Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1847-01-12
ny ToLER. ELLIOTT A
General Tnxlor


Mr. Fiekln member Of the House OF Representatives
from Illinois, took occasion Saturday last TO assa this
gallant officer ia the vrulcnt aud acrimonious man
ne-anbunng TO his want OF skill and energy the escape
OF the Mexican forces after the glorious battles the sth
and 9Th OF May, and complaining Of the tsdines. of his
movements since that IL is scarcely worth while to
say that after the battles OF the sh and OH the glorious
result OF which electrified the whole county, General Tay
lots shattered little army not ia condition 10 pursue
fAe reiTeans foe and that when five months alter
wards, he reached Monterey he was but ,elv
Nided with the maere Necessary for successful ataek
upon fortified town, from which nevertheless against
fearful Odds ne succeeded in eHpellng the enemy The
annals Of war, say, do not furnish parale
to the extraordinary umphs OF armies on the several
occasions referred TO- under circumstances SO unprop,ops
and Encouraging Why, then. this assault by one of the
leading champions OF the Administrations upon the gal
liant Goncra who has thus far triomphcd over a superior
ofee with such inadequate means Is the disgrace of
the intrepid old hero deemed essential to a vndcson of
the Executive Ii this be the motive OF the member
from Illinois, he ought perceive that he will not accom-
pIsh his object by such line OF defence II il be true
he sssoi that Gen. Taylor failed to meet the rcsnon
Sbios Of his position with that sagacity and ENERGY
which the country had right expect does he not soc
that the Administration is not less blame than H. in his
movements, he has obeyed implicitly instructions from
washington Why, II he has thus betrayed his signal
neomPeeney has he been retained the head of the
or The criminal sloh imputed to him. was he not long
ago recalled, and the command chief given 10 better
solder The Administration, is obvious cannot make
Gen Taylor the scHpogOat its hagran errors Yet we
can seo no other motive for this assault upon the cal
lani General by this sagacious military critic from the
wi'd OF Illinois, who has been quietly sitting ny his fire.
side while the he ISLANDERS has been patiently cndpr
ing the hadshps OF the camp and fearessy encouprps
the Porls OF the bate-sld-uness indeed 1t be- that he
hopes by b!gnung his we-carned aurels to remove him
from e held Of competition for the next Presidency-or
perhaps I" secu'e the appointment OF Lieutenant Gene
f bLNT NJ or some other favorc TO supelsede
the veterans who have heretofore surmouned the mos,
iom'daoe obstacles and achieved series of the mos,
splendid tumphs.
we are not surprised at this attack upon Gen TAYLOR
nor 50 Tar as he s concerned, do we regretit-snce
may nave The effect OF eicitng in his defence facts
yet unknown To the county, which, when they shall be
d'agad Will show that, while tie seeming tsrdines, Of
ms movements is asefibabo exclusively to the nadeoua
~ OF his means. consequent upon the imbecy Of the
authorities al Washington (and probably to something
worse than the mboey OF OF their arents his de-
1a Of me MeGcans under the circumstances entities him
10 rank with the first military commanders of the ace IL
" not our purpose however, to anticipate that defence
winch this attack upon him, by friend Of the Admins
anon' IN Congrcss,-and fear speaking il, sentf
meats-may render oxpedent When il shall be made ,
predict that II w fall with crushing effect imam hi ~
sainuts VpsH and eOHe,aI,6