The Arkansas banner., 1848-04-11


 but too fast for atterance. Re felt deeply wea,ued he ieit himself ruiesy thrust down from position which he might, wishoat vanity, sarsIy call one q, some considerable glory. He was then the ernei. l pal eriminai before that Court The accuscr pow stood before the accused, while the accused was acquitted m advance by the highest constituted niiitary authority of the nation. MT President. wish to keep in order; if these remsnks are mol s. i l bow in dcfcrcnee .a the Court
 { The President then said that ia comrlianee with the saggPStoH of Gen. Scott tue Court had detes. mined to cal before it the parties interested ou t- norrnws that nothing said h the absence of pa,tir. concerned would be placed upon he records; and that, therefore, the remarks already made would net be recorded
 l The Court then adjourned.
 SEcoND DAr-MARcH I6. 1S4s The Court met at l0 o'clock. and afler the usual [ preliminarles having been gore through
 Gen. Scott rose and ssid, that be was present fo, the purpose oi hcaring any thing that could be ssd against him regarding the appeal, which, Il Do an dorstood correctly had b~eu placed upon the Iecofds i of the Court The General then produeesl paper which, he saidf with the consent of the Coari. he intFnded to read, relating 10 the arrest of It Ca ! Duncan. He remarked that Ne dil no consider Il bar in any proceeding regardng any and ail charges brought against him. He oo,i, sc1, ready to meet any accusaiion--phys y-siFong. asSel
 
 The President cf the Court here inierpcsel, ana | t'eR. Scott sat down. A letter was then resd ss follows, by the Judge Advocate,
 Headqun tets. lsi Division TAcuRayS NJ, xiro, March llth, lel-. { ! To Gen. N. Towson, Pfesiient Court of inquiry , slr--ln the matter of my appeal from Maj. Gss Scott. eommander-in-chier of lle army lhe Piesi- dent has done me fuil aud ample justice. In rirs oi the interest and harmony of ibe service dsse to withdraw the accusations which 1 made in thai appeal against Maj Gen. Scott have the hoHOr to br, very respectfully, yoar ob' sefyapt, (signedl W. J. WORTH, Bv'. Mai. Gen. Gen Scott then read the follow ing pipcr. Mfr Presiaeaf asd Gentlemen ef the Clas--I 1e sire, under permission, to make the iolo=ing sae. meht in presence and heating of Bvt Lt Col. Dun. can, which uiay save iie lime of this coqri as well as tirat of the parii before it.
 have iaid two charges, with a spet tifcstion us. der each. against the Lt Colonel. The first alleges breach on his rart. of an old general regulation of the army. re-publisbsd and re.estsbliied by tho President cf the United States Jan 2s lsIz against the pubiicston io newspapers &c., ol unauthorized letters or reports, from army In inc field. pend. ing the cainpa gn To which they relate, and which regulation the President directs all in niiilary an tlioIity strictly to enforce
 As principal conservatnr, at the lime, of hs peace, harmony and disc ipne of Inc army, tbcnghi il my duty 10 arrest Byt. Lieut.. Col Duncan for publication of that character and laid the specific charge iB qucston--which duly submitted to he President of the United States, ia order that be might appoint ias no other eousd) general court martial fer his trial The President having tboagSl proper on an admitted, certain and speciiic fact D order inquiry into, and Tot trial Of iie maiief, it is clearly not for me to uphold his regulalieA against bis evident indifference the subject therefore withdraw that charge and Its specification, and utterly decline, without nriher orders from he Pfesiieut to prosecute il before this or spg ohef l iribaaaI.
 The second charge and specification, which thought t my duly, but most reluctantly, io prefer against the same gallant officer, relates to mse'' oi fact, therein set forth, quoted irom the same et ter, re- published here under bis own signstute Hoping and believing that The staiemests msdein that re-pubIished letieT however injurious to inc truth of history, and 10 the extent to myssh' were made from the want of correct niormahoh;; and from no in teHtion to niisrepresent fac's. ! courteeusiy sent siaf ctEcer ts invite Lent Ce Duncan To fisii me before had penned thai secood charge and its specifications intending 10 point cal sO him the of fact in his sletero refet 70 he evidence written ard orai, 10 eonlals thoss eros and pledged myself through the ssuDe wessssgel that if the persaoal interview shoald not result h benefit to the Lt Colonel, t should not by possioa fly, fl could prevent II. work sn injury to hun De- fore any court. My request was eoar'eoas'y ee- cIiBed
 {, desire now to give 10 u. Col. Duncan anotaei opportunity of say ing whether be mol ignoFais zt the time of writing the letter In question of ns facts. Ist. Thst before leaving PGeba for ms os sin. in August last it had been my bss and eAPe.' tation that the AIperican army woaId be obliged approaf he'd the Mexican capital 10 tho left of ssss about of the lakes chsiee and xochimilco End, ha' after general headquarters had reachfd AyosiA. hu gust iifh. bad showed an eqasi soei'ude 70 ss' aditional information of that route aud hose oi hs Peaon snd Mrxeaicingo; 3d, That b sides seea,ag from Ayotis, August i7th. oral insiruetons 'o nsl Mai Gen. Worsh, b push further inquiries rev Chslco as to the character of The southernes roe' (aroHnA the tws lakes --tbat sent, August isn' 10 that general. wrttea instructions to the ssos r feet from the safsc place, my qusrttrs al Ayyes. lth, That during my stay there, ffein the li'h v ihe 18th of August, sent Mexican of ia'elliSshs' from Aye'is independent If Bit. Ma. Gen of'H, al around 10 the village of XochIinIiso, o feie'' 10 me wbetiser any recent change bad taken Pass in that route, sif7E in the way o artificial deienss' or frss oveficwing of i1e iakes; &nJ, Sh, nal 'A inc evening of fbe l3sh of the spne nenih, eaa', cd Capt Mason, Of tie e1giGeers, tc be tns'ise'e; to proceed the next morning 10 the headq isrss ' Byt. Maj Gsn- Worth. si Ch>leo, n eras' 70 h'' being employed in rccenneitirg ihe same son''es route. in whirh srrvice thc explain found hiH'se. anticipated by the recoaseitrins party uadsf Ls-' Col Dancas, who hat afrssdy. several hours ' fee ajysaced by efiels yi 'ne zSi geAefsi' asn'e