The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-11-24

WAsHIsGroN, Nov. 40, le47.
The Public Debt-Mr. WaIker-Buena p1sfa--
Chapuiiepee.
From Official publication by the Register Of the
Treasury appears that the public debt Of this
try, at the present moment amounts to but s4sl22,-
as ss including bounty land scrip loans and treasury
notes outstanding The measures recommended by tho
Secretary OF the Treasury vndicsts themselves His
positions are impregnable His representations have
neVef iaed OF verhcation Since he entered upon the
duties OF his ONCE he has sbored than any ten
men In the United States His exertions had almost
brought him to the brink Of the grave but good CON
sttuton enabled MIN to triumph disease and he
now labors more unreudttingy than ever The number
of volumes Of reports which have prAng into existence
under the labor of his hands for the last two yesrs
almost incredible but what formidable masses Of dry
stattics he obliged to wade through In order to
make up those volumes For eighteen months the war
has been prosecuted in the enemys country and what
Is without example, everything necessary for the sup
port Of army paid for and yet admirably have
the funds been economised the whole thus far has
not left the American people in debt to larger amount
than ga 81 there having been public debt Of
s7,7ss799 o. on the 4th Of March, ls+5. And yet
notwithstanding these splendid results Of Mr. Walkers
policy the wings already declare their intention Of at
lacking that measure which has most Of ALL oontribut
ed to keep down the debt Such party spirit. TIE
democrats would in all probability, act similarly, II tie
relative positions Of the parties were reversed.
The selection Of the battle ground Of Buena Vista pio
misses to involve as lasting and as important controvsY-
81 as the Staying Of Tecumseh One oficer claims q
merit for General Wool-another for General Butler
another, Colonel Hughes for himself The history Of
that battle, and everything sppertaniDg to IT, yet t.
be written. There many important facts connected
with 1t that have been published has rumor
with any of her hundred tongues yet brssthsd them
| ar hia uoed At n
time when the officers still In the field 10 ILL., advised.
There has been too much Of It, Nothing detrimental
TO the reputation OF soldier Ms to appear in the news
papers contrasting tribe with which the public have
nought to do, and In which feels INTEREST," This
mark only intended to apply to those who commenced
this controversy II Colonel Hughes thought himself
misrepresented by the statement made in the nrs In
stance, he had an undoubted right to reply.
question will probably arise to whom the praise be-
longs of taking Cbapultepec General Cadwalader
received the sword OF the general who directed Its de-
fence. General Pillow, who was in command Of the
assauting force put ors de combat by spent shot
at the commencement Of the action and therefore
not be said to have taken Chspultepeo In
deed this would appear to be his impression for he
calls the storming Of that place the most brilliant
achievement Of the and of the American srms;
and from his well known modesy It s but fair to Judge
that ne would not thus designate a victory which he
considered as achieved by himself. Many, differing
rom General Pillow regard Molino del Rey the great
est battle Of the Certainly it the ssvsrest
The troops were not, in any other scton-even q
Buena Vsta-undsr fire terribly destructive and so
well sustained by the enemy and II the attack the
mill had been total failure instead Of resulting 1t
did, in complete victory all concerned in II would still
have been entitled to high praise The mill carried
under a ere incessant and murderous that
under which Napoleon crossed the bridge Of Lodi.
GALVIENsIs