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Trelhia' t'lIsfy viii proclaim lhss the pres.
"a h4n'plzsraiioa vas he weakest and moi
esEIae1 81 any and III Others preceding Il, and
80 having comniied lhe mOsl rucklsss. AFRO.
zans nd de1P0iic violations of he Constitution.
Eain Will Be recorded, thai iis mosa malevolent.
I'D menness uci, The one most nnworhy the
lzl1cs end manlinels af Jhe American cbarac.
-, eaz iha tfcaanensef Gen. Scost. lie DER.
peinsion, q he peoples Official Representa-.
nFua, feaeeg iliuFiousg pPon the nations hon.
o and gEFllude, whlsb can only be vindca,sd
~ ssr1ica, indgment and execution Of public
inq'f1Ailon sRasnsl tue partiznn officials,
Whe have welded he power of the Republic 10
taisre and eegFpde the great Chiefain, who has
won ioF his country, military glory and dissinc,
boa, Rre7emiaent and enduring.
Oprrsaders are already advised Of he repea.
ted acts Of petly sindiciiTeness by Ihe Presiden,
and bis Cabinet agains him, while engaged in
me nnsEaielal service 10 which his professional
PnsS eailed him. Aud the result Of The Coun
q tnqury IS as ludicrous and contempIibe, as
iafas Gen. SCOTS case is concerned, as were
tee charges disgraeeful 70 lbe author and 10 the
ADMINISTRATION which entertained Them.
Gen. scou preferred specific against Gems,
Wonh and Pillow and Col. Duncan, and asked
for general Couu Marisl. Worth preferred
charges against Scou. The Presdenl aud his
Cabinet, "lor the good Of the SERVICE" dismiss
the charges against Worth, remove Scott from
command, and order a Court Of Inquiry TO make
aPrelimnsrY investigation. These inquisito.
rial commissioners, assemble in the capital of
the Mexican Republic, and the commander.in.
CHIEF, who bad led Ihe American army from vic.
tory 70 victory, Is summoned before this cour,
asa prisoner, 10 be tried on the spot and amid
scenes rendered glOriOusy historical By bis mar.
lal PFOwess.
Gen. Scott appeared before the court, and
said DC was but a prisoner at large--a prisoner
and an accused individual in The Republic of
Msxieo-that hs was the principal criminal be-.
lore the court-the accuser nov stood before the
accused, While the accused was acquitted in ad.
vance by the highea constituted authority of
the naron-that be felt deeply wounded, but
bowed in Difference TO the courI--readv 10 NEE.
any accusation. Here The President OF The cour.
inisrPosed, and the following letter was read by
The Judge Advocate:
Headquarters. Ist Division,
Facpbaya, Mexico, March IA, I84s.
To Gen, N. Towson, Prest. Court of Inouiry;
Sin: in the matter Of my appeal from Major
General Scott, Commander.in.C Chief Of the ar.
my the President has done me full and annie
justice. In view Of The ntere and harmony of
The service, desire to Withdraw the accusations
made in that appeal against Major General
Scott.
] have the honor to be, very respectfully,
your obedienI servant,
w. J. WORTH, Bvt. Maj Gen.
Thus disgracefully terminated the yindicatiye
and conIemplible assaults Of the Administration
and It's menials upon the victorious chehain,
Ia Inference 10 this letter Of withdrawal of
charges, Gen. Scott addressed the Court, say.
ing, among other things:
81 tind myself in the capital Of Mexico, con.
queTed by the American arms under my com.
mand-a prisonr-Ihe chief criminal before
this court. Deeply wounded, my military pride
cast down into The dusI-aoI by the public enc.
Iny--but by the long arm Of power from home.
All that could be done in that quarter 10 Injure,
10 degrade, 10 humble me, here and elsew here,
has been accomplished. But, sustained by the
Almighty arm-ieeng myself strong in con.
acious recIliude--sTong in mind and body
strong in oil The means of sef.delenee, bid dc.
hance TO my accusers. shall not plead The let.
Ter Withdrawing the appeal against me, in bar Of
uial. Nay, challenge The writer of lhh. letter
10 como forward and do his worst. Blu. no doubt
he thinks, and with reason, that he has done his
worst. Here, in view of the enemy, he has
caused me 10 be struck down from the high and
honorable command Of a most gallant and tri.
umphant army, III has caused me, first to Do
preludged and punished III home, and then to be
hronghI forward 10 be tried again, while he my
junior, has been pre'acquiled and rewarded. -
The President has, we are exuhingy told, done
him full and pmple Justice Yes,sir, in double
lneasure--jusllce to his pride and justice to hit
vengeance. Let him, Mr.. President, 90 forth
rejoicing, in the plent.ude Of Executive favor
Without envying him his honOrs, shall, at the
end Of this court, have done with him forever
Again, Mr.. President, repeat my attitude Il
yhaI Of defiance"
To this scalhng rebuke from the "prsoner, '
Gen. Worth submitted an indignant reply, which
= not given ip Ibe report Of the proceedings be,
fore 10.
GEN'L, PILLOWS TRIAL.
The trial Of Gen. Scott being summarlly en-.
dSd, the Court proceeded to investigate the char
gss against Gen. Pillow. Al first Gen. Scott
declined prosecuting the charges, before thai
preliminary court without iis special orders, OF
further instructions from the President, aud sub
mit1sd paper setting forth various reason,
,hereloT among which are the following
SRe charges arc specifically defined and set ou,
and . court martial asked 10 Try and definitely
dsleFmine them instead of preliminary cour
having no power beyond the mere collecting o.
iaeIs--thal many Witnesses had gone during The
100 days intervening between the time OF asking
The court martial and The assemblying Of the
court Of inquiry--Ihal he believed peace was
neay al hand, and that Gen. Pillow would be ouI
OF lhc army, by he terms Of his commission,
before any final judgment could be had--thai
being moved BY The desire 10 preserve the dsci.
Pline and honor OF The army, 10 making tho