The Evansville journal., 1847-03-18

O Ue LOUISVILLE JOuIudi vi AueSuay
says:-"We announced yesterday that Mr..
Benton had DECLINED the appointment of
Major General. After all, il is not veiy un-
likely that this step on his par. may be re-
lief to the Administration. The Washing
ton correspondent oil The New York Express,
in letter written on the day before Bonton's
purpose was known, said.
Gen Benton marched, not walked, to the
War Department, yesterday, as ifihe nation
were at his tail. The swagger and strut,
cooked hal aud folded arms, were each the
subject OF notice and comment among the
passers by. Mr.. Marcy was anything but
agreeable after the interview, and everything
indicated a great difference OF opinion and
purpose. r4 ~.
The following is from the Baltimore Pat
riot of last Tuesday week, at which time the
editor of that paper had not heard of Benton's
declining:
We heard ofgentlemen who were Wash
ington city yesterday, that there is much
dissatisfaction felt in the War Department al
the manner in which Major General Benton
bore himself. -,-.,.1
Mr.. Marcy was really at loss how to
conduct himself towards the ''august person
age,n and even Mr. Polk could i'll conceal
his uneasiness whenever the newly made
General entered The White House. Those
who have seen him ''marchingn along Penn
sylvania avenue, say it is a ''sght" which
would justify all who are curious in such
things 10 60 to Washington TO see.
But there are whispers that iflhe new gen.
eral does not get off coon, he may never go.
He carries matters now SO high that another
| feather ia his hat, or an extra button on his
coat may cause general revolt. A letter
says '.You must not be surprised if there
is fare up between Gen. Benton and Mr.
Polk. The former acts as if he were The
! President, and the latter seems 10 be afraid
OF crossing him in anything 4 must have
full powe,s, sir. My plan requires it, sir;
and it must be carried out just as il is sci
down. This is what is reported The new
Maj. General says TO the President and all
other funclionaries, and unless they all yield
to him, there is no getting along with him
The prediction now is, that If Benton does
not get off before the close Of the week, he
will not 60 al ALL"
o. Since the above was in type we have
received intelligence which leaves no doubt
of grand fare up between President Polk
and Senator Benton as to the powers 10 be
exercised by the latter in his mission Il
Mexico, and his resignation of the office o
Major General The National Intelligence
thus announces The fact: D'.t
awe understand that the Hon. Thomas II
Benton declines the appointment of Major
General in The Army, rendered 10 him by the
President and Senate"
The causes of this resignation are under
sIoud 10 be the claim Put-'n-hy-- -Mr- -RAn4e.r
10 be made supreme communicable "Grea
Bashaw'--in all the operations, whether civ
il or military, against Mexico, and the un-
willingness or fear of the President TO &C
cede 10 it. Mr.. Benton demanded that Gener-
ais Scott, Taylor, Butler and Patterson shoulC
be recalled, and he, alone, unaided by the
experience they have acquired in the war
or their skill, 10 be The ''big dog under the
wagons The President ihereupon called a
meeting of the Cabinet TO decide what was
best to do, and they--the President and his
Cabinet--belieying that Santa Anna is work
ing, manGuvering and humbugging the Mex
lean army and people, all for the benefit o.
the United States,--lhat his evacuation oil
SaItillo, Tampico aud Vera Cruz, were and
are intended to advantage Uncle Sam--be.
lieving this, Mr. Polk and his Cabinet have
arrived at the conclusion that Mr.. Benton
ought MOTTO be placed in position to imme
diately put the finishing stroke to The treaty
and then get the credi! OF The whole work
And so he resigns. .....
Senator Dix, of New York, it is said, vii
be appointed in bis place. .saa la.5f.z