Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1846-08-12

oip f0in'' August 9th. 1876.
Genlomeu,-A former commune alton HAVING .dxi..d
you Of the .sta,smeut" admitted nv Cal
T.o,,, M I.o,,,v ,,v~..,.. -, w '"'
a.. vo,, ~ -, ..,,.,. ... - -, '-s ,"' snoua poe
= '"Sp'' ~ 'ea'' " MS defence be-
tore mat dignihcd tribunal But In this expectation I
have been disappointed, and less pcrsdyented nv
pontment may awaken in YOU sentim,nt N, C..I,, .
what Akin TO NV own will end..vo, q, .nnn,,
a, 4, W supply me vacuum
~ "' ' , " 'no "'"n"0uy OF Cot Payne.
whose arrival ana examination rs witness this day. to-
gether with the heat OF tho weather mad. ~
prudent no doubt TO po.tpon. ,b. i.C.n.. nj, AZ
n.,, NJ A o,,lo.s A AZ 4 .,,..-. 80 ap
,...;.. -, Iii = - s p''se"' y" 'na'
' ~ WI" 'n'ea''u' 70 iurhsh you, In nmc for
your ne. ISSUE '"n and faithful synopsis.
Col Payne having been sworn or rather having Affirm
ed; was interroga ted by Gen. Cainr. nj. follo~..
o,..,;D. ~, c., c., ~,
T.yIo,,s Army ON The Rio Cad. aid IN Seners
k,.w.,- In.n..,o, S......I ~ -" ~ occupy
pac,,s n,as.sJ,ns s,,,h 80. ~ n'hy o' occupation
p T:.nI q ,.tsJ r., "a 90 ~, I,,,s nsuon OF Cot
Ss.,.,.,y ~, w., J.,.J ws.h,..,a 70 the
Is46 Th,. I.,.r n. .,,.,nsJ e. 10y, 'uo. <S'u'
on tho r.een, oC ,h. in,.iI,..n ar, ,h, ,neoisey
ony contemplated the formation of en-, ~ iOna NOT
nj. cas-. bn, b,s .h.cln,.Iy f,,,,sJ 90 80. tuy IN
hir, ,yh,, o;r.,. ,..,. 90 ...,',,S, S sPp''sihg
n. d.,,,,,.I "a I.,,..l.l .-.I'N -. . nis
Martial be convened on The Rio T:,.nd hs ~ 0 ",
and oO,h N.v 10, an. .,.,,i,.,,o ~ "esn Tue 10.
Cou,t 10 boId Il, .e..,on in Geo.. vs. .onaoe saia
com,o.,d ar ,h,.., o,;..,. - L.; "a Imp, anu 70 90
thi. aopIic,,on we ,,so ToId n, A c. ons 'or
could make no new DEVELOPMENT, of hi. os;.,i nS"
was . matter of record-,berc ,r.. ~. .o.i .ou -.
IT, that such being the fact said Conf wa, v.hoIv 800
conn nod nf
him. he was fully spprised might DE ips,itu,sJ
whole nj Least in n,,t who ,;,ho,, 49,, s NV "a
propricy or otherwise of his ocisl action would No, b.
long rendering verd Ct of guilty For tbi. ,o ,,J -
he was opposed 10 the formation of apv .ncb Co., +,
tnnly had not entered I'm his e,n.c,,,;, d., - ~, 80
Genl Brady a man who had seen h,,d $500 a i n
knew well the import .of hard knock. and hl,oJ -,
would have been called away from Detroit, nor NJ. IA 800
Cen Brooke who had stood side bv side with h f o.
days and nights fighting almost the whole time with Va
foe, double number their own force, and
ing that foe, should have been summoned away fra s,
Louis of Col Crane, whose vaor prudence and ,t
he pleased to acknowledge. To such Cour, n, 60,
tainy could uterpose personal objections bpt .. 49,
remarked, his official action all being Of record n ,py mi
administration attached to il, General Court Martial wa,
the proper umpire Of settlement That General Com, L
the already stated wished TO be A. an.
Head Quarters Of the Army Of Occupation In hi, fube,
enquiries to Col. p. he should institute the same
queries that he had instituted Captains Montgomery
and Hawkins and with The view ascerta ming the re,
tive strength Of Genr Taylor's and the Mexican army
Gon' Taylor he knew well-his maxim was not 10 r.lv
Tor success upon the eebeness of the enemy but rather
upon bis strength and resources He wa. no, a,id
60 any whereof told 10 60 10 IN, civ of NJ,
his force inadequate the taskf pom he wa.
ready to 90 to institute hoses and repe force OPP
posed TO him. Had he made nd for force
there would have been wanting 70 ISL. al
vantage OF the call His Gen. Gel present duress was no
doubt attributable TO the Vaccinations of some vile politc
demagogue who had prejudiced the Secretary Of W.,
or the President, or perhaps both against him. lie en
CO never dabbled in Poliucs-was a crime in an officer
vile crime and which forbid by his oath of Of
hSo' needle wi
he steered his course that oath he had taken
in the days when Washington lived and whenever since
called 10 duty, he reverted that oath II dIfcues in
erposed II conscience Intercepted him. he pointed TO his
oah-and (repeaung the OATH he INTERCEPTED with empba
ss-whai with such osth officer bile in
officer that the United Sates-a Of
them-not one-no party, attach himself TO a party and
dabble IN politics Il was his misfortune perhaps that ne
did not dabbe in poucs-that he did belong to par
v. His politics were known wherever he was known
announced all public occasions whenever called upon
for sentiment stcreoyPed though be- was gin war re-
pei invasion, in peace prepare for Twas the ,ent
ment OF Washington was the whole duty Of the soldier
made obligatory on him by the constitution, with politics
ne hau nohing To DO his business twas win the conf
dshce OF he ehNay OF the nation and TO unite all parties
IN defence oil the liberties OF the country These
ptnepes ano MS success IN Louisiana, the operation
OF the Legislature ana men ct all parties with him
eenratng suhcen force on the Rio Grande defence
OF the country sufficiently established their propriey &c
Ito might be denounced he had been than twenty
times IN Public Documents as insane, habitual yo-
ator OF law, &c, but with politics he would mcdde TO
the elVhsns oi the country they belonged and they
ought 10 rest
Examination resumed
Question by Gent G-What was The relative strength
OF Gen IAyoTs army and the Mexican forces about The
latter part OF April when the latter forces approach
ing ue ootuet OF IeNaS
An'wer-"en Tayiors whole force was abou, twenty
nine huudeu Ineh-seNen hundred OF whom at Fort
oIoNh Inc mexican tSrces were variously estimated,
Wne" We 1InNee on inc MO Srande opposite MeamoEas
At rom ,ee 70 nVe thousand men The day after
Ns'' 'he neAcAhs commenced throwing up picket works
u iout uihe points Inc succeeding day, II was
Po,'eu 'na' AmPuoA was approaching Matsmoras with
oil SIX thousand men-that reinforcement
o'u "p was never e'uInaeo al Iess than three thou
yond tho Nueces he should consrue his presence into a,