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t r , " a TTvr rm? tty fTv im uy im Ours are the plans of fair delightful peace, linwarp'd by party rage, to live like brothers THREE OOLliARS Per Annum L ONE HAIiF IN ADVANCE. 3 f. VOLUME XXXV11I. NtJittBEU 15. IS PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY, It y Joseph Gales & Son TERMS. jTa hsb DettAns per annum one half in advance Those who do not, either at the time of subscribing or subsequently, give notice of their wish to have the Paper discontinued at the expiration of the year, will be presumed as desiring its continuance until , countermanded. ADVERTISEMENTS, Not exceeding sixteen lines, will be inserted three timet for a Dollar; and twenty-five cents for each subsequent publication: those of greater lengthen proportion. If the number of insertions be not marked on them, they will be continued until or dered out and charced accordingly. JPJZOSCRiF TIOJY. We copy the following remarks, in relation to the recent removal from Office of Gen. Owes, of Wilmington. They sustain all we have said on . the subject, and show that the people of Wil mington are justly indignant at this outrage upon public sentiment : We have deferred until the present time, any notice of the removal from of fice of Geo. jOwen, the Collector of this Port. Wc say removal, because we like to give things their right names, & could never understand the force of that logic, which contendsthat a man is not remov ed from office, when he is superseded by, another. It is immaterial to the argu ment, that the change is made at the ex piration of a commission; the spirit which dictates it, only seeks that opportunity of accomplishing its purposes, whilst there is no appearance of proscription. The people of Wilmington alone, are interested in this matter. They feel that an outrage has been done to their rights, land to the rights of a fellow citizen, in this displacement from office,, without a shadow of complaint against his official conduct. For who whispers, even in the covert of night, a syllable against his do ings; as Collector ? Has any one been aggrieved in their official intercourse with THE RSEffAI.. From the Fayetieville Observer. We are glad to find that active prepa rations are making to commence immedi ately the construction of this important work. The ground is being enclosed, and a large number of workmen are en gaged, who are expected speedily to com mence the work, f It will be recollected ihat the site selected is on Haymount, a bout a mile west of the Town (louse. On this subject we have procured a copy of the following interesting letter from Capt. Bradford, which will give the public a better idea of the extent and importance of thejArsenal, than has yet been conveyed : i Fayetteville, 3d Feb. 185T. To E L. IVinslow, Esq. President of Foyellevillt, and f Fes tern Railroad. SIR I take pleasure in complying with your request( to be furnished with infor mation in relation to the rank, magnitude and extent of the United States' Arsenal about to be erected at this place, and an estimate of the amount of materials ol" every kiifwl which will be consumed in its construction. V There' are are four classes of Arsenals. The first class embraces mere places for the deposit of munitions for the issue within a limited district. The second, besides being places of deposit like the first, are furnished with the means of re pairing arms & refitting ileranged stores. The third, in addition, are places of li mited construction. The fourth and most important class, possess not only all the functions of the other classes, but are also plates of general and extended fabrication and construction, requiring the awl of steam or water power. Among the latter class the k North Carolina Ar senal," to be erected in this town is rank ed ; but, as Congress, in giving autho rity for its establishment, designed it to be k the great plhce of Construction and Deposit for the South," its magnitude will be greatly increased over that of any other Arsenal of the same class now ex isting in the country lhe Arsenal pile will consist ot about twenty-five buildings of all sizes, dispo sed unon the sides of a snuare of five Gen. Owen? No one will pretend it. hundred feet extent, connected bv a brick ir me principle oi rotation in ottice oe me wall ; the Arsenal, or jrreat house of de oneupon which this change has been made, pisit for the stores, occupying the centre why, we ask, was not Gen. Owen remo- uf the square. The construction of these Tea lour years ago r lie nan tnen uueu bUiluinss will reciuire iroin three to lour .... . CJ M . the same post for many years j and if the vears, and the disbursements for that roiuiory principle De a rcceivetrone, anu purpose will be fromseventy-live to one one acted upon by this Administration, hundred thousand dollars per annum. ne snouiu at mat time most certainly nave Should Congress decline to appropriate Deen removed. iiut it is larcical, anil thai amount however, the entire comnle insulting to meh of common sense, thus hjon of the Arsenal may be extended to I opreiena jnac mis principle is oniy car- hve years. ui in mis .,dsc. in nc iui-i mese constructions win necessarily uiment or mat maxim, is not the f ost master of this town removed ? Is it not as applicable to him, as to any other in cumbent of office f AVe do not, however, " - A. II - . reier 10 our veneraDie t'ostmaster, as e- Tinciv ot anv wish to see him removed TREASURY ORDER. oo1 require a ureal extent ol uuiunri": mate rials ; of every description, as much of which it is intended to draw Iroin with in the State as its resources will afford. When the working ' force is completely iro-anivpil anil flip worlc wpII ill n'll)"CeSS. irom otnee. un me contrary, we, in the employed will be eighty or an. hun AAlMinnn liri 1 C 1 I a ' -., - . I I I vuiiiuiuu wiui every v ni oi w liming- t red-stronsr. I lus nuoiber win not De ton, should most heartily deprecate a materially varied throughout the opera thing of the kind. We only compare tions!. It will consist of Cilrpenters, inese cases, as illustrative or mat speci- Stone Cutters, Stone and Brick Mason ousness ot reasoning in regard toi rotation Smiths, Brick Makers, and Laborers, in omce, anu ot me political baseness of together with the usual number of Master those who pretend to the maxim, but can Workmen, Foremen Overseers, etc. for only see its proper application to men of Uunervision. tliftering political opinions. No, four After the Arsenal puildings shall have 'ears ago this timeserving Administration been wholly completed, the steady rou lad not dared to carrv nroscrintion intoltinp f milit:n v ilutv will hp bpn-nn. Fr the Southern States. Then, there were pteriitiun of tliese there will be renuired v;otes to be conciliated, and purposes to about thirty-five enlisted men, artisans be answered. Now, the National Elec tion is decided, and one who has dared i to tliink for himself, may be punished, and a nurfgry liegeman rewarded. The editorof the North Carolina Stand aru would do well, if in this matter, he were regardlul ot the advice which he so and laborers, and a Jorce of about the same number of skilful hired mechanics, including among their number, Carpen ters,; Carriage Makfers, Wheel wrights, Smiths, Painters, Saddlers, Harness xla kers, etc. etc. making the whole force to be constantly "employed, about seven- freely tenders to others. Let him keen tv strnno- his own Zeal Recording to knowledge."! Alflmno-li an nrrnnto PstimntP mav and we, in this community at least.should not be made of the amount of the various Debut little troubled With his narental b'.o.tc .tl l.a ..r.c..,.. , m I i nniua li IliaiCl lain " lllll tl II I VUII3U ill- admonitions.tmms'on Advertiser. Ud in the and in the accomplishment of the objects ol its erection, yet any one will be ena bled!, Irom the above data, to perceive that! it will be very considerable. Among the numerous kinds ot materi als commonly required for the peculiar operations ot such ah establishment, there will be consumed the greatest amount of ANOTHER OUTRAGE. A man named William N. Bishop has been appointed Teller of the Central Bank ol Georgia, a State institution, and managed by the party. The! Augusta Chronicle describes him as a man with out character and without capacity! A man who has renderedhimself infamous i by crimes of almost every degree, & who ..w.. Bionus luuiticu iur ume, oeiore me Superior Court of Murray county, whicli would subject him to degrading punish tnent, )f convicted, and from trials on which he ha thus far escaped, by preven ting, as Clerk of the Superior Court, the organization of Juries for two or three years past ! A vile blackguard and ruf fian, who, as commander of a petty mili tary force known as the Georgia Guard, has bullied our highest Judicial tribunals, headed mobs in their outrages upon pri ate individuals, and violated the sacred right of suffrage itself V : I now we would ask, what does such a cnaracter as this weigh against the fact . ue.ng a Jackson Van Buren man ?' Not a feather. Cast and Wrought Iron, and White Oak and Cypress Timber for the construction of garrison, sea coast, siege, and field gun-jcamages. lhe appurtenances to these, necessary forl.th.eir -.management, will consume much more, as will also the variety of other implements, . etc. the e- numeration or which would only serve to swell mis communication bevond a Dro per limit. u ihe Rail Road contemplated to be con structed from this town towards the Wes tern portion ot the State, would, if it were now completed greatly aid the op erations upon the Arsenal by affording facilities far procuring materiaU and sub sistenceand there can be no doubt, that at a future tune, it Will be the principal source whence all its supplies will be fur nished, i With much respect, I iira, sir, your obtl't serv't, J AS. A. J. BRADFORD, Capt. Or. Dcpi Com'g. C. Ars'l. We quote the following passage from Mr. Ctir's Speech on the Resolution, introduced by Mr. Ew ing, to repeal the Treasury . Order, requiring Spe cie to be paid for Public Lands : : Sir what offence have the Western and Southwestern State committed, that they are to be jstibjected to an indignity which is not inflicted on the rest of the community? Why are we to pay our dues to the Government in specie, while the rest of our fellow-citizens are allowed to pay in bank notes? Even if there were authority for it in the law, the re quisition would not be according to jus tice or equity. And all sentiments of fraternal regard, as well as all principles of equality, cry aloud against such revol ting distnicliuns. Why are our banks and our people alone to be subjected toUhis rule ? I protest most solemnly, on be half of my constituents, against so dis graceful ati inequality; and I call upon the Government cither to carry out their hard money system every where, at. the custom-houses as well as lite land offices, or efface from Us records a discrimina tion which cannot continue a day or an hour, without dishonor or degradation. The honorable Senator from Virginia tells us that the measure is temporary. I wish he had made it out, or could do so now. How is it temporary ? On its lace ? No, sir. It has just began its wide-sweeping iuin. It began on the l'5ih Aujrust, and it tolerated for a time fhe ci?e of some indulgence. Its full operation only commenced on the lolh of December, 1856 and there is nothing in its terms that looks like a temporary mo- vision. There is nothing in the Presi dent's message, or in the report of the Secretary, which announces to a suffer ing comma nity that the heavy burden im posed upon them will not continue long. It may suit tne purposes of the Senator from Virginia so to present it. It may not be agreeable to him to be seen at open war with a measure of the Administra tion, but there is nothing in the terms ol ihe order, and nothing in the policy on which it rests, which is temporary in its character. No, sir. Let Congress ad- II -1 i w T ' . . journ, ami leave on me western states this invidious, this unjust and degrading discrimination in the payment of common dues to a common Government, and, my word for it, this order will not only be continued, but jit will be carried farther, and other discriminations will be made under your alleged sanction to suit the varying views of the Administration. Sir, give us equality. We are a common crew in the same noble, the same glo rious ship of State. Is it not right that we should all be placed under the same com mon laws, and share alike the common justice of our country ? I protest against the continuance lor an hour of an iniqui tous order, which subjects the Western and Southwestern portions of this Union to a rule so irreconcilable with any prin ciples of justice or equity. My friend from Ohio, who sits near me (Mr. Kwing,) has offered this resolution which'abolishes this odious distinction, and places all parts of the community, . I I ..'i. . r . i anu every uiuncn oi me revenue, upon a looting ot perlect equality. But it is said WE ought not to do this, and if" we do it, it will imply censure. And the 'Senator from North Carolina, (Mr. Stkanoe,) at a loss to make out a censorious charge from the words of lite resolution itself, resorts to the language f a Senator to supply the deficiency. Sir, if we repeal the statute of a legisla ture, does it imply censure on the legis lature ? May 'we not reueal a statute ol our own, and yet fix no stigma on our former deed ? ' May we not then rescind an order or edict of Executive authority, withouteany such implication ?. Has it come to this, that a mere difference of opinion is censure ? Are we to be afraid to express our sentiments of a public measure, lest, peradventure, we wound i feelings of the Chief Magistrate, or the Secretary of the Treasury ? Sir, I lave been slruggMne, associated with mv , ' W j riends, for a long rime, against the com plete ascendancy of Executive power : and we have some times been encourazed by a momentary hope of being able to arrest its lawless career. But sir. its r inarch has been steady, onward, and, I lament to say, triumphant. It is now practically the supreme power in the State. Every branch of the Government bends beneath its sway. "The doctrine of unity in the executive administration, recently introduced; the obedience which in pursuance of it, is exacted from all executive officers, from the highest to the lowest : the practice of proscription of all who do not conform to the prevailing creed, with the kindred usage of profuse official and other rewards to all who do. often without regard to character, integ rity, or merit; and the exercise of bound less power over the public treasure, and by means of a concealed, mysterious, and irresponsible agency over the banks in which it is deposited, have stamped a to tally new character upon the Govern ment. It has become a vast organized machinery, controled by the will of one man, and moved by a single hand. It is a monarchy in disguise, with fewer pri-j vileges practically enjoyed than are exer Icjsed in some monarchies. There, acts of the crown may be exposed, censured, (denounced, corrected, by the power of Parliament. But here, we are not to om plain of, or remonstrate against Ex ecutive acts. We must not ipi esume to censure them. We imust bear in silent and dutiful submission, whatever ills the cts of the Executive may bring on the Country. Or, if we attempt ay correc tive, we must graciously suppose that we are not going counter to the Executive will, and by a fiction convert a permanent mea sure into a temporary order ! : When, Mr. President, hall -we get back if the clouds that overshadow its prospect pass away, and it be restored to what it once was, in all its freshness and beauty, every thing that we could desire for our selves and our country is attained. Bui if we st ill move on in the down waul course : if the cataract only be passed, and we are to glide on in the smooth but rapid current into the gulf, to which we have been tending, and are never to re turn, these struggles will be referred to hereafter as scenes in which the country was disturbed by violent and factious spirits, and the names of those who stood for the Constitution amid these sturmy to the good oldtinbes, when a President of; scenes will be mentioned only with cen tne uniteu atatesj never stepped out or nis; gore and reproach. So it has heen in (jwn sphere to assume powers not granted j times past. When the last spark iif-Ror (o him, or control the discharge of duties . man liberty was extinguished, and a Mo specially assigned to subordinate officers ?j March's court and council occupied the As to this Treasury order, I do not view! forum and the Senate, chamber ; when it as an act of the Secretary.; It has his: n( voice but that f Augustus was heard, hand, but not his heartnot his mind. . an, no p0Wei but his was known, the ve from the face of the order itself, I should . a flatterers of his court vied with each draw the conclusion5 that he has been the otjiei. m heaping praise on him, and cen Unwilling executor of the bidding of anoth- j sure and reproach ,m tnose fi, m spirits er. Like its prototype employed for the.,i, ct(llut p.... ,uar r,.,.nirv m th t:,c removal ol the depnsites, it is an act of the VV(MVi -t u .t : :u ,;,, Executive will, directly against the will of c . hjs ver and clemncv, h;u the othcer particularly c utrgea with a pub-; gub. , a w.;)lU, al, lie duty. But, unlike that case, the Sec retary clings closely, to his office, and, rath- ejr than part with it, executes the arbitrary command of his master. He does not jhoose, with a manly independence, to sac rifice his place and preserve his character. And I understand that this order has been issued, not only against the judgment and feelings of (he Secretarv, but Of the whole Cabinet. I have heard so, and 1 believe it. There are those here who do know, ajnd who, if I err, can contradict me. But believe it. And now, when ;we under take to examine the order, and confront it with the law, WE cannot touch it. WE may not repeal an Executive order, because forsooth, to do so, casts a censure on the Executive. Why, sir, if the honorable Senator from Virginia, is unwilling to but the dark and unbending soul of Cato. In an event like thi?, (Heaven avert it!J let the little band, to which it is my pride to belong share in the reproach as they share in the spirit of the last of t he Romans that spi rit which scorns to bow before anyearthly power,, save that of their country and its law THE RIGHTS OF THE SOUTH. up to thi ami the other HiU!se. The on j lyway to resist, was t:; close the doors to open them was virtually to surrender the question. The spirit of the times (le said) was oneoldollars and cents, the spirit of sj.eculatioh, which had diffused irself Jrom the North to ihe South. 'No thing .(lie said could resist the spirit of, abolition but the united action of' the South. The opinions of imist people ih ihe North ami South were now sound on this subject ; but the rUing generation would be imbued with this spirit of fan aticism, and the North and South would become two people, with feelings raSnef trically opposite. The decided action' of the South, within the limits of; the Constitution, was indispensable. Several Petitions, praying for the abolition of Sla very in the District of Columbia, having been recently presented in the Senate of the United States, Mr. Calhoujt called for the reading of one or two of them. The Clerk having finished, 5 Mr. Calhoun said Such is the language with 'T which they characterize us ami ours. That, which was the basis of Southern institutions, and which could not be dispensed with, without blood and massacre, was denounc ed as sinful and outrageous on the i ighis of men. And all this was proclaimed, in the Senate of the United Stales, of Slates that were united together for the purpose of maintaining their institutions in a more perfect manner. Were Southern mem bers to sit quietly and hear themselves denounced in this manner? And if they should speak at all under these circum siances, were they to be denounced a?, agitators? This institution existed when the Constitution was formed $ and yet Senators would not only sit and receive them, but were ready to throw blame on those who opposed them. j Mr. C. said he did not belong to the school of those who believed that agita- : tions of this sort could be quieted by concessions; on the contrary, he main tained all usurpations should be resisted in the beginning; ami those who would ' not do so were prepared to be slaves themselves. Mr. C. knew ami had nre- ihrow censure on the Executive, he should ' Wave forborne the delivery of his able and ejloquent speech. That whole speech, from beginning to end, was directed against that lirder, Which he says we must 'not repeal, lest we censure the .'President. hy, sir, if that is his ground;, he should have ; with held his amendment ; for what, after, all, is the difference in effect between the reso lution of the Senator from Ohio and the a mendment of the Senator from Virginia? The Treasury order is now in! full opera tion. And what is the proposal of my friend from Ohio ? To rescind it in terms. His language is open, direct,; manly, but not oifensive. But the Senator from Vir ginia cannot agree to the proposal. Welt, sr, and what does he do m his amend ment? He avoids, to be sure, the word f rescind," but he rescinds the order just as effectually as the Senator from Ohio.- I am quite sure that my friend from Ohio intended nothing offensive in the resolu tion offered by him. He thought that, with out offence, the poor privilege might still be left to us of repealing our own acts, ex-, pressing our own opinions, and even of re pealing Executive acts, when we deemed i . I , i .i r , i ( icted that if the petitions were received i i r . . i . i it wou h not aval in satislymg the peti- ijnanly course, if we meant to repeal the or- i. u J ,B ' , ii ,i ; i iii n i 1 tioners : uui i ev wou u i cm ue nc micu yer, that we should say so. He added, it ' , ' J . another resolution : but I am will- r V . "i ," the petitions. Mv. t. wouui asK aouin ern rentlemen if they did not see the THE CONSTITUTION SLAVERY. -The following Resolutions are now pending be fore the Legislature of Virginia: Resolved by the General Assembly of Virginia, That the following article be proposed to the sev eral States of this Union, and to Congress, as an a- mendment of the Constitution of the United States. The power of the Congress of the United States shall not be so construed as to authorize the passage of any law for the emancipation of slaves, without the consent of the individual proprietors thereof, un less by the sanction of the Legislature of Virginia and Maryland, and under such conditions as they by law prescribe. The. powers of Congress shall not De so construed as to authorize the passage of any law to prohibit the transportation of slaves from any State or territo ry of the United States in which persons may be held "n slavery, to any other State or territory in which they may be so held. - - Congress shall have the power and they are here by required to pass such laws as may be found ne cessary. 1 to prevent and to punish the formation of any society, association, or assemblage ot persons, in arty State or Territory for the purpose of,effecting the Abolition f Slavery in any other State or Ter ritory of this Union. 2. , To prevent and to punish any attempt or act, made or done, by writing,' prin ting, or otherwise, in any Siafc or Territory, with intent to excite Slaves in any other State or Terri tory of the Union to insurrection or rebellion against the proprietors thereof, or against the laws and. gov ernment of such State or Territory. 3. To prevent the transmission by mail, or the delivery from Post Offices of any newspaper, or other printed paper, which may tend to excite servile insurrection or re- . bellion in any State or Territory ; and which by the laws thereof, it may be declared penal to publish or circulate and 4. 1 o enable the owners or- pro prietors and thf ir agents more effectually to recover any Slave, which may have absconded from them, and be found in another State ; and to punish any person who shall aid, abet, or assist any Slave, know ing him or her to be claimed as such, in escaping or concealing himself or herself, from his or her owner or proprietor. &r - iis true. insr, -on behalf f my friend, that the fir V; resolution should he abandoned altogether and the last alone adopted. That will suf ficiently accomplish our purpose, and ac commodate the measure to the delicate and nervous sensibility of any friend of the Atl jninistration. That is all concerning which . feel any solicitude, and with this 1 will be content. All wc seek is, that an end $hall be put to this invidious and disgrace ful discrimination." EXT I ACT From Mr. ETVING'S Speecli ON THE EXPUNGING RESOLUTIONS. J Mr. President, I envy not the principle jnf him; who has pressed 'forward these Resolutions, against the opinions anil the Heelings anu tne consciences . or tnose whom he has found means to compel'to Itheir support- Resolutions which he has juried on with passions, fierce, vindictive, furious. Still less, do I envy the condi- tition of those who are compelled to go onward, against all ihose feelings and motives which should direct the actions of the. legislator and the man. Why do I see around me so many pale features and downcast eyes, unless; it be that re pentance goes hand-m-hand with the per petration id the deed r I had rather sianu with the minority ; yes, I would rather, a thousand times, stand alone, powerless but conscience -free, than? to wield the strength of an em pi re,-on .the hard con ditions on which it is placed in their hands. But this scene is passing and will soon have passed not to be recalled the deed is to be done, and you and we must sub mit our acts to an enlightened public. whose judgment will be a foretaste of the judgment of posterity, lo these I bow with submission and hope, but not with unwavering confidence of ' the future.- The fame of those who have joined in this struggle for the Constitution depends upon the tinal success of Constitutional Government. If that prevail and endure; GENERAL SCOTT. second step prepared to be taken, not only that the petitions should be received, but referred. Mr. C. had told Mr. Buchanan and his friends last year ;hat they were taking an impossible position ; and had said that these men wouldVat this session, press a reference. Were we now to be told ihar this second concession would satisfy thi incendiary snmt r bueri was me very position (a reference) at which the other House arrived at the last session. Had they at all quieted ihe spirit of abolition? Un the contrary, it had caused it to spread wider and strike its roots still deeper.- The next step would' be to produce dis etissiotr and argument on the subject. Mr. C. insisted that the South had sui- endered essentially by nermitting th . . mm I petitions to be received. He said it was time for the South to take her stand, and reject the petitions. He conscientiously believed that Congress were as much un der obligation lo act on the subject as they were to receive the petitions ; and hut they had just as good a right to abolish slavery in the states as in tius Disinct. Mr.C. said the decision of the Chair set tled thequestion thai theSenatehad a right to refuse to receive the pennons ; for, if they had a right to vote at all on the sub ject, they had the right to vote in the negative and to yield this point was to yield it for the benefit of the abo'itionisis at the expense of the Senate. But it was in vain to argue on the subject. Mr. X. would warn Southern members to take their stand on this point .-without conces sion. He had foreseen and predicted this state of things three years ago, as a I egi t i ma te resu 1 1 o f the force bit I. ' All this body were now opposed to the ob ject of these petitions. Mr. C. saw where " . . . . I ... . . . ' all originated at the very bottom ot so ciety, , apfong the lowest and most igno rant : but it would go on, and rise higher anu nigner, im i snouiu ascenu inr pen pit and the schools" where Yt had indeed, arrived already j thence it would moant The National Intelligencer contains the defence of Gen. Scott, as submitted by him before the Mili tary Court of Enquiry, at Frederick. He ascribes the ailure of his campaign to ten leading causes, on each of which he spoke at length. We subjoin the open ing passage of his Speech : . Mr. President, and i' Gentlemen of the Court: When a Doge of Genoa, for some ima- ginaiy onvnee, unpuieu oy luuis Air, was turn from his goverifuient, and com pelled to visit France to debase himself before that inflated monarch, he was ask ed, in ihe Piilace, what struck him .with the greatest wonder amid the blaze of magnificence in his view ? 4To find my self here !" was the reply of the indignant uescaro. And so, Mr. President, una ble, as I am. to remember one blunder in my recent operation, or a single duty neglected, I may say, that to find myself in the presence of this honorable Court, whilst ihe army, I but recently command. ed, is still in pursuit f the enemy, fills; me with equal grief and astonishment !. Ami whence this great and Inundating transition ? It is, sir, by the fiat of one who, from-his exulted station, and, yet more from his un quailed popularity, has never, with his high displeasure, struck a functionary of this Government no matter what the office of lhe individual-, humble or elevated,- who was not, from i hat moment, withered in the general con fidence of the American. People. Yes sir, it is my misfortune to lie under the displeasure of that most distinguished personage. The Pre-idem of the United Slates has said : Let tGeneral Scott be recalled from the command of the army in Ihe field, and submit his conduct in the Seminole and Creek campaign to u curt J$r investigation ami, li ! I stand here to vindicate that conduct, which mist again be judged, .in the last resort,; by him who firt vondemneil it without irial or inquiry. Be it so. I shall not sup plicate this Vyourt, nor the authority that has to review the 4 ' opinion'7, here lu be given. On the contrary, I shall proceed at once to challenge' your justice sto ren der me that honorable discharge from all blame or censure whch ihexecoVded evi dence imperiously demands '"With such inscnarge oeiore mm, anu entigiiteneu by the same mass o.f testimony every word of which speaks loudly, in .my layor the justice .of the Comraaader-in- Chief of the Army and. Wavy" cannot hesitate. He must Acquiesce and tiietif although toolhing;'ii.ajrir'''P?IW me fot the deepmortittcaiion i nayeoef ii recently made to experience, Imjrjbope to regain that portioa of th e public esteem ; whiclr; it Wis my happiness to tnjoy oti past occasions of deep inomenttla. the power.and glory of these United States of America.' :. V.-, 1 ' L ; .. ,. . ' " ; - y 1 . . r f
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