Evansville weekly journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 184?-18??, 1848-03-09

gay ldst' thdt letters mad that day been recelv-
ed from Mexico, announcing that the greatest
excitement prevails in the Army, in eonse
quence of the suspension of Gen. Scott from
command. 1t is said that the feeling that has
been aroused by this movement on The part OF
the Administration. is exhibited alike by both
Americans and Mexicans. The American
army in particular, openly denounce this act OF
the Government, as it has caused feelings OF
deep regret. And well may the army and the
whole people of the United States feel indig-
nant at the course of the Administration in this
matter 1t is most unparalleled outrage
Our readers have seen The correspondence be-
tween Gen. Scott and Gen. Worth and the
charges preferred by the latter against the for
mer, and thus they know achg it is that the Ad
mlnistration has thought proper to order the
commander-in-chief of our armies to be arrest
ed and dragged before Judicial tribunal in
the very presence of the enemies among whom
he has carried the terror of his country's' arms.
The whole substance of the correspondence
and the ground of Gen. SCOTS arrest is so well
condensed by the Cincinnati Gazette that we
avail ourselves of that papers statement Of
matter:
Gen. Scott promulgated an official order in
reference TO letter signed .'Leonidas," and
two others published in The Washington Union.
these Letters were written by officers Of the
army, and were grossly unjust to the comman-
der-in chief and Extensively laudatory of sundry
officers under him. Thereupon Gen. Worth
addressed note TO Gen. Scott, informing him
that the prevailing opinion points to him
(Worth) as one of The letter writers, and wish
ing to know ii he (ScotD intended TO point at
him.
To this letter Gen. Scott replies, that the Or
der Itself clearly expresses on its face a refer
ence TO the letters above named, their au-
| thors, aiderS, and abettors, be they who they
may.
10 this Gen. Worth responds, that his object
is to ascertain distinctly, and with view to
protect himself, ifhe was one OF the persons re-
fered to.
To this Gen. Scott replies that he has moth
ing TO { o with the suspicious of others, and
has himself no positive Information as TO the
authorship of the letters, but if he had, the par
ties would at once be brought before court
martial.
Hereupon Gen. Worth is highly incensed,
and shall appeal to the constitutional c0mman-
der-in-chief. And he accordingly prefers charges
against Scott, sends them 10 Mr. Secretary
Marcy, and encloses copy to Gen. Scott. In
his complaint TO Mr.. Marcy, he appeals from
the arbitrary and illegal conduct-Ihe malice
and gross injustice practiced by Major General
Winfield Scott" and he accuses him of acting
Sin manner uubecoming an officer and gem
teman."
| On the receipt of this las. letter and copy of
charges, Gen. Scott writes to Gen. Worth that
in consequence of ''the studied contempt and
disre: pect towards the general-in-chef express
/ sed IN the communication to the Secretary of
War, under the form of an appeal" he (Gener-
al WORTH would Immediately consider himself
in State ofarrest within the limits of the city,
and that court martial would soon be formed
for his trial.
The charge and specification against General
| Worth behaving with contempt and dis
respect towards his commanding officer" in this
! that IN his communication to the Secretary of
War, ''under the pretext and form of an appeal
| from general order of the commander-in chief.
he (Gen. WORTHY accuses Gen. Scott of having
been actuated In issuing such order, by malice,
and ''acted in manner unbecOming an officer
and gentleman
| The President and his cabinet, it therefore
! SCcIlS, nave SUE dtlI OCOll DeCduS0 lie
would not tell Gen. Worth whether or not he
suspected him to be one of the authors and
abettors of the letters referred to And Gen.
Worth is released from arrest, although he
charged his commanding general with acting
in a manner unbecoming an officer and gen
| tleman.
When news was received of Gen. SCOTS ar
rest, says the Louisville Journal, the Locofoco,
papers predicted that the grounds for the pro-
ceeding would prove amply sufficient to justify
the Administration. Since however the true
grounds were brought to light, we not
aware that solitary Locofoco paper has had
the effronterey to undertake to justify them
Every editor of the party has been struck dumt
/ upon the subject, What wonder that the ex
aspiration of the army knows no bounds, and
thateven Mexican voicescry 'shame"" shamep
at the conduct ofour Government?