The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-06-17


movement"
Some OF the wing presses the north seize upon these
misrepresentation and true their vocation, echo
the Liberal slang of the ''New York Courier" The
philadelphia North American of course leads the
OF abuse Upon the testimony OF the Camargo writer,
1t charges the administration with being ''nsdiously
reacherous' to General Taylor and his gallant army
with "negecting Ito send then supplies of men and mu-
nitions-with having falsely stated that "Gen. Taylor
would have 10000 troops under his command &c" The
Norh American proceeds, upon the faith of these ALE
cations, say, that ths infamous game will react most
fatally upon the government and they will find so; and
that the powers that be- wish to make it appear that
he has sufficient force to make forward movement
upon San Luis Potosi while, in fact, they have not
given him men enough to hold to his present position
in case the enemy were to approach him with respec
table army"
But these attacks on the "Uniono and the admnistra-
ton not confined to the wing editors of the north
There 10 be concerted game upon the occasion
The "NIaiamoras Flag attacks our statement which
''purports to from the Adjuant Generals office"
II states as follows
Bt four regiments of the late ten have allotted
Gen Taylor aud oithese but few companies have
arrived although the twevemonihs volunteers are beng
mustered out with the utmost CELEBRITY But supposing
these four regiments be complete and here is all the
that is promised to this division of the army
The three and half ut above alluded to oomp
Massachusetts, and Mississippi 2 400
Four companies of dragons ao
And OF mounted Texans, about a'o
5so
cent ' ~ Iaoo
And we have General Tavlor,s real effective force 4e.o
'From this small force garrsons are to be supplied for
the longest line of Communication known to modern tnes
pX
desert beyond the Sierra Nade BY stripping ms ne al
mense depo,s of provisions and military stores Ave-, &c
Gen Taylor would only be able to leave Salno at The head
of about 1000 men,
statements from the Flag" and repeats the plot which
has been Matched against Gen. Taylor:
The belief has been assduousy propagaed in various
influential quarters for months, that Gen. Taylor
upon San Luis Potos From various statements from
made in the Union, the has been led to
believe that Gen, Taylor has had shortly would have,
forces adequate to commence his march; while letters
Gen Scott and his army, for the army Gen Taylor,
are addressed Headquarters Gen. Taylors army San
Luis Potos 1t will not be long before we shall hear
we &c '''' 'p'l ~ - - '''''' ~ " -
The Picayune labors under one mistake. We have
seen illusions made in the western papers, and in letters
of Gen Taylors preparing TO move upon San LUIS Poos
We have never sought to countenance such belief.
We would never have stated that such was the nsruc-
ton of the War Department such the plan OF the gen.
eral Besides every military man knows that, in war
with Mexico there is a time for all things. The climate
of the northern and of the southern portions different
We could not have attacked Vera Cruz when the wal
broke out for fear of the vomto. Nor could we very
well advance to San Luis Potos until the rainy season
commences Gen Taylor's correspondence shows that
he is aware of all this much better than those who assa
u.s.
Late IN; Ne ask he
accusations of the and their echoes OF the
press. with the proofs which we draw from the Wal
Office He will see how many troops Gen. Taylor Is
likely to have with him-how many more than they give
to hm-and how much more service he is able to render
with his real and augmented means 1t will be thus seen
that instead of his being reduced to $50 troops, he will
have at least oooo-perhaps lO5oo-amost twice the
number which they allow him! Nothing but some extra
ordinary casualy-toops cast away at sea- or coven
down by pestiencecan defeat the calculations of the
War Office
These blunders being dssipated what becomes of the
idle political specuations which have been built upon
them' What becomes of the jealousy against General
Tayor?-o this alleged conspiracy to arrest his glorious
career TO fame and to the presidency 1t IS an ldle
gratuitous supposon If fewer troops are now sent to
General Taylor than General Scott it is because the
theatre of operations is derent because Scott is march
ing to the capita-n the heart of populous
try--in the midst of numerous enemy-and strl-
king at objects which better calculated to terminate
an honorable war by an honorable peace Besides, the
mean and insidous designs which ascrlbed TO the
"powers that be-" would be fatal to the very maa who
might be capable OF conceiving them. The Presidents
glory is identified with that of his country. He has
so far waged successful war; and every triumph which
attends arms, and every step which is made toward
honorable peace reflects credit upon him, well as
upon the people. Disgrace would tarnsh his admins
traton if the prosecution OF the should be UNI
necessarily obstruced; and everything which might
be done for the purpose of paralyzing our generals
or "arresting" our country IN her GLORIOUS ca
reer" is calculated TO double and deepen the disgrace
Away then, with these jealous and idle speculaons.
They are the phantons of diseased Imagination Of
factous party spirit which only reflects discredt upon
those who would msrepresent and disgrace the admins
traon There is design, desire, obstruc the mill
ary career of Gen Taylor and those who suspect such
purpose only show how capable they would be of
enacting the part which they charge upon others
FoR VERA CRUz.--The U. States steamboat Fashion,
Captain vey, left last evening for Vera Cruz. The fol-
lowing is list of passengers Major General Gideon J,
Pillow; Col G. w. Morgan, 18th Infantry Major G. A.
Caldwell Of the yoltigeurs; Col VIM. Trousdae, Of the
18th Infantry and the following officers and attached
his regiment, Captains Pierce b. Anderson, Thos.
Glen, Julian p Breedove and Robert O. Beae lieuien-
Jas. Blackburn, Thomas Shields Richard Steele,
Samuel b. Davis Alex c. Layne, Henry b. Kelley, James