The national whig., 1847-06-18
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No. 5.
WAsHNGroN, June lS, ls47.
Captain Charles A. May, Lieutenant Colo
mel by brevet. has arrived in this city on visit
10 his home, his relatives and his friends.
The chivalric and gallant deeds Of this young
officer in all the battles that General Taylor has
fought in Mexico, would not fail, were he an
officer in the British army, TO be rewarded with
distinguished and valuable promotion. Indeed
his promotion in the army OF the United States
would have been signal no doubt if any other
man than Mr.. Polk had been President.
But May has the poor fortune TO be Whig,
though he never acts the politician, and TO be
also the fast, warm. and devoted friend Of Gen
Taylor, who is moreover Wing, (,hough mol
a politician 10 injure him) and, in Presiden
tial point of view, very much in the way ol
The Administration, its hopes and aspirations.
Hence Mays only promotions for his brillian'
services have been two empty brevetcies,
while political parlisans of Mr.. Polk, who have
never been in battle, or seen military life, have
been commissioned as Colonels, Lieutenant
Colonels, and Majors, 10 say nothing Of Briga-
ier Generals, in good round numbers!
Why is the gallant May thus kept back, and
others, who have done no service been placed
above him in command? Nay, why was he
deprived of the command Of his squadron, af
ter the battle of Buena Vista, by the sending
Of Colonel Fonteroy, his superior officer, to
General Taylor's headquarters, to assume the
command of the dragoons2 This, as is un-
derstood, has caused May TO leave the seat of
war for brief season on visit to his friends.
He was warmly recommended by Generals
Taylor, Twiggs. Worth, and other officers Of
fame and judgment. as very suitable person
Tor MIR. Polk to commission as Colonel or Lieu
tenant Colonel Of the new regiment of cavalry!
But MIR. Polk needed not the recommendation
he gave the command of the regiment TO
General Butler, of Louisiana, good appoint
ment by the way, and the Lieutenant Colonel's
commission to " Free Tom Moore" of Ken
tucky. But General Butler being warm
friend to General Taylor, and wishing TO take
hrs new regiment to that veterans headquar-
lsrs, The Administrators must needs step In and
do an act which mortify and offend both Gen
Bulsr and General Taylor, who al first though
The regiment was 10 reinforce the latieI's com
naana. Five companies Of the regiment, un
oeT the command of g Free Tom Moore have
had their destination changed, and been order
ed 10 report to General Scout, while General
Butler Is permitted with the remainder TO re-
port TO General Taylor!
The military ways Of Mr.. Polk are incom-
Prshensible. His PASS to Santa Anna, to
enable that banished General 10 return TO Mex.
leo and recuperate its army and lead il to ac
tion against our forces, meade . deel Of -
PLANTATION! The people of these United States
will never forget or forgive that outrageous ac
OF rendering g aid and comfort 10 the enemy
Last spring he came near giving Mr.. Gun
nlngham, a no-account member of Congress.
from Ohio, the command of one Of the new
regiments Of infantry. Because Cunningham
was Locofoco, and had voted to censure an,
Disgrace Gen. Taylor, Mr.. Polk had decides
that he should have the commission Of Col. o
Infantry, for which station his brother Loco
focos in Congress from Ohio, or majority O
them, knew him TO be totally unfit The,
held meeting on the subject and went int
ballots 10 see who should be recon- mended-
Cunningham modestly remaining in ,ht
room and watching the progress Of events
Finally DR.. Fries, one Ct the Represe natives
took the ballots TO Mr. Polk and assured him
1t would not do to appoint Mr.. Cunningham
he was totally unfit for the station. Mr. Polk
at last yielded, and gave the appointment 10
Colonel Morgan Of the Ohio volunteers, very
good officer, by the way.
But to return 10 Lieutenant Colonel Nav
IS not the present suitable and proper occa-
sion for the citizens of Washington City 10 pay
to him some way striking testimonial of the
high regard which they entertain for his bril-
liant services to his country, and for his great
leader and warm personal friend, ZACHARY
TAYLOR
U Resolved by the Wings of Chattanooga, Ga.
that we view with unaffected satisfaction the unmis.
taxable indications that nothing but death can pre-.
vent General Taylor from being borne 10 the White
House by an impulse no less irresistible than the
unanimous resolve of the sovereign people through
out the whole extent of this vast Republic
UT The Hardin county, Ky Bows have raised