New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-06-08
THINGS IN WASHINGTON.
wAsHIseros, June 9Th. 1916

DIN and Law disregarded BY despots, we may
vol use the partisan cry il different sense from
tba, in which il vas originally raised Leos 20
the SsnGfE
Tbe Government have become frightened be-
c,nse Gen Gaines has been fam, ;rnitEEor OF itself
/ in adding fuel 10 the war fame now over1unnins
the country ike a prairie Ere. burning up al The
/ flowers and shrubs and verdant carpetng OF this
fair earth. =.
Mr. Cas-. spoke upon the Resolution calling for
Information relative 10 the calling out Of troops By
cen Gaines He did not intend 10 cast any censure
/ IN Gen. Gaines This he distinctly disavo~ed. but
closed his speech with this remarkable expression:
Had the President OF the United safes issued
such an order. he would have been liable TO I'M
peacbueut the very next day =! Nov II that was
nor casting censure upon Gen. Gaines. know not
what the Michigan Senator would call censure.
do not saw that Mr.. John Smith did anything worthy
of censure. but II his brother, Ton Smith, had done
So he ought to have been hung! For numerous
proofs in favor OF this doctrine, see Capt PdssioE
Only that am not acquainted with the military MIS-
tory Of such distinguished General the cou,psn-
ion in arms of tire ill1strous Chapman. should sup
/ nose that Gen. CASs mad formerly had some misun-
I ders;anding y i;h Gen. Gaines
Mr. WEBSTER as you will see, was on hand.
Whenever the Constitution bequesthed oy our ia
theirs is in danger the distinguished Senator Is equal
10 the emergency There he stood upon the rock
Of The Constitution from which the attacks OF even
friends could rot move him.
TIE country will see what blessings Loco-Foco-
/ isn, is bringing upon According 10 the state
ment of Mr. WEBSTER the Military expenses OF
this Polk Administration stated to Be halt a MAJ
/ hon of dollars a DAY.! And all this expenditure
of money Appropriated for the shedding OF rivers OF
blood has been brought upon Us by the election OF
James X. Polk
And tnen inst see vha; beautiful lot OF people
these Loco-Foco Statesmen are Gen. Gaines
makes three several calls for troops, 10 prosecute
the existing war with Mexico. These are approved
bv the Executive and the Department Gen Gaines
makes another call, with the same authority and
with the same right, and prominent supporter OF
the Executive says that that Executive would be
liable 10 impeachment il he had done as Gen Gaines
did Now what person does through another be
does himself and having approved precisely what's
/ condemned in Gen Gaines sfterward ne the Presj-
( dent ought 10 be impeached for his conduct No
honest man ever doubted the President deserved
/ impeachment, and now we have got Gen. Cass 10
! ioin Us in that opinion.
! Bat we also have another strange proceeding in
this connection. We have il actually on record that
the present Administration approve matters without
knowing Hba, they do approve. When Ii called
! upon Congress TO register lis War edict while
! ago we might have expected this, but now
! have il on record. Daring the debate between Mr..
| CAss and Mr. SEVER, Mr. CAss handed 10 the Sena-
tor an extract from The letter of the War Depart
ment TO Gen Gaines, informing him tina, the Sec
retnry Of War disa pproved Of his call for several
[
vous acquisitions for volunteers reported. the Nun
! Der of which could not be ascertained with precis.
ion" OBJ Mr. Secretary Marcy try and fnd out
with precision hat you are 10 aeprove before
you approve any thing hereafter. Nothing stands
in the way OF these men in their mad career OF ty
ranny and ambition.
Another strange proceeding was the fact that
soon as Gen Taylor was ordered 10 the Rio Grande,
I his command was taken out of the hands of Gen
! Gaines who commands the Western Division OF the
United States Army Ii this was so far West that
! il did not come within the Western commando
seemsio be clearly acknowledged that the Rio
GranGe is beg ond the boundaries OF the I. States
Well the Administration have got US into diff
| culties without the Constitution, without aw, aud
without the boundaries of our own country, and
J they have idea of stopping Every man with
moral courage enough TO question the motives Of
these .rampers the Law and Constitution il de-
/ nounced as traitor Our country right or wrong
is the CRY but the meaning OF it Is The Admins
tra;ion right wrong" which is otenest the latter
/ VIVA, astonished me during the debate mere than
any thing else was the ground taken by Mr.. Rsy
( gRDY JoHSsoS. With great respect for his char
! ac,er aud ability, did think that there was much
10 be censurcd in his speech was gled, there
/ fore TO see Mr. WEBSTER al intimate friend Of Mr.
Johnson rise TO counteract the influence of the
/ Mar; land Senator'S speech.
He said that from the earliest times to that memo
rable hour hen ashing ton was called on al w est
good, that that power given for the defence
! aud security Of the general veal. The pre;ext
slvvays that the public may not suffer detriment-
/ He felt convinced that his friend. who was good
I lawyer. would, reflection. revise his opinion
/ Under the Constitution which scdulously guard
ed against military power-'vhch every where cx-
| hbed such dread OF it-lhey could raise armies.
but had nothing TO do with the militia, except in
cases of invasion or insurrection, to ala in the
! execution of the law. Mr. w then went on TO re-
flute the argument of The Senator from Maryland
He reoiced in the successes OF the American arms
/ But such successes might be too dearly bought -
/ Military glory valuable only when II was
! achieved under the Constitution and Laws. He
/ had no applause no laurels to bestow victories
| gained above the law. Their own rights and liber
ties 10 be protected. That protection was in
tinitely valuable than the successful issue OF
am battle A hundred men might be found able to
repair the disasters of defeated army; but who
he-if they suffered the great fund me pial prn
/ cples OF civi liberty 10 be thrown down-who was
| he who should rebuild theml Hat the General
+. bern a younger and more ambitions man INSTEAD
of sending the troops, he rOuld hare led them !;
and instead of lending them 10 the theatre of War
he might hare taken them whither kiS own ambition
directed
Mr JOHNSON and Mr.. ARCHER also had a sharp
little controversy; bu, it related more 10 personal
matters than the defence OF principles The &C
count yet 10 be settled with the Administration
about this Of the Executive in defiance OF The
Legislative power. foreshadowed in The debate
of yesterday.
The organ of the Administration feels this and
feels il sensibly Il has a bitter attack upon Gen.
Gaines in its leader of last evening Ii that
Gen. Gaines had been commanded lot 10 interfere
with the military operations Of The Division under
bis command and that thousands OF troops called
out by Gen Gaines cannot be accepted. But it is
suggested that Congress should pay for this Illegal
proceeding. Is it not thene pins ultra Of inpu
I dence to AK Congress 10 make appropriations for
/ every enormous expense which the ulbecility and
my sterious pusillanmiiy of the Administration heap
upon The country. II also says that Gen. Gaines has
been remored from thu command o; the Western
| Division. The G,:-c>2Gient organ closes its com.
ments with the following characteristic sentence:
Thus Will be perceived that the action of the War
Department In regard 10 the extraordinary conduct Of
Gen Gaines prompt and decisive and in no respect
car the Government, here De charged With, made
tpon.ole for. the mischief which rray ensue."
Oh certainly not, ''!he King can do no wrong" II
is treason TO question his actions his motives =
Nor Is this all In another Editorial on the Pros
ecation OF the War" the highes, species Of hatter
ry IS laid thick on the President. See, for example
the following worthy OF any tewning ever prac;ic.
ed in the Courts of Royalty