Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1847-02-18

dent of the Philadelphia Ledger 1t takes a calm
and unpreiudiced view of Gen. Taylors position in
regard to the administration and states facts
which ought to be generally known, now that the
Wing press is endeavouring to deceive the people by
false issues:
WAsHrseros, Jan. "a, 1S47.
The letter of Gen. Taylor has produced deep impress
sion here and already the theme of the most angry
comment The friends of the General think II very
good opening of the presidential campaign Of 1885, while
some of the cOnsiderste Wings question the pro-
priefy of publishing such letter such time. Wheth-
er Gen. Taylor has ordered publication not, the
Of its appearing pint shows that he has not taken
the proper precauon 10 prevent IT. and that is sufficient
10 charge the publication on him.
IL is sad example Indeed-and with all due respect
for the bravery of Old Rough and Ready, is spo-
ken-for commanding generals TO publish their views IN
regard to the army, its PROVISIONS clothing the manner
of conducting the war; the expenses of the
Of the enemy, &c. Ii will avail Gen. Taylor to say
that the letter written to relative Ii is too well
worded-too cautiously drawn up-too minute in its de-
tails, especially regards 6gures-io pass for hasty
production Its phraseoogy is faultless-its ideas are
concseiis language guarded-conveying Just sufficient
censure the government, without constituting legally
act OF rebellion and yet strong enough TO produce the
liveliest impression the public mind
Gen. Taylor may, FOR aUght know be right in all the
views he expresses in his letter. but question whether
such letter had better be addressed The President
the Secretary of War, and them alone, than
relatives thence TO appear newspaper In this shape
II is pr0nuReiameHt0 Of commanding general, and a
dangerous precedent to be followed by men less chval-
ambitious than Gen. Taylor. Not the
but the principle must look What if General
Washington during the of independence had thus
correspondent with his relatives instead Of the Continental
Congress IL is true the is not exactly parallel;
but still analogous The enemy will always infer, from
such letters that there the agreement between
the Generals of the Army and The Cabinet Washing
ton and that ITSELF sufficient TO encourage him in his
resistance.
The House AID Senate Committees on Military Affairs
spent the better part Of yesterday in the War Depart
men 10 examine the correspondence Of General Taylor
with the Government and other matters regard the
war, and it would really appear as If the Department
not without grievances in regard TO Gen. Taylor.
Ever since his arrival Corpus Christi he had carte
blanche as regards men, ammunition and means. The
War Department asks: why has he not disposed OF
them? He not restricted to the plan of cam
pagn; why has he expedited it, If he wanted an
additional 20 900 30 900 men, why did he not call for
them?
Gen. Taylor never addressed, / believe, the Quarter
Master General in Washington, TO ask him for baggage
wagons, mules, and the like, but sent his own engineers
far Cincinnati 10 procure these Is the Department
then TO blame for the delay which this indirect process
may have occasioned?
AT Maiamoras Gen. Taylor had I6 900 men; why did
he take but 5000 to Monterey? Gen. Tayors regard
for the and children at Monterey is, doubt,
but be denied that the cspIiuaIion
Monterey has rather encouraged than the
enemy! The has undoubtedly been carried on with
becoming spirit of orbearance but it may be questioned
after all, whether that is the manner to bring il TO
speedy close.
One thing is apparent from the documents in the War
Department. viz that Gen TAYLOR has no 0rer nice
gard for the rOlunteers. There may be for
bDt until we hear them, the volunteers who have won
such imperishable laurels Monterey, entitled TO
explanation of this mark of disregard for their services
For weeks past the friends Of The administration
were complaining about Gen. Taylor-his unnecessary
deays-his indsposition prosecute the with vigor
his difference of opinion regards the justice of it,
from the admnsratonhs disregard for volunteers and
his invdous preference for regulars All this however
was sub the Union all the time eschewIng carefully
10 break ground on the subject The government evil
IDENTITY feared Gen. Taylos popularity and the handle
which his friends would make of il, the attack upon
him to from the organ Ii had the boldness
speak right and make issue with the victorious
Gene aIit in the condition of the French Directory
relation the victorious head of the army Italy
This TO be regretted and deserves The serious attention
OF the public. s When this Mexican war broke out
Calhoun day the curtain which separates
The future from The present. dropped before my eyes, AND
cannot say where are; but certain ii Is, that
country IT. in matter OF abstract right and justce-in
issue between a commanding General and the Govern
ment-an issue sohich commanding General has
right 10 make-and least at the time Of ar-he govern
meni driven to The wall and obliged 10 ask the misera-
bic question, how will the people receive thiss Am
strong enough to Withstand the victorious GeneraI7"
Our people are people OF law and order-of Saxon
of Gallo orgin-and they will support the govern
ment in its just pleasures against any victorious General,
had he entered the walls of Mexico, instead of
those of Monterey But the government preferred get
OF the question appointing Lieutenant
General. This mistake-inasmuch il did not
carry, and the country entirely at loss how TO
account for the extraordinary proceeding But il appears
that the measure proposed to supercede General
Taylor, without making issue with hun, for which
the government nevertheless be fully prepared
The fact Isl if Gen. Taylor does not agfee in his views
with the government, refuses, directly indirectly
carry views of the President the latter has an
undoubted right recall the vote
of thanks of both houses of his promotion
to the rank of a Major General And if the charges
brought against Gen. Taylor substanated, it will be
the duty of the President TO do ii is his duty
to have the whole subject Investigated and made public
President making is bad enough in Congress, without
carrying II TO the camp.
The same writer in another letter says
This only would say by way Of illustrating the dis
gallant old General. After his numerous complaints
lbout the deficiency in the Quarter Master Generals
Department, Gen. Jessup went himself down to New
Orleans and thence Camargo watch over the execu
ion OF his orders. To suppose that The Department
here, than two thousand miles from theatre of
war; answerable for every delay occasioned on the
oad or that Gen. Jessup should have foreseen priori
Tow many pack mules wagons and boats Gen Tsyo re-
lured TO march from Matamoras Monterey, Is base
bsurdity Generals, in such circumstances generally
how their talent by the mpromptu adopted by
hem 10 supply such yexaous but often unavoidable de-
iciencies sailors generally manage make such tenn
,orary repairs ships gale the fire of
he enemy, the neglect in the dock yard may render
necessary.
0EFWe can "hold horses v for the present
about the St. Louis and Cincinnati railroad The
bill to grant the right of way through Illinois
defeated by the influence of the city of Alton against
it. AS that not made the terminus, all the
force it could command thrown against the bill.
The Cincinnati Enquirer observes:
This is of those insane exhibitions of local
ealousy and sefshness,-one of those cog-in-the-
nan ger demonstrations.-which no man possessed of
rard