Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1848-03-08
E'andercrs 10 Military Faa,c.

nothing from oDSlnnlnS 10 emu Out bloody
vengeance against the Administration, for
daring to suspend whig officer, Gen.
Scott, from command and order trial on
charges preferred against HIN:
s.The annunciation mat the veteran
Scott, after all his br.iian, aud wonderful
series Of victories that seem ike miracles,
is to be arrested and tried by order Of his
own government, tried as criminal by
his subordinates in the heart OF the enc
my's country, cannot fail to surprise, to
startle, to arouse the whole population OF
the United States. 1t is an outrage as
has no precedent, no parallel, in the his
tory Of our Republic or Of any of,he mon
arches Of the old world. But let the mis-.
creanl.crew at Washington city carry out
their malignant and atrocious designs
Let them. if they choose, strip the ,icto.
rious commander-in chief of his uniform
and array him in the garb of a criminal;
let them, if such is their will, load him
with chains or fetter.; let the clank of his
manac!es, as he is borne back from the
conquered capital Of the enemy's country
10 the scene Of his trial, be heard upon ev
cry glorious battle field over which he won
his way 10 taat capital through fire and
blood; let that disma! clank be heard a,
Churubusco, at Contreras, a, Melino del
Rey, at Cerro Gordo. and wherever else
TIE thunder of his artillery was heard in
his advancing march, and let him be cashi-
cred or dismissed from the army; but let
the myrmidons at the seat Of Government
remember, that, for all this they will be
held to strict and a terrible account
Theglory of Scott, like the glory Of Wash
inston and Jackson, and Taylor, is por-
ton Of the nations wealth, and the nation
will guard and preserve it. Let the Gov
eminent functionaries be sure that they
make out such case as will justify in ev-
cry particular the arrest and trial of the
commander in-chief and show that it is a
matter Of the most unavoidable necessity,
or else let them prepare themselves TO en-
counter such storm Of Indignation as
they have never yet heard roaring about
their heads
And has it come to this-that for every
step in the prosecution of,he war, whether
forthe effectual chastisement and conquest
of ali insolent and treacherous foe, or for
holding TO strict accountability tho Off
GERS to whom is entrusted the honor and
safety Of the American flag in an enemy S
country, our government is to be requir-
ed 10 snake out a case" that shall meet tie
appreciation OF an organized band of disaf.
fected, captious and designing partizan
demagogues and political gamblers? Must
the Administration first ask the assent Of
these quibbling knaves. before taking airy
step which it deems important TO the hon.
or and welfare OF the nation, or in default
of so doing, must it meet with ga storm OF
indignation" or be menaced by these har-
pies with the political bug bear of ga strict
and terrible account"
Has it come to this that the military is
to be exalted over the civil authority OF
our country? Is our civil government to
be held in awe Of military chiefiian Of
its own creation? Is i, to be terror striker
at sight Of the sword and epauleis, and
sound Of the trumpet OF military fame
blown BY such creatures as compose the
bard of political blacklegs who are gam.
bling for the Presidency upon the blood of
our inyincible citizen solliery? Are mil
itary heros, henceforth, to defy the civil
authority? Are they to be law!ess, and
exemp. from accountability TO their gov
eminent? If these questions may be an
swered in the affirmative, then indeed, in
the language OF an eminent leader Of the
federal party, are military chaejfians"
more to be dreaded than "war, pestlcnce
and taminen'
Read again the above miserable cant of
a slave and lick spitlle of military fame;
and as you read. bear in mind that the
writer does not even pretend TO know any
thing about the necessity for the act upon
which he is commenting with such unnea-
sured severity. According to modern
federal logic, successful General may
play the tyrant a, will, and the civil au
thorities, for attempting to bring high hand
ed tyranny to justice, must be met by the
grovelling minions Of military ambition
with long and inhammatory recital OF bat
tie fields, as if that had any thing to do
with the question! ]: Gen. Scott has been
guilty Of, or even charged with niscon-
duct, his achievements, that have she'd so
much lustre OH his name, are only great
er reason for impartiality in bringing him
to answer before the proper tribunal. Bat
sscustom is second nature" and the fed
eral press have SO long been in the habit of
.ympaihising with Mexico, that it is ma
tural for them to rant like tie todies Of
Santa Anna, who wculdset the one legged
hew above all law, on the ground that he