Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-04-01
THE SCOTT AND TRIsT CORRESPONDENCE


"To-day the long promised correspondence between Gen.
scott and the War Department the House Rep
resenayes and the public therefore, will have the veil
ied rom the strange and unaccountable mystery which
seems 10 hang Gen. SCOTS recall and suspension
vi the letters bearing the subject of Mr. Trsts mis-
sion, which, would appear Gen. Scott took very much
hea considering an insult and improper interference
with his duties and privileges commander n-che the fol-
lowing oay remarkable and necessary proper under
standing of the subject
list Letter from Gen Scott dated Headquarters of the
Army, Jaapa May T. ls47, to the War Department,
bracing copy of letter Mr. TIist of the date.
ed Letter of Gen. Scott to the Secretary of War, dated
May 20 ls47.
"3d Leerof Gen. Scott the Secretary of War, dated
Headquarters of the Army Pueba 4h june s47, with
closures TO Mr. Trs. dated Puebla, May 49, ls47.
. And the Secretary's answers, viz
lst Gov. Marcy letter to Gen. Scott, May 81 Is4s.
i Sd do DO DO. DO 40. Jun! Juy IT, e, 1917 fsal
sand his hast letter, dated January 49, ls4s, regard
the institution of court of inquiry to examine the charges
brought by Generals Worth and Pillow and Lieutenant Col
Duncan against General Scott The correspondence between
Generals Scott and Worth, which d to charges preferred
by the latter against the former and Gen. SCOTS demand
of court martial to try General Worth, has already been
published
he gst of the first part of this correspondence consists
in the grievance felt by General Scott that person of such
small standing Mr.. Trist should have been down
Mexico to interfere, he imagined, with his plan of opera
tons and pacfcaton in Mexico. He conceives Mr. Trs
ey unfit for his TASK and thanks his that he de-
graded by being associated with him commissioner. He
Vi
minsaton since he left Washington and at las. de-
mands to be recalled early the exgencie Of the public
service will permit
Gen. SCOTS enclosures consisting of his correspondence
with the Commissioner Trist truly interesting; and
constitute very important item II shows that Gen. Scott
absolutely refused TO forward the Secretary of Foreign At
fairs in Mexico Mr. Buchanans Dispatches handed him for
that purpose 'sealed by Mr. Trst. appears that General
Scott acquainted with the contents of this despac
which, nevertheless known Mr. Trst and which the
latter instructed show Gen. Scott the time. Be-
tween Scott and Ts there from the beginning the very
worst understanding, great ocious supercousness the
part Of T and unfeigned contempt and disgust the part
of Scott The latter seemed labor under the impression
that Mr. Tst had received from the President the power of
debating amsce whenever he thought proper while he
commended that time and place for the conclusion of had pro-
pey been left to the discretion Of the Commanding General
'Gov Macys letters Gen. Scott show that while the
conduct OF Mr. Trst not approved Of yet deemed
proper that Mr. Tfist, after having concluded treaty with
Mexico which treaty, being ratified by the Mexican Congress-
required nothing but the ratification home, should inform
Gen. Scott of the fact and demand in the Of the Pres
dent armistice a cessation of hoslites.
Gen Scott in his letter TO Mr.. Trst, does full justice to
the diplomatic talents and manners of the commissioner whom
he insists calling the clerk OF the State Department
ther Mara Danon and ST. Just, aud who he thinks, ought
carry travelling guilletne wherever he goes Mr. Trist
retaates Gen. Scott in his correspondence with Mr. Buch
anan in which he almost equally Mr.. Polk him
SELL and fully vndcates far he concerned the supe
roriy of diplomacy achievements in the field i'm
possible, Gen. Scott says, find perfect specimens
Of vanity concct, and ibreeding than found in MIR.
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this they proix Gen. did not pretend 10
read them through himself but handed them his aids
who communicated him their contents the march from
Jalapa 70 Puehla.
.Gov Marcy in his replies to Gen. Scott first seems to
try persuade that disrespec him meant
by the Department the President but that he wrong
in refusing forward Mr. Buchanans despatch to the Mexi
Government. The Secretary of War informed him that
the of the despatch would have been communicated
TO him he had at repudiated Mr. Tis &c. To-
wards the end he informs him that his request to be recalled
with The exgences Of the public service Of which he should
be informed at the proper time.
regard to the charges preferred BY Gen. Worth against
Gen Scott and the demand the latter for martial
try General Worth for malicious innuatons and SANDERS
against the commander of the army, Mr.. Marcy in his letter
General of the 9Th January, 1913, dwes the inn
possibility of trying Worth without first examining his charges
against Scott inasmuch the appeal Of inferior officer from
the decision of his superior the President does Of itself
constitute crime and because if such appeals punish
ed insubordnations would eventually deba them from
asking for redress Of grievances and thus defeat the ends of
justice. Gov Marcy objects also martial now when
many officers wanted in the field, perhaps active ope
aton the enemy and argues that of inquiry
would all the purposes Tor the present and nimang
that, il before that Gen. Worth fail make
his charges against Gen. Scott then martial ghl be
| convened 10 try Worth SCOTS charges.
81 give you here the ph Of the whole correspondence with
the accusations contained in General SCOTS letters and the
grounds Of defence taken by the Secretary Of War My opn
ion that if rrs had not been sent down, or, ~ his own
stead higher in position and in the confidence OF the
the difficulties which have occurred might have been avoided
Mr. Trist known express himself disparaengy in
regard TO Gen Scott before he left Washington and such
ought have been selected TO act in conunc
ton with the successful General separately and distinct
from him. Gen Scott the head Of the had position
widely different from the clerk ia the Department. who had
hut two of treaties with hmonc propose and the other
TO substitute as the utimaum Of his Goyernment-and whose
Diplomatic functions properly terminated with the accomplish
mont Of this design is certainly argument in favor of
Gen Scott far his correspondence with Mr.. Trst is
concerned that Mr. Tis is held in the low est
nation by those who him in which Gen. held him
after the Don Quiyoc diplomatic had made his appearance
his headquarters.
e~AFRcAS SLAVE TRApE.Lord George Bentinck stated in
his late speech in Parliament, that in forty years Great Bril-
tain had expended So 000 000 hundred millions
~ dollars the attempt suppress the slave trade The
Times" estimates the E3 000 900 sterling annually
and the loss Of valuable lives exceeding for period of
forty wears all her losses battles and engagements and to
what result Why the doubling and trebng the number Of
slaves which GOT clear and increase Of deaths the pas
sage owing the closer stowagc Of something like
one
The American Colonization Society. (says the New York
Journal Of Commece,) with income from voluntary con-
buions Of only few thousands, point far greater
success from their humble Efforts than has resulted from the
combined power Of English, French, and American navies
sustained annual expense of many millions from the
public Treasury
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