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Court Martial ut Mexico.

The Geographic accounts have stated that the
difficulties between Gen. Scott and Gen. Worth
had been renewed at the Court Martial at Next
! co about the middle of last moutI. This, unfor.
tunatcly, appears to b, too true. as will be seen
by the following paper addressed BY Gen. Scot
to the Court OF Inquiry, and the suJseq 1ent pro-
cecdings
Mr.. President and Gentle men of the Corrt:
Here IN the Capital OF Mexico conquered by
the American arms, under my command find
myself but a prisoner at largc-the Chief crin,i-
nal before this court Deeply wounded, nv
military pride is cas-, down into the dust-not by
the public enemy--but by the long arm of pow
er at home. All that could be done, in that
quarter, to injurc, to degrade and humble me
here and elsewhere has been accomplish.
ed. But sustained by the Almighty arm
feeling myself strong in conscious recttude
strong in mind and body - strong in all the
means of sei-dclencc, bill defiance to NV
accu-crs. shall not plead the letter, withdraw
Ing the appeal against me, in bar of trial. Nay
challenge the writer of that letter to come for
ward and do his worst. But, 20 doubt he think.
and with reason-that h. ha' doHc his morS-
Here. in view of the enemy, he has caused me
to be struck down from the high and honorable
command OLA most gallant and triumphant army.
He has caused me first to b, prejudged and
punished at home, and then t. be brought for.
ward to be tried again, while he, my junior, has
been pre.acqui!ted and rewarded. The Prcsi-
dent has. we are exulngly told. done him s. fall
and ample justice yes, sir in double measure I;
justice to his pride, AMI Justice to his vengeance.
Let him, Mr.. President, 90 forth, rejoicing. in
the plentude of Executive favor. Without en-
wing him his honor>. ! shall, at the end of th-
court. have done with him forever. Again. Mr..
President, | repeat, my attitude is that Of d:f-
QRr". WINFIELD SCOTT.
Mexico March II, ISIS"
On the reading of the above document Gen.
Worth rose and asked if he might be permitted
to ask question OF the Court.
Gen. Scott here Interrupted, and said that he
understood that gentleman Gen, Worth to be
here only As prosecutor and as such had No
right to speak.
President.-1'hese interruptions cannot be in
dulgcdin in.
Gen Scot Don't apply those remarks to
me. sir.
AT this point the proceedings were, il appear
ed, about to take a violent turn when the Pres
ident again arose and said that these Irregular.
ties should be stopped. and ordered the room to
be cleared. in order that the Court might dcltc-
rate upon the document then before them.
On the opening of the Court, it was announc-
ed that proceedings in the case would be STAYED
provided no objections were made by the parties
1t was also announced that the Court adjourned
the case of Scott for the present. in order to give
the members time TO consider the paper present.
cd by him more fully. IN the meantime the case
of Gen Pillow was ordered to Commence
boston Daily AdrertSer.
The majority for IloRAcE Mann, over all 9TH
ers, IN the SLh Congressional District, Massu-
chusctts lately represented by John Quincy
Adams, is 1911 The Liberty Party" cas-,
more than thousand votes against Mr.. MANN
as they did against Mr.. ADAMS; and we sun.
pose II the former Gentleman should die that
very consistent aud useful party would " Re.
|. solve, as they did in relation to Mr.. ADAMS.
that
" the slave has lost friend our District n faithC
representative, our country able Statesman and
,hc orld one OF the greatest lights tina, ever sunc
III nie, honored at home and respected abroad. IL
death, inoIrned and lamented by ALL Ills memory
VIII long survive the race OF tyrans and the chains o.
slaves"
II the Vermont Freeman, has nothing more
important to do, Just now, would it oblige us b,
pointing out the beautiful consistency" OF
passing such resolution and voting against the
man whose virtues 1t proclaims Somehow OF
other, we have failed in our effort to discover
, it.
r u The Franklin County Court commenced
its session in st, Adams, yesterday after an ap
propriate prayer by the Rev. Worthington Smith
? ID. ID. The following Judges are present
: STEPHEN ROYCE, Jinige..; ALvAH SABIs, J. II
HUBBARD, Side Judges.
t Only nineteen causes are set to the Jury ant
the number of new entries, it is said, will be un
usually small.
The bill granting bridge at Rouse's Point, &c ,ha
passed the Senate OF New York in Committee of tn,
Whole Montpelier IPatchnon Of The 9Th.
VIII our "ancient adversary" pardon us fo
saying that the above statement is not precisel,
, accurate We believe il received the sanction