Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1848-04-21
VERMONT PHOENIX.
Brattleboro, Friday, April 81, lS4S.
Gen. Scott and the Administration.

and break him down; and the most frivolous and
contemplate pretexts have been seized on for
that purpose. With an inadequate and ill-pro-
vidcd army, Gen. Scott fought his way to the
city of Mexico, against an enemy numbering at
least three to one of bis own troops. In every
step of his progress, he displayed military tactics
of the highest order, anticipating and providing
for every contingency with unerring sagaciiy,
and without the slightest reverse or check. He
stood confesscdly one Of the greatest captains of
the age, and the whole country was and is filed
with his renown, and the glory Of his achieve
ments. In the midst of all this, and even while
standing over his PROSTATE foe, and on the field
Of his final triumph, he is suddenly struck from
his command. lie is degraded in sight of the
enemy he has conquered, and ordered to appear
as a cuprit before tribunal of subordinate Off
GERS, on the complaint Of General in his army,
who stood al he time convicted by court mar
tial of disrcpect and disobedience of orders, and
sentenced to receive reprimand from the com
mandcr-in-chief
The reason assigned for all this by the Admin
istration, is not less unjustifable than The act
itself While Gen. Scott, intent only upon the
success Of his army operations, was devoting his
whole time and energy to it, some of his subor-
dinate officers were filling the newspapers of the
country with glowing accounts of the various
battles, in which these subordinates made them
selves the principal heroes, and sought in this
way to create little glory and ecidt on their
la, a. 81.
general was of course represented as quite an
unimportant parsonage, or indebted, at least, for
all the brilliant actions Of the army, to the numer-
Gus Ieonidas among his officers. Gen. Scott
might, it is true, have safely confded to his
countpmen, the yindication of his character,
and the exposure and punishment Of his tradu-
GERS; but this arrogant assumption of all the
glory and merit by officers under him, was very
annoying, and, as it violated n regulation Of the
army, enforced BY order of the Administration,
Gen. Scott was justified in calling those guilty
Of it TO a court martial Upon these grounds,
he placed Gems. Worth and Pillow, and Col.
Duncan, under arrest and sent specific charges
against them to the President, whose duty it was
to institute a court martial Gen. Worth also
made charges against Cen Scott.
Now see the impart;al;,v and ;u.t;ce of this
Administration. The accused officers were, by
order of the President, discharged from arrest,
and the CHARGES aoa;nst Gen. Worth disaissed
upon the pretence that those Of Gen. Worth
aca;ns, Gen. Scott shoud lie frs. investigated
Not only Hi. lint Gen. Scott was d,pri;r,d of5i,
o,nnond .rd moon tho cboroe. IF Con wor,h
was sent before a cour, or ;nouiry conno,cd of
officers Of inferior ,r,do who were also 10 renort
upon the charges against Gen. Pillow and Col
Duncan. Mr. Cas-. when oue.,;oned in The
U. S. Senate about IL, rcnor,ed removal Of Gen
Scott, stated that hs-,~@- suspended- from the
command. Several Senators on each side Of
the chamber interrupted INN, suggesting that he
probably meant "Temoredi but Mr Cas-, after
hc"tanne moment repeated the word, adding
thai ne usea the term suspended
ddr'sediy as an aequittal by the court would res
tore Gen. Scott to hIs command In this, MIR
Cass either wihuily or ignorantly misstated the
fact, ms the order disgraeing him, and which Mr.
Cass mad probably SEEN removed him from his
command absolutely, and directed him to report
IN person at Washington. Ii is evident from
these facts that the Administration were deter
niheu 10 remove zen scott and made use OF
'he charges oil Zen worth to effect the object.
The denoueH'eHt OF the affair was worthy of,
WINE II clearly demonstrated the spirit OF malice
which planned and executed it. Gen. Worth
was released from arrest and the charges against
HIM dismissed, on the ground that his charge
against Zen Scott should be first inquired into
and the latter was ordered before the court of
inquiry Tor that purpose. The Court assemblies
at Mexico and is duly organized. Gen. Scott,
erect and undaunted as in the presence of an
'ne"!' appears IN ms own defence, and the
prosecutor, Gen. Worth, is called upon to sub
stantiate his cbarges R,, loboldi ;,....5 .s
Du'' ''"ou. "'S'eau o'
attempting W no So he rises and deliberately re-
tracts all his charges on the express ground that
Tho president d." had .t..,. ~. f.U = -
:, :, '0'e """ J"" "u u"iPf JUS
nee lie " MOI ior moment deceived by the
himsy pretexts of Mr Polk. and Justly regards
h;s acts "a n iudo,rert 90 ,,....,. q .
:, " 'O'iue'niia'o" Vi ueh'
scott, ana oil triumph Tor himself Gen. Scott,
with the indignant scorn of comedians innocence
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'PPe' :" s ' "''useri Dht the accuser
neanly skulks from the trial he has challenged,
and having afforded a rre,ax, e. A. 49,.