Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1847-01-14

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~ President. d he Message Be seat % 70
csexsen lasl week. ais far Inc sppo'ai@sni
ii a. Geasral on sef y take esnmsad 81 81
ar niIiissy fofess II ths hsif, +" 70 Aet'ee.-
IL. er.ssios II thIs slbss meets vEh lot i'iiis
f5v,, fs.m ths Pts.s, ed viii s'lh V "a
4. u..,s q Representatives. - sili be OBJ
,.ssed b ptrusins aaf7 ce"gfesslansi 'yaef.ls.
There ssis,,, inesed, NJ soft q Dsee-AtJ Tyr
,.eh 80 oaiser. ssd i = generally regarded .
10 ..onesised--fsf he especial parposes.f In
s,siex those se,stsa and gallant solder,, Scst,,
Tsyios asd With 20 resign. - nigh, tsssoas-
~ 81 expected. il oysr,issghed in Ibis nss-
aer. The Pfssidrbi, 10 s.akipg The suggestion
Iof his sppoin,mess, sssigas only one reason
.or I.s efessicn, and that oos Of % n,D.y and
fssbls . ehsrsctsr, - scarcely 20 merit Pass-
inr police; Thst this General ioaiser" u
ntsded 10 mora tssfEeieni organ ration Of he
Asnyl, whist etieisa. organHs:ions Dies
aei Gen. Scott, With his ysst experiences, snd
Aeon and ,ssiys foresight possess all che rtqsi.
siiss Tor he eenRand 10 chief Did he ne'
point oui, long since, The only piss shersby
sbsedy pesee eosld Be bad si.a Mexicei Ase
fafthsr. and sfsssef ,hsn sli. Ne might say, does
no uol posses The enIie eoshdenes Of the Amsr-
lean Afmyi N, however, that .hes,y .Pisse Of
sesp,, has destroyed hs snslsy and blahird the
yigot Of Bis Hilary intellect, Why ~. hes -
siKn 10 this post 81 both honor and sa'olaDsni'
- oid Rough and Ready" vhs has Prosen him
sslf nsrs than equal fOs ever energeneE "
sl,s. . he sslIssi and Intrepid worth. Who has
sshibiisd eniliiary proves combined with asei'
ensi6e asumsn, rarely 70 be met With ~ the same
person But no the enly person though. Of BY
n. President, or talked az By the Adninisifa-
tlsp, d Gel. Thomas Hsri Beaton who, for
ysars, has bssa eiriIiss Of some character, u
l.. lrse, bat whose military exploits, uhfoIiun-
stsly. history does not record.
II i true Col. B. had command during the
late war, but We are yet 10 lesfs Of apy bright
Of iss.rous deeds performed BY him while in
sssvies. No such signal trianPhs-no such
glorious victories mo such brilliant aehieye-
Insnss, she'd DER his brow haIo OF glory, ss
mark the Hsrc u chppeua, 1.-The glorious Old
Taylor u Pals Alto memory .--or heinvdlnsra-
Die worth, who won never fsding laurels be-
fore The Bishopb Palace 81 Monterey. With
,.s Philadslphia Sun, lin his scsthing article on
mis- sabject, } We suppose that "thsse brave men
Who have achieved our glorious. victories in
Mexico, are 10 be mptTsedtd BY the lattererssf
the palace whe know heS ITO crook the preg-
mani hinges Of the knee, that thrift may follow
fawningr rod Rough and Rssdy, " must give
wsy, Il seems, 10 sene smooth faced son sffae'
n = E,sn
more than spiustsr.r Yes-we speak il with
shame and humiIiatiob, the PRECEDENT has de.
spaleheda Message 70 Congress, askiDg foF the
appointment 81 . Lisuisnani General 10 take
esmnahd Of The sStirs Army In Mexieo-tc
held rod over "eld Rough end Rssdy"- 10
tear from his veteran brow The llurela 81 VIC.
tory--io supsresde The old hero Of Lsndyi
Lsas-ts 'msks WohrH . PuPa 10 Thomas n.
Hs6.en. dwelling IN his dolsge-snd Scorr the
suhordinsis 10 q man, Who never $3.50 battle,
nor wheeled ssasdroa In ihedelt.
No mere soasiusivs evidence ofths Inesps-
city Of Mr.. Pslk and his Cabinet, could have
bsen given, than this absurd snd uhonstrous
proposition 10 create MiIiisry Disisior, ou, Of
party tool, over the heads ofsuch mea ~ the
gallant Tsdr- Seof = Werih-ahd The other
heroes who have won sneh unfsding Iaarels
u this glerioas Mexican var. Feeling his
eva lasuiicienay Observation-Disclosures
sapable-hs resorts 10 every wsak sxPedient-
and hopes under the shadow 81 power great.
Or than his aWn, 10 escape censufe, and evads
the loud and deep voice ofPoPular condemns.
tea.
: Mr. Polk 10 entirely mistaken 10 al this. We
wsht no other eoaeentfaisd power 10 end this
Mexican warm glorious peace, but The henssi
b dirseisd pe,ssr Of en- stis EEsestivs No expe-
dent can supply the wan, Of eonpsisnee ing gov.
sfsusni. A lhoussad Lisalenaut Generals
ssald net make up for this deficiency. Itisno,
ysrsr that Is wanted. u is not iiiisa Its not
f6rm. q % not rsak Move want nothing
but senl in the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
snefgy -slsissmanshiP. No aet IF Congrta can
confer Ibis poweri No Lisate1sat General can
sspply h. Lsgisla.s .ill doomsday, Congress
nsvsr san naks Mr.. Polk. any thing bu, James
Z. Polki-,he snaliss, slom Of man ever e1-
allied By The chanssi Of ! political lottery, to be
The Executive Of free people,"
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