Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1847-04-09
Is ANY ONE TO BLAMEl

We suppose that we ought not now to
trouble our readers with any more notices, of
the attempts made by the federal presses to
cast blame upon the Administration for SEN
ding Gen Taylor forward to Saltillo with SO
few troops, and those few volunteers Even
had the administration done this, the result
would demonstrate the wisdom of the move
The successful repulsion of Santa Anna and
all his forces has shown TO the people of the
Union that Gen. Taylor's command was am
ply sufficient to the day of evil. Nor would
we now say anything more about the matter,
were it not to hold up to the scorn of the peo-
pie Of North Carolina, the base recklessness
of those prints which still persist in the charge
that Mr. Polk sent Gen. Taylor to Saltillo
with the small number OF troops under his
command, for the express purpose of running
him. A charge as base and iagitious as was
ever made against mortal man. To prove this,
we need only quote the following extract from
Secretary Marcys letter to Gen. Taylor, under
date the 25th November last written, too, al
ter Gen Scott had been ordered to take COM
mand at Tampco:
Considering the large number of troops
on the Rio Grande and on the way there, II
was presumed here that part OF them could
be spared for the Tampico expedition, but yo,
zcere erpreSS!V Informed that none rould be
1cithdra1On from that line, #, an yo,sr opinion
it trould interfere 1Uith your operattons;' and
at 1cas not then suggested that any should be
taken from your advancing column"
From this extract, it will be seen, that Gen
Taylor was left to Judge of the quantum Of
force which he would require in his operations
on the valley of the Rio Grande. 1t will be
also seen, that the department did not restrict
him in the number-that none would be with
drawn from that line, if in his (Gen. Taylors,
opinion it would interfere with his operations
The truth is, that General Taylor, as well a:
General Scott, both thought that more troops
would have been pushed forward from the U
States to the Rio Grande, and that any vacu
um which Gen. Scott might make in Genera
Taylor's division, would be filled long before
the moment of action arrived. Such, too
would have been the case, had Congress
promptly passed the Ten Regiment bill at the
commencement of the Session, instead of the
close One thing is certain Gen. Taylor tho
himself that he had ample means under his
command to repel any demonstration upon the
part of Santa Anna: else why did he give W
to Gen. Scott so large portion of his troops
when it was left discretionary with him
whether they should be withdrawn" or not
We trust, then, that the federal presses will
cease to debase themselves and the American
name by promulgating such foul ISLANDERS a.
gainst their own Government. They ought tc
know. ii not entirely demented by partizar
ZEAL that such transparent falsehoods would
be exposed. But for this it seems they car,
not. They calculate that there are some whc
will never see the other side. and for the ben
eft of such, these slanderous charges are in
tended Shame shame that American edi
tors should BE guilty of such meanness,