The national whig., 1847-06-19
NATIONAL WING.
sxrTCHEs FOR THE PUBLIC.
w.sH,saros. June I9, IS47.
No. 6.
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The complaints against Major Edwards o.
the Pension Office, for so constructing the law
of Congress as not to allow Scrip or laho
Warrant to any soldier who. on account o.
sickness or wounds gets an honorable discharge
and leaves the service before his l2 months are
up, are many and severe
7, Is very evident that he has put wrong
construction upon the law, and will be com
pelled to change il.
A gentleman who had bought the scrip OF
land warrants of the soldiers on their return
from Mexico. recently presented some hundreds
Of them TO the proper office for acknowledg-
ment, and only tweniy-three of the whole
number were admitted 10 be valid, and il was
ruled that they must go back to the soldiers
who had disposed of them in order that they
might undergo more approved species OF
transfer.
Major Edwards is quite ready TO do the cor,
rect thing, if each soldier. from Texas. Arkan
sas, Missouri, or any other State will come 10
his Bureau in person with his Scrip or Land
Warrant, provided always he has not got an
honorable discharge for having. in service of
eleuen months, lost an arm or leg! If he has
lost both arms or both legs, or all tour Of his
limbs, and served one day less than f,celpe
months, neither he nor his wife and children,
if he have any, can reap any benefit from the
Land or Bounty law, as Major Edwards, un-
der advisement, interprets i'll
This is hard and cruel state of things, and
needs remedy. Gen. Leslie Combs, Of KY,
has taken the subject in hand, and visits the
President at2 O'Clock this day by appointment,
in regard to the matter! If the law was in
tended to render service to the hard fighting
and hard taring soldier, why then, in Heavens
name, let it be so INTERCEPTED. The official or
gan denies plumply that the Administration
had any thing whatever TO do with the Procla-
nation Of Gen. Scott to the Mexicans. 1t as
serts that no suggestions were even made TO
the General in the maner-that it was all his
own!
The public will please bear all this in mind.
Developments will one day be made which
will show whether the declarations of the Off
cial organ in this matter be true or false.
The Administration, however, approves Of
the Proclamation. Further, it leans towards
General Scott very percepdbly! And further
still General Scott is leaning towards the
Administration. very perceptibly, An in good
time sthe why and wherefore will appear.
The Locofoco party Of the whole country will
ere long see sights. More anon.
IMPORTANT: We do not vouch for the truth
Of the rumor, but it is said that President Polk
the Presidency. It's supposed that the exam
pie Of his illustrious friend President Santa
Ana and his vexations Of Office arising from
the conduct Of the Whig war party in prevent
ing him from making peace with Mex
leo, have led his Excellency to consider tn,
necessity of this important step. II is also sup
posed that the certainty of General Taylor.
election as his successor, he regards as an in
struction of the people to him to give up hi
trust to Mr.. Dallas, who, not being committed
can close the war upon the Taylor policy
The troops returning from the wars con,in
ued to pour into New Orleans al last dates