New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-04-03

xse Prssident's Opinion Of the War-Sisif 10
mai, Gen. Butler-B Battle Of Buena Vista
Ssuiaation Of Gen. Taylor 10 the Presi-
aenry.
From our own Correspondent
WASHINGTON "Wednesday. March u.
n, the opinion Of the President the War Ia near
=. termination He does not think there will be
sore fighting He did not think there would be
,sy II wss TO be bloodess Annexation
Icslled to-day on Major Gen. Butler, and was
.ndly received. His wound yet pains him-but he
Iooes soon to be able to return to the seat OF hos.
slnes 1t is bis advice that the route Gen. Tay-
"a took from 1smpico toMonterey should be holden
and fortified He says the vicinity is healthy,
While the country in the immediate vicinity Of the
so Srande is far from being so. The line that hs
,rocoses would serve as an ehectual barrier TO
Mexican invasion as well as the Rio Grande itself.
Ne thinks that Taylor must have fallen back upon
Suena Vista after one days diminishing, and there
usde final stand. 1t was impossible to throw up
suy entertainments at that place, or at any other
upan the route, from the rocky character of the
.oaniry but the natural advantages Of the place
mast have been Of much service to Taylor
Ne SAYS there was plenty Of water at Buena
Vista, and that, in fact, Gen. Taylor's army were
rejected on one side by creek. The reason,
,,srrlore assigned for 9anta Annals retreat Aqua
News VIZ 10 procure water must have been a
gstence The precipitancy of the Mexican Gen
srsPs retreat was too great to allow the carrying
swsy Of bis wounded, who were accordingly left
o. the field of battle,
Gen. Butler does not think that more than three
cor he -buf flaf
more, undoubtedly, were severely wounded He
ssOt inclined to believe that the lighting is yet all
over
The Castle of Vera Cruz, he thinks. will hold
cat st least ten days against Scott The walls he
says, are VI twenty feet thickness and wholly i'm
psrvions to cannon balls
BE speaks well of Gen. Taylor, the report
tat there were was a GOODNESS between them W as
undoubtedly a fabrication of Hardin, of Duncan
md Of other officers he also gives good account.
Gen. Butler seems an intelligent officer and he
ssrsinly is a courteous gentleman.
The victory obtained at Buena Vista--the most
remarkable Of modern times--is to be ascribed
soley to Gen Tsylor. The Government organ here
has repudiated the idea that Taylors advance from
Monterey was suggested or desired by the Depart
nent And Gen. Scott months ago. advised Tay-
0r to remain in Monterey, and repose on has Tau
rsls. Bat Gen. Taylor decided that the investment
Of Monterey by the Mexicsns would not only have
bad moral effect upon the compaigB, always TO be
avoided, but must necessarily destroy his colnmu'
nicstion with Camargo. He judged wisely that it
was better 10 risk a battle even against tremen-
dous numerical majority than suffer himself to be
cooped up at Monterey while an insoent foe should
rstake in his very presence all the conquests he
had made He therefore advanced upon the enc
nv. but with the caution rs characteristic as his
courage OF his military capacity. He selected
some time before the attack the ground where ne
would receive it; and the result shows that he Sc
lected it wisely Wellington deience OF the lines
Of Torres Vedras was no more brilliant achieve
ment than Taylor's successful stand at Buens Wis
"a 1t was less So.
The retirement of Gen. Taylor from the army al
the present crisis would be public calamity and
yet such an event is to be anticipated for yester'
DAY he received the nomination OF the Courier
Enquirer to the Presidency, and having thus been
put before the people as ala syTeSssfi6fe candidate
in that high office, sense OF delicaoy may induce
him 10 resign his present commission. lie may be
unwilling to hold the position Of Major General q"
oss and the Presidential Office in posse
Cannot the Courier g. Enquirer be induced 10
toninate Scott instead Of Taylor The advantage
70 the latter in such case would be as great, and t
Scott could initiate the course above apprehended
iVm Tayiorl to the country perhaps greater That
paper too assumes to be the Official Organ Of Scott,
tad according to the usual practice of Organs may
lsuppose, trAe with his reputation. Or nominate
Pillow, Patterson or Polk-nominste anybody it
wishes 10 destcoy--so that It spare the man who
never spared iis coaDtry's foes
Hon Thomas Butler King arrived in this city this
roraing from New.York, and Intends leaving i'm
e.s,ely for the South.
IL has been reported in some Of the newspapers
thar Mr. Buchanan was going to Ners Cruz to ar
range peace between the United States and
Mexico This Is a mistake He has gone 10 Har'
ri.bure to arrange peace between the Skunk
lies and the Anti Shunkites NJ