Evansville weekly journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 184?-18??, 1848-01-27

RECALL OF GEN. ScoTr.-A telegraphic des-
patch in the Philadelphia North American,
dated Washington, January 10, is in these
words:
Things are taking a serious turn. On Thurs
day 1t was determined in Cabinet 10 recall
Gen. Scott from the command of the army, and
a special messenger was despatched with the
order. He was stopped at Richmond by a tel
egraphic communication, and recalled, as in
teIligence had been received that Gen. Pierce
was hurrying on, and it was deemed advisable
to take his opinion in the premises. General
Pierce has not yet arrived, and it is probable
that there will be a suspension of further action
for the present. This comes from high Dem
ocratic authority.
The Washington correspondent of the Bal
timore Sun. says: s.Gen. Scott will no doubt
come home, and VIM. O. Butler remain Com
mander-in-chief of the United State forces now
in Mexico The editors of the Philadelphia
North American make these strong and just
comments upon the subject:
Rumors have been afoat for some days in
dicating the recall of Gen. Scott from Mexico.
which we have not, from the monstrous char
acter of the story, deemed it necessary serious
" to notice. We could not believe it possible
that, in the full blaze of his military triumphS
Gen. Scott could be arraigned as a criminal
dragged from under the colors that he had borne
from Vera Cruz through Cerro Gordo, Contre-
ras, Cburabusco, Molina del Rey, and Chapul-
tepec, %conquering impossibilities, winning fol
our arms an immortal glory; we say that we
could not believe it possible that this great
chief should be arrested and stigmatized as al
offender.
Who is his ~accuser? He has none. What
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has won trophies for his country, which al
who could believe that an outrage SO extraor
binary, so unexampled could be perpetrated'
He is in the midst off career of unparallel tn
umph-he is the terror of all Mexico-he has
the unbounded confidence of his own troops
and of the country. He has been the plan O
those glorious o~perations-his is now the plar
by which they are to be, censonantly with the
past carried out. That plan is, in reference o.
| It's most important and minute details, In the
brain of its author alone.
To drag such a general from such a career Ii
wholly without a parallel. All ages have re
preached the suppression of Lucullus; blu
this measure leaves no triumph for the success
sor, for the entire policy must be d~eranged b!
the removal of its head. The French Directo
ry thus recalled their generals-but never il
the midst of interrupted yictories-and Francs
has no page in her history to compare with thu
progress of Scott in Mexico.
By our telegraphic despatch it will be seer
that this measure has been resolved upon. l
will thrill every nerve of the Republic with in
dignation against the Administration that thu
sports with the rights of the nations benefac
tors. aal
We have seen this Administration appoint
ing Taylor and attempting to belgrade him, per
scouting Scott. and then appointing him, an
playing the one against the other, in the val
t attempt to break down both; but we were no
] prepared, the country is not prepared, to wit
5 ness, with patience, an outrage so serious e
the recall of Gen. Scott In the full career of vic
! tory, without a crime charged or an accuser &C
E knowledged.