Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-10-20
THE ENQUIRER.
Monday Morning, October 10. 1916.
OLD TROUGH AND READY"
RICH MOND, VA.

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OLD TROUGH AND READY"
Our readers will recolleci that the Wing press
endeavored to produce an impressionth that the AID
minislrasion were insiduously aiming blow at
Gen. Taylor, with view TO destroy his popularl-
ty, because, say the Wings, "his crime is, that
he is gallant and patriotic Wing" AS evil
dence OF The fact, they misrepresenled the express
sions of The Union and other Democratic journals
and on one occasion we were forced to vim
dicale ourselves from The charge OF assail-
ing the reputation OF General Taylor, because
we published a letter from an United States
officer, applauding the conduct OF Captain Dun.
can in the battle OF Palo Alto We have, over
and over, expressed The highes, opinions OF Gen.
Taylor's military skill, patriotism and prudence,
and we doubt not, that in conserving 10 The terms
OF capilulation al Monterey, he was ac'uated oy
The most elevated motives Of propriety, humanity
and sound policy. The article below from the
Union pays cordial tribute 10 Gen. Taylor
throughout the campaign, and utterly reiutes The
Wing charge that the Administration designed
10 touch leaf OF the laurel wreath or his head.
1t is the Wing papers, now, which, in attempting
TO wound the Administration, actually aim blow
a, The reputation Of Gen. Taylor. The Philadel-
phia U. Gazette Whigl contains the following
passage in regard TO The armislice at Monterey
at is singular that alter so triumphant causes
Gen. Taylor should bring on 50 impotsnt and IN
satisfactory a conclusion to his operations, and
we should be inclined 10 censure conduct which
permitted large army, with its leader, 10 depart
in safety, well-supplied with arms aud cannon,
without The eXaclion even OF promise not 10
fight again, were We not made certain by circum'
stances and The semi-ofhcial announcement, that
General Taylor acted mol according 10 his own
judgment, but in accordance with the orders oil
The Cahine, al Washington; which, being alarm
ed by the frightfnl expenses Of The war, il heed
lessly and wickedly entered upon, is now seeking
10 purchase peace upon almost any terms. II is
evident that Gen. Taylor could soon have cap
tured the army of Ampudia, and so deprived il
Of the opportunity OF being arrayed again in OPP
position TO our arms; and il is absurd 10 suppose
he would have made such conditions as have
been mentioned, and added thereto an armistce OF
eight weeks in duration, after SO much hard fight
ing and the loss OF so many valuable officers and
men,"
The following article from the Union does JUS
lice to Gen. Taylor, and sets The matter right:
Gen. Zachary Taylor has again covered him.
self with glory, By his military operations upon
Monterey The brilliant achievement OF The
three days, guided by his genius, have shed a
new lusre upon our arms, and added new re-
nown TO the fame which he had already Won on
the fields Of Palo Alto and Resaca de la Palma.
We again congratulate the country upon the sue
cess Of our arms, and The glory which they have
won.
We regret 10 see that the occasion has been
seized upon 10 make an unnecessary, an unjust,
and an insidious fling at The Administration.
The Baltimore American" is pleased to infer
that Gen. Taylor had different instructions, and
TO suspect that there have been CANCELLATIONS at
the seat OF Government" The "American" does
not display in these remarks the sagacous or the
liberal spirit by which il was formerly distin-
guished. Why charge the Administration with
'vaciation7" We repeat what the american"
was pleased 10 repnbish from last Mondays
"Union," that we had no doubt orders would be
the armisiice"-and we now state that they were
despatched by express this morning THAT the
Government was determined ito pursue Its mill
tary operations 1ciih0,n ccssation;" and that, Tin
fact this would only be carrying out the prnci-
pie which the Administration has UNIFORMLY
avowed, and which they announced in The letter
to Commodore Conner, accompanying their late
overures of negotiation"
We repeat, they have uniformly carried on,
this policy. There has not been any "vaciilation
in its course.
When Gen. Taylor, after having covered him.
SELF and his army with aurels, agreed 10 ia tenn
porary cessation of hoslilities," he was "promp-
ed" 10 it by The "recent change Of government in
Mexico, being favorable TO the interests ofpeace."
General Taylor did not know, could not have
known, the failure Of the overtures for immediate
negotiation He could mol have known that the
ns,o government OF Mexico had transferred 10 the
new Congress Of the Oh December The decision
of the question whether they would or would mol
negotiate with u.s. He has, in all probability, by
this time, received ibis information through the
dispatches which are in Lieutenant Armsteads
care. And, we repeat, "lhese dispatches will
doubtless induce General Taylor 10 concentrate
his troops and collect his resources as rapidly as
possible, with view Of resumng his operations
vigorously as soon as he shall receive orders To
terminate HE armist,ce, These orders, we have
no doubt, will promptly be issued fran Hasatng-
lon. We trust they may reach General Taylor
in sixteen days, the time which Captain Eaton
performed The route 10 Washington. In such an
event. little delay Cat the worsD can be occasion
ed and even that little time can he useully spent
in securing more complete and effective prepare
tion."