Washington telegraph., 1847-05-19

Administration towards Gen. Taylor, and
the denaaeialions Of lis subsidized pfessrs
against lhe wings, has the following ealm
statements Of the truth, which ought 10 be
Puudefed by the candid OF all parties:
We charge, that Nh. pix, tom the
commencement Of the war, finding that
Gen. layloT, while a soldier he faithfully
carried aul all the expressed Hiows Of the
administration, was unwilling To become
the instrument or the scapegaat Of ils seciol
designs, has mala him tue .uhire, al an
uhrolaHling persecution uhieh even reach.
ed bis aimy and Tie interests OF the service.
The cause aud commencement OF this
hostility haya OF laie been brought ially to
light. The administration Ending the war
10 be unpopular, las cudragored 10 throw
the responsibility oi the mareh 70 the Rio
Gtanie (which AS the immediate occasion
ollhe val upon Ten. Taylor. The Unila
aas therefore GszaiIel hun upon this point,
accusing aim Of having "susgrsia1 aul
advised the advance To tue Rio Ganl,.
The Pennsylvania. also as sames the same
smuul against tie hero af tie waf, aul
assets lhat be ematheI "al his ogn tulln
tly al urgent fegIcsl. Thast asstr
tun' ate unlouuiel and IN nIllioas.
The isgt }, thai the Administration 10,
solved Ia induce Gen. layIor To talp the
responsibility an be determined TINT he
would nj do Il, ekeeg, uuier positive in
sue..aHs.
On laae 10, lsl5 Ten. Taylof wa.
instructed. "'lhe point af your Ultimate
ae.t.H lIaH Is tue Western lfa6iicrul Texas.
where Yan viii saircl and occupy. On OF
near Tie Rio Del NoH, such a s.,e, a..
On jab 20, lsl8, Gen. Taylor wru,r
aom New Orleans for positive drre.ons
On laly 80, Mf. Marcy replied lhat the
ffn.l.Hnl had not the requisite information
IA wHaal 10 the country ta enable In 10
give positive directions as 10 the position.
~. lie added TINT up 10 the Rio Gfanir
Cen. faf1r was expected 10 extend his
protection.
Do august ~. Mr. Marcy writes tim,
He Administration cannot give any smafg
eaH.taIt inionaliaB.'
The gama OF tic President was pain.
ii.s daaue was sufficiently expressed that
Gen. L. Or shpall march .uIo the enemy's
sBunsg Ia- side aIfhe z Gnula. The
taulious od hero was imH57ylbIs. isIme
rs Oelubcr 4, 1915, he s'i.l required in.
s'ruriiuns -anl says:
"liW II our government, in settling the
question Of bosndaTy makes The Rio iunic
an rLwgHUL cannot doub; tia, the
e'i.emrui vii! be greatly facilitated and
hl.'rugl by nur taking possession at uncr
uI one uT tNo suitable points at, or quite
neat iue river
The Administration thus forced TO as.
sumo the responsibility, on the 18th of Jan.
lsib, instructed Gen. Taylor 10 occupy a
position on the east bank Of the Del Aorr.
AudnOW the Administration, through the
Washington Union aud the Pennsylvania,
seek to throw the responsibility ol this war
upon Gen. Taylor. The eNlnyaglnl folly
OF this attempt may be- forgiven; but the
ma.ige manifested against Gen. Taylor will
not be- passed over So lightly.
II is apparent that the refusal Of Gen.
Taylor 10 become the subsrWieul tool Of
the political designs oftLc Administration
and 20 move without positive instructions,
laid the foundations lor al. the subsequent
hostility against him aud bis army-thc
Withholding Of supplies and means OF trans.
poua'ion-lho withdrawal Of The forces
the attempts To supcrccde him, aud the
calumuies aud abuse uttered in the House,
with the colnlenancc oithe Administration.
OI these and other acts Of persecution
against Old Rough and Ready we will
speak more in detail hereafter.
At present we may remark that history
furnishes few such contrasts as that afford
Ell by the conduct Of the present Admins.
lra'ion and lis opponents in relation to the
Mexican war. The Executive commences
hoslililcs upon his own authority, usurping
a sovereign prcrogatiye,ani leaving ioCon.
grcss the empty privilege Of carrying out
lis kingy will. The wings protesting
agains, the wrong, find the country at war
aud in danger, and rushing to the rescue,
oder man aud treasure to any extent de-
mandcd by the exigency. The Executive
not satisfied with having created the dill.
Guilty, increases it by its supineness, refuses
to call oui the mcnaulhOrIlcd by Congress,
aud enters upon n war against the leaders
OF our armies. The wings yinl,cale our
generals rcbnkc the laggarl lcthargy Of
the administration, and urge more ygor.
Gus prosecution OF the war The cSccu.
tive and its party vote three millions to buy
a peace from the mscrcanl Santa Anna;
III, whig Gen. Taylor, before they can
pursue the bastard policy thus marked out,
although he has been stripped Of his main
force and abandoned TO encounter ioGr times
his numbers, yanquishes tho pet Of his ad.
minisralion, and scattcrs his twenty thou.
sand warriors to the four winds of heaven.
And belctc this time, we doubt not that
another whig Gen. Scott, has raise the
stars aud stripes above the city Of the True