Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1845-1851, 1847-04-03
Generals Scott and Taylor.


attempting to make little political capital out of the
recent movements Of the army. They intimate that
the Administration is responsible for all these move
rnents; aud that it is especially bameworihy Tor
withdrawing many troops from Gen Tayior and
leaving him without enough 10 defend his line. The
matter we give below viii show conclusively that
there is no good reason for these assaults upon The
Administration, to say the least
OI,5-The publication If army correspondence in the
Inion, come down in that journal of the 18TH to the
sending of Gen. Scott 10 Mexico. And here, IN an
ticipaton of u full abstract which design to make
of TINS important documentary matter, and to satisfy
the engrossng public enquiry, we make at this time,
two extracts The first from Secretary Marcy'S
note directing Gen. Scott to repair 10 Mexico and or
game the Vera Cruz expedition, and bears date,
WAN DEPARTMENT,
WAsHINGroN, Nov %. 1916 5
Subtitle President, several days since, communicated
in person you his orders repair Mexico, to take
command Of the forces there assembled and particularly
10 organize and set on foot an eIpedhon 10 operate on
the gulf coast, IT, arriving at the theatre of action
you shall deem to be practicable IL IS not proposed
TO control operations By definite anil poSifive IN
strrcti0ns. bit you Li 10 prosecute them yoHr
judgment, under full rie.v Of all the circumstances
shall ctate. The work is before you, and the
pf O1ided be proriaed for accomplishing It,
mffed you. full confidence III you will them 10
the best advantage.
The Objects which desirable obtain have been in
dicated and hoped that you will have the requisite
force to accomplish them
Of this you be the judge when preparations
made, aud the time for action has arrived.
The second is from letter marked private and
confidential from ten Scott to @ en-. Taylor, under
date of
NEw YonK, Nov. %, 1916
But, my dear general, shall be Obliged to
take from you Of the gallant o5fcers and (reg
ulars and uoiunfeels) tchom you hare ong and so
molly commanded | afraid that shall. by Imperious
necessy-the approach Of yellow fever the gull coast
reduce you tor a time stand on the drfensre. This
viii lie ini ely painful 10 yon and for that Ieason dis
tressns to But rely upon your patriotism TO SUBJ
the temporary sacrifice with cheerfulness. No
better afford TO do Recent victories place you on
that high eminence and even ntr myself that any ben
Eft that may result to me- personally from the unequal
divon of troops alluded TO, will lessen the pain of your
consequent inact witty.
You will be of the call for nine regiments
Of misunderstanding of Texas horse. The
President may ask Tor many more, and not
without hope that Congress add twelve the
regular establishment These by the spring, say Apri
may, by the aid of large bounte be in the eld-should
Mexico not earlier propose terms Of accommodation; and
long before the spTiug (March) ii probable you will be
again In force 10 resume off nsive 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 are nearly all there. The .tcn or
twelve regiments" have been allowed by Congress.
and cons derabe 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 ito act the defensive In full view of all
.he>e contingencies and this probable result the bulk
Of Gen. Taylors force Withdrawn, and By act Of
Gen. Scott.-Cin. Enquirer.
OF The Portsmouth Tribune, wing paper, con-
tains two interesting letters from Capt Hamilton the
former editor OF that paper, dated Monterey. Febru-
airy ,; from one OF which we clip the following par
agraph:
81 had the pleasure Of seeing Gen. Taylor. before his
departure, fr few moments. There 1saS q SEghi dis.
rbance of feeling manifest him ,chike speaking IF
the present pan y in1Gson and the distribution forces.
Gen. Scott came into tie country. Camag0 issued
the orders withdrawing nearly the lchoie regular army
and portion o the counters, thus stripping Cen Tay-
isr Of his comlnGnd-and IIcher soayht saed "a
conference nth him Il is Gen. Taylor then
some distance off, but would have been proper all
respects for these chiefs have together, aud
tue 10 say less the service for Gen
consulted fully with chief before maturing portion
of his pans"
The wing papers are, and have been for some time,
irving to induce the people to believe that the admin
lstraton has been endeayorng TO inure the reputation
Of these two generals and all the mean, contemplate
slang that they could bech forth been ped upon
ii, for the injury which they contend had been done
/
Since the first battle fought by Gen. Taylor in
Mexico, the President has never lost opportunity
elevate Gen. L. III 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 1t cannot be- claimed that
he sent him there 10 supcrsede Gen Taylor any
political feeling, as they are both claimed to be wings
but because he thought It necessary TO have them
both there; and Scott the Oldest In commits
sion, he OF course claimed the command But by
this letter from Capt Hamilton who is also whir
whe find that instead of there being any disposition
on the part of the President to do either of them
Justice it turns that Gen. Scott has some fears Of
Gen. Taylor. Gen. Scott goes to the army and - is
his orders, Withdrawing nearly the whole regular
army and portion OF the volunteers thus stripping
Gen. Taylor of his command-and n uher sought or
obtained a conference ruth him." Had tins disregard
been shown Gen. Taylor by democratic general the
whole whic press would have how led persecution O
Gen. Taylor; and the administration would have
been charged with treating q en-. Taylor in this man
ner for Poiticat egect Ii Is most disreputabe act
for persons to try to engender bad feeling between
our government and lis officers the army while we
are engaged IN war with foreign enemy but such
has been, and Is now, the desperation of the fedora
leaders TO get power, that their whole object is to
manufacture political capital by such mcaus.-Ohic
statesman.
BRITISH LITERATURE.-At a splendid public enter
tainmcnt given in Edinburgh to celebrate the estab-
shmen OF the Philosophical Institution of that city,
Mr.. Macauay being called ON for toast made an
eloquent and able Speech concluding with the follow
ing beautiful peroration
And this brings back to the point whence
started. The toast which have been requested to
propose is True British LIteraturc"-that literature
the brightest, the pures the most durable, of all the
gOres of our counryto that literature rich in the
treasures of truth and iction-tllat literature whicl
boasts OF the prince of all poets, and the prince of all
phIlosophers-to that literature which has exercised
OH mankind mghtler influence even than that of