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CONGRESS d GEN, taylor.
4 General E.rlsosas,'e ].
rrs,saa,a vote u TAaaks " Gen. Tsyaol

iattveSsI yeSteruA1,B ~ FeAAuon ~ tne tNte VI
thanks ma The pfsssatslien ofl ! Galt Medals
10 General Taytoa, fsr biz btilliaa. seAi9ve-
neatil ID ,akieg Mcplersy q
The proceedings DC ahe majority ef thai haAy.
10 relation IL that bravss llan, 49, snccsasfal
ofhseF, s,aad out apart fsssd a things else and
speak I'D thsms..v<s. They .ptak-,hey pro-
claim lhsm own degradation !.
'Ths victory - Monterey u nnpayalIsIsd i
ihs history of military campaigns. ii! ihia q
any osnef country More II NArsrxoa.s tsil-
Ian, yietOries can hardly oompare wi,h it--nons
surPaNs n. And yet. beoause The bfass old
General, who led ourFtpy 90 70 that glorious
victory, happens 70 be Inclined % whig pfiaci->
pies, With ail Or nearly all The other ofIiestssf
The army, who dis,ins ui.hed themselves q shs
battles 30 ,he Rio GraRs,tr and 4, non,ersy. lhe
demieaat party in the House of Rehrsssnia-
lives at washington refuses ID award Him !
vote Of thanks and ,heEu.ual Medal tsrestsd
for vielefi.sno, 10 compare vhh This. wiihous
colP1faE The sams with eondiliops and qaallf-
cations Which make lhe act q vote Of cKE-
SUREt rather Than oas pf Apraop ArloN l,ss
Has Hi come 10 this ihsi brave, pairlotfe
and ttOt hearted q nerai, who urs,s u tks
4 W. ri ~
War p attrnsn,, jasi bsfore thsA battles &c .hs
sih and 9Th of Ma I,hsi, Il The sRsmy tnethim,
he shopld fshi him, whatever might ID bis
fotcs ;xho did fshi and corqqsr. ibat enemy.
aud ,thsiehy saved lhe Adminis,Eas on alIa he
eouatry from disgrace Who afterwards led our
army Al j triumphant st,Iu ingof Menterrss
when he hsd not been furnished With half ihs
amoaai of supplies tha. 10 ought TO HAYS hs4
for such ahaz,rdous undertakings and uhomaGs
the attack 81 the time and under lbs eIIeum-
stances 10 save d. .fdmiai,.ra,.on Has il como
10 This, I ask, that such l triumphant, sueseu-
fol and eallatl Hero canno, havsa naked vote
Of thanks ara a,hiedal 81 him, b5 Gen.
gfess, beca use he happsasio Be aHWhig, ADD &
cause lie Administration, which ought 10 b
egerlsstine,g indie bted ID him for his WEIGHTS.
has nsglse,ed 10 furnish him With The supplies
necessity and adequate 10 the enlerprIe i had
ordered him ON Af'H
Whst. would have been The popularity II tAis
Mexican War, sae srhat would have hssas The
popularity Of Mr.. Polk y Adminsssralion ii 70
gard ID H. il General Taylor hadIlo the battles
Of Palo Alto and Reseca dc laB Palma 7 he
one would have been ccndemnsd 10th al IEoms
and abroad as unjust aud not esleulatsdsto H.
successful, while the other would have sunk
ia the ncstris Of ibis whole peoplet
By winning Inc hard Tough battles alluded to.
Gen. Taylor md the brave ofiesfs and msa lii
his command, gave tons and character ~ tie
var, and placed Mr.. poik's Administration seen
high ground IL regard teNit! BY achieving ihs
more dIf6cultsand brilhan, victory Of Monst1ey.
he still KEEP, up ths credit add sisndiag Of The
Naturalization ~ says, 10 his letter 10 Gen.
Gaines, that be made lhe hazardous attack 50
order tpsave the Administration The .Ced 81
Battles defended ana protected hin, ssd he
esmeiforlh from ths desperate siege a.eopqssr-
Or worthy ofhe praiss ind honor Of The shels
pationa TWAS The most brilliant eehievsmaAs
son record b4f
And how has be Been rewarded for ihns ssrv-
ing his country and saving The AdpinisifaiieAl
Aye, hop2 He Is ssi upon. maligned, sbuied,
fesiled and siandered blythe cohorts Of tbs Al.
niaislration both III and out ef Congress! And
now,,s ben n friend; relative. md brother etIi
Ger Of his, who has alse been il.-tTsatee BIZ his
Adminisialop, deems il but 70 il 10 pub,iih his
private4letier, giyingp dispsssionate, plais and
absence Of sush;suppliesas he ought 10 Eave
been furnished wi,b.o comes ths Pr.sidosi Of,
lhe Uaiied States with al Obsolete order Of the
Army, IinlimaIipg ihal fhs pnslipaiisn az lhis
letter Il an offence punishable By dismissal sfom
The sessice This Mr. Polk has ndesGssd ed
10 do, while bis artisans in Congress Eavs
neaniys denied 10 TIE glorions Old Hero tksena-
somsfyivote 81 thanks sna medsl for bIs naa-
.erly victory Al Monterey, which De. never 8sea
denied 10 other Geserals and toRcommeSsrss
zhO haFe gained signal vIetoriss over Oursrs-
mics Tl.H#I f
| !: What iaducementis there, what will theis ~,
| for brave and patriotic man To- enter lhe.sfny,
or il init to temalnslhsre andight for his soaa-
ny and. win brilliant Victories, II be il 10 b
lreatedfor II cen. Tsylor@has beena !.
Bat II cannot beIthaithe resolutions Iahsh
have passed The House of Representatives on
This subject, viii PAS he Senate IN thsir pre-
sent shape That ydy cannon ~ far fotsss L.
sslf, aid The dignity which belongs TO Il. shafac-
ttel az 10 sanction inch 4 procedure againss 90
brave and steaia y Al a Gen. Taylor No. IS
cannot be Hi
A vnis of,halk,so qualified. and media, he
could only return io tie syufcsEth lsndsrsd
tbem, With ot Without comment, n be NIGH L.
lisrminsi
/ i 6thaly believe hat tie prossedises III,
3uorse of Represent tIves yesterday, will make
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ihe Candidets orthc Pre-
.;dency. uoltn, vSfeasg The people viii hays Il
IsoI aThey eaBndi ani hey will not zee 90 bfave
| al efieEeni and gefd man 81 neanly aud
/ shams,oily ifeaaedI My 6fm opi6ion ID list 20
noliticaiti4nes ed inirigaes. can rrereni int
Whsl, lhe PEOPLE tiss-np 10 their miphs ihsY
,ssu hsveShinss mir own usy =
Bsfo,s vi. Polk ma asy.fsa1 IL Gen. TAR
hrs popularity wits III people. md shTls -
wished ao mariify md hfe4 I down Gen. Ecsii.
divers appointments uersf cenfsrrsd upon tks
speesssfll General The whole pf The giefy e
:he .seiefies was oftconsssslo eI0fe to thS AZ
ssinistraiiohl But narkihe result! The -sAns
III The bfillianfsictcriss psni feIih on he rifes
81 he wisd teaI oats of Ire country end q Ea-
rbpe--and he return intel llgenee showed n al
hat he people of cur UnioR, ind the wriitks n
Europe aase III The eSFy pf the victories, Mhsfe
Il jossl7 belonged, 10 Gen Taylor and biz soblq
Arrss. while Ire ADMINISTRATION cnhtinued q ~
| dfnounced ana cnDds nned .lmoreAIhnn ever!
/ 4 This would not answer Mr.. Polls poitsifAl
ends and aims. Ainnce ihss resolve Vas mfdp
Is break down Gen. TAYLon and lthnl rsfotye
has bsen1tsadily attempted 70 hs saTyist Ito
sT...t IA 60 ftsFe n - UmTHH4X ~