The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1847-06-05
From the Ohio Statesman.
The Administration and Cen
erals TAYLOR and Scott.

Inc lederal papers, growing more
desperate in their reasonable course
TO wards the American government,
have resorted to the most d~isgraceful
Lying 10 sustain themselves and to cast
odium upon this government. One oil
the most mean and contemplate false
hoods which has yet been started, is
found in the last Cleveland Herald,
founded upon a paragraph taken from
a letter from Washington to the Phila-
delphia Ledger. The remarks of the
Herald charge the President with de-
string the defeat of Gen. Taylor and
his army at Buena Vista. This false
hood is so scandalous, and at the same
time ridiculous, that we are at a loss
TO know whether to write the author
down as a knave or a donkey. There
is but mi thing in the Herald's article
that we conceive to be worthy Of no.
tice, and this only because it has been
so often mouthed by the federal press.
In speaking of what the Herald calls
~treachery to Gen. Taylor, it says:
"But all this, wretched and dark as
it is, grows light when contrasted with
the last scheme of the cabinet in refer
ence 10 their especial enemy, General
Taylor. 1t is almost too incredible and
horrible to believe, but criminals have
been hung on less strong circumstantial
evidence than exists that the Admins
t%ration designed to sacrifice Gen. I'ay-
Tor and his glorious troops at Monte
rey or in the pass beyond. Why were
the regulars Withdrawn? and Generals
Taylor and Wool left with 5000 vol
unteers to sustain the weight of an
army of $4,000 Mexicans under the
man with whom Mr.. Polk HAS AN uN-
DERsTANDING?"
AS to the design to sacrifice Gems.
Taylor and Wool and the troops, it is
too ridiculous a piece Of d%emagoguery
TO be noticed, and we are loath to be-
lieve that the editor Of the Herald, the
Mayor of Cleveland, penned it. But
the latter clause of this is what we
shall call attention to; and while we
do this, we might as well kill two birds
with the same stone. The Journal of
Tuesday last took the track like a grey
hound, after it had seen the above arti.
Gle from the Herald, and started full
tilt upon the same trail, but does not
come out boldly with the falsehood
like the Herald, but sneaks it out so as
to be understood. That paper says:
"lt is a well known fact that Gen.
Taylor was left to fight that battle with
a small number of volunteers, under
circumstances that rendered the %victo-
ry of Santa Anna extremely probable.
Put this and that together. Did Mr..
Polk intend that Santa Anna should
gain the victory? Is that the reason
why Gen. Taylor is now left without
unaided by the Government,
exposed to other attacks"
1t is well known that Gen. Taylor
was left at Buena Vista with a less num-
Der of troops than he should have had
to meet the force Santa Anna had COL
leceed at San Louis; but if there is any
one TO blame for this, who is it? 1t is
we'll known that the Administration
had determined an attack upon, and
capture of Vera Cruz last fall; and in
accordance with this, the President, in
December, asked Congress for ten ad-
ditional regiments; but this call was
banded about in Congress by the fed.
eral demagogues, until nearly the close
Of the session. But Gen. Scott address |
sed a letter to Gen. Taylor, of which,
following is an extract: l
81 I'M not coming, my dear general,
to supercede youin the immediate COM
mand on the line of operations render i
ed illustrious by you and your gallant
army. My proposed theatre is diffe- 9
rent. You may imagine it, and wish {
very much that it were prudent at this I
distance to tell you all | expect to at
Tempt or hope to execute. lhave been i
admonished that dispatches have been
ost, and ! have no special messenger S
II hand. Your imagination will be aid |
by the letters of the Secretary Of p
War, conveyed by Mr.. Armistcad, Ma. q
or Graham, and MI. McLane. n
But, my dear generals ! shall be obi u
,ed to take from you most of the gallant Il
'ficers and men ~(regulars and volun- p
eers) whom you have so long and so a
lobly commanded. | am afraid that ] a
hall by imperious necessity--the APP a
roach Of yellow fever on the gulf ii
;oast-reduce you, for q time, to stand p
pom the defensive. This will be inf t
itely painful to you, and for that reas- c.
n distressing to me. Butt rely upon "
our patriotism to submit to the tenn is
orary sacrifice with cheerfulness." c.
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