The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-11-11
THE DOCTOR.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9, 1916.
Funeral of Colonel Gross Character Of the late srue'
ons to General Tdyior-4 reservation of discretion to-
old Zack- CGseof Colonel Benton rs. Governor Tho
mas Posiponedto M0reh nert-Brief Statement of the
Case.
The day has come down upon us like the revistation
Of April after long and dismal winter. We have had
ssuperbly beautiful morning. with appearance how
ever, of more rain before shutdown.
The funeral obseques to the remains of the late Col
Cross perhaps, the first victim side of the
istng with Mexico y took place to-day, from the
residence of his family in this city The following was
the order Of the ocession:
/. Escort Of Volunteer Corps
. The Reverend Clergy.
5. Pail Bearers
4 Remains Of Colonel Cross
s. Family an relatives Of the deceased.
g. Officers of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and
E7yPresdent Of the United States uEn
g. Members of the Senate of the United States NOW in
.. Members abe SOY Of the Cabinet
TO- Members of the House of Representatives (now in
IL. Civil oaicers of the General Government
-. Mayor of the City and Municipal officers.
49, Citizens
The remains of the deceased were taken to the Con.
gressional Cemetery aud entombed with tho honos OF
The bells toled as the procession passed down
the Avenue, ana the windows were filled with bright
faces, looking sad from their melancholy recolecons
of the campaign, thus brought fresh again, it were,
before their eyes
day after the arrival of Captain Eaton with dispatches of
the capitulaon Of Monterey the President expresses
the army; but regrets that circumstances did not Justify
the demand of unconditional surrender of the enemy
US first proposed The commanding General is desired
place faith in the protestaons of peace the part
the Mexicans; but to pursue bold and vigorous poll
cy so as to convince the magnanimous naton against
the meeting OF its constitutional Congress, that il is
matter of perfect Indifference to whether the is
continued ended The object is to convince the Mex
leans that our last overture of handed last
summer and refused and that we now purpose to con-
centrae down and lengthen in ard proceed onward to-
wara the thick settlements, until our neighbors cry
"hold--enough."
No subsequent communications of orders have as we
understand been forwarded to General Taylor since the
departure OF Major Graham, from which, it may be safely
concluded these orders embraced large disc reton to
the commanding General in the execution of the main
order oil prompt forward movement upon the enemy
This discretion will doubtless be exercised by Judi
cious commander, with view TO the necessary and
means to and assure the success of the eXpedi
The case Of the United States Elk Governor Thomas
Mary land indicted and arragned for alleged libel
upon Col Benton was postponed to-day on account of
the continued sickness of Judge Cranch, until the term
ell and family, Hon George Washington Jones and
others the side of the prosecution and Gov Thomas
and his counsel Mr. Maulsby, and several witnesses
the side OF the Defence either present at court
awaiting at their quarters in the city summons to at
tend The case is briefly this: Gov Thomas, of Mary
land married daughter of Gov Mcdowell, Of Virginia,
after an interesting courshp mainly carried in Wash
ingon city, short time after his marriage the defend.
ant accused his wife OF infdelty and commenced and
maintained for while correspondence it'll her father
and her aunt Mrs Benton, upon the charge. As nau.
raj result Mrs Thomas returned 10 her fathers resi-.
dence in Virginia The next summer ls43, the defend
ant hoping for restoration, started off to Virginia
his wife, with that view he alleges At Stanton he
lntercepts Governor Mcdowell, and, after a small
iracas, defendant passes to Lexington but
soon returns, unsuccessful in his object In
the spring of lSaI Governor Thomas publishes a
pamphlet, detailing the circumstances which led him to
suspect his wife, and TO confirm him of her guilt in
his own minds and denouncing her as of questionable
character before her marriage and that Col Benton and
lady knew it, and deliberately used him Gov the
mere instrument OF saving the reputation of the lady
Upon this pamphlet, or upon some written statement
equivalent in its purport this suit for libel on part of
Col D. is instituted The parties Gov. Thomas and wife,
both in Marylsnd aud Virginia, meantime divorced,
and the chasm between the confendng families continues
to widen Mrs Linn widow of the late Senator Linn of
Missouri was, with her husband, living here at Wash
ngton at the time of the courtshp referred to- and
in intimate association daily with all the parties in the
case She is the material witness for the defendant but
is not in the city, she was expected to be the
turn OF the day for the resumption of the case This
brief statement shows this to be delicate and
cruel and il it not that public opinion had
cided upon the injustice of the accusations against Mrs
Thomas should iorcstall the Judgment oil the
court in opinion in her behalf and hope for the
sake OF all concerned that there may be honorable
compromise in the meantime.
THE DOCTOR.