Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-05-29
THE ADMINISTRATION AND Irs ORGAN.

We do not know that we have ever seen IN PRINT
an article more untrue or more gratuitously often
sive than the leading article in the government pa
per of Friday week, Of which, to enable the reader
better to comprehend what we propose to say upon
it, we copy entire so much as we have any thing
to do with, as follows:
PROM "rHE wAsHrSeroN UNION" OF FRIDAY MIGHT.
Santa Alma and his Federal Mexican Allies.
In reference the general question of the relations existing
between tho Administration and the Government of Mexico,
and in reference also which have gone
the rounds the Federal press concerning the alleged pur
poses Of snhugaton and conquest with which the has
been urged, proper that should few words
calculated to disabuse the public mind Of the i'm
pressons thus attempted be made upon it. The Federal
organ this city, having for long time pleaded the
Mexico every possible form Of false inference and
statement at last to have beaken itself system to
the poor work of gathering together from every quarter how
obscure and unworthy Of credit the random conjecures
ofgnorant unprincpled anonymous writers, exhibiting
upon authority the views and the purposes of the Admnsta
ton. Among the quotations thus made and thus endorsed
by the lntellgencer and lis kindred prints find
limitations both of them distinctly made and yet so afro
cousy false in their character deserve presentment be
fore the country specimens Of partisan caumny in its
rank and shameless form.
Thefst these statements rather Of these insinuaons
for neither the prints which originate those which circulate
them, dare the responsibility Of bringing them
in the form of direct asseons-s the effect that the Adm
nstration willing sacrifice General Taylor at Buena
Vista the of Santa Anna in order that the Mexican
General avaing himself of the influence which such victo
y would give him, might pursuance of previous arrange
understanding with Government, conclude
factory Of peace The material of party recmnaon
surely be wofuly wanting force any opposition party
the adoption charge outrageous and utterly absurd
this against any Administration To say that it has in
single particle Of truth of plausiby fall far short
of description of its absurdIty To suppose
that the President would risk the fate of General Taylors
army under any consideration, ridiculous beyond
No concerned in the glory country and the
than the President himself The prospe
rty of his administration is intimately interviewer with the
triumph of our armies and any attempt his part defeat
them would be in fact suicidal The motive which such
suicidal policy is attributed is extravagan the
slightest notice. But the President did undertake
weaken General Taylo force The Secretary of War had
submitted the military arrangement the discretion of Gen.
Scott For the withdrawal therefore, Of any portion of Gen.
Tayo force, the responsibility is with the Admnistra
ton, but the contrary, with General Scott The inen
ton Of that officer withdraw part of General Taylos
force his command stated distinctly in General SCOTS
letter General Taylor under date of the 25th November,
1886 General SCOTS language in that letter is follows
sIamno coming my dear General sersede you the
b. you and yo gallant army III proposed Meaire dl6sr
Youm4y imagine it, and wish very much that il
prudent this distance to tell you all that expect to tempt
or hope execute have been admonished that des-
patches have ben lost and have special
sr.,.ry If Was sonyeyed NV NJ Arni,,ssd Major Gra
ham, and Mr.. McIane.
ssB my dear General shall be obliged TO take from you
Of the gallant ccers and (regdrs and UOi,aeers)
you long and molly commanded AFRAID
that shall By iHpefoRs neressi-the APPROACH yeorO f.
he
defensive This ruH be infinitely painful to you and for that
distressing 10 Ba Irey upon your patriotism
snbnaft the temporary sacrifice NTH cheerful
The Administration had indeed determined as will be per
ceved from the above extract that expedition against
Mexican capital should be made under the command of Gen.
Scott and by the way Of Vera Cruz But SO far from in
tending weaken General Taylor well known that the
President and his Cabinet used the jealous efforts and
made the most urgent appeals Congress- pass the Ten
Regiment bill in for the troops raised take part
General SCOTS operations Had the zeal the Executive
this respect been duly seconded, General Taylor would
doubleday have been left in command Of much larger force
while the Vera Cruz expedition would have been conducted
with still greater certainty Of The charge that
the Administration sought sacrifice General Taylor
Anna for the purpose Of securing peace through the
mentality Of the Mexican leader therefore only rdicu-
lous in ITSELF but plainly oontradced by the whole
Of the Executive action which shows clearly that the Admin
General Tayor's command.
The other Of the two charges which we refer to the
effect that the Administration is looking TO The total subuga
ton Of Mexico and 10 the holding Of that country in perma
subsection to Government the basis upon which
peace be concluded The National IntelIgencer has
than sought give color this idea and in its
leading article Of yesterday morning. cites similar specu-
atons Of the "Ncw York Sum-" it would claim for
them the and endorsement of Government
The Of tine "ntegencer" since the Mexican
commenced has been deeply dyed moral treason
and has wantony outraged every rule Of justice and every
sentiment Of patriotism, prepare expect and
ceve with composure from that journal almost any dernonsfa
ton OF opinion having tendency either to nspt Mexico
resistance to awake against country the
OF the civilized world But in thus raking together from every
quarter the crude specuaons and the random conctures
the newspaper press in order upon Government
wanon and reckless lust of conquest apd blind and furious
determination to destroy the nationality Of neshbong
tion the "nteligencer" win fnd apprehend, that it
pitches its tratorous note high Such shameful attempts
TO SANDER the policy of Government but disgust
the country and must reco upon the journal which puts
them forth In the policy which dictates present with
Mexico the Administration has wavered That policy
has been repeatedly proclaimed the country the
thotatve forms OF official statement Itdemands full repara
lion Tor past outrage and adequate guarantees against future
injuries as the basis Of honorable peace II demands
thing more IL makes against Mexican nationality
wages no conflict against Mexican institutions, either civil
:" egous seeks indemnity and JUSTICE not conquest
suugauon The charge that any idea entertained by the
uona organization OF Mexico holding Mexico in subiu
CATION Of annexing Mexic,