The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-05-09
DAILY CRESCENT.
Auother Letter from General soott-His CHARGES

0s1-iist lie war department..
HE Philadelphia News publishes a three-column
letter from Gen. Scott to the War Department, in
which he enumerates all the various causes of com
| plant lie has had, from the time he left Washing
ton TO the period of his suspension from the com
mand of The army. We, however, have only room
| for q few extracts:
MEXICO, Feb "a 1878
Sir-On the 18th instant | received your letters OF
the 18th ut and Immediately issued the general order 10
in Mexico upon MAJOR General Butler.
As the Officers detailed for the Court OF Inquiry, before
which am ordered to appear as criminal are rot known
to have arrived IN the country, avail myself moment
leisure TO recall some OF me negecis disappontmen nJu
and rebukes, winch have been inflicted by The
War Department since my departure from Washington, No
To me The business OF ecrimnaton, however provoked
has been painful In this summary shall therefore
indulge in wantonness of language, but eonine self
10 naked historical acs eaVhg to men OF ene
the ouo"mg January, asked that general court martha
might be appointed on thu part OF the President for the
committed that endangered in high degree the
the impending campaign and specially referred 10 the ano
ing the CoITl f the trial OF The eases NV appiicaton has
been noticed. This neglect alone, ought early 10
laye admonhed me that bad no hope Of support at
tan otcers,) TO maintain discipline IN the army
was about 10 lead INTO the field
Here follows an enumeration of the various dis
appointments in respect to transports, seige trains.
and ordnance stores, he had experienced. He then
alludes to TIE ten regiment hill, which waa passed
February IL, 1917, and says:
My distress may be conceived by any soldier learning
at a!apa APn q that the whole OF that force had been
frontier
not exayagant to say that if Brgader General Cad
waaders had not been diverted the Rio
Grande, where he was made to lose, without benefit TO
Major Seneca al IayGr much precious time might easly
OF the loss sustained August and September The enemy
awaited nelf OF my forced delay fueba to collect to
Numerous and powerful deienceS with batteries. Nearly all
those extraordinary preparations for reception
liter the middle OF June And is known thai The
the victory oil Buena sta reached Washington in time
couneand Cadwaaders orders HE Rio Gfande, before
his departure from New Orleans. Two rifle companies,
with h, received the counienand there, and joined
eaty.
The letter then proceeds to quote from several
dispatches the War Department, in which he
complained bitterly Of the treatment he had receiv
ed, which, he adds, were sent Off by the same
conveyance with my dispatch No. 36, and the char
ges against Breyet Major General WORTH Major
General Pillow, and BIevet Lieutenant Col. Dun
can, together with the appeal, against me, of the
former. All these are acknowledged by the De-
partment in the same letter, January Is, that recalls
me- lie then proceeds:
1t that budget of papers that caused the blow of power
long suspended, 10 fail devoted head The three
rested officers and he who had endeavored enforce
getler before the The innocent and the guilty.
the and accused the Judge and prisoners, all
dealt with alike Most impartial Justice! But there a
Discrimination with vengeance While tue parties
ta the appeaer Is to be tired tired at ALL which seems to be
ms breVet rank-and am deprived OF my command. There
can be but one step more IN the dreconthFow the
Ins anu aciss OF Wf mo me Te ana leave al RANKS in
the army tree engage IN denunclaons and general
bic Tor precedence authority and executive iavors, The
on the part OF my aeou JuHors' Is most
before ai-but 10 be followed by trial here, that
mo the autumnand matters am but partially permit
nj
genouSy placed two grounds: l. BY request, mean
before the DePartmen winch had been previously DULY -
acknowledged and rebnkingy decLned 2lhe arrest OF
DTevet Mayor General Wotn Tor writing 10 the Department
under The pTeext and form OF appeal an open letter.
to be sem through III which am grossly and falsely
cGsed OF maice and conduct unbecoming an officer
and teman in the matter OF the general order, No 3i
The subject of putting letters Tor the at home
On ldt second point the letter rom me Department OF
January u Is more than ngenoult Is elaborate subtle and
OF teaching principles an wholly unknown to military
codes and eases, and OF course TO ali soldiers however
great their experience in the field
have not this place, do than hint at the
fatal consequences OF the novel doctrine IN question Ac
pleasure IN the midst OF the enemy-usng the preeS and
form OF an appeal, against ms commander Insult and out
u Chief and charged with the conduct of the most critical
operations and that commander not arrest the lncpent
ty and submitted himself TRIAL wait at least until
distant period OF leisure tor Judicial examination OF the
The department, in It's eagefness TO condenn could not
take time 10 learn OF the experienced that the Generain
Chief. submits outrage from JuGor, must
lay his account 10 suffer the like from all the undr
h!-at least down TO a rank that may be supposed with
out Influence, in high quarters jey0Hd the army. But
this would not be the whole mischief 10 the public service
Even the great OF the spirited intelligent and well at
tected his brothers arms would reduce such
commander to utter mbecly, by holding HIM in just scorn
are discipline and efficiency Of no uatae IN Heded?
But not request OF June T. report No 30 (ot
July I'D largely quoted from above yet the appeal OF
proaMnciado that has at length bought down
tins visitation clearly predicted That appeal no Doubt
peace with the true tdih was bound to signaZe apoSacy
By acceptable denunciations OF from whom to Vera
Cruz he had proessed (and without the highest
obligations. CIT there he learned from that was
doomed at Washington and straghway the apoi'a began
seek through quarrel the OF turning that know
edg TO lbs own benefit NJ There was (eeen 1 stu an
bic of the letter of recal-an Influence proceeding from
generally be understood an who shall gansay his significant
y that all rewards and punlsments IN this army
The more powerful of the pron"ncadoS against No 3y well
knew at the time as soon knew that he was Justly obnoN-
only TO the OF that order, but 10
other censues OF yet grayer character.
In respect this General the letter OF recall observes
notice that OF specifications Of his misconduct are
hardly consistent with your [my official reports and COM
Seemingly, it is most Just rebuke But, waiting for the
TIL viii here briefly state that unfortunately . followed
ence lent him ad gance had been but Sgh shaken
from entrance into this city, had been 1.-THE desk shut
out from personal intercourse with my brother oce ah
and motives began 10 pour IN upon me-
A word the 18th article OF war truly that.
in tins aud other congratulations have not dssIgnea the
slightest dsespect the Commanderin Chief OF the Army
and Navy OF the United States No doubt he, like myself
and all Others fall into mistakes 10 particular men
and cannot having myself been behind the curtain admit
the legal fiction that acts Of Secretary the acts OF
the President Yet, in deiensi i've statements have
offered wanton dscourtesy TO the head OF the w ar
ment although that 4unconary not IN the enumeration OF
the aforementioned article. .I.
Closing my correspondence with the Department until after
the approaching uai' have the honor TO remain
Respectfully, your obedent servant,
WINFIELD SCoTT.
The Hon. Secretary Of War, Washington, DC
MONARCHY IN ITS PtRFECTIoN-Ihe present |
Emperor of Austria is haf-idiot. He has always
becnrued by Metternich, who is a three-qnarters vii
lain when the latter ran away from Vienna, ii was
discovered that all his mechanics and tradespeopIe |
yara NINA III and that the Minister had previously