New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-04-07
BY THE MIDNIGHT SOUTHERN NAIL
THINGS IN WASHINGTON,
Correspondence Of Scott and Tnylor-Funerai
of Nr. Black.
Correspondence Of The Tribune


WA.HrSsros. Wetnesisy. April >
Among the many fortunate circumstances attend
ant upon the predominance Of the Wings 10 the
House Of Representatives, not the least In conse-
quence is the publication Of Gen TArLoRs cores
pondence with Gen. Scorr and the Var Depart
ment. Bat for such predomInance the country
would have been kept for a long time certainly
till after the approaching Presidential election IN
ignorance of all the official history Ct The wsr-sAye
such as vas gathered from reports OF officers pub
lished AZ the will Of the Department Of Wa.
Every call Of the House upon the Executive
rkca - a7lsrered throws additional light upon the
gross mismanagement Of the var so TAR as tie
Wa Department IL concerned. Gems TAYLOR an
ScoTT have won their battles in spite Of the indii
ference and culpabe neglect Of the Executive
Department Of the Government.
Ia his correspondence with Mr.. Secretary MAR
CT. Gen TAYLOR scorns h complain. de neither
asks favor nor shirks responsibility he
caves 20 time the Justification Of bis conrse-t0 his
countrymen it's revsrd.
Yet in his correspondence with Gen. sCOrr
upon the occasion Of being deprived Oi bis picked
and veteran troops he cannot icrbear making
aIlason in selfdefencs % the conduct Of the
Department feel says he. " | have lost the
confidence Of the Government. or II would not have
suffered me to remain, up 70 this time. ignoran, OF
tie intentions, Whlcn 20 flfaly auect interests
committed 10 ny charge
STU he feels his duty % his country. and m eHr-
nest discharge thereof pssses over the conterpu-
bic indgnites offered him By the head OF the W af
Department: However much he continues, " l
may feel personally mortified and outraged at the
course pursued unprecedented ~ least In our Own
history will carry out in good faith while re-
main Mexico, the views OF the Government though
1 may DO sacrificed in the effort And Il was
generally supposed az the time that ~ ir0uid BE-
sacrificed 40 he Cf0rt. Every one recolects tie
deep sgspense-the almost agony % doubt-that
prevailed here for long while, year or more
since, as 10 the fate OF Gen. TAYLOR and his ltle
band. The Administration presses and defenders
quailed before the rising tumult of an indignant
people The Union felt Itself obliged 70 come out
and assert that Gen. TAYLOR had marched rom
Monterey on his own authority. without lnstruc-
tons from the Department. His blood be on his
own head" was the cry Of the subsidized press
though all the while during the Winter the Unioa
With all its satellites had been complaining of the
gallant old Generals delay. and urging his al.
vance
This correspondence is suggestive Of much
thought, and will be. undoubtedly frequently a.
luded to and quoted from AZ very distant period.
But there il more in reserve. if the House can but
compel the Department 10 dsgorge il.
The appropriate ceremonies were performed TO
day in honor of the late JAS A. BLAcEol 5. c. The
President, Heads Of the Departments, Senators
Foreign Ministers and a large concourse Of cit
zens attended the ceremonies in the House, and
followed the remains 20 the place OF mterment-