The national whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1847, 1847-07-21
GEN JONES AND THE WAR OFFICE.

taking will be crowned with success
GEN JONES AND THE WAR OFFICE.
Justice and Truth alike demand that we should
again notice the pamphlet just published BY General
Walter Jones, laying open TO the public contempt
the trckery and duplicity Of James K. Polk, the
President Of the party no,o po,otr, and his sec
rotary, William L. Marcy, with regard to Charles
Lee Jones, esq Never did two men receive moro
severe and better merited Establishment. As on ar
ray Of damning facts which speak moro loudly than
words nothing can be more conclusive. The alter
native presented is simply whether Mr.. ?. and Mr.
M. at first intended to bestow the command on Mr.
Jones and afterwards proved faithles to the strong
est assurances so far as actions indicate inten-
tons, or whether they willfully, malicious'y and
wickedy sanctioned the efforts of Mr.. Jones and
availed themselves Of the fruits Of them, without
ever intending to confer upon him the distinction
he so justly earned. For protesting TO be gen.
tsmen either horn of the dilemma would appear to
be sufficiently disgraceful.
| Az for William Z. Marcy, brough. up as he has
been, and nurtured in the Albany Regency School,
and STEPPED to the lips in deceit trckery and We
nality, there is we confess, no extent Of
1 Of which we would net deem him most fully capa-
BILE, but Of Mr. Polk as man we had expected bet
ter things. OF his good faith and intelligence our
estimate has been sufficiently low for his most ardent
contemners but in this instance it seems be has fall
len even beneath himself, in making the money and
time and influence Of Mr.. Jones and his friends sub.
servient TO his purposes and then failing, entirely
to comply with his portion Of a contract to which
his actions had made him as completely party, ..
il be had put his sign manual to written bond
His political elevation and religious associations
forbade US to believe him capable Of such barefaced
4 faithlessness, but we have been wrong and feel
ashamed Of the charitableness which induced us To
think so favorably Of him.
/ Ofthe acceptance Of the appointment by Captain
Hughes, under the circumstances, if indeed he were
aware Of them, which is hardly possible, we refrain
to speak. "Honor is the soldiers gain" and we
fear the harvest to be derived from such preferment
is small indeed. OF this, however, the Captains
own sense Of propriety and the opinion Of his CHI
VARIOUS companions in arms will furnish the best
judgment The Captain is, we believe, from Mr..
Marcy's State, New York. originally.
Judgs.McL ean.--Th Liberty (Mo. } Tribune
says: With Taylor and Mclean as Presi-
dent and Vice President, the people could
SLEEP WITH SAFETY. Firm in his opinions,
yet tolerant, mild, yet determined; an honest
man, christian, a statesman, and a patriot,
he would do much to cool down that acerb.ty
of political feeling which has so long ran wild
ia our country. No unnecessary wars would
be commenced; no tinkering with the currency;
no " British tariffs" Every aid which the
constitution authorizes, would be given to the
! improvement Of lake. river, and inland sea-
navigation. Capable and honest men would
fill all our public Offices.
! MonE TRoors.-The Illinois State Register con-
| ..ans copy Of letter from r. M. Young, Esq,
dated at Washington city, June 3Oth, which states
/ that the Secretary of War would Immediately call
into service Copt Premise and Capt stapps' caval-
ry companies which are to be sent at once to Vera
Cruz ito operate, against guerilla parties" in that
neiShpotnVou' MT AouhS niso sla'es shat TUG SoC-
rotary Of War had authorised Col. E. d. Baker "to
raise, il the volunteers desired it. battalion, to be
composed OF five companies Of veteran volunteers,
and made up exclusively Of volunteers returned from
Mexico"
| CT Mrs. Charles Greene PartiRgton Of the Bos-
ton Post has the following excellent saying: "Why
don't thew bring the whole Of China here at once
instead Of bringing il here in junAs II would be
grand for new house keepers and l could replace
my old clancy teapot that was broke long ago."
and the old lady drummed the table in rcverie the
spread Of commerce and its benefit to the world.
CT Indiana is now debt-paying State-having
paid the interest on her debt on the 81 inst.