Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1847-04-08
Published every Thursday
Generals Scott md Tavtor.

1he STATE journal, and other anti-war papers, are
attempting to make little political capital out of IN,
recent movements of the army. They intimate thai
the Administration Is responsible for all these move
mentsi and that it is especially bameworihy fol
Withdrawing so many troops from Gen. Taylor anc
leaving him without enough to defend his line The
matter give below will show conclusively tina
there Is no good for these assaults upon The
Administration, TO say the least:
! OET The publication Of army correspondence in the
Union come down in that journal of the 18TH to the
sending Of Gen. Scott 10 Mexico. And here in an
tcipation of full abstract which we design to make
of this important documentary matter and to satisfy
the engrossing public enquiry, make at this time
two extracts. The first is from Secretary Marcy's
note directing Gen. Scott to repair to Mexico and or
ganize the Vera Cruz expedition, and bears date,
War DEPARTMENT,
WAsHISsroS, Nov. %. 1916
SIR:-Ihe President, several days since communicated
in person 10 you his orders repair 10 Mexico to take
command Of the forces there assembled and
10 organize and set foot expedition 70 operate on
The gulf coast il, arriving the theatre of action,
you shall deem il to be practicable is not proposed
TO control your operations by definite and posifiue in
sfruefiOns, bEf ycu are i 10 prosecute them your
judgment. under full pie1v Of all the circumstances,
shall dictate The work is before you, and the means
provided be provided for accomplishing it, is COM
HniHed 10 you in full confidence that you will them TO
the best advantage.
The objects which are desirable TO obtain have been in
Dictated. and it is hoped that you will have the requisite
force to accomplish them.
OF this you must be the judge when preparations are
made and the time for action has arrived
! The second is from letter marked [private and
confidential from Gen. Scott to Gen. Taylor, under
date of
New YoRK, Nov. %, 1886
p But, my dear general. shall be obliged to
take from you Of gallant ocers and men Freq
uars and rOtunfeers) tUhOm you hare so long and so
molly commanded am afraid that SHALL by imperious
necessiythe approach of yellow fever the gulf
reduce yoW for time 20 stand the deensire This
will he infinitely painful 10 you and for that reason dis
fressing TO But rely upon your patriotism SUBJ
init to the temporary sacrifice with eheerulness No man
better afford TO do Recent victories place YOU on
that high emnence and ater myself that any ben
eft that may result me- personally from the unequal
division Of troops alluded to- will lessen the pain of your
consequent inactivity.
You will be of the call for nine regiments
Of new MISUNDERSTANDING of Texas horse. The
President may soon ask for many more, and
without hope that Congress may add the
regular establishment These by the spring, say April
by the aid Of large bOunes be in the eId-should
Mexico not earlier propose terms of accommodation; and
long before the spring. (Mach it probable you will be
again in force to offensive operations.
1t is thus seen, exactly and certainly by what MEANS
and IN view OF what calculation, few troops remain
with Gen. Taylor The forces calculated to be in the
field by March nearly all there. The ten or
twelve regiments have been allowed by Congress-
and considerable portions Of them will be in the field
by April. The calculation holds in every respect
even the anticipation that Gen. Taylor would be re-
duced ''to act on the defensive" In full view of all
these contingencies and this probable result the bulk
Of Gen. Taylor's force Withdrawn, and 6g act of
Gen. Scott.-Cin Enquirer.
o. The Portsmouth Tribune, whig paper, con-
tains two interesting letters from Capt Hamilton the
od1 of hat Jofo Tt
airy 2; from one of which clip the following par
agraph:
al had the pleasure of seeing Gen. Taylor before his
departure, for few moments There 1vas slight dis
fur6aHce of feeling manifest him. tchiLe speaking of
the present pan Of inrasiOn and the distribution forces
Gen. Scott into the country Camargo issued
the orders Withdrawing nearly The tohoLe regular army
and portion Of the counters thus stripping Gen. Tay
Tor Of has command-and neither sought or obtained
conference tCith him II is true Gen. Taylor then
some distance off. but it would have been proper in all
respects for these chiefs TO have together and
ture say less the SERVICE for Gen to have
consulted fully with chief before maturing portion
of his plans"
The wing papers are, and have been for some time,
trying to induce the people to believe that the admin
isratlon has been endeavorng to nure the reputation
Of these generals; and all the mean contemplate
slang that they could bech forth has been heaped upon
it, for the injury which they contend had been done
them; while the very reverse has been the fact
Since the first battle was fought by Gen. Taylor in
Mexico, the President has never lost an opportunity
to elevate Gen. T. in rank, which fact alone puts the
lie upon all such charges the whig press have
made. The President has sent Gen. Scott to take
command of the army; but it cannot be claimed that
he sent him there to superseSe Gen. Taylor on any
political feeling, they both claimed to be whigs
but because he thought it necessary to have them
both there; and as Scott the Oldest in commits
sion, he of course claimed the command. But by
this letter from Capt Hamilton, who is also whig
whe find that instead of there being any disposition
on the part of the President TO do either of them in-
justice turns out that Gen. Scott has fears Of
Gen. Taylor. Gen. Scott goes to the army, and is
sues his orders, Withdrawing nearly the whole regular
army and portion of the volunteers, thus stripping
Gen. Taylor of his commandment neither sought or
obtained conference scith him." Had this disregard
been shown Gen. Taylor by democratic general the
whole whig press would have howled persecution o
Gen. Taylor; and the administration would have
been charged with treating Gen. Taylor in this man.
ner for political effect. 1t is disreputabe act
for persons to try to engender bad feeling between
our government and It's officers in the army while we
are engaged in with foreign enemy; but such
has been and Is now the desperation of the federal
leaders to get power, that their whole object is to
manufacture political capital by such means-Ohio
Statesman.
British LITERATURE.-At splendid public enter
taiGment given in Edinburgh, to celebrate the estab
lshment of the Philosophical Institution of that city,
Mr. Macaulay icing called on for a toast, made an
eloquent and able speech, concluding with the follow
ing beautiful peroration
And this brings me back to the point whence
started. The toast which have been requested to
propose is True British Lteraturc"-that literature
the brightest the Purest, the durable of all the