Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1846-03-30
Correspondence of tho Baltimore Patriot.

WasnNGroN, March %, 1916.
Mr.. President Polk is certainly in n quandury-.nJ
very bad one too not only respect his two positions
on the lines ot 81 80 and 80 bat also regard 10 his wo
positions ON warlke reparai ms preparations
rus lear to take the responsibility" has been the poll
teal death OF hun. F
lnow appears, upon information which esteem who
ly Ielhbe, that the estimates Of the Heads o AT
me war ana Navy Departments, furnished the Military
ana naval Committees IN Congress time az , upon
the authority OF Mr.. President Polk coniempl tied AN an
preparation OF about Fifty Millions of DOLLAR, And
YET TINS vastly important information To be kept pro-
found secret from tue two houses Of Congress- the
date representatives, OF the sovereign people who were
to act ON the suJect!
Why all this myslery1 Why were the eGpress inunc
tons, through the Navy Department. ihst the cstmst
ats Bureaus should be Why were the
taons from the proper Bureaus Of the War Depsrtm.n
that oil our ioricauons were i'll dapidated cund
ton, and that II would require many millions dollars u
put hem IN Irper order studIOusy withheld from Ia,
representatives Of the people
Was not the whole done because Mr. President Pot ,
dared not take the responsibility" Of coming out clrarl,
aud above boardi Did he not want Cungte.s In ~
81 1t were acting ir,m Its own Of rght-so that If the
measure should prove unpopular could not touch him
and should prove and roper he coud
ms Secretaries make the fact appear at his having econ
msnced and urged the adopt on OF she policy.
In the House Il Representative day Mr. U.RusnS
Chairman Il tie Military Committee, ia reply 10 some D.
heht ana searching questions OF Mr. Garrett DAVIS
that portion OF The INTO nation received by his
from the head OF the War Department. was deem hasn't
able Tor publication by every member OF the Committee
commended nothing I" the Committee
In reply, Mr. DAVIS reminded the gent eman fr I'm eor
GA, that the President himself had announced in hI.
cent message o. the Senate that esIm ties and recon-
mcn1ations Of the Deparmt ut TO the Committees ,p,
ny MS AUTHORITY sASCTI. y.
Mr. HoLNEs Chairman of the Naval COMMITTEE in re Of,
TO nlues from the same gentleman, CMr DAvIs) SIN ed
tat the Secretary OF the Navy sent to the comm t,c ram
mlnlcauon that WAS ENTIRELY UAsATIsrAoroRY and that
the Secretary was Intercepted interpret 10 the con,
Tee what IN realty he Mr.. iioLuEs referred IA
10. "A mi nf tho
the welfare OF the Navy much hear confirm what h.,
had stated Mr.. kISG 70 e. but tue House refused "a,iI
confusion worse cOniounded hear the deveopnent,,
Bat why Mr. President Folks myster,l WHY HI. fear
TO lake tue responsibility" M patriotic actl WHY r.
fuse To let tho Peoples Representatives who have 10 set
IN the matter, know that war like preparations are
W Is not the answer clear as a sunbeam1 Would
MI President Polk thus he did not design 10 plny
game for q re.tlectOni
But his game Is up-aH up! The official organ may
proclaim again snd again. that Mr. Polk has no future The
people Will proclaim have procAim that there is no re-
election Tor him. very conspicuous adler and aeter nj
mr. FOLKS election. and whose pride causes hun yet to
hold on to him. informed day. that he saw ceav tho
future tate OF the PTrsdent-that he would On ,oVn a.
TYLER did, and that oil who chung To him would 20 down
asoi tie knew it-he felt IT. Heaven Rrunt that thev
may have nice time Of IL
The Of Mr.. Secretary BINcRoyr h,s cc,,.;rIv
been very singular. Can he be a true mnnl-ruc IN
pnncip.es' true TO bis pary7 Mr. PoLE7 true 10
body or hingi IL IL well under. stood that he and
Secretaries BUCHANAN and MARCY are the members tho
Cabinet who decided tho question Of recommending Con-
Rres TO make ample provision for extensive warko
preparations Andyethe Secretary OF the Navy rs IN IN.
fonedupo The best suhory but few DAYS since inform
go an oiheef who applied TO hun, IN behalf Of friend.
Tor Midshrmans warrant that he, instead Of ncreas-
ing the number Of officers now IN the Navy intended
TO recommend reduction OF about bundled forth
with
The Senate adjourned over to-day until Monday next
nave not learned what was done IN executive se.iJn
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