Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1847-01-30
Correspondence Of the Public LedgerJ
FRON WARRINGTON.

WASHINGTON, Jan 23, ls47
Depend on it, desperate effort will be made
to resuscitate the Lieutenant General. The
Senate il not in session to-day for the sole pur.
po,e ofgving the committee on military affairs |
in the Senate an opportunity ofinvestigsting the !
errors Of judgement and other mistakes of con.
dsct and military inactivity directly or indirect.
ly charged upon Gen. Taylor BY way of q pre-.
lud- to the Lieutenant General. think the
move decidedly bad one. and one which will
not advance the end Of Col Benton Too much
time has already been consumed on the creation
OF this Office. The matter is plain, and reduces
itself TO this Is Gen Taylor or Gen. Scott
guilty Of some military crime, neglect Of duty
disobedencs Of orders. or anything else, that
just,6es their recall so. let the charge be
made on, and the offender recalled. Instead OF
ovctsaughing him by the appointment, Of supe.
tior General let him be superseded and be done
with it These lnuendoes skiliully or rather
nskIlnlly, given out through subordnutcs aud
nunkics reiterated IN Congress, and then explain.
ed away again will not answer They rather
than luiure create an impresson IN favor Of hose
who are srTsigned while absent, doing the heavy
work IN the field, and without a chance Of de!en
ding themselves. while their accusp. FAR from
sharing either their hardships OF responsibilities
do nsir work with comparative security. The
attack on Tavlor is in bad taste Let us hear
both parties let us know what instructions he
received--what private letters were written
him, &c.
But a few days ago, when rumors were rife
that Gen Wool or Gen Worth or both were
: cut Of bv the enemy under Santa Anna, Tsy lor
was charged in the lobbies with having trans.
cended his positive Instructions not 10 advance
beyond Saliillo; to day we learn that he is alto.
gether inactive and "wholly incompetent 10 com.
mand the army" The public is interested IN
asceitainng the truth OF these statements. AMI
has a right 10 claim an oicial 1pana,ion OF the
subject
A. to the new plan Of attack and the hefeme.
teal blockade OF all the ports OF Mexico, | fancy
that the administration have not yet com" 10 a
positive conclusion on the subject although
Commodore Perry may have communicated his
plans to that effect believe Vera Cruz will
be attacked and taken in the space of the mex,
six weeks but il will depend, in measure, or
the action of this Congress whether the admins
tration will attempt 10 inves, the Mexican Cap
ital.
il is said tha, Gov. Marcy and Slas Wrigh
have buried the hatchet. don't believe it, Gov
Marcy may have been sincere in his proiFer o
peace but Silas Wrigh, and Gen Dix and Col
Benton have formed a triumvirate for the tc,a
extinction of Gen. Cass and all his friends--Gov
Macy among the number.
Mr.. Calhoun is determined to make his speecl
against the causes Of the war, and for the pnr
pose OF showing how an honorable peace may b
obtained. do not think that :his is the momen
for making such a statement. We must frs
thrash the MeHicans before we can talk of peac
; to them; and an excursion to Mexico will b.
found necessary 10 secure a permanent peace.
The affairs between Brazil and the Unite
States-or better, between an officer Of tn
81. IIermandal of Rio Janerio and a drunke
sailor from on board of one OF our men Of wal
: is too Puerle TO lead TO any thing serious.
n The Treaty with the ZoLreren is up befor
e the Senate. will endeavor TO give you syn
= opsis Of it at an early day The duty on tea an
: coffee will again be up in the House; but | doub
f whether, in the present state Of slavery and anti
}. slavery feeling, it will ever pass that body.
The article from the New York Evening Pos,
commented upon in last nights Union, has Pre-
duced considerable sensation here. Such an a
n tack upon the President and his organ was nc
expected and least OF all at this time
The election Of James NJ. Mason as u. S. Ser
a.or from Virginia, in place Of Judge Pennyba
ker, has give great satisfaction 10 the oppostio,
, as he was elected in the same manner as Nj
liunter-afiording strong proof Of the consel
va,ive tendency Of "the Old Dominion"
OMEGA.