The Arkansas banner., 1848-04-11
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 the Sou'. socve named. erdeged hy inc pl aeW q .he United SialesN ta inquire nla o.,'.. aieged charges sgalast Major tsr p,e,, .' ,'aa a It Cot. Duncan, pr ferred ky Maj Csa Ssa,. Sst 10 inquire insn certain chaFscs arains Ma, N''e Scott, preferred hy Mai. Ceaeral W.,sS e'ras..~ mcrnisg si iG o'clock. The members <, ,e 'ss 'ss were as fOllows: "'e N0aH
 Brig Gen. NATHAN TowsoN pr..,.... Brig. Gen. CALEB GUSHING. Cot. W. C. BELKNAp.
 Capt. RlDGELY, Jadgc Adyoca,r
 short time aiier tlfc epenlag of. ,h, ,,oo-. c. Scott made few rcsnarks as ,s ,hnfAsr ~. "cR intended to investigate heyond the par,;ea" reaeened n t'se order 10 cstahlish said Cos,! .y General also said, tha'. at the prcper lime bs ask what persass werr accused hefarv ,h ,s ~va'a and the matters 10 he Inquired into. 'V"" Tho IahEe Advocate tCApt. Risssclv, f.., ... 'oe craess ecnvening the Court which raye fh.s. eessaSy inicrmatioH on iAe subject. wv ae' Gen. Scott then said, tia, hs wonla a..,,. commencement of the pruecedinrp thx, ,, s sF parties interested shoald be present U. Is, " " consider this course absolutely indspensa,J. ss sv would be satisfied with any crler adcr,.I " .a s Court In that particular: but as rpmasls ,S.,Se s should hereafter make would refr to II, ., IF. N. " can, he desired that officer should be pfeSer, T- also desireu to know frcm the Court wheshv, m, lndi yleass, ct0er than himself, Mai Gen. P1ow s, Lst. 1eL Dnoesn. were cousiieEed as under the o,' ders read by the Judge Advocate as arensd s VI He did not wish to emharrzss the proreednIf !, . Coart, bat t would cnghien hs path as ,e inc s1' ture course he would pursue, # he were tafarmea of the understanding ofthe Court n that par,;enl,, and he should therefore be Obligca by the iniosms lion.
 The Court herp sat with closed doors f,, ..... time. and on being rcopened. the Judrc Aayocs,, read the decision os the Court on ,he snher, ss Gen. scott previous remark. The Ceur, derlasd snat DO o,aer charges than those preferred by Ceu Scott against Gen, Pillow, against Gen sso,, \. Gen. Worth. would be entertained or rpads inc suk lect of inquiry; also, that all the parties Iuter.s would he ordered 10 be before the Court to- sao,,a morning at 10 o'clock.
 Gen. Scott said that he fct most anxious ,o ,.p,v promptly 10 the charges now before the Ceur, anl Therefore would pause wish great regret in inc in. qairy He regarded every moments delay in ,h, matter as being injurious in the extreme. During the investigation contemplated now before the Court --pending such investigation, he was ba, prisen' ur al lasge--a prisoner and an accused indiyidu,I i in the Republic of Mexieo--nay in it's very r.r; fal; stricken down from a high eonmansi-(rn, i. | high miitary position--the highest ever ocepD,.I by any individual since the days of the Faths, of bus Country. Deeply, theafore did he feel al ,Al. and much more 50 that any cause of delay mixh Sf'Se !" tnis lhqurF. Tie paused not Tor tack ef words nor want ot ideas--ihey crowded upon hm but too fast for ntterance He felt deefly waa,led
 he fef himself rudely thrust down from position which he might, without vanity, sarsly call one s some considerable glory. He was then tho erinci pal triainal before that Court. The accuscr pow stood before the accused, while the accused was acquitted in advance by tho highest consiitu,ea miiitary authority Of the nation. Mr. President. 1 wish to keep in order; if these remarks are not so, l bow in lcfcFcnee !a the Court
 The President then said, that in comriisnee win the suggestion of ten. Scott tue Court had dets,. mined to cal before it the parties interested ou O- morrnw that nothing said in the absence of pas.r. concerned would be placed upon he records: and that, therefore. the remarks already made weuld net be recorded.
 The Court then adjourned