittsburg.
: The statements in the letter are known b!
= very many officers of this army to be true
and can but think that the publication o
truth is less likely to do violence to indivd
\ uals or the service, than the suppression Oh
1 perversion Of it.
Justice to Gen. Worth, (who is evidently
. one of the "hcroes pointed at in order No
359) requires me to state that he knew moth
ing whatever of my purpose to write the let
ter in question, nor that it had been writer
= till well on its way to its destination; he ncV
: err saw, nor did he know, directly or indirect
: ", even the purport of one line, word or syl
e liable of it till he saw it in print, and he i
equally ignorant OF my design to make thi
declaration, which do, as l wrote the letto
unprompted and on my own responsibility.
e Very respectfully, your obcdlent servt,'
|. JAMES DUNCAN,
a Brevet Lieutenant Colonel, U. S. A.
After the publication of this letter, Col
X Duncan was placed under arrest and subse
i ouently Gen. Pillow was arrested, and mex
Gen. Worth. The North American is o
a opinion that Gen. Pillow was not arrested OF
n account of the "Leonidas letter, but OF
the following grounds:
n Gen. Pillow having taken exceptions t
q the finding of a court of inquiry, which find
/, ing has been approved by Gen. Scott al
dressed paper relating to the matter to tn
, Secretary of War, through the commander Il
"a chief, preserving copy, which he avowed Il
: letter accompanying he had sent or woul
: send, directly to the Secretary at Washington
This transaction is Judged to be contempt
and for the so judged contempt Gen. PilIo'
l. is arrested.
l. Gen. Worth's arrest is thus noticed in tn
5, North American of the 26lh ult:
Y. The last arrest occurred yesterday-that {
! Brcvet Major General Worth, and the charg
l. is, we believe contempt toward the commanc
y err in chief
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