The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-06-09
THE CORRESPONDENCE.

ocolt, Out theT lcnSth snail not uctor US from lay-
ing the whole before our readers.
With all the care which we employed in pub
fishing the 0hOis correspondence about General
Scott, the owing interesting letter was omitted in
the printing Office. We hasten to supply the omis-
sion. The notes of Colonel Butler, which were sub
mitted by General Scott upon the plan of the cam.
paign, were directed, by order Of the Senate, to
be withheld from the press.
In laying the following letter before our readers,
we must be permitted to express our dissent from
the generals conclusions. The srdor Of the volun-
teers has been greater and the military arrange
Ut the State authorities active than he has cal
Quilted The volunteers will be at their places Of
rendezvous at an earlier day than he expected and
Of course earlier on the Rio Grande. They will be
organized and ready to advance into the enemys
country sooner than he supposes. Ii was consid-
cred desirable, in every point Of view that the COM
handing general should be the theatre OF OPP
eratons, in order that he might animate end organ
lze the troops, and see to the supplies and all the
malsrisI of the army of Mexico.
A war Of this description requires TO he pushed
with all the vicor which can be impaired to it, and
Win al Nulgu WIN SFAl
ofthe volunteers Troops Of this STAN p-ardent, en-.
terprsng enth usiastic yolunleers-wouLd rather be
constantly moVing if their supplies be furnished.
They would rather brave the elements themsek es
than remain lettering in their tents, and becoming
dissatisfied, and running into little These
views, no doubt, contributed to create desire, the
part Of the Administrations for Gen Scott to repair as
nn.sihla 10 tha thaatra Of A.
said last evening, we deeply regret that, in
stead Of promptly complying, he should not only
delay his movements" but he shou d mistake
the motives which prompted this "impatence." The
Secretary OF War hits the case, we humby con-
ceive, when he says:
"You presented to me fully and clearly the
difficulties and delays which, in your opinion.
would attend the assembling Of the voluu.
teers on the Rio Grande, and, in conclusion.
expressed your belief that it could not be dooe
before the Let day of September next. | ther
alluded to the troops which were now Fastening TO
Gen. Taylor's standard, under his requiston--to
he excited feelings Of the counry-to the patriotic
arior of those troops-io the disappointment which
both they and the country would feel, If an army OF
eight or ten thousand men were on the Rio Grande
comparatively inactive during their entire tour oil
vice, which, being limited 10 three months would
terminate before the period named by you for the
assembling Of the volunteers the Rio Grande. 1t
with special reference the empo yment of the
troops that would be that frontier by the LIST day
Of June, that | spoke Of what would be the senti-
'nents Of the country, and of the spred and gallant
men who had entered into the service, and OF the
expectations Of the Executive upon this subject
well aware that the President was most anx-
Ious that the should be prosecuted with prompt
meas and vigor, and that the brave and patriotic
men who had been called out should have an oppor.
tunity to render their country active and effective
service. knew, too that the President confidently
hoped and expected that large portion Of the vol
unteers, authorized by the act Of May 18th, would
arrive on the frontier in sufficient force for active OPP
erations before the time which you in Heated
With the view Of securing this important object, the
most energetic measures had been adopted. Every
consideration Of economy and duty forbade that the
troops should, if thus collected, be permitted to re.
main Inactive by reason Of the absence Of the gene
raj officer who, fully possessed of the views Of the
Executive, was to direct their movements"
But enough of this The editorial of yesterday
evening contained one error Of the press. The ar
tcle as printed, stated that some of the wing
presses had "taxed the administration with treating
the worthy general )" &c, &c. 1t should have been
creating the worthy general with injustice"
Letter from Major General Scott to the Secretary Of War
HEApeUARrERs OF THE ARMY,
Washington, May IS, 1916.
respectfully submit to the Secretary of War GER
tain leading points, the settlement of which will
depend great number of smaller matters to be at
tended to SUCCESSFULLY and rapidly.
NV ausion is to the different State quotas of
twelve-month volunteers which have been called for
and which are to be ordered to march against Mex
leo.
suppose that those volunteers may be, by States
assembled at their respective rendezvous about as
follows:
Ohio, quota, at or near Cincinnati, June 90, 1886
Kentucky, quota, at, say Frankfort or Bowling
Green, June %, 1886
Indiana, quota, at, say Madison or Jefferson,
June 20, 1886
Illinois ss ,gsaap at say Quincy and shawn'ot0wn
Tennessee, quota, at, say Nashville and Mem
phis, June 25, 1886.
Missouri, quota, at, say Fort Leavenworth and
Jefferson Barracks, june Is, 1876:
June 30, 1886.
Mississippi, quota, at, say Natchez, June 30,
1916
Alabama, quota, at, say Mobile, June 80, 1886
Georgia, quota, at, say Columbus, on the Chat.
tahoochee, June 80, 1886.
The great difficulty first to be considered is the
placing Of the mounted volunteers the Rio Grande
and at the proper points-say (for the Chihuhua |
Grande and (for the march upon Monterey and
south) at Camargo and Matamoras, or Rhnosa.
Surprising the rivers to be navIgabe in all July
for steamers Of the midi SIZE the horse regiments
may be transported (but at great cost from Ken
lucky, Tennessee &c, ria New Orleans and the
Gulf of Mexico, to La Bacn, Ia branch Of Matagor-
da bay,) and thence marched to the Preside de Rio
Grande, so as to reach that more distant point by
say the LIST of August The horse destined for the
lower points--as Camargo, Rhinosa, and Matamo-
ras--might proceed, by sea, to Point Isabel, and
thus reach the Rio Gnnde little earlier But the
horse regiment from Arkansas would be obliged to
march from Fulton to the Preside de Rio Grande,
say $40 miles, which would delay its arrival to
about the the 10th Of August.
All the foot volunteers called for, aided by steam,
may be taken to the several points the Rio Gran
de little earlier
IL is thus shown, according to the best calcula-
tons which can be made here--no matter how great
The zeal and energy OF the Stale authorities and oil
The volunteers themselves-that the whole, (say
%, 000,) nor the greater part of the tweve-month
yolunteers--horse and foot-cannot be brought on
he Rio Grande before the first week in August, if