Weekly national intelligencer., 1847-04-17

viz. Mr.. WICK, OF Indiana.
Mr.. Wick said "Then the Executive had submitted an
other plan Congress- that Of appointing general officer
command the whole of forces in the field. Mr. w.
should attempt give the which had been urged
for and against this proposition It necessary conduct
the base of whose operations the Rio Grande the
distance of $500 miles The genius to imagine to combine
to devise, CONTROL should be there. It impossible the
Executive could do it here therefore was necessary and
proper that he should have representative the spot the
person of Lieutenant general What Mr.. w. said in this
he said without advice from any head but his own
but he would that there another why that office
should have been created Who commanded our army in
Mexico WE'VE they members Of the party Dhch uas re-
sponsbk for the success Of the and for the tuar itself?
They Did the opposite party responsible for
the results of this in Mexico Not at all it was
their they not identified with party but OPP
posed to No,o, What there to exempt Wig gene
raj from the feelings of the Wig party? !? Mr.. w spoke
philosopher and practical and he asked why
should these officers feel their party felt No doubt
they would obey the orders given them if their
successful the glory was theirs il they led to defeat
they esponsble-they would have mighty good
TO give why they could not succeed. Now ought
this thing be Mr. W. would tell genilemen before the
country before the wodyes, and before God r he heard
a that the Wings responsible for the of
the war; and could not be made So either for the general
and conduct of the for any single battle and
therefore he said that Wing should not command the Gmy
Let gentlemen make evil of it if they could He said
because C
Wing generals far from il but because the principles Of hu
at work in them just they n other
men. They would not devise aid in devising single
measure TO forward the Of the contest The would
execute the orders Of Democratic President and execute
them the letter nor would they do any thing ths
patriotic its face but had they the feeling in their breast
that all they desired hoped for public wasconnected
with the of this contest Not at all ;Eey oere
Wings; and this judging them only by ihesame
dad by which all other be judged The prnc
plies of human nature formed the rule of judgment He be-
eved they were no worse than other asd no better
Who would leave the army in command of meI who dsap
proved OF the war, who would have objection get the
Administration into trouble :"
These quotations prove to demonstration that the
whole party understood it to be the Presidents OBJ
ect, and adopted it as their own, to take the COM
mand of the army out of Whig hands. f it were
possible to confirm fortify this truth, could be
done by referring to another and still mue distinct
act of the President himself. The President had
failed in his repeated endeavors to prevail upon
Congress to establish the office of Lieutenant Gene
raj but with the object still in view OF superseding
Scott and Taylor, Mr.. BENTON was appointed a
Major General; and the question thm arose whether,
though junior officer, the chief command could
not be placed in his hands. This question, as we
well know, was the subject of several Cabinet de-
liberations. The result was adverse TO the Presi-
dents wishes. 1t was found that such proceed
ing would be against law, and vcid The Pres-
dents modification at this discovery may be best
expressed in his own words. In his letter to Mr..
BENTON he says:
Immediately after your nomination Major General had
been unanimously confirmed by the Senate carefully ex-
amned the question eher possessed The po,cer 10 desig
M r
the army in The feid The result OF this examination is
constrained TO say, settled conviction on nv mind that
such has been conferred upon me by the existing
laws. .s...
81 am fully sensible of the exalted patriotism which could
alone have induced you to make the personal sacrifices
which you would be subjected in assuming the chief
command of the army Mexico duly appreciate the
you have assigned and Dhch may Iar prerent
you from accepting yor appointment Mjor General IT,
fulther reiecten such should be your decson shall
learn ii tcM deep regret"
Another remarkable ebullition of the spleen and
jealousy of the party towards General TAYLOR is
manifested in the proceedings of Congress respect
ing the Vote of Thanks When compliment is
to be paid, generous mind performs the duty
cheerfully, promptly, and therefore gracefully A
lame and mping vote of thanks, if it be not insult
'i'6' - a. iSoS' SiSSPCSuui. WIFI lalnI
praise" has become proverbial phrase. Towards
rival or an opponent especially, where commen-
dation is DUE and TO be paid, manly and eeva-
ted spirit measures out such commendation with
hand studiously liberal. Not so ignoble jealousy,
low hatred, or miserable party fear and rancor.
There are minds so constituted, or for the time
under the influence Of such ignoble passions, that,
when it is absolutely necessary to praise a rival,
every word uttered is short and sharp as if the
speaker were suffering under violent fit of collie
Thanks, not only heartless but constrained, not
only inslncere, but abomnated pucker the mouth,
like green persmon. This affective con-
strction OF the organs of speech fell upon the Lo-
cofoco orators in the House of Representatives,
when it was proposed to give the thanks Of Con-
gress to Gen. TAYLOR. They lost all gbness of
tongue all rou4dty of period, all their usual grace
ful exuberance of tropes and figures. Their elo-
quence was cold, their conceptions barren, their
style meager, mealy, and dry as a remainder bis
cult The pen of the great master has drawn the
whole picture
" He hath waged
g New wars gsnst Pompey; made his will, and read
To public
"Spohe scantiiy of me: when perforce he could not
But pay me terms OF honor, cold and sicky
" He vented them most measure lent me;
When the best hint given him, he not took it.