The Somerset herald and farmers' and mechanics' register. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 183?-1852, 1846-09-08
From the National Tnteligencer.
THE FIRST OF SEPTEMBEES.

sailors say ''our dead reckoning" and
see where we are.
In our columns Of yesterday was pub
lished letter, taken from the Ne3c Or
F.. leans Bulletin, which that paper gives as
from a friend who is with the army" al
/ Matamoras. Ii is ev identity from re-
liable and an unusually well-informed
source. 1t says that 1t is thought that
! Gen. TAYLOR viii be able TO begin the
march from Camargol by from the Ist
to the 10Th of September and that, '.by
/ the close Of that month, this column viii
/ reach Monterey, where the chances Of
( battle are sufficiently uncertain TO make it
a matter of daily doubt and speculation"
OF the authenticity of the statements
! in this letter the government >organ near
Us has Judged as did we: for it has adopt
( ed it inte the columns of It's paper appear
ing yesterday morning. It's doing so
! certainly implies that the information Is
/ in accordance with that which the Gov
/ eminent possesses-especially on this
( important point OF the time at which Gen.
TAYLoR IS to lead on his troops to the
regular invasion which is to conquer
/ peace with or "a piece of Mexico. =
! L IS now ''ihOught' that the forward
movement can be made between the lst
and tenth Of next month.
Thus stands completely vindicated. as
we have always confidently believed that
( il would be, the deliberate and skilfully-
formed opinion ofthat experienced soldier
/ whom this Administration desired to
orce into the field some three months
earlier.in spite of every professional coun-
( sci; and whom. for his counsel, it has
sought to punish, instead of listening to
the authority in which ii should have
held military judgment so enlightened,
/ and The unhesltating confidence which IT
should have felt that the patriotism. the
! bravery. and love of distinction itself of
( Gen. SCoTr, would not fail to urge him
( on to accomplish, at the earliest possible
moment, the preparations necessary TO
bring him into the field in a manner that
would secure in action those supplies and
aids without which valor must fail Of
every thing but It's own destruction.
All this being now plainly thing that
! Is 10 be considered as having come TO
( pass, we revert with pleasure TO the fol-
! lowing iudicious article, which we treas
ured up for the occasion now arrived
Il is from the Lynchburg Nirginian. the
worth, cand0r, and sense Of whose Edi-
tor are well known:
"tIr. Hannegan, the other day. moved
in the Senate for information why Gen.
Tavlor dld not advance into Mexico
The resolution was not adopted. There
IS evidently great impatience fell at
! Washington, under his inactivity jus tIfed
/ though il be by considerations growing
out Of the want Of supplies and means Of
( transportation The Administration, clos
/ ing It's ewes to the way, is anxious for a
( dash into the enemy's country. This it
wishes partly from the hope of reflected
eclat, but mostly in order that Gen. SCOTS
views as the time at which effective oper-
atoms could be commenced may be pro-
! we'd erroneous. We believe events will
yindicate his military sagacity. We sup
! pose it would not be contemplated to
march into Mexico without strong force
of mounted men, and it is pretty certain
the regiments Of that arm cannot reach
the Rio Grande, and be sufficiently re-
cruiied, much before the period indicated
( in Gen SCOTS letter. For the military
reputation of the country. retrograde
movement is much to be deprecated, and
better far that Gen. Taylor shoul remain
Il mastery inactivity until he is fully
ready to commence the campaign in an
! efficient manner, than to advance and have
to fall back upon his supplies. We are
persuaded greatefforts have been made it
urge Gen. Taylor TO proceed. But we
hope he knows too we'll what is due to
his own reputation, and to the safety and
comfort of his gallant troops, to suffer
himself to be induced to take up his line
OF march before every thing is fully pre-
/ pared. The mere handling of troops in
I the presence of an enemy constitutes but
fractional part Of the duty and cares OF a
commander. Let any one read the des-
patches Of the Duke of Wellington, DUNG
his Peninsular career,anG he viii see that
/ supplies and transportation, the commls-
sariat and quartermaster's department, are
/ the constant subjects of his anxiety and
complaints. To display the highest prin-
cIples Of strategy in the presence of
French armies, commanded by such men
as Junot, Marmont, Massenna, or SouIt,
or TO fight the battles Of Talavara Sala-
manco. or Niftoria, was an agreeable re-
lief from the constant and harassing cares
Of concentrating, even in a friendly coun-
Try, the necessary food for his men, and
the mules and wagons required for their
transDorfsfion These 40 conSidor.t,rve :