Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1848-06-27

IN bringing about this prosecutIon--io his agency
| in procuring the Frcaner paper and the use he
| made OF it, and Of his plant tool Freaner-to bis
! UNANIMOUSLY false and abusive letter To Secretary
| Buchanan, 10 destroy with the Government
TO Senator Dix, to defeat as he says, my homina-
ton before the Senate-and his unbushIng iaIsc-
hoods, Voluntarily put forth, AMI disclosing pre-
| tended priraie cOnrers atoms, which have shown
to be in point of fact, pure abricienS ofhe basest
character all of wh5ch are sworn to with de-
| gree Of GOODNESS almost commanding admiration.
| While do not hesitate in believing that this
honest " Iago" is at the bottom OF this conspiracy
| against me, and by his falsehood and IntHgues
| has exercised an influence over Gen. Scot, which
| BY poisoning his feelings and binding his judg-
ment, p:ecipitated him into a sericsOf wrongs, OPP
preston and injustice against me ; yet cannot
| hold him gUiLIeSS who suffered the power and IN
huence OF his exalted station to be thus used and
abused. This series Gl wrongs began by the alb
| rupt termination OF a correspondence introduced
| by Gen. Scott, desiring alterations in my official
reports, Ihirty-nine days after Oue OF these had
been filed in his office, and long after he had made
| up his own. TO crafty him. made all the al
iteration desired, except one, (which in no way re-
lated TO himsef,l Notwithstanding which he took
offence, and said he would send the whole CORES
| ponIcncc to the Secretary Of War.
But few days had elapsed be!o;e was inform
ed that in presence OF number Of officers Of rank
and character lie grossly reflected upon me about
the removal OF two small howuzcrs, from Chapul
| 'epecO which had never seen and never heard
Of until Svas informed that they bad been rcmov
ed from their carriages, when ordered them 10
be restored 10 the garrison. placed IN ms pos
session the proofs of my-nnnccnc". and OF tie in
Justice he had done me bat he refused To relieve
me Of the Ger sure. demanded Court OF lnqn-
nv. The record of that court cXInntcd the facts
upon which my innocence was clear and manifest;
but the court committed obvious error in re-
porting them, which resulted in unjust rCflec-
lion upon my character.
pointed ont the error to Gen. scott. anu asked
him to fer the case back for It's correction. IL"
refused to.Go ! appealed from lis decision /"
nv government, as had a right lay taw I" do
For this he arrested me-, and tWid ne suspended
from command, prisoner within the limits OF the
city OF Mexico for nearly three rlunihs, while he
suppressed entirely my appeal III VOCATION nt law
aud regulations, and gave the g"v:Inment no OIL
fetal Information of the cause "i my arrest
In the meantime. he issued general order no.
$40, in which he denounced me a the author ol
the Leondas lpi'cr, with pulling myself aud ma
iGnanliy OK lud others, and invoked upon nc
the indignation Of all cheers " "i'o loved their
country and the truth Of history; thus c0HH"mn-
ing me UliieGrd and WitIEt friH@. and using the
Rover and influence oil his official station and h'g'-
command Ia degrade and disgrace me- IL" pre-
!crrcd charges against me--gru"sIE lJl-c ana C.
lumnious-appltedt to the government Tor court
martial for my trial; ana whena count was order
ed to investigate the facts, and had reached The
city OF Mexico lie Withdrew from the prosecution.
while in the very act Of withdrawal. he, i'll effect,
reiterated the trnth Of his charges and sought 10
fix more inhebly the Stain which his false char
ges had lniI'c'cd ana al NE s"''c t'''% 10 "c''c
me {" All "PPO.t"'!!ty :" nv ~" 49,
ana II was l''. "Il:" L''.u ~ -,
MN 10 prosecute MS o'i"' EeS' '''"' ~ ~
10 50 ri ;.,rc,, ,,,,,rio--
lie has ProScchlcu' case as Il
err aud fit subject for tie gaOws, seeking, Ivy his
tyT"hh'c"' al" oHe''c'' ~ "L" :"
my Witnesses anu 10 CRUSH '''e " ''' - '''
character.
For nearly zen moh'hS my o'E:" an" P'tr"'c
charnc'er mas Oc'h "9S",ie" WI: III.
ieFociy !'o' Que Gnu u t!'e ',,' :" ~ ,
During the whole o. thiS 'ime was III 'le P'tsc'Se
o. lh"ehen'y' tue DATES " IL! e.
from my NAIVE anu' VII
nave ocen "''eC'eo' Nc' - ''',S ~ '
"ciG prisoner III 'ne e'''y rr,.
trlai on charges PrrcIIeu aS".lI1' Ill., y ~,
C"t"r' t"e'e ISSUES 'I"'" '.'S '""'P ~ ~;
~ ONCE NO. o'''y "'.,I 'I,s 49, oainr;oms
"",' ''1'',' aII !I;,, IT, - t;aC If liz; ,,,
staff and zen, forth fnrlEr very purpose Of prcjudi
cing The public mind, already much abused, still
further against me- and causing it :" Judge the
merits ofthcse ry issues. All this have borne
in silence; snd it not " It'll the merkncss and re-
sionation Ola Christian, al least with the snbOrGl-
nation which becomes "A soldier.
will NOT trust myself to remark Ipon the fore
going recital nor does il require that should
submit the naked facts to this court. and the
sjderatiuu ol all truthful and udh inS, without
one woEd Of comment Had the prosecutor read
history TO advantage, lie would hay" learned that
the remembrance OF the recent achievements Of
l,,,, tod, 1tI II ,jS ma mo