The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1848-01-25
THE ARMY DIFFICULTY.

From all the news received in regard to
the arrest of those brave and accomplished
officers, Gems. Worth and Pillow, and L..
Col. Duncan, by Gen. Scott, and from whit
has been published in the icly of Mexico,
touching this matter, every unpreiudiced
mind must sympathize with the pers nj
sought to bo dishonored, and reflect its ana.
'ham1s upon the silly, unjusti6able cours,
OF the arbitrary and insolent comman Ier-n
chief Ger. Scott, whose bravery no man
will doubt who knows anything of his life,
hls, on this occasion, however, evinced IA
disposition totally for in TO every honorable
and manly sentlment--a disposition, which,
it allowed To exercise its own peculiar
course, will undoubtedly crush the pa,riotic
impulses of his subordinates, and iufuse into
the ranks splri, ofstrle and disunion; It
must introduce an ''orJer" of things calcula-
ted to deaden the chvalrous energies of all
who should be his standby. In an enemy,s
conntry--surrounded by foe who must re-
Joce over every fllse step taken by the A
merlcans--could any act appear more i'm
prudent, or likely to entail more bitter con-
sequences, than the late movement which
tho commlnder-in-chief has insanely made?
We can faucy OF none. Gen. Scott, has, i'm
this case, betrayed weakness Of mind--a
tIm'd fretiqness unworthy Of shadow oc
appreciation from even the ''most degenerate
OF the degenerate" brave. What! he i'm.
peach the high and honorable character of
Gen. Worth! man who towers above him
in point of natural and cultivated intellect, a
head and shoulder! man whose fair repu,,
tailon, military or otherwise, the mere
MoggM of suspicion or ungentlemanly con-
duc, never has clouded! Strange act!-
Wonderful ommander-in-chief!
How noble is the silent disdan Of Gen..
Worth under the infamous course of his supe-
rior olficer-how calmly,as ifconcious of his
innocence-does he carry himself beneath
the attempt Of political prejudice, or some-.
thing worse to overwhelm him! All tn 8
stamp him the groat man: and The will Of the
arbitrary one, however strong, must soon
bow to qualities Witch neither God, nor Ma
turc gave him!
Gen. Pillow boldly maintained himselfin
the attempt TO crush his power; aud neither
jealousy OF prejudice he is determined shall
prevent his voice being heard.
In the keen and scathing reply of 1t.
Col Duncan, published in the "Nerlh Amer
ican'' of the city of Mexico, there is no
lodging. He stands up boldly to the mark
as regards one of the letters written, which
called for Gen. SCOTS "order,"-and saws
in so many words that he shrinks from no
responsibility-"that the publication Of truth
is less likely to do violence to indviduals
or the service than the suppression or per-
oersion Of it," This is coming pretty near,
home and places Gen. Scott in an exceeding
ly delicate position.
What will be the rrsu!i Of this difficulty
time must disclose; but, as il stands, tha.
sympathics Of the great body Of the army aso
to be found enlisted for the officers arrested:
and, hence the presumption is that the com
,nandug Generals course has been disap-
proved Of Where the circumstances re.
ened to occurred, il is certainly reasonabls
10 believe that the most should be known
about it, Steubearille Unicn.
SENATOR ALIEN Opposed in rssc,s IL,