The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1847-02-13
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|, WASHINGTON, Jan. "a, l847.
Yesterday morning before the House met, tn
letter from, General Taylor to his friend in New
York, came to hand in the NJ Y Express, AM
was eagerly read by many members, and mucl
commented upon BY all. It created decided
sensation.
twill be recollected by every one that, jus
previous to the arrival here of the news of the
battles of Palo Alto, and Resaca de la Palma
and when it was greatly feared our little army
ION the Rio del Norte had been -cutsap and pun
to route, the administration through its official
organ, made pr parations in the matter of dia-
boical hints and inuendoes, to make vigorous
and systematic attack upon Gen. Taylor. II
gave out that if he had been defeated, he might
blame himself for 1.-THE A administration wash
ed its hands of the whole proceeding.
Next the news of the glorious battles reierr-
ed to arrived, and 10 the Administration chang
| ed to the right-about face, and made glorif-
cation over the brilliant victories, as if all the
honor they conferred Injured toit.
| But the people would not swallow the hum
bug. They chose to render all the honor and
glory of the two victories to the noble Taylor
and his noble army! The Administration saw
and most deeply felt this
What next? Why General Taylor was or
dered to push on to Camargo--to Monterey-to
Saltillo-and TO San Luis Potosi. To push on
inhaste, without any sort of supply, for such
a long difficult and dangerous march, of bag
gage and provision Wagons, mules, or sup
plies, to say nothing of men. To push on into
the heart, the mountains and their defiIes OF
Mexico, where no decent supply of provisions
could easily reach him--where the enemy could
harrass our army where retreat would not be
at all practc able, and where old "Rough and
Ready" who seemed to be getting little too
popular, might get defeated.
This route was not in accordance with Gem
eral Taylor's views or wishes. Nor was he half
furnished by the ADMINISTRATION to commence
it. But to save the character ofthe A DIR instra-
tlon he did commence it, and with what all the
world would say, not half the force he ought to
have had. he attacked and took the well forth
fed and strongly defended town of Monterey!
Isit asked why he did not take more with him
from camargo The answer was given in his,
Llsiles hshsd ceiy 70 days ssioDs gof iorceI
he did take.
The God of Battles, and not the Administers
ton of James Knox Polk, defended and protec-
ted General Taylor and his army on that MEM
orable occasion!
And yet General Taylor has been assailed
and abused by this Administration and his Of
hce-ted advocates! Irepeat, it is high time that
the truth in the case should be spoken plainly, |
as far as the administration was concerned. |
The letter of Gen. Taylor is calm, dispasson-
ate, and straightforward. 1t was evidently
written with no view to its publicity. 1t does
not charge directly, or indirectly, bad conduct
on the part of the administration. 1t, however,
tells the pain, unvarnished truth-and that
truth of itself, proc!aims the conduct of the
administration, in thus ordering forward the
army without furnishing it with half enough
supplies for the emergency, to have been negli-
gent, cruel and wicked.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 25, l847.
Mr.. Benton made speech upon the Pres
ident's Recommendation that the Office of Lieut.
uSHcIdi Ut CIedleu. II was u NiuulCdtlUU Ol
the Executive and himself at the same time.
The remarks of Mr.. Benton referred principal
ly to hint that the President desired by the
creation of this office to nominate his successor.
Mr.. Benton stated that he had been offered in
September last the mission to France, about to
become vacant by the return of Mr.. King. At
that time the President could not have had
desire to make him his successor. The reason
for creating new Office was, that subseq uently,
the President asked him, Mr.. BentonJ for his
views touching the conduct of the war. He
wrote them down, and they conceded with
those of the Administration. II was known
that neither of the commanding generals in
Mexico held those views, so that they would be |
to execute plans they objected to or
be superseded By an officer of higher grade.
Mr. Benton wonld pu blsh his plan a, another
lime. He did not give any intimation of what
I was, as he did not belong to the school to d.
Fulge schemes of this nature in time of war,
,ven if they were not to be acted upon. He
poke of himself as having held, during the
asst war higher rank than any of the generals
ioW III tue dIHi1 uiu az pCllOus nc Woulu
lave commanded them if they had happened
o serve together The office was not designed
o interfere with the fighting vocation of the
GENERALS now in the field; bu; it was intended i
o be the loctfns teaens of the Executive to carry
nut his plans upon the theatre of events, where
he President, though commander-in-ehief of
he army, could not be. From the civil func-
ions which the officer was to have Mr..
Benton hoped much he how yer, had forbade
lis friends to urge anything in his behalf, and .
ad refused even 10 mention the fact TO his
esrest associates, that he ranked all the pres
Mt officers during the last war-Pe.
ASTI-RESr.-The anti-renters in Columbia
Ounty N. Y. are beginning to resume their
lwiess proceedings. The sheriff, while re-
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