The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-02-22

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Mexico, which we received by Geographic ex-
press yesterday, and announced to the public,
together with the particulars now published,
viii place this distinguished military comman-
der In anew position before the American peo-
pie. Ii it be true that he has taken the RESPONSE
bliity of receiving treaty of peace, and sending
1t on TO his own government, then he has, In iact
taken the responsibility of getting our imbecile
President out of dilemma which he himself
was incapable of doing for his own safety. We
may be, as many others are. in favor OF annexa-
ton, of absorption, of swallowing up all Mexico
or perhaps it woultbe better for our constitu-
ton and our appetite, well as our powers of di-
gestion, to eat up Mexico as the Romans did Car
thage-bit by Bit large slice after large slice
instead of swallowing the whole republic, as the
anaconda does the buffalo-head, horns, shout
ders, and all, at once. If the intelligence we
have received be correct in giving the provisions
of the treaty, we have already ceded to us
one-third of the republic of Mexico. We may
stay contented with this for the next twenty five
years, and gradually steal away the remainder,
at the first opportunity for it is evident we
must eventually have the whole country, up to
the lsthmus OF Tehuantepec, in process of time.
Ii this treaty should be received by the Presi
dent, sent to the Senate, carried in that body
and become a law, who will have the honor and
| reputation of having achieved the great and
important work ! General Scott In spite OF
his hasty plate of SOUP and his rather
| lndiscreet doings in relation to the purchase
OF grain, buying OF horses, and other little
charges, he is the man who will, in great
measure, be entitled to the merit Of the deed
| During the last few weeks, some singular move
ments have been made by the government to-
wards this distinguished General. 1t was said
and we have not seen it contradictcd- he
had been suspended, and ordered to trial at
Perote. And what forl Mainly, it was believed,
on account of his dispute with some officers vn.
der his command, whom rumor assigns as mem
bers of party favoring the administration. The
severity of the conduct pursued towards him
by the administration, appeared to US I'M
just. We think, indeed, that General Scott has
been imprudent-there can hardly be question
as to lhat-in not controlling his spleen and vex-
alton at the arrogance of his junior officers put
ting themselves above him, and claiming call the
honors," instead Of him. We say it was pity
that General Scott did not pocket ali such af-
fronts and indignities. Again, it was an indig-
nlty-we may say gross lnsut-when his infe-
rior officer penned a volume Of vtuperating
charges against the General in Chief, and sent
them to the General in Chief himself, to request
that he himself should forward these pitiful
charges against himself on to Washington. Pity
that the sensitive Virginlan-lhe hero OF Vera
Cruz, of Cerro Gordo, Churubusco, and Monte
zuma-sufiered his vexation to burst out
and show itself, by putting his contuma-
clous officers under arrest But, after all,
in this hasty and too sensitive conduct
of the gallant general, we saw nothing
more than imprudence, and the unguarded ebulli-
ton OF wounded personal vanity For this i'm.
prudence, if report be true, he has been severely
punlshed-we may add unjusty. He has been
suspended from his high command. That was
severe enough. His inferior officers, his accu-
sers, have been discharged from the effect Of his
accusations. That was severer still. Their &C.
cusations, on the other hand, have been receiv-
ed against him, and he is to be tried on the
charges of the very men whom he had put under
arrest That was severe in the superlative. They
are supposed to be innocent, and he is supposed
to be guilty, by the War Department. This
seems to Us rather unjust. Its future effects
may be fatal; for what discipline can ever
| be hoped for in our army, if the comman-
troops such an impotent tool that he dare
not punish subaltern without being Immediately
suspended and put on trial for go doing, and find
ing that same subaltern iberated and set up as an
accuser against him! Is the War Department mad
Has Mr.. Polk been taking choroform, to take
such steps against one Of the most distinguished
generals of Amerca-one of the most heroic
conquerors Of modern times Now, then, Gene.
raj Scott, in making this peace, in putting an
end to this war, you have punished the President
for his severity TO you in the severest and most
cutting IN inner This you have done by blessing
him in return for cursing you; by rescuing him
out of his troubles in return for his bringing you
into trouble; and by bringing honor upon him IN
return for his effort to disgrace you
GREAT MEN JOINING THE TAYLOR CAUSE
Within few days, several great men, of great
political standing, aud of different parties, have