Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1847-02-11
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Gin all history, one Is at loss 10 ind par
allel for such a return of services as this. IL
| is in Fable only--now fabulous no longer
that one meets any thing equal The Empe-
ror of Lllliput and his dIminuuve courtiers and
council are, IN their exhibition of gratitude for
the military services oil Capt GuLLrvEk, the
only case ever seen al all approaching this
present effort TO dishonor, after having lately
attempted to supersede, Gen. TAYLOR.
/ = "Our readers, who have not been so accus-
toned as we are to refer TO the annals OF Lilli-
put as constantly eiucidaiing the manners, hab-
its, and morals ST politics and politicians, viii
/ allow US 10 suppose that they have no; read,
or have forgotten how, when Capt. LEMuEL
| had lived some time among the mannikins,
the Emperor Of diminutives wanted help in a
very foolish and wicked war that he had get
/ into with another pigmian State. So he gNe
LEMuEL the commission Of Generalissimo
and sent him TO lead an Army of Occupation
into Blefuscu, the country of his enemy
! We need hardly say what was the event -
Quinbus1estrin, (the man. mountain,) by a
single mastery stroke, utterly discounted Bic
fuscu, and reduced that republic TO sue for a
peace on any terms. Great was the JOY through
Lilliput; nightly did the puny monarch and
his small grandees swell at the success of their
invincible arms. Quite civil were they, for a
full week, TO Quinbusfestrin they actually
brcvetled him and gave him an additional ra-
ton. Presently, however, they bethough.
them Of thenatural enmity oflow against high,
Of an inch against foot; they reflected that
the people might be struck with the advanta.
ges Of possibly having man six feet high TO
reign over them; and so they got up articles
Of attainder against him, alleging that he had
not sufficient respect for the Emperor; that he
ought, in the late battle, TO have exterminated
| Blefuscu; that the services he had rendered
made it clear he was dangerous to the Court !;
all which considered, these wise, brave, and
grateful little statesmen voted, unanimously,
that he, Quinbusflestrin, was public enemy !;
should be shot all over with poisoned arrows;
should have his eyes put out, in order TO re-
yive his patriotism and should finally be star
we'd TO death as warning TO all future men of
stature who might be foolishly disposed 10 rem
der signal services to the country"
! The course of the administration and its
party towards Gen. TAYLOR is none the less
ungenerous and unjustfable, because il is
doube-dealing The majority of the House
OF Representatives have spoken TO him, as In
dian eloquence admirably expresses il, "inith
forked tongue" They have chosen, in an
insincere resolution Of thanks for his conduct
at Monterey, soemnly TO declare that they dis
approve OF that conduct; thus not only destroy
ing the whole force of the compliment, but
proving that it was only assented to through
fear of the consequences OF Withholding it.
| The following are the resolutions, as they
passed the House of Representatives, the parts
between brackets having been inserted by the
vote Of the Democratic members:
"Resolred unanimously, by The Senate and
the House Of Representatives. Of the United
States Il, Congress assembled. That the thanks
of Congress are due, and are hereby presented
to Major General ZACHARY TAYLOR, and
| through him TO the brave officers and soldiers,
both of the regular army and ofthe volunteers
under his command, for their courage, skill,
fortitude and good conduct in storming the
city of Monterey, defended as ii was by force
more than double their number, and protected
| by the strongest Notifications, which resulted
in a most brilliant victory TO our army, and
reflected imperishable honor upon our arms
engaged as it was and still is in war COM
menced upon us by Mexico. and continued by
us in defence Of the honor and vindication of
the just rights of the United States, assaiIed a
both had been by repeated and fragrant actss
on the part of Mexico, of insult, outrages, and
finally Of invasion of one of the States OF this
Union. Prorided, That nothing herein con-
tanned shall be construed into an appreciation
of the terms of the capitulaton Of Monterey. |
"Rssolred, That the President be requested
| to cause to be struck u gold medal, with devil
ces mathematical Of this splendid achievement,
and presented 10 General TAYLOR, as a testi-
mony OF the high sense entertained by Con-
gress for his judicious and distinguished. con-
duct on that memorable occasion.
"Resolred That the President of the United
States be requested TO cause the foregoing res
olutions TO be communicated to General TAY-
lor, and through him to the army under his
command"
The proviso to the first resolution is a di-
rect disapproval OF the terms of the capitula.
ton Of Monterey. 1t was so understood by
the House, because when Mr.. LEAKE Of Vir-
ginia, proposed, by inserting the words "or
disdpprobation," TO make the House avoid the
expression Of an opinion on either side, the
majority refused to receive his amendment
So determined were they to make the rebuke
as impressive as possible, that they even per-
sisted against the suggestion of one who does
not often waver in assuming the most extreme
position with his party-Mr. DRoMoooLE-in
IctdiulDH tne WOTu tutuutUtOuSty, mus ueCld-
ring what their own journal demonstrated to
be untrue, as 62 members voted against the
resolutions. And this is scarcely less ridicu.
lous than the inconsistency of disappearing Of
the terms of the capitulation, and, in the same
breath, proclaiming the Generals conduct,
on that memorable OCCASION" which of course
embraces as well his mode of ending the battle
as his mode of fighting it, to be '.judicious and
distinguished"
1t is generally supposed that the Senate
will refuse to pass the iesolutons.--Rieh.
Times.
JUSTICE TO GEN. TAYLOR.
The Senate Of the United States, on We'd
nesday, gave memorable rebuke TO the fac
tious spirit which prompted the majority ofthe
House of Representatives to attempt to cast
opprobrium upon the reputation of Gen. TAy-
LoR, and, at the same time, performed an act
Of common justice TO that distinguished and
popular commander, by passing an unquali-
fed resolution of thanks for his conduct at the
battle Of Monterey. We copy, from the Uni
on, a report of the yeas and nays in the Sem
ate upon the motion of Democratic Senator
to strike out from the resolution of the House,
its offensive proviso, and also upon the amend
ment of MIR. WEBSTER. which was finally
ad opted by an apparently unanimous VOTE