The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-08-20
Further Bluntlcrs.

The New York Courier like the hero of the Duncad,
falling "ronl thought to thought vast profound"
apses from blunder TO blunder.
First charged upon the Secretary of War that he
had ordered the volunteers be discharged before their
time OF service had expired and that owing this
error that General Scott was compelled pause in his
career, instead OF marching to the capital We have
posed this blunder OF the Courier; and now it starts
with theory, hypothesis, which is equally false
and gratuitous. In its paper OF Tuesday morning, it
makes the following assertion:
sThe delay of General SCOTS advance upon the city
Mexico which, all the ndustriously circulated and
multiplied umors to the contrary, We now know was pro-
onged up the close OF last montland how much longer
we still unapprized--can, apprehend, only be
accounted for By posre orders from Washington to
advance while the proposals for negotiation through Mr.
Trs under the consideration of the Mexican Con
gess.
1--WE in otherwise account for what seems a most
injurious delay and at variance entirely with what is
known concerning the Generals previous intentions He
undoubtedly designed follow up the victory OF Cerro
Gordo, by rapid march possible the capital and
Of his just OF reproach against the home
government that by the failure to furnish to him at the
proper both supplies and reiniorcements he was UNI
able at take up his forward march lie did, how
ever, press and fast possible, even with
inferior numbers, the capture OF the intervening foeses
and Jaapa, Pcrolc Puebla were successfully car
Trists untoward mission to have been drised to
thtrGrt the military commander.
even this however, would have failed his
wardmarch but assume, for peremptory orders from
Washington TO halt for it is known the whole country,
that when Mr.. Trist, among the expedens he desired
employ bring about negotiations specified drasce,
General Scott forthwith informed him that that was a
military question: which he, the commanding general
and no commissioners from the Department of Statcwas
alone competent decde and that he would agree
To arms slice A That \ w nrral
SCOTS expectation and purpose march once, upon
being joined by the first efficient reinlorcements from Vera
Cruz the city Of Mexico which he counted upon reach
ing by the middle of Jnne As this purpose de-
lberately adopted upon full consideration of all the
grounds it must be apparent that The failure to carry
has been brought about woAy by superior orders; Mr.
Trst could not give any such ORDERS that they hare been sent
from Washington"
The Courier" then proceeds TO specify the conse-
quences of this delay and these will state in the
two following paragraphs which close its present specu-
aton:
And negotiation, persuaded, would have been
all the readily agreed to, if army in the
capital; Tor until them the peace party dares negotiate
aud the peace party of Mexico comprises unless
greatly mlsniorncd, about all that is of substance among
The Inhabitants, whether of city or country.
81 then, think almost certain, the overures Of
Mr. Trst shall have been rejected, after many weeks
dalance, and Gen. Scott shall last have permission
lead his victorious eagles to the city OF Mexico, posi-
by be without fresh slaughter,
bly the delay and for all the evil consequences OF
delay, WILL greatly mistake be found TO lie the
door OF the administration"
And thus we have the two distinct theories of the
Courier" account for General SCOTS delay in taking
the capital, and facilitating negotiation and peace The
first the discharge of the volunteers, which, says,
was the Secretarys doing. THIS position we have denied
and exposed Next, we have the assumption that Scott
would have gone with his men, if he had not received
perempory orders from Washington stop, in order to
negotiate The "Courer" is equally mistaken in this pc
slton in the other. He not ordered by the
Secretary suspend his military operations and agree
an amis,ice except under the circumstances which we
have already stated quoting Mr.. Buchanans letter to
the commander of the squadron Commodore Conner,
during Mr. Slidells mission. The Secretary said there
was 10 be amstce unless in case OF ratification
the treaty. We undertake to say positively, that the
Courier" is utterly mistaken about any order GD sup
poses have been given General Scott that he
not tied hand and foot from offence against the Mex
cans and that the Courier utterly mrsapprehends agai
the true state OF the case In fact its present article IL
agross blunder-entrely in its premises and
false in its conclusions.