Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1846-09-11
WHOLE NUMBER go.

vi lhls being nov plainly thing thai IS 10 b.
considered rs having come IO pass, We rcycu with
pleasure To the following iudicious article. which
we treasured up for the occasion now arrived. II
Is from the Lynchburg Nirginiun, the worth, can
dor, aud sense Of whose editor are we'll known:
"Mr. llanncgan, the other day. moved in ID.
Senate for information why Gen. Taylor did not
advance into Mexico. The resolution was nol
adopted. There is evidently great impalicuce
lcltal Washington, under his iuactiyiIv justified
though it be- BY considerations growing out Of the
want Of supplies and means Of ranspouatiOn.-
The Administration, closing It's eyes to the dih-
culucs in the way, is anxious for a dash into the
cncmy's country. This il wishes partly from the
hope Of reflected cclat, but mostly IN order that
Gen. SCOTS views as 10 the time at which cfTcc-
i've operations could be- commenced NAV be pro-
we'd erroneous. We believe events will yindi-
date his military sagacty. We suppose il would
not be contemplated 10 march into Mexico with
out strong force of mounted men, and il is pr.t-
" certain the regiments Of that arm cannot reach
thc Rio Grandc, and b. sufficiently recruited,
much before the period indicated in Zen. Scots
leucr. For the mrIllary reputation Of the coun-
Try, rctrogade movement is much TO be deprc-
Gated, and bnucr far thai Gen. Taylor hould rn-
main in 'maslcry inactivity until he is fully rea-
dyto commence lhccampagn in an efficient man
ner. than 10 advance and have fall back upon hi,
supplies. We are persuaded great efforts have
been made 10 urge Gen. Taylor to proceed. Bm
We hope he knows TOO well what is due to his
own reputation, and 10 the safety and comfort Of
his gallant troops. TO suiierhimscf 10 beinduccd
10 lake up his line Of march before every thing
is fully prepared. The mere handling of lroops
r.
fractional part Of tho duties and cares Of Il com
mandrr. Lei any oncrcad the dcspachc, of thr
Duke OF Wellington, during his PennsuIar ca
rocr. and lac will 500 that supplies and rag-por.
aton. the ComuiSsariaI and quHrcrma-r.r's dn.
parlm"nt. are the constant sUuirrt- of H., anyo-
~ and complains. 10 display The highest pr.u-
clPics Of strategy in The presence Of French ar
mes. commanded by such men as Iunol. Mar
mont. lIa,~rna or SouII, or o fight in The barrlrS
Oi Ialaycra. Salamanca, or Nluoria. was an a.
grccab'e relief from the constant and hart,-ing
cares of concentrating. even in friendly coun-
uy. The necessary food for his men. and the mules
and wagons required for their transporation.-
These arc considerations which donot strike the
mind of people generally when they read of
campaign. The soldier is considered as 4 sort of
heroic being. who rises superior 10 the vulgar ne
cessr.s OF eating and drinking. and the General
/ Is supposed TO have nothing TO do but 10 place in
the field, in acerlainmanncr Longtime of troops.
''lt must be borne in mind that the left bank Of
/ the Rio Grande, though claimed BY US. is virtu-
ally an enemy's country, and that between it and
the Nueces is a desert. Texas. being planting
country, and thlny populated, cannotlurnish any
thing for the army in the way of subsistence.-
General Taylor may, in fact, be considered as al
ready carrying on the war five hundred miles in
an enemy's country, since New Orleans is his
nearest point from which 10 derive supplies.-
The difficulties of subsistng his troops will in
crease in a gcomcnical ratio as he advances
At Matamoras, he is within thirty miles of port
Of debarkation. Suppose him at Monterey, and
we may estimate the trouble hewill have in trans.
porting his supplies two hundred and fifty miles
over what cannot be called, in any just sense, a
road"
Equally appropriate to the moment arc the re-
1ecuons OF another southern paper-the Eu1aw
(Alabama) Advertiser. We know motifs politics.
nor do we suppose just and spirited sentiments so
confined to Il single side that the paper may not
be Democratic one. Speaking of General
Scouts recent correspondence with the War De-
parmcnt, is says:
General Scott has rendered distinguished SER
vice to his country in the tented field. He bears
upon him the scars of wounds received in battle.
He has shed his blood, and was ready to lay down
his life for his country. But in an unfortunate
moment, betrayed by the impulsive sensitiycness
of the generous soldier, he wrote a letter contain
ing one or two imprudent expressions, which
have been caught up by the press, and the chan
ges rung upon them throughout the whole coun-
Try. The veteran soldier is made the butt for
the rldicule of those who were listening to the
lullaby of their nurses when he was standing the
shock of embauled hosts. Newspaper bufioons,
Ilbcllous editors. and low partzan slanderers are
splitting their slime and venom on the hero of
Chippewa and Lundy's Lane. And the people,
shame on them, applaud this dirty work of Wilt
fcation. They laugh at the low jest, and reward
the polroons with smiles instead of Kisses. We
detest the actors, and pity the spectators who can
look, without scorn, upon this diSgracelul farce
this monStrouS attempt to make noble soldier
ridiculous in the eyes of his countrymen. We
trust that there is generous patriotism enough 10
rcbuke this foul ingratiude, and to teach these
Knockers that the ilustrious services of years are
not to be outwcighed by the vcnial indiscrelions
of a hasty PEN"
nv" o''uluo' Ieu' ulC ldCt! NiCdII ''i''' WIN
all those efforts 10 which the Administration has
been urged by the Obvious fact that it had voun-
rarily staked itself against the veteran and able
commander-in-chici and must stand or fall, as to
any excuse for It's conduct towards him, accord
ing as ii did or did not accomplish. at no matter
what expense. a much earlier movement into
Mexico than he pronounced possible, the first of
September will slill find our army on the banks
of the Rio Grandc.
| Norris n. meantime, 10 be forgouonilhat even, at
the cost Of giving serious umbrage 10 two States
that were foremost in their zeal honorabIv 10 rush
to the aid Of General Taylor, the President has
been obliged 10 yindcatc, i'll another great point.
The Judgment of Generals Scott. The one thought
that the militia already called ont for Il shor SER
vice could not be used for this INVASION: the OH
cr insisled lhat lhe mnn moNcmcnt ilsclf shnmId