The national whig., 1847-06-25
NATIONAL WHIG
WM L. MARCY AND GEN TAYLOR
ONCE MORE.

WM L. MARCY AND GEN. TAYLOR +
90 ONCE MORE.
In attempting to overthrow General Taylor the
Secretary has overeached himself-the former
gave him and whoever aids and abets him as
thorough thrashing as he did Santa Ana and
his Mexican assailants. He has compelled him to
change his tactics in great measure, and now TO
plead tender affection and most faheriy care Of the
interests of General Taylor and the veteran heroes
and brave youth of the country, whom he SO wan
t1nIy exposed and sacrificed to further he meant
the ends Of his political ambition. On the 4th Of
FEBRUARY, at The very time when peril was pregnant
in the air in front Of General Taylor-when the gal
liant General and his officers began to snuff the ap
prosch OF the hostile forces Of Santa Ana. and with
heroic determination resolved to stand by their
countrys nag at all hazards-conqusr or diet the
Union newspaper, no doubt under the instigaion Of
the War Department--hada long and most ngenu-
ous article, reviewing the Cspitulation Of Monterey,
and censurins him severely for want Of military sa-
gacity in that capitula.ion--a capitualion ap-
proved in the strongest manner both before and
since, by Worth. Jefferson Davis, and others, who,
like them, have shown most the disposition and abb
hty for bold and just military movements while
their accusations, beyond doubt, emanating beyond
doubt from the head of the War Office, were ihun-
dering in the columns Of the Union. Certain mem
bers Of Congress- under his sinhuencs, repeated them
with the utmost freedom, and to show how firm a
believer he was in their ideas Of Gen. Tsylor's sa
gaeity--the Secretary leaves him with little over
fse thousand men, and advises him to run of or
march off quickly to Monterey and shnt himself up
there The advice was as deficient in military ssga-
city as il was ptful IN its motive. But the old hero
would not take. godUice or suggestions. commands
alone would control his movements. andi SO taking
council of his own superior sagacity, and acting on
the profounde.t military views, he awaited Santa
Ana and his host at Buena Vista, and at once sent
the Mexican bossteI flying and the Secretary sneak
ing from his own contemplate devices to tarnish his
laursIs, or ifhis friends win have it SO, from the ef
fects Of his own feebleness and ncapacity in this
by the want Of q sound and noble con6dence-leav-
ing the general and his officers and men to gain a
victory which would illustrate his own name, but
shadow his own with lasting disgrace.
Had it been otherwise had he sent the necessary
forces to make vct ry sure and comparatively blood
less, the honor would have redounded as much TO
himself as to General Taylor and his Companies
Had he sent but two thousand men more, what a
difference il would have made to the country, 10
himself, to the American people, who now mourn
the death Of many valiant son--untimey fallen by
the wretched management OF our Frederick of the
War Department. FIa
The Secretary said himself in his report TO Con-
sress, Dec. Is46--.The volunteers who have en-
conntered the enemy in the present campaign have
more than justified the high s1pssis!ions psP formed
Il True-and had he sent to General Taylor even
two thousand more Of them, l very believe General
Scott would have met little no resistance at Cerro
Gordo.