The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-05-03

piies already written
MIR. McLaNs-I think not.
MIR. STEHENs-l ask what is the etuation OF the
Hous. We msy call foe letters which the President
suppressed and yet the Secretary Of War manufac
anxious let the county know that the letters sup
pressed from the House sent to General Pillow
that the President sends Us what we did not call for Az
want is that the c shall go to the county, and the
letters too. Msjor General Pillow has higher
place in the dencs of the President than the House
Of Representatives II what have heard be trus he
appointed to once msjor general by The Pres
dent, twelve months ago The contribution requres
has not this been done! Congress has been session
I'VE months and yet the President wthholds the nom'
Usn from the sass to o &c
together Tbs country will that the Secretary OF
War has manufactured letter to suit the occasion
| THE MOST ExrRAospiSARY pgBATE"-cH,NeINo ISSUES
Mr. ConB Of Gsorgial think that the good sense Of
the Houte and the country will pronounce this te be the
most extraordinary debate that has occurred 1t will be
from examination Of it, that every issue orgl
nslly made gentleman seek change and overthrow.
| Mr. SrtrHKNs-D | understand my colleague to say
that ell the original jeaues have been abandoned
MIR Com will show that they have no far rs the ar
| gu nent lie concerned.
MIR. srEPnErs-An the imper tsnt dispatches not COM
| municsted have been kept back
Mr.. Com What important dispatches have been
kept back!
| patches have been withheld. ] will specify several
Tho neral instructions to Side, and Trists letters
They have obviously been called for, but not SAINT in
The general charge Is they have bssn withheld, and
should haye been sent 10. There has bSen reason
| assigned why they were not.
| Mr.. CoBB Il abiding to . fact familiar to the
House IL will be recoected that when the gentleman
from North Csrolins brought forward his resolution,
his OH to draw out the correspondence between
Scott and tho War Department, TO show that Scott
badly treated by the War apartment and he defended
him any imputsoo growing out Of his conduct in
| tho Mexicsn war. After made to the
resolution the part of the President and before
single document printed and before Members could
examine the documents, the gentleman addressed the
House at considerable length. He had examined tho
documents in the hands Of the printers to bolster
the position which he assumed in the behalf of Scott
| The vety moment the gentemsns eye fell upon
the correspondence, he attempted TO forestsl pub
| lilo opinion with regard to 1t. He showed, at that
| early period, that 1t was necessary by an extra
| ordinary effort, to relieve General Scott from tho
effects OF the correspondence He stated tha! the docu
ments were withheld bscauss IL published to the world
they would justify General Scott The documents were
| brought fore tbs country. What IA the iseue nov
presented by the gentleman from Alsbama? (Mr Hill
iiard) Because the reply Of the Secretary OF War s
sub to tho date OF the CALL 1t ought to BIS sup
ptessed. Does the Gentleman Get forth that anything
sd OF General Scott in the letter s not true No. cir
Yet on this pretext he vnud suppress the Secretary
letter He would send forth General SCOTS letter, and
suppr 50 the reply Of the cretay As to ths sdeIl
.pcs Il s remarkable fact that gentlemen
pondencs, as published in the newspapers, without
knowing Whistler u Is correct or not have read IT,
aud have remarked this fact that since II has been
published Il has not been alluded 10 Ia this House al
| though 1t vas alluded to previously.