Washington telegraph., 1846-12-02
TIE WAR AND TIE ADMINS,
rRATtON.

Baltimore Patriot lakesa mosi palfinfie and
eloquent vew ol Affairs. in the ioll5N ~
letter.
Very saan afer Cangfeas re assemblies.
propositions Il is nniefsanl, will be male
in ihal bady fur the appointment oi Select
Committees aflnFesiiaalian Ia enquire iala
the eaases. ahieels and Expenses al Ihe war
with Mexico, aud the feal lfalh af the ease
IN fesafl to the allsdgei intrigue d The
Executive viii Slnn Anna.
A Tue matter naw stands in relation u
the intrigue mountain Of eensHfe Is piled
up against Mr.. Polk. II 4 tine fur tie
subject IA be explored 10 the haiiani ihal
the people maY lHaR WY anl faf VIA.
abierl Gapi. sIilel Mackenzie WA saal ln
Havana, where he hui m n'effiew viii
sah.a Anna; Why anl iaf what uhIhel the
President called npan Congress iar iwo
millions af llllafs. 10 b. nsai in Mexican
maiiefs; whether anF paliian ai the desired
Iva millions has ben drawn fom The
Treasury aal pail away. aal il s., hav
nash anl 10 ehHm pad; how sanIa Anna
anl Alm6nle and the netieans generals
accompanying them. came In obtain a free
pas. through anf blockade inia Vera Cruz,
aal rl furnished The passpafi. or pave the
afiaf FIR lhase biah llnelianafies, Who are
INV n he head ai' the Repubiy AMI the
AmY II Msaieo, 10 pass uamalezlei
through eaf sqaaifonl
II Af PaIk comes oai # the inseslisa.
Ton unssalhei. let The tea.utes that have
htaH eazi upon lin in he matter be firth
eiih aken hael and lel The country da him
iasliae. Ii. m Tia contrary. his eandaEI
shaWs Iiai the eensufes hayr beea iasi, iei
he eaanIfY lfawn nPah him with mafe
Indignation than efef L Is due In tie
country aal due 10 Inn that faIl aud
searching investigation II The matter should
he Instituted bf Congress. fhis can only
he duae b Committee af investigation
will power Ia sani laf Ranars anl PARSONS.
The passage ni resolutions. eallins upon
tie President or Heads nf Department iar
The information. viii nFail nothing. r..
piie5 vii be delayed, or MT rendered at
iil.
Il is time Tor the farmers aud mechanics
and all others to look at the cost ofihis war
with Melico--H is cost IN hard cash, Ia
say nothing ol the thousand lives lost by
sickness aud the thousand lives lost in
battle, IN consequence Of It. Congress at
ils last session. appropriated MY one nil
lions Of dollars. The money Is all eypsn
dej and the expenses Of the var arr not
half paid. Close The war now-hnt il
looks u. il il bad mniy iust begun and
the sum i'oqs hpirsi and ffiy millions
of dl'ars would not more than cover eI
ppnses, according 10 those who are best ia
calculating these matters.
Jus'lhink Of i'-One Hundred aul Fihy
Millions Of Dollars, under Mr.. Pok's al.
aiHisi-0i on, when in other hands, Peace
aud California might have been obtained,
As all believe. Cor less than len mHioaI
One Lmired and fHy millions of Silrer
ioiiasd WAY The sun roUli load onf
dousaal four hundred sir hrsc wigoas,
aud the train oficams drawing this amount
cash, expended bya "ecoa nirll Demo
cratic Administration" in its war with
Mexico would be more than treaiy one
miles bngl
Here's a mof money and Of silver
iof the farmers, mechanics and all others 10
contemplate Actually this vast sum is
required Of the people, by this immaculate
Administration 10 carry on the war with
Mr&icn-a war that on account Oft the man.
ner in which Il has begun and the progress
which has been made in il, must and ought
10 br carried ont vigorously on 10 a triun.
phant and honorable termination, let the
co,l be what it may!
Bat It ha' commenced Improperly, aud
lls whole conduct, so tar as this verdam
Administration Of ours is concerned, has
b'en wrong, The army was started on
the wrong ron'e 10 the Interior Of Mexico.
Supplesand pluipn trains were not speedily
enough furnished. When the rivers had
all been crossed then the means Of cross.
ingibem arrived The orders sent 10 Gen.
Taylor have been too contradictory. The
appnn'ment Of Generals for the volunteers
was fjr tho moI par, a very ycrdanl seIec
Jon OF very green men. The best Of them,
General BulIer showed, in Bis nconsilcr-
aie charge at Monterey, that fresh officers
hive not the skin aud judgement Of those
whl FOR many years have kept in harnes-l
The loss OF lde sustained by this charge
and he nselessness of most ollhc Generals
Ie0a CamArgo and Matanoras by General
Taylor when he procerdod to Monterey,
ought to teach The American people tie
folly con.erf.ng the power upon prasi.
dent, wlo is no sort ofa military man, OF a
judge olnIiiary character, to appoint such
a batch Of Generals as those alulej tot
Dureu ELoauCSeE-Th Laucator pa A.
nlcriean Republican contains the following capital
specimen Of dateh locoiooo oIoqnence
Mr. Brcsident--day may talk Of dare Bower,
put he is not eltcted yet Day may prug of dare
nlnhorty in Lancaster Vouutv. mt chugt wait