Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1848-06-01
General SCOTS Letter.
Concluded from the first Page.

deep solicitude. To part with so large
and so respectable portion OF TINS army III
the middle OF country which, though
broken in its power, ls not ye' u'sp"seo 10
sue for peace ito provide for the re'u'"
home of seven regiments from this interior
nosi,ion. a, time when | find It quite
difficult to provide transportation and sup
niles for the operating forces which re-
mainland all This without any prospect OF
succor or reinforcemenls in, perhaps, the
next seven months yond some 3O0army
recruils-present novelties unknown to
any invading army before. With the
addition of ten or twelve thousand new
eyies in April or May-asked for, and
until very recently expected-or even with
the addition of two or three thousand new
troops, destined for this army, but sudden
ly, by the orders of the War Department,
diverted TO the Rio Grande frontier, !
might, notwithstanding the unavoidable
discharge of the old volunteers-seven
regiments and two independent companies
advance with confidence upon the cne-
mys capital. | shall, nevertheless, ad-
vance; but whether beyond Puebla, will
depend on intervening information and re-
Election. The general panic given to the
enemy at Cerro Gordo still remaining, ]
think it probable that we shall 90 to Mex.
leo; or, if the enemy recover from that,
we must renew the CONSERVATION BY an
other blow
Thus, like Cortes, finding myselfinsoa.
tod and abandoned, and again, like him,
always afraid that the next ship or messen-
ger L,ight rec all or farther cripple me, !
resolved no longer to depend on Vera Cruz
or home, but to render my little army "a
SELF sustaining machine'-as | informed
everybody, including the head of,he War
Department-and advanced to PuebIa.
1t was in reference to the foregoing seri
Gus causes Of complaint, and others, 10 be
found in my reports at large-par'cular-
ly in respect to money for the discussing
staff officers, clothing, and Mr. Tr!st, CON
missioner-that concluded my report
from Puebla, June 4, in these words:
Considering the many cruel dis0ppoint-
ments and notifications have been made
TO feel since left Washington, and the
total want of support or sympathy on the
part Of the War Department, which !
have so long experienced, beg to be re-
called from this army the moment it may
be safe for any person to embark at Vera
Cruz-whch. | suppose, will be early in
November. Probably all field operations
will be over long before that time
But my next report (JuIy 25) from Pue
bla has, no doubt, in tie end, been deem
ed more objectionable by the department,
In tina, paper, after speaking Of the happy
change in my relations, both official and
private, with MIR Trist,' | continued:
Since about the 26 uhmo June our
intercourse has been frequent and cordial,
and have found him Mr. I. able, dis
Greet, courteous, aud amiab,e. At home
it so changed that we had but the slightest
possible acquaintance with each other
Hence more or Ices ur ioGIpfucai preJu-
dice; and of the existence Of his feelings
towards me, knew (by private letters
before we met, that at least part OF the
cabinet had full intimation. Sill the
pronounced misunderstanding between
MIR Trist and myself could not have oc'
CURED but for other circumstances: |.
His being obliged to send forward your
letter of April 18th, instead Of delivering
il in person, with the explanatory papers
which he desired TO communicate: 2, His
bad belth in May and June, which am
happy to say has now become good; and
,r,D hi oh
your letter, and particularly an inlerIinea.
lion, unayoidably threw me. So far as
am concerned, am perfectly willing that
all have heretofore written 10 the depart
ment about Mr Iris, should be suppress
ed. make this declaration as due TO my
present esteem for that gentleman; but
ask no favor, or desire none, a, the hands
Of the department Justice to myself, ho".
ever tardy, shall take care to have done.
do not acknowledge the justice
ofether OF your rebukes contained in the
letter of May 81, fin relation TO MIR Trist
and the prisoners at Cerro Gordo; and
tina, do not here trumphantiy vindlcate
myself, is not from the want OF will, means,
or ability, but time. The first letter dat
ed February 22) received from you, at
Vera Cruz, contained a censure, and |
am now rebuked for the unavoidable--nay,
wise, if it had not been unavoldable-re-
lease, on parole, of lhe prisoners taken at
Cerro Gordo-even before one word of
commentator from government has reach
ed this army on account Of It's gallant con.
duct in the capture Of those prisoners'-
No such COMMUNICATION has yet been re-
ceived-Februury, 1918 So, IT. regular
progression. may, should the same army
gallanlIy bear me into the city of Mexico,
in the next six or seven weeks-which is
probable, if we are not arrested by peace
or lruce-look 10 be dismissed from the
service Of my country! You will perceive
that am aware (as have long been) Of
the dangers which hang over me at home;
but |, too, am citizen or the United
States, and well know the obligations i'm.
posed under all circumstances by
patriotism. In respect 10 money beg again
10 report that the chief commissary (Cdpt.
Grayson) Of this army has not received a
dollar from the States, since we landed at
Vera Cruz, March 9. He now owes more
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