Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-01-11
nur ARMY TROUBLES.

wa.bino,on correspondent, Of the Baltimore
s,p .,a,es as a fact. which may be impiich'y 'o-
lied on: c.,.
Isl. That all The differences between Cnmr, -
Scott and Worth will be submitted 10 q; 49, ,.;m
INQUIRY, 10 be held in Mexico. BON VA. NJ NV
he relieved from command and duty iol 'his pun
pose. c.,o,., Duncan will
no h,onobt before Court Martial. lhese die
facts. ,ro,.,o, will be Nh,
,vcr Mexico as commander -in. CHIEF oil Inc army,
and having civil powers conhted 10 MS Jud men,
The New York Posts Washington writer
gives the following as the gis oil Inc controversy
,o,woeu ,wo Gepefa!s-Scou and Worth. We
h,,s ,.sson 10 believe that ii is correct:
"Tbe difficulty is believed to have arisen out OF
the issue, by the commanding sehILei, VI ,nt
asner.l order against eller writing. u appeared
- he The general impression OF the cHicers oil me
,rn,v in Mexico, that Gen. Worth was alluded
m AZ one of the "van conceded and enVions ne
,ossn Gen. Worth addressed very respectful
mole 10 Gen. Scott, asking frank avowai from
him whether he must consider himself obnoxious
10 the repIoot conveyed in that oTder. Hen Scoa
evaded direct reply, buI answered Inc note
Gen. Worth respectfully repeated The teqnts'-
To this second noe Gen. Scot declined giving
more specific answer, and informed MS CORES
pondenl that he could not hold hlmSeli response
Bile Tor The inierences il might please Inc otlceis
to draw from his phIaseology. Genera worm
lherenpon drew up a statement OF The enllre cor
rcsponcepce between the commander-ln-chi
and himself, and addressed il 10 The secretary OF
war. with remarks of his own as 20 The injustice
with which he had been treated and assuring
the secretary that but for his regard TO the pup
lie service, he should file charges against zen.
Scott This statement directed as an appeal 10 Inc
secretary of war, he sent unsealed 10 zen. oco'',
requesting hun ~ trdnslnit II 10 WashipS'on.-
Gen Scott refused 10 forward il, al the request OF
Gen Worth, bu! forthwith put Gen. w. under
arrest; and reported him 10 the war department
for insolence 10 his superior officer, &c, and 10
sustain The charges, transmits The statement
drawn up by Gen. Worth"
With all Difference 10 the judgment oil The re-
speced author OF "a friend OF the College" we
with regret have fell ii 10 be our duly 10 omit the
greater portion of Nos. 5 and 4. which refers to
the unfortunate difficulty between TWO OF The Pro.
fessors al William and Mary. We cannot bu,
think that his discussion of the merits ofihc con-
troversy will have the efec. Of arousing new ex-
element on the subject. We publish The con-
Guiding passages, wherein he points out the rene
dy 10 be pursued:
FoR THE ENQUIRER.
To Tie Visitors Of Hiuiam and Mary College.
NO. Iii.
Gentlemen Visilers: II is yonr duty, as | am
sure il will be Your pleasure 10 lake Care that the
termination Of the present issues, be IN no wise
detrimental 10 the best interests OF The College
This, as il seems 10 me, can only he done by
some adequate and speedy adjustment OF The diff.
culles now impending over Inc affairs 0! The In
sliiu,ion.
In this, her crisis, the foes of William and Ma.
~ confidently predict her downfall. But, gentle.
men, we look 10 you 10 ialsiy Uy your wise and
energetic counsels, all their prophecies and 10
scatter their Vaccinations 10 The WINS William
and Mary cannot fall, without being filled with
dead mems bones"-Past history has recorded
that there was an Erostratus, by whose hands the
beautiful Temple OF Diana was destroyed al
Ephesus-and 10 The same category future hisio.
r. will write the names of those OF those there
be) who shall b. wanting in duty to dear Old
William and Mary-lhe mother Of Presidents
and more renowned and beautiful in her social
structure, than was The lar famed Ephesian
Temple.
No w.
But my object in writing this article, is no, so
UIuCE III sPcdh VI tIcSc tDiISS dS 10 UOIlCt tNe
position in which they have defined The vsite.s OF
the College. That position, 50 far as ! can dis
Germ, is one Of profound silence and studied mac
lon-ai time, TOO, when the press, The Legs.
laIure and the public, are speaking and moving in
reference 10 this subject. And shall these ihiNss
be, and ye; the vsi;ers, who are The sworn guar
dams Of the Institution sleep IN and take their
scat, while The death-Iattle, which is ST plainly
heard, is loudly prophetic OF its approaching dis.
salu,ionl "NeTo hdtled while Rome was burn.
ins;" but Virginia weeps, while William & Mary
lies bleeding and ready 10 expire.
In former number have demonstrated, from
the peculiar locality OF William & Mary, hat she
could not iaiI TO flourish if hose who surround
her were, as they should BE-, WHOLLY consolidated,
and made her friends. Her destiny is in The
hands of her visiters, and TO them we look, as We
have right 10 90, for such counsels and for such
action as shall preserve her unscathed amidst
these her fiery Trials.
Gentlemen visiers! The public attention has
been directed, aud every eye is turned upon you;
all are anxiously awaiting your action in this the
darkest hour in The history OF our dear old alma
Mater, whose stretched oat hands and flowing
tears seem most impiorinsy 10 call unto her sons
and friends, saying, "Sors, or Iperisi"
Gentlemen, a speedy and unanimous convoca
ion o! The vsiters should Immediately be called,
a thorough investigation into the condition Of
things here al once be made, and full and frank
eypose OF the result siIaighiwsy lee given 10 The
public, that yon may be justified, the College
saved, and peace, order and confidence, once more
restored
Gentlemen: Yon may again hear from
A FRIEND CT THE COLLEGE.