Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-01-01
THE TROUBLE IN OUR CAMP.

Our readers who have seen the General Order,
Of late date of the Commander of our Army in
Mexico, and other publications from the same
quarter, may well conceive that great excitement
exists among the higher officers Of the army. This
is most deeply 10 be regretted but the fact is fla
grant, and it is impossible to shut our eyes to it,
A number Of letters have appeared in the public
prints on the subject. We prefer (being obliged
by straitness Of space to select to place before
readers the following, being from Correspondent
Of the same paper in which first appeared the Let
ter giving the whole credit of one of the severest
fought actions to a General subordinate TO the
Chief:
CORRESPONDENTS NEW ORLEANS DELTA.
CITr OF Mexico, Nov. p, ls47.
expect you all anxiousy waiting the receipt of ine
gence from the army in relation to its future movements and
impatient know what will be done hereafter.
you we are no DESTROYS hear from home than you
hear from us in order that may know what the army
has already done for although here the ground
observing closely could, and watching atentvely
night and day. and know what going on would
appear from the accounts already received from the United
States that ab6rs in vain and exertons entirely
uiiess find, by accounts published, the brilliant
achievements Of men portrayed in vivid coos who quietly
enjoying sound sleep at the time OF the operations for which
they endeavorng to be made heroes in the and
ddaes before the people f important and honorable offices
others, with vauItng ambition and naughty assumptions
rogatng themselves and their friends the sole credit of i'm
poran military which they specially ordered
make and because their exceeding vanity, amounting
almost diocracy will not be allowed its fullest scope the
prejudice of honorable and worthy sought to
overthrow and break down the checks the they have
pursued which dscredabe to them individuals il
is to them officers of the American army.
It would really that the who enter the army with
the object Of making their profession that they may able
defend their countys honor and interest whenever called
upon have nothing else to do than shed their blood and
offer their lives that they bring prominently before the
people of country certain very small with very great
preensons for high and important Offices Let ask
soldiers entered the field with this intention If our Military
Academy, the offspring of which by iheir galantry and their
requirements in their profession have high and lasting
honors established with this object think may safe
~ However, there politicians in this army,
and there who gambling for office and honos to
which they not entitled Out OF this there has dis
pues aud hard feeling which should have taken place,
least in the heart of enemys country and which has
suited in the of three officers Major Gen. Pillow,
Major Gen. WORTH and Colonel Duncan. These internal
wrangngs disrepuab the army and calculated to tear
the hard aure from the brows OF those who best
And this dispute who shall be considered hero Of
this is ridiculous and nonsenscal The heroes of the
ARaY, and any entitled to the appela
Of the hero, should think it the person who orders
and directs general movements and deyses the various plans
of operaton-in short, the General.in- Chief.
These disputes will doubt be fruitful theme for
of the political papers home whose interest lies in making
the breach wider between their friends and their antagonists
The whole NATTER the President proper
der MARTIAL will become the subject of judicial nyesti
CATION, and the affair sed to its very bottom The result,
from what have heard minated from the charges, will de-
velop state of affairs people little expect exist here,
and, have doubt, cool their ardor for eevang poi
nent offices q Military Chefains' MrsTAsG.