The Arkansas banner., 1848-04-04
Cen. S.olt aad the ldminis.ratiou.

The New York Herald thinks that the following e1trse, from Washington letter. probably contains about correct view of the difficulties in the ar my as any that has yet been published:
 Seriously, every one Is disposed to award to Gen Scott ali the merit for military ability which his operations before Mexico eminentiy eniitle him, bat. n common with other mortals, the gene ral has hIs errors and in6rmlties and much as he should be esseemed fcR his high professional qua- nes. he should not, any more than others. expect immunity for his faults. Severe and pubc ceasnre in general orders of an officer befors army, espe cialiy 0f an officer of higher rank, seldom inAic- ted except under the sentence Of q eouft martial, or in consequence of deiinquenei>s, notorious and well known to admit of dispass- 10 the military in presence of an army, is considered grave mill tary punishment, and disgrace; while. on the con- traSy, acknowledgment; of merit and gailantry in general orders, Is esteemed of the highest ot compliments. There were certain offences com nEted by some one cennee ed with our army in Mexico, which offences Gen Scott chose to attfi- bute te two of the general officers who were then serving under hida; and without making as inquiry, and iess than ali, without waiting f0r the s!aen of any court the subject. has in the most summary manner possible, proeeededto punish and disgrace his suspected generals before bis army, and in the presence o{ defeated foe.
 Punishment first. and trial afterwards, are terms often used as descriptive ef martial law and such proved to be literally the in of the instances sIludad b above. The punishment of one of the officers wss Tn fact equivalent 10 his trial for no sooner was the disgrace of public censnre inaic- ted than the punished general was openly and mag nanimoasly exonoFated not only from all partieipa- tioa in, bat from all knowledge of the offence impu ted to him. The act, for which the general had been punished, was publicly avowed by another {; and as he had been thus relieved from the offence, it was certainly not extraordinary, that he should ka aR.ts- wmAf f. was no more than even handed justice and as the commander of the forces denied ali reparatiou of this kind, it cannot Dc deemed improper or disEe- spcettai the part of the subordinate and injured general, if he seeks redress at the hands of a mon superior 1his is precisely the situation of affairs between General Scott and General Worth. ss the present time. Afier Gen. Worth had been harshiy fepriman general otders and ther efoTe disgrsced. Colonel Dunean avowed the offence for which the general had been punished. for which avowal Col. Duncan instantly arrested by Scott Subsequently, Worth applied to Scot. for mitiga- tioa of the which he had received in gene raj orders; this was denied. Worth then drew sp
 narrative of the facts of the case and appealed to the President for redress; this, be was bound do he requested Scott to forward foF him. and ter doing this he rested. It thss arrest fiom which he was relieved by the President and it s on these allegations of Worth, together with thoss transmitted by Gen. Pillow, of a aimiIar import, thai Scott Is called before court of inquiry, of which his friend Gea. Townsoa is President; end if in this he Is haFshy treated, nsust confess am unable 10 see it As to his being relieved from his command by Gen. Butler. every one knows that II s s necessary consequence, incident to his being ordered before, q military court. Under such eiI- eumstaRees no of6cer coald retain his eommand and it deyoiyes uPoa Gen. Butler, simply beeauss he ls the senior ef~er Present-a month ago. by the sane rule. it would have develved upon Gen. Pat tersoB. have dweit longer upon these facts than should otherwise have done, because thiak there is stroAg disposition abroad to prevent them, and them to he prejudice of the administration. Il partizans woald state the whole case. and state Il ! it.