Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-02-13
WASHIN GTON.
Liberty and Union, now and forever, one and
.,0..t inseparable." Il.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 10, ls47.
GEs. TAYLOR AND HIS ACCUsERs.


munication very successfully meeting and repeng
the attempt of writer in the government paper to
disparage the valor or the discretion of the Com
handing General at the battle of Monterey.
AS for the Union" itself, the Editor says that,
before pursuing any further its war against Gen.
TAYLOR on account of the affair of Monterey, he
prefers TO wait until the documents in relation to
the prosecution of the war, uhich haze been called
"tor by the House Of Representatives., shall have
!" been made public"
Now, it will be remembered by all who have fol-
lowed the history of the persecution got up in the
House of Representatives against the General, that
when these documents were called for, the House
refused to make the call general when motion
was made for that purpose by one who protested
against garbling the papers, to suit the Official per-
sonal, or party purposes of any body. The Editor
of the "Union" evidently has an inkling of what
new charges against Gen. TAYLOR these selected
documents are intended or expected to form the
foundation.
Our suspicious of an intention of this sort would
not be awakened as they are-for we are not prone
to indulge in groundless suspicions-if we did not
perceive, in other prints than the organ of the Ad-
mnistration here, very ineligible indications Of
something in the wind straws showing which
way it blows.
In the New York "Sun," for example, we find
the following
"We learn from Washington that the Committees of the
two Houses Military Affairs spent the most Of Saturday
the day following the War upon Gen. Il. in the House
of Representatives, IN the War Department, examining
the correspondence Of Gen. Taylor tcith the Government
fbp
rent there that the G0pernme Is not Without cause of
phlint against the General ..... ..> =.
''We are also informed of great many ALLEGATIONS
which have become brued about the seat of Government
since this unfortunate letter made its appearance there and
which bear hard upon the justice well the general pro-
prey OF the contents Of that letter but the Military Com
mites said to have given the subject thorough
natio, and is expected 10 come bore Congress orh,
refrain from giving currency any thing of unpleasant
nature in relation to the matter until it becomes imperative
duty and the disclosures if any be made become
thenic history instead of irresponsible rumor."
Well done, Mrs. Candor
The Sun" of Baltimore also reflects some light
on the subject; its Washington correspondent, in
his published letter of January 81, saying as
follows: ~.
There is no doubt, the part of MEMBERS disposition
TO be dissatisfied with the plan of military operations Of Gen.
Taylor But we must ,cat for The documents which Mr..
Thompsons resolution will show forth, before an
opinion the subject
Every thing is conjecture, except The part
the gentlemen forming The Committees Military ABairS
IN both Houses who hare the correspondence OF Gen
Taylor with the War Department and the reports of The DIFF
rent oDcers am therefore, disposed drop the subject
I'LL the matter shall come forward in tangible FORM"
Similar hints and illusions in other papers leave
no doubt on our mind that the General is in more
danger from the enemies behind his back than he
realized from the enemy in his front, either at Mon
terey, Palo Alto, or Resaca de la Palma.
The remarks of our correspondent, upon transla-
tons induced us to compare the copy translated
OF AMpUDAs Letter, as sent to Congress, with the
copy translated forwarded with Gen. TAYLoR's
official report to the War Department dated Sep
TENDER 25th, and published in the Union" of the
18th October last and we find such discrepancy
between them, in Uery important particular, that
il seems to be our duty here to republish them.
The discrepancy to which we refer certainly pre-
sents an unanswerable reason why the original
Letter of Gen. AMPuDrA should be .forfhwM pub
lished. One or the other Of the following transa-
tons must be incorrect; possibly and indeed pro-
baby, neither of them is critically exact. And
thing the reader will see, is very certain, that
Gen. TAYLOR agreed to the Capitulation upon an
existing state of things, and the House of Repre-
sentatives has condemned the Capitulation upon
state of things so entirely different that The main
consideration which induced Gen. TAYLOR to ac-
cede to the Capitulaton is not to be found in it /!
THE TWO TRANSACTIONS.
The following version accompanied the Report of the Sc
creary of War the President and by him made part
Of his Message to Congress
HEADauAnrEns, MONTEREY,
September 80, 1916, al 8 % lack al nighf
GENERAL! As have made all the defence Of which be-
eve this city capable, have fulfilled my obligation and done
all required by that military honor which, certain degree
common to all tho armies of the civilized world and as
continuation Of the defence would only bring upon the popu
ation distresscs to which they have already been sufficiently
subjected by the evils consequent upon war; and believing
that the American Government will appreciate these sen
ments propose TO your Exceilency the city and
CITADEL taking with me the personnel and maerel of
which Is lett and under the that
shall be undertaken against citizens who have taken part
in the defence.
Bepeased accept the Of my most distinguished
consideration. PEDRO DE AMPUDIA.
Senior Don n TAYLOR,
Generai-ia- Chicf ofthe american Army
The following is tho translation forwarded with General
IArLoRs Official Report to the War Department. and pub
in ho ,apf nF nctob o.