Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1848-04-20

regulation of The army, re-pubhshed and rc-es-
ta6lsSked by the President oi he United ate.
Ian %, lS47, against The publication IN news
papers, &C., Of unauthorized leners or reports
from any army in 'be field, pending the cam
Paign TO which they relate, and which rrsuIa-
non the President directs all ln prluary amhoy
ny strictly to enforce.
| AS principal conservaor. at rhe rims. Of
lhepeaee, harmony and discipline Of the army.
though, it my duly 10 arrest Bvt. r.. Col.
Duncan Tor publication of thai character. and
laid The specific charge In question: h,ch |
duly submitted To The President of the United
States, IN order Ihal he might appoint tlS no
other could) general court MARITAL for his rri4l.
The President having thought proper on an adj
mlled, certain and specific fact to order an IN
quiry into, and not trial OF the matter, II !.
clearly not for me To uphold his regulation a.
galnst his euident Indifference on The su1jecr---
therefore Withdraw that charge and It's ,pecl-
fcalIon, and utterly decline, wuhon (urrher or
ders from The President, TO prosecute 1t before
this or any other tribunal.
The second charge and specification, which
thought II my duty. but most reluctantly, ro
prefer against the same gallant officer, To mal.
ters oil fact, therein set forth, quoted from the
same letter, re-pu5lished here under h, own
signature
Gen. > then goes on 10 remark that hoping
and believing hat The statements made IN that
re-publshed letuer, however injurious the
truth of history and to The same extent TO my
sell, we've made from the w0nt of correct mtOr.
nation, and from no Intention To mlsrepres,.r,t
facts. ."--he would give To Lieu. Col Duncan
another opportunity of saving whether he was
not ignorant a, The time of wrIrIng The letter Of
those facts, which the General hen recapiud-
ted. being orders in relation TO cera:n nave
men's OF The army. inrhdins certain orders 10
General Worth
Lieut.. Col. Duncan, rherenpon submitted
reply IN writing, IN substance that when hG
wroe his " Tampco letter" he believed The
facts 10 be substantially Irue and thai he was
Ignorant OF what General Scott had pi>t stated,
and heard II for the first time hat he " had
no desire TO delracl from The merits of any olIi.
cer aud no one can regret more Than myself
if have done So"
Gen. Scott then Withdrew The charges and
said he would not prosecute them unIess or-
dered by the Court. The ease MAS then set
aside
The case of Gen Pillow was then taken up.
General SCOu offered to Withdraw the charges
against hIm. chiefly for he reason, that he had
asked for Court Martial instead of which
the Government had ordered Court of Inquiry,
in'o which he said, The Judge and bis PRISON
ers, The accuser aud The accused, the innocent
and The gully, are thrown alike to scramble for
justice. nav" And because " this COurl
had no power beyond the mere collecting oi
facts and giving lnoperauYe opinion there
upon"
Gen. Pillow, however, with much bravadO
II linking doubtless. that The charges could
not be sustained hy Gen Scott insisted upon
proceeding and Cen Scott agreed TO gralIfy
HIM. On The 2 >s. the examination of Witnesses
commenced. and Mr., Freaner the " Mustang"
s2oBdem of the New Orleans Deha, was
put npoa The stand HIS evidence Is most
triumphant viudIcaIIon Of the proprIery of The
arrest by Gen. Scot.
I'VE are of the opinion, bat Gen. Pillow
1.-The man who dug that ditch at CdmargO on
the wrong side of the foiufcaunn--- has again
dug a dch which is destined so engulf him.
He had better have accepted General Scouts
offer TO withdraw The charges. However, he
can rely on his bgother-In-law Polk, 10 save
hlm.