Washington telegraph., 1848-05-31

LITTER FROM GENERAL suorr His CuARdHs
AGAINST rlg WAR DErAWragNr.- The Phlladel'
phia News publishes a thfee,eolumn letter from
ten Scott To the War Department, IN which hr
snumeraies all the various eanseA Of complaint hr
has had from the t&ie he left Washington 10 the
period Of hls suspension from the command OF the
army, We, however, have only room Tor few
extracts,
MsxIoo, Feb, 2ilh, ls4s,
siR-On the lsth inst, | received yeur two let.
ten Of the 18th ullino, and immediately issued
the gtasral order No, j9--a copy eneosed-de.
Yslopng the command of the army in Mexico
upon Major Gen iiutlrf,
As the officers detailed for the Court Of lnqn.
", before which am ordered TO appear as a efm'
nal. are not Known 10 have arrived IN the country,
avail myself of moments leisute To recall
some Of the neglrets, dsappohlmrnls, injuries and
Iebukes which have been inflicted upon me, by
the war department, since my departure from
Washington, November a3d, 1916
Early in the following January, asked that a
general court martial be appointed on the pafi Of
the President. iof the trial Of two officers, luaned
by me- for conduct each had committed that IN.
1angefed in high degree, the suetess Of the
impending campaign, aud ! specially referred TO
the anomalaas aud fatal act Of Congress. May
20, $780, which prohibited ne, as the "aceusaf
OF prosecutor" from ordering the court for the
lrial Of the eases, My application has never been
noticed, This neglect, alone. ought eafly to have
admon SHE'D me, thai had no hope Of support al
Washington, in any attempt might make against
certain officers TO maintain necessary discipline
in ihe army was about TO lead nlo the field,
Here follows an enumeration Of The various dis.
appointments In respects 10 Transports, segr trains,
and ordnanee siofes, he had experienced lie
then auler to the Ten Regiment Bin, which
passed Feb II, ISL. aud says
My distress may be conceived, BY any solliet,
on learning at Jalapa, April 9th, that The wlalr
Of that force had been sent, under BtFadirr oen.
Gadwnlladef, to the RIO Grade tfonlef,a
II n not rsirayagant, to say that. il lngader
Gen CadwaladsI's forces had not bren directed
10 the Rio Grande, where he was made TO
lose, without any hereft to MAJOR ten Taylor
much precious tire, ! might eusils have taken
tins city in the month Vi June, aud Al ane filth at
the loss susia ned ia August and September. The
enemy avniitd hmzefofmy iorred delay, nj fue.
hla to collect, to treble 10 afgauiIe aud discipline
his fnrces, As also, 10 erect numerous and powerful
drirnccs with batteries Nearly all those rxlfa.
ordinary preparation for out reception were inadu
aflef the middle Of June.
1hr three arrested oiieeH, and he who had
endrayared TO enforce a necessary discipline
against them, arc to be placed together before the
same court. The innocent aud the guilty, the
aeenser and the accused tile Judge aud his pfso.
ner, are all dealt with alike. Mos, impartial Jus.
iiee! hut there Is a discrimination, with ven.
grance While the parties are on trial---if the
auu.,nl.F - ts.h triad a .tt ahat IN D..
deuhliu,-two are restored 10 their eofps--one ol
thsm with he bTrseI fank-and ! am deprived oI
my command. There eau be bu, ohe step NOR
in the same difrcion-lhfow the rules aud articles
Of war into the iirs, aud leave all ranks IN the army
free 10 engage IN denunriailons aud a genera
scramble for precedence, authority aud executive
fason. The proaaaeiamsHfo on the part Of IN,
iaclOus juniors IS most triumphant, &c, sc,