Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1848-01-24

n,- The umor is rife and generally credited that the
President has ordered Cour, Of Enquiry to investigate
the charges Of the C,aauder in Chief, against Gene
raj Pillow aud Colonel Dune n. and Of Gen. Worth
,o,inst the Commander in Chie,h charges preferred
,yain.t WORTH N, having been thought deserving of no
cc II is further stated, tina Gen. TowSa. the Pay
master General Of the Army Gen. Gushing and Gen.
R,,l.,-npl WIN O., but Edward e. W ,-mhu cnl-
,,,nJs the Ord Regiment Of Ora ,oons-are To constitute
I'll. Court and that Peroe is 10 b. the place at uhch It
:, to assemble. The s'lrt ton Of Gen. Tows1n. who
does not strictly belong 10 the army naturally exei,es
prize The Paymastcr Gencra'ship isan appointment Of
civil IatLer II an military carselvr In The pytui Of
lit SaS or dismlsssn nt Gen. Iovsnn the Pre- idenl
nigh, appoint his from the walks Of civil life,
without Vi wing jast ground ot1ence any fi Of the
army In Las ever htard a a Purser in the Nav, sit
tiny on a Coun Matal2 The President. with just as
much proprelv, might order Mr.. 1ris the Chief
Clerk in the War Department, 10 pns,de. Wa think
i, not unlikely thai Cen Scott will decline appearing
br.ore a Court thus constituted
No one in the lras, aqnant.d with the past course
ef tl,e Administrator towards Gen. Scott, bly,
hope that it will treat him with anyhing like justice
az fair,ess Ii may hesitate at present, from prudential
considerations IL recall him-tu the moment il can be
done with safety, he VIII he set aside.
" ashinglun letter in the n York Courier says
can inform you most p,siliyely that. notwthstan-
dny all that is SAID by the press, Gen Scott has not
We, been positively recalled irn Mexico.
His recall was determined upon, and will no doub
take place. bun should not be asouisIcd if the report
should reach Gtn'l Scott before The fiji 'a document,
give linn fair chance OF shaping his
cordngy
Were Gen. Worth mol implicated in the matter, then
Gen Scott might be Withdrawn al once; but If active
military Operations. contemplated ia Mexico, and
Gen Worth is hers de combat then l, Presldpn, will
have his doubts as regards the enrustlna o the supreme
command 10 volunteer general. Pillow and Duncan
arr doubt 10 be lried by Il martial.
There has hrcn strong disposition the part ofrer-
tain members ot the cabinet induce the President Ia
-urust the supreme command OF The army in McAco to
ten. Taylor; but Tho gu the President has listened TO
heirepsion, and Is partially vinced 81 the necessl
Of such measure, I've has vet btuu Ll his Tts1lu
to the sticking point, and rhele may be or
three meetings. before dtfte conclusiun Il be
CONE 10.
The latest version of the sry is contained in the fol
lowing Geographic despatch tire Baltimore sun which
we are inclined 10 think is the True one The dislike of
MI. Polk To Cen Scott has al length found an 1Iq,oru-
nifty OF gratifying sclfbut lei him beware Ills e.
forts TO crush Scot, VIII be fa,i!e and the sympathy Of
generous people will certainly be reused in his be-
half
WAsnlNGrua, Jan. II, 8 ?. Nj.
Cur city has been inl {" rnnors day with regard to
the state Of atfrs at the If war. II was sard that
General lowson had departed for Ptuie and that Gen
Scdt suspended. with Generals Worth apd Pillow
and Col fnncsn, and were equally be placed bef4e
Court OF Inquiry. Th t Gen. Scouts recall had first
been determined npon Then recunaldefed and iha,
he WAS only suspended for trial.
AN now, however, enabled 10 give he facts If
the case. ten. To"s, n has not lct fer Mckee, and
viii not leave General Scott has this day been recalled
q Washington An order has also been sent for Cen
Worth To De rcIe srd from arrest. he VIII command
with the rank Vt NJ pr General