Washington telegraph., 1848-05-31
From The North Amsriean.
SCOTT AND Ills REWARD..

cd additional portions ai the eofrospom-
dence between General Scott aud the De.
partment of War. illustrating. in the
strongest manner the unworthy feelings
we might almost say, Tie bitter hatred
dlR fiHdicfire Wdkioc-Nhieh have been
long nursed by the Government against
the HERO OF MENicO, to be poured,
nj the proper moment ON his der0iR
head While pictofics Were To be WON,
Scott was spared, becan,e he was i,pi,s.
peHSd1te 10 then attainment. the moment
that Mexico fell was the moment for
scott 10 fall; and ut thaf moment, accord.
ngly. HE fRfffesz bioIa maS struck, by
which u GREAT MAN was disgraced
before the world. and the reagcaaee OF
fErrf orfleiALs,-thdi insects OF a day of
authority, destined en the morrow 10 pc.
fsh ont ol memory oga-aeoomplislied Al his
expense
The order suspending General Scott
from his command was dated on the 18th
OF January, ISIS aud within boid DECEIT.
faiaess, II PROCESSES 10 be issued 'in com.
plianee" (shys Secretary Marcy with the
assurance contained in my reply TO your
letter OF the lth Of lne. wherein yon
ask 10 be recalled OF course, then. the
recall oi Scott is lnYof granted al his
avn request and in accordance with a
promise made TO gnnt ii mnre than seven
months before This Is, indeed, too hnd.
and the INJURY To Scoll J. only augment.
ed by the pitifHi sAbteffage that repre-
sents 1t Is a erace yielded Ia lls solicila.
ton. Let US look back ioT single mo.
meni at the faots.
On the 18th OF March. lsl7. Sola nsI-
tnral FesB Gras aJm Dc Castle of Saa
Juan On the 18Th Of April, 70 days ai.
forwards. he aoraiei the hfigLfs q' Cef.
10 Ggpia. On the fiji Of 1une. he wrote
from Puebla. complaining oi the want ol
money. subsistence aud feiniorcemenls.
and the annoyance ol Nc Commissioner
rdsl, which he likcned 10 IA fink bat.
tery planted against him amidst critical
military operations lie had 1000 men
sick and wounded. IN hospital, Mt Nen
Cnz.-lOOO nj Jalapa,-200 At Perote,
-l.0l7at rnebla neddeting the killed
wounded aud sick. and the gafrisons, he
had but 5.s20 oderilye men left DISPOSE.
ble.-a force wholly insufficient 10 gaui-
son Puchla and marchn against the capital,
II was under these circumstances, that
disguised with IN treatment aud oonIinu-
al ocnsures-lor hr Marcy wrote only TO
censure, never TO commcnd-hopelcss Of
relief or reinforcement from a department
which appeared equally tbiVcrca To the
necessities OF the service and TO promises
perhap. made To the General, and painful.
iy aware how much the public interest
suffered from the hostility OF the govern.
mcnt towards himself, General Scott, in
the above mentioned letter Of the ith OF
Of June, requested TO be recalled IN .lhn
following words.
oConsldcring the many cruel disappoinl-
menis and notifications ! have been
made 10 feel since left washington, or
the total want OF support and sympathy,
ON the part OF the War Department, which
have 80 long experienced, | beg to be-
recalled from this army the moment II
may be safe for any person To embark ~
Vem Cruz, which suppose will be early
in November Probably all field opera.
tions will be over long before that time
It was not until the 10Th OF July that
Secretary Marcy condescended to aoiior
the request; and 1t was on the 25tll, be-
fore the answer arrived at Puoba that
Scott wrote his memorable note OF the
latter date, predicting as the reward Of
his capture OF the city Of Mexico, which
he expected to siicct in seven OF eight
weeks, his dismissal from the service OF
his country
But Mr.. Marcy answer TO the request
Of the lih Of June-tidt letter OF the
10Th OF July from the department, to
which Mr. Marcy refers Us containing
the promise sin compliance with which
the order to Scott 10 surrender his conf
mand and report himself to a Court Of In
nuiry was issued on the 18th of January
That letter was from beginning TO end,
most uniusii6able attack upon Scott, abu-
slye in lis terms, ana peIsohillly ul-ulllhg
to him in a degree not warranted by the
circumstances, aud entirely inexcusable
in an official paper emcnating lroma high
department OF government Ihe tone is
that OF very great person seoldmg at a
very Insignificant person 1t Is a tone oil
eontcmpt-iho contempt of William Il,
Marcy ior Winlold scott witha spice Of
royal wrath at the nsolence OF an officer
even Ciencrul-in-chiei, under the seere-
tary's command, prcsuming TO Complain
of "cruel disappoinlments and morilica'
lions. and On want Of support and sym
pathy on the part OF the War department
| William l.. Marcy, exhibiting his superb
or dignity to Winfield Scott is mot sur
prsed at any extravaganza OF seli'deIu'
SION" and assures the latter that none but
mind strangely dcludcd" could have
yenturcd ON such "uniondcd and reck'
loss charges, 'Nc," or needed the excel
Hal