The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1852-09-01
GHNERAL SCOTT WILL NOT REsIG |

cRNERAL SCOTT WILL NOT REslGg \.
Il has been auihoritiyely and repeated
b slatsd that General Scott willnot resign
his position a. commandments Chief Of the
army on account OF his nomination for the
presidency. The reasons given to extern
uato this decision are simply absurd. Ills
par,isa.Is ask why Hon. William R. King
does not resign his position. They cool
ly forget that Mr.. Graham. who is on the
ticket for Vice Presineni wi,h Gen. Scott,
surrendcred his position in the cabinet
because j was place Of patronage, and
hence. slrom the highest motives Of good
,a,sr and sound judgement. he retired
\ from il. Colonel King, the democratic
cuh,iidate for Vice President, is repre-
sentative Of his State in Congress, aud the
same argument cannot and does not ap-
Ply'tohi,n that operated upon Mr.. Gra-
ham. e y
But Mr.. Graham could have remained
in MI. Fillmore's cabinet with infinitely
more .propriety than Gen. Scott as eau,
didaie 1.-the presidency eau ratain his
position as The director and Chief of the
army Of the United States. There is
something repulsiSe in II free country to
see q man bred TO arms, without the slight.
est experience in the affairs Of State,
heading his party as candidate ior Pres
ident--the highest civil oliice.-at the same
, time that he heads the army of lhe coun-
try in the capacity Of The officer who di.
rects, controls, and disposes of al. its
manifold operations. This is new
spectacle in this country. II is an exam
pie wholly without precedent in our histo-
ry. There is all odor of military despo-
tism about it--a conlomptuous disregard
of the popular feeling against the system
resoried 10 to crush out the heart aud the
hope OF the masses of the On World. Ii
recalls the merely martial tyranis lhat
have SO long plundered and oppressed the
South American continent. 1t suggests
comparisons with the armed usurpalon in
France. where all law and legislation. and
private interest, are sacrificed or conrol-
ed by the hired iegions OF ruler who
ne powcrless withou' i'ie bayonet.
:, is a =" why Winfield
g.. 0, Id n,en, ii ;Dis public. should
,, et2,a a high and controlling military
:. f::.i while his friends are laboring to
make him President. If there i, one trait
OF character broadly developed and deGn-
ed in his history,.Il is his habit Of ruling
with the uigh hand of mariip command.
Whether at the head Of his troops or a,
the head of his bureau, this spirit has al
ways been conspicuous in his conduct
He did not scruple to defy jackson, to
contemn Adams, and to trample under
foot the orders o: Polk lie has not hest.
tated 10 visit his resentment upon his su.
periors and his interiors, or 10 use his mil
itary position TO annoy and TO countervail
the civil authority. When we reflect that
nearly every distinguished officer now in
the regular service. and that nearly every
officer in the former volunteer or Temporal
ry service now living, is opposed 10 Scott
and in favor Of Pierce, we may conceive,
from aglance at bis whole experience, his
temptations TO avenge his grieis as can
didate with his resources as commander
in-chef Of the American army. If the
gallant Worth, the intrepid Duncan, .Icsup,
Twigs, Harvey. Bragg, Shields. Smith
Pillo@. Patterson. Stevens, Winship. Bur-
nett, Laily. &c. &C.. all be found to be in
favor Of Pierce; and how would they be
treated by the candidate and the com.
mander-in-chiel? The following general
order, issued by General Scott in Mexico.
was directed against both Worth and
Duncan, leading to the summary arrest of
the former. tits characteristic in an en-
inent degree OF the whig candidate for
President:
HEAD QUARTERS OF THE ARMY.
GENERAL ORDERS. No. $40.
Mexico, Nov 12, 1847.
The attention of certain officers of this
army is recalled 10 the foregoing regula.
ton, "a regulation prohibiting officers Of
the army from detailing ia private letters,
or reports, the movements OF the army. J (,
which the General in-cief is resolved to
enforce. so far as it NAV be in his mower |