Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1847-01-11
TIE LFNGHBURG lIRGlNIAN.
Tie Proposed Genera,isimo.

nj councils h1st PROMULGATED the scheme Of the appoint
ment ola liutenant General. or General. to led cur
armies in Mexico, confess did not credit the re
p1rt. But the has shown thai hry were rightly
informed as 10 the Intentions olhc Executive In the
proceedings # Congress, Of Monday will re seen mes
sagc from the President recommending Conero IS To pro
vide for raising ten additional REGIMENTS and for the ere
atom Of the rank of General
We have already expressed the opinion that the add
tl5nal regiments called for are indispcnsaby necessary
and that bill should Iuss forthwith authorizing their
recruitment and providing such bounty as would ms re
The immediate filing npuf their ranks Sueha bill was re
ported to tie House LEFT re the President ansmited his
message, asWasalsoa bll to remedy hcdeconcy Of field
Officers fit far duty IL the several rgimens-a defcieu-
cy alluded to by thercsdent In waof the recommcn-
datlons Of the message the military committee had tci
pated the wishes OF the Executive
HE lirst, though not the most important objection we
have to the scheme of creating higher military rank
Than any known to service. is thai there is not the
slightest necessity fer it. The President does not coude
scend eXpain the mode in which such an appointment
would operate bcnefciay. Indeed his proposal cf the
measure Is somewhat # he brcrit and rather by way
Of mucndo than Of fal' hearty and conscientious re
commentator. Have not already in the field vet
cram officer who is General in tcf cfthc army Could
iheIe by possibility occur any disputes rank were
on army swccd to Fly III usaud men? Whether he
be called Mag General Lieutenant General-a
Genora-of Field Marshall Scott, by his rank and Of
ice and date Of COMMISSION, superior any other off
Ger, Of oglafsor volunteers. who can hy possibility be
sen to the icd, Is there virtue in HIGH sounding name
Ten. Taylor, thoeah second army LIST whilst
commanding separate army corps has found na Difficult
ty. on the srorc ,i rauA in manapnr his own troo,s
OF III negotiating with santa Anna with all hisurandiIo
qacnt titles The hinu then is unnecessary and viii
prove c1,eis. We.
Bun, sad bsirc in lis usclessness does not con
sst principal Objection Every ono knows for whom,
The otlie Is 10 he created Wcr, the individual one a
such commanding military genius and p r,nce, as rom
his suaifi anaa ihi. u lie spontaneously DESIGNATED GI
he oiite. ii would be- with It's a str5nr evidence f the
necessity Of It's creation But. can any one pretend To
say that the public sense of Col Bentun's military
talents would have ever designated him as the conman
DIR ufan army? Every body knows that his peculiar re-
atous tie PRECEDENT and the party are the rcos ms
Why this effort is made to provide for HIM The most ar
rant llaere he ever had would h state 10 tell Col Rem
lnhat he was better quilted to ei toms to victory
than men like Scott, Taylor aud Worth. No man. ht
a parasite or a nnay. would utter such an opnian.
Can II be supposed that such AN appointment would
cn'laie the aH etions or win the confidence Of the
loops certainly would far as the regulars are
concerned, nor do we believe that the volunteers would
dere tote led by man, Who has passed thirty years Of
tbs lie IN the SENATE chamber aud never quad
rn IN TIE he'd, rather than by veteran soldiers, who
have crown gray IN the rvlee aud the gallant deeds Of
Who's youth are eelpsod by those Of their manhood
mai cordially or cooperation could citizen General
lsi7o' selected for party and ltcal ms hope from
GENERAL others Of the regular army, who would
saT'l> hold his qual i'aons IN contempt and who would
resent his elevation over then heads as the cueest OF
JuroS and lis Its.
II IS sS'd mat the object OF creating this Office and
h'''' MI" vi Heh''n' Is to invest hn "th LARGE
9'la'""ae powers ana thus make his statesman like
9u"'''' a'''a'e IN nee taiiHg peace lie Is TO Lear
we "'uaasi'N' IN on hahd ana the Give branch in the
hr' AMI be prepared to f5ht or treat rs circumstance,
''a require. When nl' Prep S'tlon Was made ny Mr.
't.''iaan' t'a' commissioner should accompany tn
"'"' ~ "'' sc o negotiating peace Whenever an
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