Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1846-07-04

IRON the seat OF gOvernmenti III a""S'r"
ltion of tho Presidents action must Oe ohe
Indicating great and imminent peru 10 'ne
counlry-ap peril SO great and so lmm'nc"'
! Ms TO leave no reasonable doubt that the
President, with full knowledge OF all me
circumstances Of The case, would have 'elI
liz TO be his duly TO resort 10 such AID
c As the call had been promptly Responded
! 10, and the troops sent TO their destination
before the action OF Gen. Gaines could be
stayed, Gen. Taylor was directed TO re
+ ceive and retain them in service, as long
as, in his judgment, The public exigency
might require, although. by your dIrec
lion, Gen. Gaines was informed that his
proceeding was not approved BY you
4 These volunteers were discharged anc
sent home on the expiration Of their three
months term OF service.
No further calls appear to have beer
made by Gen. Gaines for volunteers or
militia, until early in May OF the present
year, when unauthorized request, or re-
QUESTIONS in various forms and Of different
import, were made by him for volunteer
force, some to be in readiness, and others
! for immediate entrance into service, the
amount Of which is not yet known at this
department, but, as far as ascertalned, is
embraced in statement which is among
the documents herewith furnished.
Mr.. Marcy then goes on TO say that the
moment it was understood that Gen.
Gaines was calling on different Governors
for troops, that prompt measures were ia
ken to counteract the calls. Mr.. Marcy
continuing:
"A portion o. those thus called into SER
vice by acquisitions upon the Governors Of
Alabama, Mississippi and Missouri, having
promptly responded to the same, the Gov
errors OF those States were informed that
these calls upon them had been recognised
"to The ertent Of the numbers furnished and
sent to 1eraS." TO this extent, and no fur.
Their, has the conduct of Gen. Gaines, in
making acquisitions, calling into service
and organizing troops, been recognised,
and all beyond has been distinctly disap-
proved"
Mr.. Marcy then goes on to say that, by
Mr.. Folks orders, he relieved General
Gaines from the command Of the Western
Division of the Army. Then no comes
10 the correspondence of Gen. Scott and
himself. His first letter sa great curios
ity in the toad-eating way. Having the
message before him, he Sec
onds all the President says about Offering
the command Of the Army 10 Gen. Scott,
with a most amusing perIlnaciIy. almost,
in fact, using Mr.. Folks own language
relating -tnIha naitar Thon- fallau.a
Gen SCOTS letter TO Mr.. Marcy. Gen.
Scott states that he has had no orders TO
take Immediate command of the Army on
the Rio G!ande, but was TOLL TO hold him
Sc If in readineSs-that on such hint heI
had Immediately set about the arduous
duties peculiar to his anticipated com
mand, in looking to the means of trans
portation on the Rio Grande. to and beyond
that river, and in determining the depols
of supplies, etc. Gen. Scott says-'sln
the midst oil these rnuItitudnous and indis.
pensable occupations, have learned from
you that much Impotence is already fell,
perhaps in high quarters, that have not
already put myself in route for the Rio
Grande; and now, with fourteen hours a
day oil preliminary work, remaining on
my hands for many days, find myself
compelled to stop that necessary work TO
guard my sel { against. perhaps, utter con-
demnarion in the quarters alluded to.
am too old soldier, and have had TOO
much special experience, not 10 feel the
infinite importance OF securing myself a.
gainst danger (il will, or precondem
nation) in my rear before advancing upon
the public enemy"
Gen, Scott then goes on TO give his plans
OF progress to carry on the campaign.
He seems to be very anxious not to render
j himself obnoxious to condemnation by toe
! hasty preparations, he says:
"My explicit meaning is, that do moi
desire to place myself in the most perilous
OF all positions-a fire upon my rfar from
Washington, and the fire in front from the
Mericans
1t was distinctly admitted, and LAID
, down as basis, in the interviews had
the honor to hold with the President and
yourself on the subject, that S. ecial ar.
my of some thirty thousand troops, regu
lars, and twelve months volunteers
would be necessary for the march against
and the conquest OF peace in Mexico
adhear to that opinion. 1t is foreseen
with lolerabe certainty, that we shall mo-
have, in many months more than seven
Thousand (if quite so many regulars, ap
plicable to that service. The remaining
numbers are TO be made up in volunteer
horse and foot. suppose Of these, taken
Together, about $4,000 have been actually
called for. There is We: good time think
to make the additions suggested IN one oil
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