Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-09-04
THE ENQUIRER.
RICHMOND, VA.
Thursday Morning, September 3, 1916.

Thursday Morning, September 3, ls46.
The Wing press-the National Inleligencer
in the lead-wilh view to throw blame upon
the Administration, refer exultinglY 10 the as
sumed fact that Gen. SCOTS predictions of The
necessary delay in the movements OF the army
have been fully verified, and the War Depart
ment condemned by The result. The following
article from The Union sets the matter right
This manenyre the Wing press is another in
stance Of their premature i'll considered and dis
astrous movements. They are caught in their
own snare. The Secretary Of War has not We,
been taken by surprise; for, as long headed
Democrat remarked 10 us few days since,
Secretary Marcy, is an old campaigner, and al
ways forti6es his ground as he proceeds:
Sand this censure, be it observed is urged and
insisted on without an attemptlo submit one par
,icle Of proof in support Of il. What Qhat The
Administration could do) has been left undone
in The prosecution of hos,iiiies? What aid 10
the movements OF the army, which The Admins
lralion could give, has been withheld? We do
moi deem il necessary TO discuss The correspon-
dence which took place between Gen. Scott and
the War Department. We prefer that that cor
respondence should be len TO speak Tor ITSELF
But il must not be forgotten that Gen. Scott,
over his own signature, expressed the opinion,
that his continuance al Washington beyond the
time suggested by the Administration for his de-
parture 10 the Rio Grande, would enable him
most effecluay TO aid the operations by which
| the army was TO be concentrated and prepared
to advance upon Mexico. Gen. Scott has re-
onl ho. J.,,k
given all possible aid in The performance OF his
official dutes 10 the preparations for the prose-
cution OF the war.
"And with what effect have these preparations
been urged on7 1t was calculated by the Com
manding General, in The correspondence referred
10, il we remember rightly, thai The amy mlgh
be concentrated on The Rio Grande about The first of
September, and The first Of Oeiobsr, as we recol
lect the matter was the time suggested by him for
the effective advance OF the army into Mexico
The TACT turns out somewhat otherwise. The
first OF September has not come yet. Our army
has been assembled in large force on The Rio
Grande for month. We have obtained, and
now hold, military possession OF large part OF
the province Of Tamaulipas. We are masters
of the Rio Grande Tor two hundred miles from
its mouth, and We have been using The undispu,ed
navigation of that river for ,reekS, 10 establish
military depots and basis Of farther operations
into The interior-and all this dsfore The day sug-
eesled for the concentration of our army upon lis
banks! Meantime, The indispensable work OF
discipline has been steadily going on, till the two
lunteer" has become almost as regular" in his
capacity for service. And now, on The showing
of the Intelligencer ITSELF The tenth Of September is
named as the latest day for the commencement Of
the march 10 Monterey, which had been sci down
by General Scott as likely TO take place about the
first OF Oelober. We are forced into this compa-
rson of that which has been done by our army,
with that which was calculated 10 be accomplish
cd BY them, only by the aggressive and ill-judged
remarks of The lntelligencer. For ourselves we
choose 10 make no issue upon the subject with the
gallant and distinguished officer referred TO- in re-
gard 10 whose professional opinions and judg-
ment we would al all times express, as we SIM
cerely entertain, high respect.
"But even if so much had not been accom-
plished-even if the administration, instead Of
acting with the utmost vigur had failed 10 press
on its hostile operations with success, il is not the
National Intelligencer, nor its kindred Wing jour-
nails who have now the right 10 call the admins
traion 10 an account for such cause. 1t does not
lie with them to eensurc The tardiuess OF move
ments which they have done their utmost 10 re
tard II does not lie in their mouths TO fiout our
army for not moving on without delay 10 con-
quest when they themselves have filled The pub
lie ear with their senseless clamor, urging The 60
vernment ITO stop and negoiiate"
"Besdes ii is manifest enough to every judg-
ment mol utterly clouded BY party prejudice, that
important objects are TO be secured by Inc very
line Of operations which our army Of OCCUPATION
i. at this moment pursuing. The Santa lie ex-
pedilion, at the las. accounts, was advancing
prosperously and rapidly TO that capital. Intel
igence, too may be soon looked for from our
squadron in the Pacific; and we give this even
ing, in another column, an account of the efec-
tive operations Of Commodore Conner: Il be-
hooyes the cavaliers who are so ready tohnd fault
with the conduct Of the war, 10 wait al least until
they shall know what The first of September"
Ito say nothing Of The "Gra Of Oetober"-brngs
forth. Meantime, it is but poor business-very
poor and paltry Businessmen for the lnlei-
gencer, to make the alleged taTdiness oil the men
or Palo Alto and Resaca de la Palma matter Of
taunt and sarcasm against the government which
sent them to the field"
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