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General Scott SunerSeded.

The rumors relative 10 the court martial Of
General SCOTT, which have excited the deepest
interest in the minds Of the people for some time
past, have been fully confirmed. Yes, the
deed has been done,-and we may not now look
any longer upon the brave, core-worn old vet
eran, as the commander ofour army in Mexico.
Orders have gone on from Washington for the
suspension Of Gen. Scott from the command Of
the army, for the assembling of Court of In
quiry for his case at Perote, and for the dis.
charge of Gen. Worth from the arrest under
which he had been placed by General SCOTT.
The damning GUILT connected with this mat
ter, on the part fthe Administration, is great
that it can scarcely be comprehended. The in.
justice oflhc arrest is only equalled by the meaH,
selfish and grovolling spirit in which it was in
stigated, only to be accounted for by the re.
hection that Polk, Walker & Co. harbor an in
veterate and malign HATRED against the Com
manderin-chief of our armies. And why!-
DEEP SEATED ENVY is at the bottom oft! The
President and his coadutors being utterly devoid
Of every principle of justice and gratitude, and
having in consequence become seriously alar.
med at the magnitude and brliancy of the ou.
reIs that the Unprecedented success Of General
ScoTT had pinned around the brow of political
opponent, the first shadow of an opportunity to
open fire in the rear" was eagerly seized
upon. No sooner did news reach Washington
that certain difficulties and misgivings existed
among some ofthe officers in the army, than did
the Administration begin 10 devise schemes in
the hope of injurng the fair fame of Major Cen
eral WINFIELD SCoTT. The charges preferred
by Gen. Scott against Gen. Worth, together with
the proceedings of.he Court Of Inquiry held on
The case in Mexico, and the complaints made by
Worth against Gen. Scott, were transmitted by
the latter to the War Department at the same
timo,-and here, in the manner in which tha
Department treated and acted upon these docu
ments, is the iraitorous spirit which inslgateC
the arrest of the Commander-in.chief fully be
trayed and developed. NOTWITHSTANDING GEN
0OObt hhD DEHA' EOLLi SOolAlNED AND Approves
IN HIS EVERY CHARGE AGAINST GEN. WORTH R
THE Court OF INQUIRY WHICH HAD BEEN ASSEM-
BLED AT PERoTE, AND WHICH CouRT NOT oNL
cENsURED IN LANGUAGE NOT TO BE misunderstood
THE COURSE THAT HAD BEEN PURSUED BY GEN
WORTH, BUT ALSO EMPHATIcALLV CONDEMNED AN
REPuDIATED TO THE EXTENT OF ITS POWER TIL
PUERILE COMPLAINTS THAT HE HAD PREFERRE
AGAINST GEN. Scorr, THE ADMINISTRATION LOS
NO TINE IN DIscHARGING THE FORMER AND oRDEE
ING THE ARREST OF THE LATTER.
, A case parallel with this cannot be found
the history Of nations. There is no. anothe
case on record where the chief magistrate
nation. whether a President or King. man
tested similar injustice and ingratitude toward
great military chiefiain, who had spent h
life in rehecting honor on the aims Of the couI
Try. But be it SO. 1t will result in the discret
II oil The accusers, and not Of the accused. L
the People remember that Gen. Scott accomplish
cd for Me Administration that wtich il w1