The New York herald., 1846-06-07
WASHINGTON, ID. c., June S, 1916.


Itwould appear that Col. Benton, or Old Bullion,
rs he is not unfrequently called both by friends
and foes, cannot be easily caught with chaff 70
OF, in other words, the appointment of his son-in-
law, Fremont, to be Lieut.. Colonel in the rife
regiment, has not, in the slightest degree Modified
his disaectisn towards, or his dissatisfaction with
the present regime. Mr.. Fremont was taken from
about the middle of the second heutenants in tho
corps of typographical engineers, and exalted by
word TO the second rank in regiment! This
was done as a bait--s sprat to catch a gudgeon -
but let it not be thought for moment that Col.
Benton either asked for the appointment, in
any manner signifed to the appointing powers
that it would crafty him. Doubtless he feels
grateful, on account Of his son-nlaw for although
the marriage OIL Mr.. Fremont, in the first instance,
aroused all the anger in his bosom Col. Benton
has courted and earessed Lieut.. Fremont to the
nnes," since his Rocky Mountain expeditions
have given him such <clat. But just look at Col.
Benton He has, within few days, mounted the
administration, and seems determined TO ride to
the death. The "organ" and the lesser organs"
as Gen. Cass and Col. Benton call them the fifty
four forties, all come under the sweeping denun-
citation of wfuly endeavorng to deceive" and
" mislead" the people, and to plunge the country
into war upon chimera-a shadow! And we
know that Col: Benton has, within day or two,
expressed his tisaction with other proceedings
Of the administration, besides the course pursued
by it in reference to Oregon. II. therefor, COL
Benton can carry with him Gen. Dix, Mr.. Bagby,
and Mr.. Haywood, (by no means improbable,)
the administration certainly " stands in jeopardy
every hour" in carrying out favorite policy. II
the conservative branch Of the government choose
to place itself in opposition to the Executive upon
any single point or scheme it will prove to be un-
fortunate. 1t has been said that Col. Benton holds
himself as much aoof from the administration
it is possible for him TO do; and it is also said,
that, in his course upon the Oregon question, he
misrepresents at least eighteen out of twenty OF
the people of Missouri and the West This is
probably the fact.
The Herald copies from the Orthopolttaa biog-
raphy of General Taylor. 1t is incorrect. Gen
Taylor was born in Virginia and not in Kentucky
He went to Florida as Colonel of the first and not
the sixth infantry. The battle of Okee-Chonrn
was fought on Christmas day ~, and not 80
Col. Taylor was not on horseback but in the mIdsl
OF the fght,waist deep in mud. twas impossible
for horse to wade, as did the troops under Col
Taylor through deep sawgrass swamp, Tor
three quarters of mile before thc my opened
his fire. These are facts, unimp. mt perhapg,
from ono who was with Colonel Taylor, ana in
tima.ely connected with him in 3nda for three
years.
Last night intelligence was received that en-
Taylor had very quietly walked his forces into Ma
tanioras and assumed the protection OF the c,ri-
zens. II is said that Ampuda has succeeded
Obtaining new " rig OUT from some !" "Mexcan
tailor" Monterey is the next halting place
Yours, W