Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1848-05-12
VERMONT PHENIX.
Brattlebsro, Friday, May IL, lS4S.
Gen. Scott and the Administration.

Gen. Scott and the Administrator:
The letter of Cen Scott to the secretary OF
War. narrating the conduct Of the Admlnlstra-
ton towards him, and the extract from MUS
tang's" letter to the n. o. Delta, describing inc
proceedings before the Court OF Inquiry, will
arrest the attention of our readers. History pre-
sents no parallel to the atroeious warfare Of the
Administration upon the two Generals under
whose orders such lustre has been shed upon inc
American arms. Il is not enough that they penl
their lives in the ordinary chances Of war; and
not less deadly climate Of Alexico-but they must
encounter the concealed, dasiardly, snake in-the-
grass enmity of tho Executive at home. Cen
Taylor was sent with an inadequate and ill-Pro-
vidcd army into Mcxico; and Ind no sooner, by
the skill and hcioism Of himself and his gallant
little army, yanquished the army opposed TO him.
and made his name glorious before the Ameri-
can people. than he felt the Executive stab in
the dark. Gen. Taylor was suspected Of Wing
ism, md il would not do to allow him 10 acquire
a reputation and character that might make him
dangerous 10 the party" So the President
conceived the notable project Of sending Gen.
Scott 10 supcrsede him, aud, il possible, bring
them into collision as rivals. Gen. Taylor was
accordingly stopped At Monterey, and without
designing even to notify him of the fact Gen
Scott.was suddenly ordered of TO take command
OF the army in Mexico, and to deprive Gen. Tay-
Tor Of most Of his army. The order transferring
nearly his whole army to Gen. Scott, for the at
tack Of Vera Cruz, was the first intmation to
Cen Taylor Of the design of the President, and
he Justly regarded it as an evidence that the Tx
ccu,ivc had Withdrawn its confidence from, and
wished 10 ruin him. The result dill not, IN the
ease Of Gen. Taylor, accomplish the hopes Of tho
President Len with about three thousand raw
volunteers, he offered 8 tempting opportunity
and one that seemed TO be designed by the Ad
ministra,ion for Santa AIMS to fall upon and
crush him. But Old Rough and Ready con
founded lis enemies. both at home and abroad
and hy The ever glorious battle Of Bucna Wis
ta" elevated himself above the malicious CUNT!
Of the Executive Gen. Scott, with all the per
plexities, want Of means, and want Of support a
home, also, triumphed over the Mcxicans, AM
acquired additional glory and rcnown. lie, too
excited the Jealousy Of the President. for be WI
Wing. lie was bcrominq too popular with tn
people, and might be troubesome-hence, ih
power Of the President as commander-in-chie
and the ingenious sophi.iry Of the Secretary {
War, werc employed to blacken his fair fans
and put him ou' Of the way. Gen. Pillow, tn
brother-in-law Of Mr. Polk, over the heads Of oil
or and older officer, was made Major Genera
and WAS sent with Gen. Scott as the SPY an
convenient tool of the Executive. The ciIor
that have been made 10 destroy Gen. Scott, an
the humiliation aud ANNOYANCE to which he h'
been subjected by the Secretary of War, are d.
tailed in his letter published to-day, and we ii
vito for it tie careful attention Of the public.
The motive for all this, always apparcr
enough, is now confessed and proclaimed
When Congress called for the correspondent
with Gen. Scott, this letter was suppressed an
retained until thu Secretary Of War could wri
an answer. Witch, though dated after the ca
was still sent into Congress along with the lett
Of Gen. Scott The Secretary labor throus
eight long columns, by shallow sophis,ry al
special pleading that would disgrace a commC
pcttifogger, to refute or expain away the ehArg
Of Gen. Scott and this. with SCOTS letter,
published by the Washington Union, with &C
umn Of coarse abuse of the General and laud
ton Of the Secretary. The Democratic press
are strongly urged to copy them, because, So
the Union Of April S0th, he is "nor someich
prominent among ne proPosed IPAig eondidat
4 for he Presidency" Here is the secret Of Il
hostility Of the Administration to Gen. SEQ
Here is the cause of all the attempts now ma
ing by the President to disgrace and ruin hir
and to accomplish which all the power and pa
ronagc of the Executive is evoked. Here is Il
design Of the long studied, and elaborate answ
of the Secretary Of War, and of the blusterir
and loud commentator Of it by the Unto
Because Gen. Scot, is Wing, and spoken
for the Presidency, he must be hunted down
be must be disgraccd from his command, and
character blasted.
We believe they have misiudged the temp
and disposition of the people. 1t win not
easy to convince them, that a series of unexar
pied victories is a crime, or that because tn,
place the conqneror prominent before the pc
pie for the Presidency he should for that rcasc
be crushed by the power of the Executive. "
should not be sorry to have Gen. Scott before Il
people for the office of President OF Vice Pre-,
dent, and see whether they will sustain Mr. 20
in thisattcmpt' for political purposes, to crush
citizen who more than any other has contribute
to surround the American name with glory al
rcnown.
"TnE ISSUES OF THE EIEcrroN."-Und
: this caption, the Washington Union says of ii
, principles of the " Republican party"
They are the principles of 'ss and 's9-tl
principles of jefferson founded on a stri