Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1846-07-11

Thirdly. The party circumstances with Inc Ere
sIDENT (more than suspected by General SCOTT
against the supposed political consequences OF let
ting him command in this war, were Of public no.
toriety at the time. Whether they affected or not
President not entirely nsensible to such things,
we will not say, for we cannot know: we only
know that their object has been accomplished.
Fourthly. As to the clauses of the supplementary
army BILL we find in the Secretarys replies to Gen.
Scott no denial and no explanation. The thing it
self has been done, and with it have gone hand in
hand variety Of other facts as fagranty in dsre-
gard of the claims of nearly all the rest of the army
as of the here of Chippewa and Bridgewater.
Filthy In an order to General TAYLOR, (see the
correspondence itself, Senate document 37s,p. ~
that commander had been told, on the 18th May,
three days before these complaints, that no expec-
tation was entertained of General ScoTT's being
able to take the field before the first September.
Sixthy. AS to moving without regular writ
ten order, or taking the field without distinct in
structions cannot have been expected of General
ScoTT, though seemingly claimed of him. We
warrant that every inferior commander received
such orders and Instructions Does any body sup
pose that TAYLOR, Wool, and KEARNEY have march
ed, or CONNER or SLoAT sailed, with only verbal au-
thority or directions
So far, then, we see no cause for any difficulty
between the Administration and General ScoTT, UNI
less, on one side or the other, difficulty was
wilfully made. Whether this is to be judged to
have been the fact on either side, the public has
the means of knowing perhaps quite as well as we;
If NO pIn
ton on the subject than is attainabe or has been
attained by almost any intelligent and farly-dispos-
ed person here that has given himself any trouble
to understand the facts.
We find, however, extracted into various journals
an article from the New York Courier and En-
quirer, believed to be altogether authentic, of which
a part strikes much to the purpose on some
special points, heretofore not explained to the Pub
lie, but now pretty well understood here.
FROM THE NEW YORK COURIER enquirer
We have already taken occasion explain circum
stances which led the correspondence of General Scorr
with the Wan DrpARTMEsT, and may add further
Details upon the accuracy of which entire reliance may be
placeda showing how he and his gallant brethren in
to be circumvented and eventually sacrificed to
party calculations and appointments With these explana
tons it will hardly surprising that honorable soldier
accustomed to ankness of speech and dectness of action
should have manifested his sensby to such pongs
political tacican would have avoided the difficulty, but
brave sodier-experenced brave-who, in such
gency that in which the country placed looked only at
tho of honorable its could not brook
the idea that party leaders be appointed to the
army, and that service Of which honor is the instinct,
the impulse and the cement precedence sought to be
given whose only claim might be that they had been
instrumental securing the triumph Of this that party
measure.
We have already stated that when
cd General Scorr that he command the army in
Mexico that officer gladly and proudly received the nma
ton and while awaiting his written orders-withou which
he had warrant for going at aempoyed himself assdu
ousy in arranging and regulating the details of the army he
to command
The of Congress which declared to be existing be-
the United States and Mexico, and authorized the rails
ing OF fifty thousand tweve-monhs volunteers approved
by the President on the 18th May When the l7th this
made known General scorT he perceived its de
ec and especially that the contemplated regiments and bat
taions would be without sufficient staff and that add
ons second lieutenant would be required each company
and be Immediately prepared supplemental bill to supply
those Deficiencies and pressed upon the notice of the Secre
ay Of War; the end that he might, and in the hope that
ne would without delay, press upon the aenon Oh the
Military Committees Of both Houses, being Of urgent
and necessity. The 18th, however, suffered
pass without any open movement although The inference
that consumed in arranging the details Of the highly OBJ
ectonable provisions which, will be seen, day
(the 9TH engraed on General SCOTS bill With the bill
thus altered by him. the Secretary went in person "a most
unusual proceeding. it is believed the Military Committee
Of the Senaethe only Wing member Of that committee, Mr.
CRIrTEsDES being absenand there caused be adopted
this mongre BILL known No. 1885, which thus
mended to the Senate and by that body adopted.
The first section thus fosted in by the SECRETARY upon
Gen. ScorTs bill provided for two major generals and four
brgader generals be added the regular army Of
$4,000 There already in service four gene
rals-Scorr GAINES, JEsUP, and WooL-besides bga-
ders by beue the gallant and successful Taylor being
of the nine The six generals universally understood
be appointed from civil, rather from POLITICAL life
that is say. from the party. Our little regular army, not
amounting present to than two divisions four br
gades and not likely amount at any time 10 than
three divisions bgades, would have numbered nineteen
general officers within four of the greatest number that
had any tme brevets and ALL in the Of 1912 with
army Of GO, 900 men
All this before had reached Washington Of TAr
IONS brilliant the Rio Grande these only
heard Of there about 23d May.
II seemed then unavoidable conclusion that these
six regular generals to be appointed in the first place
secondly supcrsede Scorr TAYLOR, and others in