The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1847-02-04

"ens This was tho view Of the office Of leu,..
an, general ne Ia the proposed officer, there ~
IA" breach at military rule. law etiquette. n, ~"
rrieiy in the proposed appoh, ment The ,fs
"ss original and beinneed To no person IT..
President In right To Nominate. and the SEM
Ia confirm. whom they pleased
Personally. Would take no concern in /,
My asked the President tn make known the n.,
Intended E,r tie place To The members of Como ,ss"
that all ohjec,"n. I" the officer as we'll az tn NJ
"9'ee sh""'d ne open tn full inquiry. ] forbade INV
friends I" say word on nv account. lwould ~:
ssy n word ior myself I would nut even obvi,,.
prominent ohert'on by reminding any one tina, i
iSt2. VAS the military superior of every gen.,,,
nav in the service. and had RIG ht Ia have cor
"an';ed the whole Of them if we had CHANGED :.
S'rv" together. ! was then coloneI in the servic.
" W" United States, commissioned ny Presden,
Madison. under a law uf Congress and led a roo;
n"ni col my avn raising from Tennessee 10 the lcn
er Mississippi under General jackson. TO meet ,bo
BRUSH then expected at New Otleans, but who
did not c"De TIL 1914. was then of a rank md
IN position. To have command. IL we had mel IS
every general n"w in service. Even in the rron
lar army. in 1919. ! Was heutenan nj colonel Vii
most at The present generals were COMPANY ogf
GERS, and only one III the rank uf colunel YER
>c"rntd To mention these things, even to b,s,
friends. while the measure was depending ,rI
''"'N w " uOW lOr tnP purpose Ot TPScutug H.
PIesiden, from supposed breach of military deco
rum which the aFpointncnt nf cliizen iron, civil
lille (nyselI heing that ciiizen) ,oibe cnmmand #
the army would imply in the opinion oflhe Sem,
tor from North Carolina
Finally, and Ia conclude the vindcaiion ,f n,
President IN this particular. ! ran say that NJ,
Polk is not the first President who propnsed -
give me The c,,mdand Of the army against New
",,-thai Gen. jackson himself proposed it in
1896, when nur affairs with that country luuksd
warlke; and that then, as now, I agreed To t,ta
il.
And here, Mr. President having fulfilled m,
task of vindicaliny the chief magistrate of IL,
Uninn frnm the design, alphabetically imputed Ia
him. at wishing To appoint his sucressor, in nv
pers"n and by means of This linntenant general
ship. might cl"sa my remarks: hui as my nams
has heen compiled with this hn snpss and as hav.
remained client. and even ieii my seal, while III.
measure was depending, must now take leave
with The kind indulgence nf the Senate, tn M,
coed step further. and tn say word on my own
accnnnt; and In show that serpice, and no, rook
was my Involvement Ia agree the offer of The
President: and that there might have been cases
in which would moi have accepted the office ~
lieutenant general even if it had been created I
have already said that will mt nav show wh,t
my own plan was hut can say off tina, it was,
plan which louked To result. and promised an i,
sue. and that briefly and thal would hay, hat
noIhing 10 do with any plan of any other kind.
nothing I" do with any plan that contemplated \
long and mnderaie war, or war Of mastery In
activity, or of retreat upon The Rio Grande or Of
defending line. of attack npon the idle and
solitary castle of San Juan of Ulua--especiaIIy
at the commencement of the season iur the black
v0mt. la no uf these CAGES would ha We bepn
lieutenant general, or captain general or maor
general or colonel general, any other sort of gen.
eral thatev was heard Of knnw very well that
the President had no idea of any one of these mus,
amiahle plans, hut there is way Ia give him an
idea of them, and even tn force them upnn him:
and that wonld he by the simple process of deny.
ing him The means of dong any thing else
shall not state my plan; hut will saw of il.
that besides intending result. il prupnsed tn cs.
~ on the war while there was war accordingo
the usage Of all naiinns in the case of invasive
war--ihe invaders In he paid and snbsised BY
the invaded. Contributions regularly levied
duties regularly coected--wnnlda ccnm plsh these
Objects. and leave the United States free or neat
ly free, from The expenses of the war
can say, further. that my plan was not lin.
tied Ia mere military view of The subject that
II comprehended a union of policy and of arms
the olive branch to go with the sword minisleB
la Treat as well as an army tn fight A diplomat.
&c mission. naiiunav constituted both in geo
the headquarters; and while The ministers sOd
ready IL negotiate al every step, the army vast
take an organization and attitude TO give EN- ,
phasis {" negotiation. And this combination II
arms and pollcy was not mere guess work ,Ihe idle
conception of fancy but the result of The knowl.
edge of the state of parties in Mexco--a peace
party for honorable peace; party for endless
warns was so Iuminnnsly shown by the Senator
from New York (Mr Dix) few days ago Ny
,la do. toI 4
able peace for one the sword for The other The
military part Of the plan has falleD to the ground;
the diplomatic part falls with il {: and nuw it de.
wolves upon ih"se who have frustrated the plan
oi The President Ia present him better
rnruied mnch On the efficacy of The diplomatic
part OF This plan; for great errors prevail in Mex
leo With regard 10 our DESIGNS and feelings To-
wards them, and which nolhng but an aufhpre
mission could remove. The war party is inc-
SAINT In lis calumnies against us. arifuIy COZ.
irived 10 operate every class Of The people. and
To render peace impossible. IL Las fasehOud h
| every class. To The religions orders the wars
represented as war of religion-lhe Protestant
against the Caiholic-and n war of sacregc-
The sppIIaIiOn of The churches To the creole
SpahIafds and The Indians Of mixed blond. they
present II as wsr of faces--iLe Anglo SaN'n
against The Spanish AmeTican-and the suhOg1'
ton at the latter intended. To the unmixed To-
n'ah race. (nearly the one half 0f the hole popu
ia'I"n, and The sole resonrce Of the army for i'
! rank and hle.) il is presented as a war of eXllnc
lion, and of savery--their race Ia he exlirPaied
Ike s." many tribes in DOR North America or to
he carried into slavery TO work The fields of lhdf
masters, like the slaves brought from Africa -
And, to all. II is presented as a war Of ambiip0
and oi cnnfnesf, in " hch there is no peace TOT =
Mexico bnt IN the degradation Of her citizens aN'
The loss Of her independence
y mission, such as proposed would aniheno =
cally contradict all these caIumnes and show tbs
deceived people Of Mexico that just and honorable
peace is all that we want; and that far from
wishing her degradation both pnlicy and interest
nnItc IN making us wish to see her prosperous
happy and independent She is Republic--OoI,
heighbor-" no did US The honor 10 cupy our orno'