THE jOURYIL. Mr. Clay and the Presidency.
Au address has been put forth hy Mr.
CLAY, through the Lexington Observer,
i authorizing the use of his name as a
. - •
'l - ;k candidate for nomination for the
' Yresi
dency. We had been led to expect a
sWk‘ uL A fittd*B - 1. different announcement from this quer
ter; and we cannot refrain from saying
Huntingdon, Tuesday, April 18, 1848. that we read the address in question
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FOR CANAL, COMMISSIONER: .
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any further .
t remarks of our o wn, a
NER MIDDLESWARTH! short commentary from the pen of one
1 i who has up to this time been friendly to
__..,—.............-.-..s the re-nomination of Mr. Clay ; and we
Moses SraotiOinforms the public in invite the attention of Mr. Clay's friends
another column, that he has just received elsewhere to it. We ask them to point
a new stock of goods which he will sell out, if they can, wherein our correspon
cheaper than the cheapest. He will be
dent treats the address unfairly. If they
found in the corner room, adjoining the
cannot do this, we ask them, and we
residence of Judge Gwin.
hope to be answered, does not the pub-
Benefits of Advertising. . lication of the address render the pro-
Those of our merchants who advor- i priety of Mr. Clay's re-nomination still
tised their new goods, both by hand-bills more doubtful 1
and through the papers, are doing
I Ma. CLARK :—I am one of the many ,
a 1 who have been led by a stern sense of
Spring business much beyond their an- , justice,
as well as lave of the good and
ticipatiuns. Their stores are crowded great, to believe, that my country would
with customers, and their large and yet, not only demand, but receive, the
splendid stocks of goods are disappear- services of Henry Clay in that station,
ing as if by magic. This is an impor-
where his ability and his patriotism are
so much needed. When the prophetic
tent fact, and we state it for the bene fit
truths which, in his life of greatness, he
of all concerned. has uttered, have by time's progressive
OF UNION COUNTY
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The Mddy Family . j pen been written, as a part of our coun
try'shistor • it seemed to roe, that that
,
This popular Troupe of singers will
tine had arr ived. ) I thoug ht ,
and I loved
we arc authorized to state, give a concert !
to think, that falsehood ' s poisoned shafts
in this place on Saturday evening next, I had been sped in vain—that narrow
and in Alexandria on Monday evening ! hearted malignity--partisan envy—and
following, ( 24th inst.) Among the new! power's bitter hate, had been crushed
pieces which will be sung are the fol-
;beneath Truth's republican heel ; and
that the declining years of that patriot
lowing: "France, taking her stand
and
sage,
were t o be rendered beautiful
among the Free ;" " The Blast rings i and calm, by the warm sun light of a
o'er us ;" "Away down East," &c. As people's love, and gratitude, and justice.
the Eddy's will remain but one evening Such have been my hopes and wishes.
with us, we bespeak for them such an wit
h regret 1 write,
that those bud s of
. promise, have been nipped by a c h i lling
audience as their merits deserve. frost, called into being by Henry Clay
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THE New YORK ELECTION.—. rile resu lt 1 himself.
Who that knew, and loved Henry
of the Charter election in the city of 1 Clay, did not know ;hat he had frequent. '
New York on Tuesday, resulted iii the ily declared " that whilst life and health
election of Mr. Havermeyer, Loco, by remain a man is bound to render his best
between 1000 and 1100 majority. services upon the call of his country."—
The Whi have two ma ority in the Was it necessary that he, who was the
gs j
soul of truth and patriotism, should re-
Board of Aldermen, and there is a tie
peat it again No friend of Henry Clay
in the Board of Assistants. believed that he would prove false to a
The Whigs elected three Police Jus- , sentiment which was truly a part of his
being. Nor did they need his certificate
ticee, and three Civil Justices, which is
that be was still Henry Clay. Why was
exactly half of each. that " address" written 1 His judgment
The Whigs gained the cities of Al- , never dictated such a paper, at such a
bany and Brooklyn by large majorities. time. It must have been the counsels
FOREIGN NEWS.—We
publish to-day !of the over zealous and unrellecting ;
i and those friends who made the " ap
hter intelligence from Europe, brought, peals," "entreaties" and "represents-
by the Hibernia. The revolution in , lions" to him ,
if they had believed what
France has been followed by similar de - ; they said, and believed Henry Clay—
monstrations m Prussia, Austria, ,„
h„. ! and had he believed them and himself—,
all, all would_ have . seen the folly of t hat
,
hardy, Bavaria, and other provinces. All
, paper. E very friend of Henry Clay
Europe appears to be convulsed. The knew before, all that is now known, as
next news will be looked (or with inter-' to what he would do. all did 1 say !
est. The Acadia will be due this week. all that was necessary to be known at
i least, but they would not have known,
r 7" The bill to abolish Militia train- , much less believed that which his enc.
ings did not pass both branches of the toles averred. They now call Henry
Legislature, as stated in some of the ! Clay to testify against his friends.
How often have we all heard, and as
papers. It failed in the House, and the
often denied, that Mr. Clay was ' ambi
system remains unchanged. j tious of power; and that all the ener
(E7' An Act to secure to married wo- gies of his mighty mind, were wielded
men the use and enjoyment of their own
to secure the sceptre and place of pow
er 1
With what mingled joy and hate
property, and to exempt the same from did his enemies say that he was "once
levy and sale for debts of their husbands, more in the field," when he made his
and to secure to married women a right Lexington speech ; and since, while on
Al choice under any last will and Testa- his tour of business. They said his
that
tour of triumph was one of ambition ;
Went, was passed at the late session of
the shouts of honor and gratitude
our Legislature, and has become a law. were the pre-arranged and heartless
Wo shall publish the provisions of this tricks of the interested managers. No
bill in our next. friend of his believed it. How are such
friends pained now, when they are met
by his own words, "I thought it was
due to my friends to consult with them
before I took so decisive and final a
step" as to my desire " not to be thought
of as a candidate." "accordingly with
in the last three months I have had an
opportunity of conferring fully and free
ly with them." And is it so '1 Was his
late tour for the purpose of consulting
with his friends as to his chances oh
success. Must his friends acknowledge
that the many evidences of honor, grate-
LUNATIC ASYL.— The bill appropri-
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ful love and faithful friendship were but
CM
sting $50,00 for the erection of a State ' the
inade the denial one of doubt clap at tra p s a t . Pa l tisa"s l Henry Clay
Lunatic Asylum at Harrisburg, passed I least.
both branches of the Legislature. , ! Was it needful that Mr. Clay should
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L much epeat his friends and the that
es We would much prefer a Presi- r
which to
those friends were dail world y
telling
dentist ticket selected by the Whig Na- that same world (and whic h . has lost
tional Convention, to one formed by Mr. half of its force by coming from his
John M. Botts, or any other would-be pen, as if it was a truth just learned,)
Dictator to the Whig pasty. What say that he was the best and most available
candidate 1 And if true " that there
our friends of the Daily News ?
was a decided preference for him by
try- Did the State agents pay out Len , the great body of the Whig party," the
istown money in Trough Creek, four proof would soon be at hand. Had they
days after the doors of that concern were each believed the other, this "address"
closed, without being aware of the failure would have never seen the light, and,
there would have been no doubts cast
of the Bank and the utter worthlessness upon the truth or sincerity of either—
of its money l Can the Huntingdon no matter what the result.
Globe answer 1 , "Oh that mine adversary. had writ
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0:7. John C. Knox, Esq., of Tioga
county, was nominated to the Senate as
President Judge of the 10th district, in
1
place of Judge Burrell, rejected, on 1
Monday of last week ; tho nomination
was unanimously confirmed.
U 7 The Harrisburg Telegraph says
that two-thirds of the Pennsylvania del
egates to the National Convention are for
Gen. Scott.
- - - ten a Book" has ever been the wish of
(17. From all parts of our county we Mr. Clay's enemies. They have their
bear the moat cheering accounts of the wish. What is written is written.--
That book has raised the first substan
grain crops. Should the spring and
t t y al o do ir u se b i t ee m tin 7
. n4 r nd c a la s teasthtehepropnridei
and summer be favorable, au unusually
abetudent liarveJt may fairl •
ybe antici- date of the Whig Party. ). ea
paled. ARISTIDEt4.
SCOTT MEETING},
Hand-bills were posted on the corners
of oar streets on Tuesday morning last,
calling on the friends of Gen. WIN
FIELD SCOTT to assemble in the Court
[louse on the evening of the same day.
Accordingly, the ringing of the bell in
the evening, brought together a very
large concourse of people, all anxious
to do honor to the conqueror of Mexico,
and to adopt measures to advance the
Whig cause generally. We have rarely
witnessed so large, respectable and en
thusinstic an assemblage of the People,
convened upon so short a notice and with.
so little effort. The conduct of the ad
ministration in its base attempt to dis
grace and humble the glorious old Hero
of two wars, has awakened among the
honest and patriotic yeomanry of the
country a feeling in his behalf which
nothing but the most ample justice to
Windfield Scott can allay.
The meeting was organized by up
pointing GEO. HUDSON, Esq., of Clay
township, President ; A. LONG of Shirley,
JOHN BUMBACGII, Wlll. WELSH of Hunt
ingdon, P. LANG, Wm. DEAN of Walker,
R. Cummtss of Jackson and J. GREENLAND
of Cnss, Vice Presidents; and Geo. Wil
son of Tell and 11. K. Neff of Hunting.
don, Secretaries.
A committee was then appointed to
report a preamble and resolutions ex
pressive of the sense of the meeting, of
which J NO. WILt.IAMON, Esq., was chair
man.
During the absence of the committee,
A. K. CORNVN, Esq. was called upon and
addressed the meeting in a strain of
most thrilling eloquence. He spoke fer-
vently and with great pathos of the
persecution of the late commander of
our gallant army in Mexico; and his ap-
peal to the friends of Gen. Scott to gird
on their armor and defend him against
the ruthless attacks of a most ungrate
ful and disgraceful administration, found
a ready response in the hearts of all
present.
* The chairman of the committee then , . , PITTSBU RG, April , „ ,
' YITTSBURG, C.-1 o ' clock, P. At.
;the Means of self-deftnce—l Aid th•fi•
The birth-day of Henry Clay wa s once to my accusers. I shall not plead
reported a resolution urging upon the
celebrated by the Whigs of Philadelphia " Our city this morning was visited with the letter withdrawing the appeal' ngain ea st
National Convention the nomination of no less than five terribly destructive
on Wednesday last. The meeting was me in bar of trial. Nay, I . challenge
Gen. Scott, accompanied with a few re- ' fi res. The fi rst fi re broke out in a stn. the writer of writer that letter to conic ferward
large and enthusiastic. Mr. Clay has
marks, to the effect that the pream b l e ; ble near the canal, and before the flames and do his worst. But, nu doubt, lie
now entered his seventy-second year. . could be subdued, twenty-six houses
and other proceedings presented for its . thinks—and with reason--that he lice
I ' were destroyed, and three smoke houses done. his worst. Here, in view of the
consideration, had been voted down in , 07- The Loeofooos of Kentucky have
containing seven hundred thousand
committee; and concluded by moving the l at length found a candidate for Glover- pounds oe s bacon, the property of Holmes enemy, lie caused me to he struck down
from tlie high and honorable command
adoption of the resolution as the only re- I nor, in the person of Lazarus W. Pow- Brother, Jordan &Son, Acheson Dagg, of a most gallant iind triumphant army.
port the committee had to offer. I ell. The Louisville Journal says that J. Dalzell, and Carson & Mehingle.— He has caused me, first to be prejudged
'
Jas. Clark moved to amend the pro- the same Mr. Powell was in 1 8 44 t h e The smoke houses were insured. I and punished at home, and then to be
Four houses were consumed at the
l Locofoco candidate for elect i on in his ' brought forward to be tried again, while
ceedings, by adding thereto the follow. 'second lire, n
re, including Hills Paper Foe. i
e my junior, has been pre-acquitted awl
ing resolution :
district. In the course of his labors, he tot y•
rewarded. The President has, we are
Resolved, That while we still adhere' went to Litchfield in Grayson county,l At the third fire, four houses were de-exultingly told, done him "full nod ant
to Gen. SCOTT as our first choice for , and made a speech. In that speech he , stroyed, two of them dwellings, besides plc justice.' Yes, sir, in double meas.
the Presidency, the Whigs of H unting -' indulged so freely in hard swearing,tire; justice to his pride, and justice to
don county can rally success( ally under astabl e'
Altile ' fourth , two houses.
1 , that he grand jury indicted him for pro,. ' • ! his vengeance. Let him, Mr. Presideia,
i At the fi fth, three stables and a dWel
the banner of either SCOTT or TAY- ' .
LOR, m
the
campaign of 1848, i f e i the i. fanity and he was actually convicted and ling in Mulberry Alley. ' go forth rejoicing, in the plemitude of
Executive favor. Without envying him
of these gallant chiefs shall be the nom- ,fined ! l• The fi ve tires were raging in different his honors, I shall at the end of this
parts of th e city at the same ti me, pro-
I:0- Both branches of the Legislature A . . , . court have done with him fore v er.—
inee of the Whig National Convention ;
, Laming t h e utmost consternation, as the Again, Mr. President, I repeat, my and we hereby pledge the undivided
adjourned on Tuesday last. I belief was general that it was the work
atti
support of the Whigs of " Old Hunting- i tude is that of defiance."
of incendiaries. The loss must be int- i —. . . . . .
don"to the nominee of that Convention, .- ROBERT BLACK Esq ., a member of El MR' :Ind g l or i ously answered, gal
be lie whom he may. 1 wens; although no correct estimate ' g •, . ,•. , . ,
the Legislature from Mercer county, can be made at present. I lant old ( hid. Bruised in spirit, but
Mr • diedat his boarding House, in Harris-' Fortunately there was no w i n d , or ' not crushed, he is like a Lion at bay—
This resolution wus opposed by ,
PI
Williamson, and supported by Messrs.
, burg, on Monday of last week: else half the city would now be a mass as able to defend himself from foes '.in
,
Benedict, Col. Cornyn, Gen. Green, Col. of smouldering ruins. 'Alumni l IN NEW ORLEANS. The flumes are ! the rear," as he has shown himself, to
Wharton, Crooner and the mover, and , completely subdued.
together with the resolution reported by The municipal election took place in ' I conquer those who meet him face to
the committee, unanimously adopted.
/' New Orleans on the 3d inst., and the : The Prospect fur Peace. face. And yet there are ungenerous
i Whigs were triumphant, having elected
The debate was characterized by con- ' Mr. Frontier, the correspondent of the' spirits who would have him crouch un
siderable warmth, on the part of Sonic
their entire ticket. New Orleans " Delta," and late bearer complainingly under the lash ; and who
;
talk of his " arrogance," because ho
of the speakers, but the harmony of the r the Treaty from the Headquarters o f
a-• The Whig members of the New of tl
will not tamely suffer the insulting " ar
meeting was not in the least disturbed York Legislature have declared HENRY our Army to this Government , writes
thereby. The gentleman who opposed CLAY the first choice of the Whigs of from the city of Mexico as follows : roaance' , of triumphant persecutors,
without bidding defiance to their malice.
the amendment, appeared to labor under New York, and affirm that the 36 Elec.
of llltircli 17.—'There
, fi t ft( it i t t o ie m m o b tr e t r , s .
On the subsequent day, Gen. SCOTT,
the impression that it would be improper torah votes of that State can and will b.e C ongres s tierarefifteen n i t this '
place, who will under an order of the court, submitted
in the friends of Scott, in a meeting given to him or any other " reliable '
leave on Monday for the seat of Govern- ' the above remarks in writing, with the
called exclusively to advance his claims, Whig candidate. meat : there has been an order issued
following preface :
to express any second choice; but the THE WESTERN IVIVEAT Caoe.—Ac- by the l Mcx icor! Government
f f r o o r ot
'' in reference to the construction put
meeting thought differently, and there- counts from the States of Michigan, lu- i
t t i o leeee
delegates tn e lections
t i t i ‘ i ,o t i
beeen Suites
el ected. which
Ihea r by the court on the orders of the Presi
fore declared emphatically, that the old diana and Wisconsin, speak favorably of not a übt expressed among the Mexi- dent of the United States, under which
Hero who "never surrenders,"—Gen. the prospects of the wheat crop there .—' cans in reference to the ratification of it assemb led—that i_ aorral
io o rt i a i
' l l y d St e t t eo b i l d 4ci e r t
ZACHARY TAYLOR—is the second It promises a good yield. Speaking of the Treaty. I have heard several of the M
e o dener i al Pi llow ee and Brevet Lieu , t. Lail
choice of the Whigs of Huntingdon ' the State of Illinois, the Chicago Trib: Puro i party s t ay that they t woul d vote t T o r t
Duncan, as set forth irithe written tic
county. We are pleased with this de- '
one says : " We have conversed with a ;
endtl t h e
u r , it ratifi c a t ion a w l::: a n d
ao,
o f f poss ibl e
opinion
i
that u the cumulous against :hem, respectively, is
monstration. It will prevent any mis- - number of farmers from 'different parts vote in favor of ratifying the treaty will to be inquired into, and
i not that of Ir ;
representation of the feelings and wishes of this State, and they all speak of the .be a very strong one. If the treaty v et Major G l e s n o e a ra , l vr W it 'o u r .o t l e ,
l a ta g r am o s i t a l d w h om
,e.
of the Whigs of this county abroad. It promising appearance of the young should come back from the United States C hore t, wa s
mrr a esident of the Unifed States.
may also be of advantage to our National wheat." amended, there will probably be a good
fore An d in reference, also, to the letter of
Delegate, should it become necessary ! deal of debate and delay.
. , ALL A LIE I —Mr. Brown , eil 31 iss read
~ Brevet Major General Woith to die
for him to decide upon a second choice,
in the House a few days since, a letter '.
0 -7- A young Volunteer from Lances- court, wit . hd s r t at t in e ghis ap peal or a l :c a t:-
while representing this district in the
from some man in the South, who pro- ter, now in Mexico, writes home in rather liongtioiitisa,g.enototim,
mainlyl sai d S cott,
on the groi t ind the
Convention. It may also be of
I
advantage to the friends of Mr. Clay, leases to recite a conversation between ' a different strain from some of his COM- President done him, the said Worth,
who are again pressing his name upon himself and Gen. Taylor, in which the ! rades, who it is shrewdly suspected ' full and ample justice.' "
General declared his advocacy of the i write more for effect at Washington than "Tim Said Scott several times essay
the party for a re-nomination. It will
,',. , ed to address the court, but was as often
, Tariff of 1846, and hisoppositionl • TheL
to anythi ng else. ancestor i coign
show to them that m this county, where topped and re nested to reduce his re
the Wilmot Proviso. Mr. Tompkins, o f tear, who s e letter is in the Republican 8 - k •* q with that decision o
the W trigs never fail to do their duty at bliss., met . mar s to writing : r
of , I anus., met tne letter with the prompt of h- concludes l •
pt ,of that place, his letter by request of the court he now successfully
important elections, at least two the
denial that an I '
y such person as the au- , saying— complies as follows : "
distinguished citizens, whose names are
thor l of t he letter could be found in Mi s : i "You mention that the people at home The remarks above given are then in
now before the country in connection
ippi. The whole 'story was false. , are generally anxious for peace, and the scrted.
with the Presidency, are preferred to 8168
, reflecting portion of the community are i The case of Lieut. Col.. bureau was
Mr. Clay.' And we hope that in making ir 7 - A Washington letter writer says, opposed to the war. If some of the boys
Chien placed under consideration.
up their calculations for success, this that while speaking of the French Rev- ', about o 1
ie L a ncaster ts.ar
o tthem
are s o o o ln e x i o o o u t s
ie to r
hero
n a r o r v
t i General Scott read a paper thereto.
"
fact will not be overlooked or lightly olution, Senator Crittenden remarked, '
on
some , of the hardships we have •
Ifr. President and Gentlemen of the
treated. the other day, that to be a King now- I stood, and they would not be so anxious j Court :—I desire, under permission, to
In concluding our brief notice of this aalays was hardly a respectable calling." to carry ou thy war." make the following statement in prey.
eceting, it is proper to remark, that we
make our report from memory, not hav
ing been favored' by the acting Secretary
with an official copy of the proceedings,
which accounts for the omission of the
names of the committee, and possibly
other omissions. The resolution re
ported by the committee is, we believe,
in the hands of the chairman, who has
not as yet offered it to us for publication.
Our report is, however, ►n the main cor
rect.
DROWNED.—We understand that tO
boatman, named' S. Sharar, was drown•
cd in Piper's Dam, below Petersburg, on
Sunday morning last. We hare not
learned the particulars.
The Bank Vetoes.
Gov. Shunk has vetoed the bills re
chartering the following banks, viz :
The Farmers' and Mechanics' Bank, of
I Philadelphia—the Columbia Bank and
t Bridge Company, of Columbia, the Far
mers' and Drovers' Bank of Waynes
burg, and the Chambersburg Bank, of
Chnmbersburg. It is said that the Leg
islature had deferred so far to the sup
posed wishes or prejudices of the Gov
ernor as to saddle the amended charters
with the individual liability clause: but
all in vain: Gov. Shunk has a love for
vetoes amounting to monomania or
,pue
rility—and nothing of public good, how
! ever vast and important, must be sup
posed worthy for a moment to stand be
tween his Excellency and his rattle.
I And thus, by the exercise of the dem
ocratic despotism of the veto, a single
man defeats, and is allowed to defeat, the
whole legislative power of the Common
' wealth, substituting his will and plea
' sure for the authority of the represen
tatives of the people as whim or caprice
may lead him. While this power is al
lowed to exist, or be thus exercised, we
deceive ourselves in thinking that we
• live under a republic: the Governor of
Pennsylvania--and such a Governor—is
our monarch and our master.—X-Inier.
MORE rOREIGN NEWS
ARRIVAL OF THE HIBERNIA
. The Steamship Hibernia arrived at
Bdstop, at 1 o'clock, A. M., April4o.
;Her news is five days later.
The news still continues eventful.--
The most important additional facts are
the following :
The King of Bavaria has been compel.
led to abdicate !
A successful insurrection has broken
Out in Milan and Lombardy; the Aus
trian troops were entirely defeated.
The Monster Meeting at Dublin came ,
off without disturbance. Au address to
France was adopted ; the next day au'
address to the Queen for Repeal was
also adopted. Smith, O'Brien, Meagher,
and Mitchell were arrested for sedition,
and put tinder heavy bonds for trial on
the 13th of April. Great excitement
' was felt in Dublin on account of the ar
rest.
A Republic has been proclaimed at
Cracow, where 400 political prisoners
have been liberated. 15,000 insurgents
are under aring.
Scotland was growing morn quiet.--
Riots have ceased. England is quiet.—
A number of failures have taken place
on the continent.
Republican principles are constantly
advancing in Germany, Denmark and
Holland. P new cabinet has been ap
pointed in Austria. Great military prep.
arations are being made in Russia, but
no outbreaks have occurred. There has
also been a revolution in Sardinia. A
Constitution has been published by the
Pope.
If the Poles rise France will interfere.
All Russian and English workmen have
been ordered out of France. Fifty-four
different clubs have been formed in
Paris to aid liberty throughout the
world.
Spain remains quiet, as also Portugal.
Great distress exists in commercial
affairs on the Continent.
Liverpool, March 24.—The business
in the corn market is limited, and prices
unchanged. The extreme price for
Flour is 28s. The demand for corn is
limited, and easier for buyers : viz :
white 265. a 275., and yellow 28s. per
480 lbs.
Five Destructive Fires in Pittsburg—dm
mense amount. of Property Destroyed
Gen. Scott on Trial
THE COURT OF INQUPRY IN MEXICO.
In our last we published an accoent
of the assembling of the Court of lnqui
ry it' Mexico, to try Gen. Scott and oth
ers. Below we give en abstract of the.
proceedings, taken from the Pa. Tele
graph.
The Court comnienced it's session on
the llitlrof March tilt., in the " Hall of
the Montezernas"—the Maiden! Palace
—in the City of Mexico. The "long arm
of power at home" doubtless thought it
appropriate to endeavor for disgrace the
glorious old General who conquered it,
upon the very scene of his victory.
After the usual preliminaries wen'
gone through Gen. SCOTT again arose'
and said, that he Was present for the
purpose of hearing anything that could
be said against him, regarding the ap
peal. lie stood there ready to meet any
accusation. The Court here interposed
and rend a letter from Gen. WORTH, fir
which that petulant officer insultingly
withdraws his unfounded accusations,
alleging as a reason for doing so, that
the President had done him [Worth . "
justice;" and conveying the infer ,
ence that he could therefore well afford,.
"for the sake of the service" to spare ,
Gen. SCOTT !
I No wonder that wider such a fresh ,
insult, the veteran General's indignation•
boiled over, and vented itself in the fol
lowing nervous remarks:
.ifr. President and' Gently n, en. of Mt
Court : Here, in the capital of Mexico,
conquerea by the American arms under
my command, I find myself but a pris
oner at large—a chief criminal before
this court. Deeply wounded', my mili
tary pride is cast down into the dust---
not by the public enemy, but by the
long arm of power from home. All that
could be done in that quarter to injure,
to degrade and humble me, Iserequid else
where, has been accoutplWied. But,
sustained by the Almighty arm—feeling
myself strong in conscious rectitude,
strong in mind and body, strong in all