Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1847-03-11
Congress.


The principal subject of interest up to the latest
date, the debate in the Senate the Three Mil
lion or Peace bill. Mr.. Benton had made an able
speech in reply to Calhoun in which he reviewed the
course OF the latter on the Texas question. He gave
Calhoun some forty-four pound shots. We shall
publish his speech in next. Ii not only puts
Calhoun, but the Whi.g leaders, hors dE combat.
FEE. 26.-In the Stndte.-Mr. Morehead from the
Committee on Pest Offices and Post Roads, reported
the House bill amending the present Post Office law.
The bill as reported was passed.
Mr.. Crittenden reported bill appropriating $780,
600 for the relief of Ireland-to be expended by the
President in the purchase of provisions, and paying
the expenses of transporting the same to Ireland by
government vessels.
Messrs. Crtterden, Clayton and Cass, made speech
es in favor of its immediate adoption; but it met
with some opposition the part of Mr.. Niles, and
so it was laid over for the present.
The Three Million Bill was taken up, and Mr.
Hannegan having the floor, gave his views.
After he bad concluded, the Civil and Diplomatic
Fill taken up; but the Senate adjourned VITA. ut
taking any action upon it.
House-A bill regulating intercourse with Indian
tribes, and also the navy appropriation BILL passed
the House to-day.
On motion of Mr.. Boyd, the House went into Com
mittee of the Whole, and took up the bill from the
Senate providing for the offering of the new
regiments.
An amendment was adopted allowing the President
10 sc lect the cneI COMMANDER from regular army
of volunteer force, at his option, without regard to
commission; also, an amendment limiting the num-
Der of Major Generals to two and the Brgadler Gen.
erals to three. The House adopted the amendments.
0FThe following article is from the N. Y Sunday
Times, edited by the noted NJ M. Noah, once a
democrat, afterwards wing. The Tines we believe
is neutral paper. The article vndicates the
Administration from the charges of the federal papers
that it has been unkind to Gen. Taylor. Such a
vndicaon is not needed by those who remember that
the President rapidly raised Taylor from the Office of
colonel of the line and brevet brgader general to
the command of the "army of occupation and inva-
sion," the heads of his superior officers, and
afterwards nominated him to the honorable commis-
sions, first of breuet major general, and next OF
major general in full But there other points in
the article which are of interest.
Our Generals.
No say, should say, that republics are
ungrateful. We scarcely open paper without see
ing some honor. funeral triumph, some merited
cuogium on the officers who fell defending the flag
of their country Committees have crUssed the seas
and travelled thousands of miles, to bring from
foreign soil the buried soldier, and inter him with
honor near his native home, that his bones should
not repose in foreign land. To the living the
country has been prodIga of favors honors, promo
tions, and rewards and grateful people have mani
tested towards General Taylor, in particular, the
highest praise that could be rendered for brilliant
services, accompanied with every honor and favor
that could be conferred upon him. All this was
mered and Just. II was therefore with regret lnat
read the letter from General Taylor published In
every newspaper-Ostensibly written to private
friend but evidently with no prohibition to giving
1t to the world-in which he prefers charges against
the government ntimates that the public authorities
were dissatisfied with his armistlce, and declares
that he has been left without adequate supplies to
maintain his position. General Taylor knows the
duty he TO his government and superior officer.
He is plain, substantial man, with good strong
mind, and great military activity and experience
but he has been tempered with by politicians
Hemmed in by superior force, and supposed to have
been cut off from his camp when at Palo Alto, he
condemned unskIlful officer In allowing
himself TO be caught in that dangerous position; but
when he fought and gained the battles OF Palo Alto
and Resaca de la alma. those who were the loudest
TO condemn the imprudent general were the hrst to
offer him the homage of their applause, and 10 dis
cover that, In addition to brave and successful
military leader, he was indomitable achig; and
forthwith they nominated him for the next Presidency,
and he told in the papers that ne bad experienced
.'iH-tredtnlent from The government and that tie
idle and incompetent officials at Washington had
scrutinized with jealous eye all his movements"
That General Taylor believed this to be true we
have right to infer from his letter. and we are sorry
for it. 1t thus that the vile spirit of party para
most DESTROYS TO serve.
How has General TAYLOR received "ill-treatment p"
from the government! He selected 10 command
the army at Corpus Christi the heads of several
older colonels aud of high repulaiion-selected be-
the government had high opinion OF his skill
and courage and his solder-like and habits.
Was this " ill-trcatment The moment intelligence
arrived of the glorious battles of the 9Th and 9Th OF
May the President of the United States promoted
him from the Office of brevet brlgader to that oil
major general and he did not transmit the commits
sion through the adjutant generals Office, as Gus
tomary, but wrote autograph letter, enclosing The
commission, returning thanks in his own name, and
in the name of his country and expressed his greatest
pleasure that he had it in his lower to reward such
services. Was this I" ill-treatment 7"
Why Gen. Taylor has not at this day acknowledged
the honor done him by the chief magistrate OF the
nation, and commander in-chief OF the army, is
private affair with which have no right to inter-
fere The general complains that he had not adequate
supplies transmitted TO him-that he had but " limited
means" and lad he failed he would have been Sc
verely reprimanded, if nothing worse"
We look with wonder upon the operations of the
war department since the war, aud the immense
amount of labor it has accomplished within the last
eighteen months. Unprepared for war, lo,uOO men
have been armed equipped, mustered into service and
sent with immense stores of cannon, powder, ball.
and provisions, a distance of nearly two thousand
miles in strange country-anoiher army despatched
the wilderness TO Calornla-more than an aDun-
dance of all kinds of stores and provisions shipped
thousands of miles, and hundreds of wagons pro-
cured for transportation battles fought--victorles
notwithstanding parties, shells, moriars, howzers
and every thing appertaning to war prepared in due
season and in abundance. We have conquered ten
times territory, and fought more desperate
pitched battles in eighteen months, with less than
20 900 men, than France did in Alglers with $4,000
veterans, in seven years Is nothing due 10 the
energy and vigilance of the department for the