Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1847-01-12
LETTER FROM WASHINGTON.
cOue,pOldepe. Of the Wig.

Correspondence Wing
wAsHiN0rOS, Jan. 9th. ls47.
"hat does the Locotoco pies the last from
Meheo received this EVENING" Gen Santa Anna to whom
M FOX took care to give free psss through block
ade, was on mis- march 10 Saluo. meet Gen. worth
sho 1eneral Taylor IN open battle. This Licuicnal
GENERAL OF Folks choice, who sent to Mexico 20 a.
sumo the command OF the OF slaueh-
et our brave troops, and possible, hnaihats army
what have they To saw OF himl They are dunno az
oysters about that II the wings had sent him there i,
would have been wrong-but Mr. Polk sent him there and
IL right Verify, these DAYS Of modern "Demoeracv
whatever the Executive may do is right while II would not
! DC tgh' ,or one OF the people To do the same
haa MI webster, or any other Wing, friend
to Mexico any business, and had that friend nut
himself at the head of the Mexican army, we would
man TO Mexico, and takes the trouble TO order Com
modoro Conner to let him pass the blockade. If Mr.
POLK had put hnsD the hpad Of the army Of Mexico
we could have easily beaten him. he not love the
smell Of powder but he sends tho aud bloody
lyran Santa Anna TO Mexico. Every thing Santa Anna
does there MIR Polk does. QHOd Jaet per auta faeis
per sewhat man does through another II
he had done II himself IL almost 70 moral cer-
tany that santa Anna could have passed blockade
without Mr.. Folks order that effect Indeed. ii Mr.
roik dd not suppose II impossible for him pass
blockade why did he take the trouble order Commodore
Conner TO pass him MIR Polk chose intrigue with San
IA Anna He was oXiled by his own people. Mr. Polk
chooses him his instrument IN an intrigue TO come the
green game the McNcans and he Is as much r.
s"nsihc tor santa Anna's donCs there, he for JoHN
SLIDELs. This tool of Mr.. Polk, rather the crafty ty
rant who made Mr.. Polk has tool now leading large
army 10 the field Slaughter and squander our
money, and ten regiments required 10 FIGHT
against TINS very chosen friend OF Mr. Polk yet whore
the talk Of laid and comfort" this These fat,crers
OF power. who cry Justly The King Go wrong"
"sent ths affair. Ii is "Democfatic' t
praise the Executive for what would be treason in any Of
the people
Aid and comfort" cry these sycophants, If any one
breathes word the President! The President Is
carrying on the war and you insnuae any thing about
hrs inability conduct It, you aid and comfort" the en-
omy No srs. Ii the President who is conducting
the war II is Cen TAYLOR and Gen. Sc'Tr, both Of
whom the President has the conduct of the war
Yet here have, to-day, Locoiocos one OF them
looked upon the especial mouh-piece OF the Presden,
who abuse old Gen TAYLOR and Gen. Sc5rr charging
them with incOmpoienCy Is this the worst kind of
aid and comfort 10 Mexico say the world and 10
Mexico, that the to whom have entrusted the con-
JHct OF the war are incompetent discharge their duty
Mr. FIoKLIN o. Illinois, day, blamed Gen. TAYLOR tor
not following the Ncxcaus the Rio Graudc after
the battle OF hesaca de Ia Pulml. when he must have
known, II he knew anything that Gen TAYLOR had M, |
been supplied with any crossing rivers This
Mr.. ticNtN seodod the brave American army for not
pungnE into the after they had been fighting for
about 81 hours He said they should have eaten before the
battle commenced. Yes, there men Al a distance 10
o'ame 6eneTaI TAYLOR Tor not crossing the river who
would never have crossed themselves, unless enemy
was behiEd them And JACOB Thomson Of Mississr7 |
thought ht 10 rdicue Gen TAYLOR, knowing how /,
- mark time" but INT conduct a campaign rs \ |
chief. Nor was Gen. Scorr capable OF conducting the !
campaign, It we lake his Florida campaign as specimen
Now, these surs cast brave Generals are the
very worst kind of " aid and comfort" TO Mexico OF
course these men will escape unscathed in Locoi,cl
papers Il Is wrong only Tor Wings claim the freedom
o. speech
The bill before the House to-day was amended in sc
raj particulars; then substitute offered By Mr. Ram
arN was adopted, by majority = Immediately
afterwards rejected by majority Of one The question
for Monday morning will be the passage OF the original bill
which gives the President the disposal o about 400 Offices
with which ne could purchase the men enough of
hs own party ~ Congress e carry any measure almost he
might choose. And this what nc wants the oil. nassrd
Tor Mr.. RATHBUN's amendment, leaving the choice of |
officers with he themselves was rejected TO rive tho
President political power. Il they would have taken
Mr.. RArHBUN's amendment.
ID the bill pass in It's nal form, Will create ten Sd
dNonal regiments OF standing army which wall not be
dsbaaded 81 the close o. the whilst toe regiments now
m the hcd are not full by many as wal! compose
these ten new regiments.
II will goat array OF office holder colonies
&c, who Wi. have to be fed forever the puJc crib
II viii be- dlsect nsul, 10 the volunteers whose patriot
I'm and efficiency doubted aud l,belrd by Mr. Polk |
and his Locofoco advisers l. will bo direct and cruel
insult 10 The men who may enlist inasmuch as they must
not have the poor privilege Of choosing the officer under
whom they have 10 fight and tall.
For these and other reasons presume the who's
will generally vote against Il IN the House. think il vii
be defeated m the Senate. There wall be an at'emp on
Monday morning, - reconsider the rejecting Nj
RATHPUN's subsuUte-One OF Inc New YORK delegation
has consented go move 20 TeconsdorbuJ presume tha; 10
will be lost and the original bill viii pass all amendments
being cut 90 los the previous question.
You wI that House have taken decided stand
against the L.. General l2O go VIII they be whip
ped into the traces hereafter Wal. and see.
NJ WEBSTER arrived mere this evening from the North
with his lady. Mr.. Robert TyLEE also arrived this even
iEg from the south Mr. Lover, the celebrated Irish noe
veIst ond poet, De- expected here tomorrow
MI CABElL OF Florida, who has been for scye-a.
returns 10 Richmond TINS evening
BRuTUs