The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-05-21

utterly absurd as this against any administration To
say that ii has in it no single particle of truth OF pau
sibly Is to fall far short OF true description OF its eno
nous absurlity To suppose that the President would
sk the fate of General Taylors army under any cons
Grafton, is ridiculous beyond measure. No man is mon
concerned in the glory OF country and the success
of our arms than the President himself The prosperity
OF his administration is intimately interviewer with The
triumph OF armies; and any attempt his pant 10
defeat them would be in fact suicidal The motive 10
which such suicidal policy is attributed is too extrava
CANT to deserve the slightest notice But the President
did not undertake to weaken Gen. Taylors force The
Secretary of War had submitted the military arrangement
10 the discretion Of Gen. Scott For the withdrawal there
fore of any portion of Gen Tayors force, the responsible
y is not with the administration, butts the CONTRARY
with General Scott The intention OF that officer to with
draw part of General Taylors force from his command
is stated distinctly in General SCOTS letter General
Taylor, under date OF the a5th of November 1876 Gen.
eral SCOTS language in that letter is as follows
"fan not coming, dear general TO supeseds you in the
immediate communal on t ine Of operations rendered lbs
ioas by yon and gallant army Ny proposed theatre
isdly1ent- You may Imagine II, and wish very much
pect attempt hope have been atmoaish.
ed that dispatches have been lost and have special
The letters OF the Secretary of War conveyed by Mr. Amj
tead, Major Graham, and Mr.. Lane.
Of The gallant officers and (g,ar and roifses)
chom qo hare long and sono5y commanded am afraid
on The g coasednce gen, for t,e. TO stand the
deesips. Tins mH be nfafy painful TO yo and for hat
to submit 10 the temporary acridce ,ei cheefnness."
The administration had indeed, determined as will be
perceived from the above extract, that expedition
against the Mexican capital should be made under the
command of General Scott and by the way OF Vera Cruz
But, so far from intending to weaken General Taylor it
is well known that the President and his Cabinet used
the most jealous efforts, and made the urgent a-
peals Congress- pass the Regiment bill in season
for the troops raised to take part in Gen Scotts opera
tons Had the zeal of the Executive in this respect been
duly seconded, Gen. Taylor would undoubtedly have
been left in command of much larger force while the
Vera Cruz expedition would have been conducted with
still greater certainty of The charge that
the administration sought to sacrifice Gen Taylor to San.
ia Anna for the purpose of securing peace through the
nstrumenality of the Mexican leader is, therefore not
only ridiculous in ITSELF but plainly contralcted by ae
whole course of the Executive action which shows clear
that the administration sought to prevent the necessity
of so far weakening Gen Taylor's command.
The other of the two charges to which we refer is to
the effect that the administration is looking to the total
subugaon of Mexico, and to the holding of that
try in permanent subsection to government, the
basis upon which peace is to be concluded. The "Na
tona lnteigencer' has than sought TO give
color to this idea, and, in its leading article OF yes
terday morning, cites similar speculatons Of the
New York Sum- as if it would claim for them the
concurrence and endorsement OF our government. The
course of the aver since tho Maycan
war commenced. has been so deeply dyed in ''moral
treason" and has wanonly outraged every rule Of
jus ce and every sentiment OF PATRIOTISM to prepare us
to expect and TO receive with composure from that jour
nal almost any demonstration OF opinion having ten
dency either TO nsprt Mexico to resistance or TO awake
against our own country the resentment of the civilized
world But in thus raking together from every quarter
the crude specuations and the random conjectures of
the newspaper press in order TO fasten upon govern
ment wanton and reckless lust Of conquest, and blind
and furious determination to destroy the nationality Of
neighboring nation, the "Intellgencer" viii find, we
apprehend, that pitches its traitorous note too high
Such shameful attempts to SANDER the policy of gov
eminent cannot but disgust the country and must recol
upon the journal which puts them forth. In the policy
which dictates our present war with Mexico, the admin
lstration has never wavered That policy has been
peatedy proclaimed to the country the most author
tahve forms OF official statement 1t demands full lepa-
ration for past outrage and adequate guarantees against
future injuries the basis of an honorable peace. 1t
demands nothing more 1t makes no against
Mexican nationality. 1t wages conflict against
Mexican institutions either civil or religious II seeks
indemnity and justice, not conquest subjugation
The charge that any idea is entertained by the admins
traton, any member of it, OF destroying the national
organization OF Mexico, or of holding Mexico in subu
CATION, OF annexing Mexico TO the United States, is
therefore, the SANDER OF faction blind to the
truth and false enough TO its own country TO make
daily business OF quoting and utterng against its govern
ment anonymous SANDERS which it has not the manli
ness to put forth in its name.
Mr.. Pakenham.
This gentleman left our city, this afternoon. in the
for Baltimore leave OF absence from his post
envoy extraordinary and minister plenipoenary in the
United States We understand that after visiting Can
ada he will proceed 10 Halifax and there embark for
Liverpool in the steamer which is TO leave Boston the