The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-04-07
Aer some further conversation between these gentle

letters which had nothing 10 do with the accusations by
Inc gentleman from North Carolina; and even those few
were now all before him, (M II } and open to the in
specton OF any gentleman. In the light of the whole
matter therefore, he was authorized to say that all
he imagnatons and all the accusations growing out of
this correspondence and uttered against the admnstra
hon, were utterly and wholly unfounded.
Mr.. H. then proceeded to read from General SCOTS
letter, IN the printed correspondence, number of
tracts, going 10 show that all the troops had asked,
and their supplies and transpoations were supplied
actly in accordance with the Of the arrangement
prescribed by the General himself and concurred by
the Department of War before he left Washington: 1t
true that General Scott became impatient sometimes
supplies; and then he would write his complaining le
ters But he supposed gentlemen would not charge the
with want Of efficiency; k because was
could not speak steamboats, into existence IN day..
Mr. H proceeded further to read from the printed cor
respondence, extract from Gen. Tayors Victoria let
to Gen Scott show that the charge against the ad
ministraon of Withdrawing troops from Gen. Taylors
ne for the purpose OF leaving him In situation unne-
violation of the constitution, by the order to march the
troops westward from Corpus Christi, after it was dis
w @ IN
appearing from this letter. that this withdrawal OF troops
also in conformity with General Taylors notification
Mr. STEPHENS interposed, and asked the gentleman
from Indiana to allow him either to read the whole OF
General Tayors letter. state the substance OF to the
Mr. HENLEY Does the gentleman wish to involve
General Taylor 2, an Inconsistency from, Ind;
to explain his own inconsistency for attempting to
palm off upon the House portion OF General Taylors
letter for full expression OF his Judgment
MIR. HENLEY | have not attempted to palm on any
thing upon the House only quoted the statement that
the general had written to the aduant that he could
mi Mr.. MoCLERNAND interposea here, and read from
the " Daily Union" communication going to prove (as
he sad) that the administration committed no error IN
adopting the suggestion of General Taylor with reference
to the removal OF the troops westward from Corpus
Christi.
Mr. ENIBREE desired to know whether there was
any signature the communication which had been read
whether had been seen in any other place than
in the columns of the "Unionw
MIR, HENLEY resumed his testimonials to show fur
ther and clearly and fully that the administration
committed bunder in ordering the withdrawal OF these
forces from General Taylos line and read from letter
terey and another letter from General Scott to General
Taylor, dated January &C. ls47 He read also another
from General Scott to the Secretary OF War; in relation to
the intercepted dispatches which the enemy obtained by
cutting off Lieut. Richie He made reference to this last
to show the probable which induced General lay
Tor to advance beyond Monterey to his triumph at buena
VISTA when he really had not sufficient force to justify
such an advance. te
Mr. H. then alluded to the loose manner in which gem
tlemen make charges against their opponents IN TINS
country, though they never to be- examined o.
replied to and this he illustrated by quotation from
the close Of the speech by the gentleman from North
account of the brilliant success Of his campaign; a
Mr. H. concluded by recapituating that all the troops
called for by Gen Scott were furnished according 70 the
terms of the estimates made by him. and understood be-
fore he took the command and by answering the charge
that the administration. by the appoiDtmen OF General
by reading from Gen Scots first letter Gen. Tayler.
and letter from the War Department to Gen Scott. da-
ted s4 that Cen Taylor "
his position as far as Monterey. And he referred,
also, and replied briefly to the charge Of want Of
minisiraon. made by the gentleman from Tennessee.
[Mr HAsKELLl by reading letters from General Scott as
the ground which the administration had for expecting
ly tho Intta yUht
the sending of commission to Mexico to treat for peace
And finally, he asserted that the gentleman from North
mnstraon Which when sed and examined would
be have been founded in error and he applied
the assertion to the accusation made the other day
by the gentleman from Tennessee. MI. CRozIER, IN
relation 10 contracts for the transportation and supplies
of vounteersand said he possessed the documents to
make both and all Of his assertions good s..
Mr.. VlNTON moved that the House resolve itself INTO
Committee of the Whole the orders Of the day. which
handed and ordered thereon and being taken resulted
yeas 49, nayss1 So the motion was agreed to-
The House then went into Committee OF the " hole on
the state of the Union, Mr. CRANsToN in the chair
MILITARY ACADEMY.
On motion of Mr.. VINTON, the committee took up
for consideration the bill making appropriations tor the
support of the Military Academy; which was read
Mr.. STEPHENS, before this question was taken.
desired to address to the committee few remaTks on
gan by nquirng how it came to pass that one gente'
man of this House had been furnished with correspon
dence which had been withheld under call OF the
House. and whether the dignity of the House did not
quire some investigation Of the matter.
Mr. HENLEY inerPosng, (Mr ). giving way) sand
that the administration had been charged with with
holding portions of this correspondence; and he called
the department for the purpose OF nqurng what these
letters WERE of which had been charged that their pub
LEGATION would crimnae the administration. These let
tiers furnished him. Two Of them were mere letters
of introduction The others from Governor Marcy
to Gen. Scott marked private and related to the cam
paign Correspondence in relation to the campaign had
never been called for Whenever should be called for
it would be furnished.
Mr.. STEPHENS said, letters were brought forward
by individual member to explain these matters'
though the letters had been withheld from Congress.
Did this comport with the dignity OF an American Coh-
cress! We called for the instructions to Mr. Slidell, but
the President did think it compatible WIN inc pnohc
interest to lay them before u.s. BUT IN less man .nIee
months after, they given to the wnds tnrou8n the
whole public press He did not know what otneT private
letters might be published with view to the defence OF
the administration
Mr. HENLEY explained as to the letters to which he
had referred that they were not communicated win the
of introduction They considered as private letters
Having heard of them he had applied for them, and was
authorized to communicate them as oical TO any mem
her These letters not embraced in the call. He
had brought them forward for the purpose of showing
that there was foundation for the charge of the gem
tIeman from North Carolina
Mr. STEPHENS would greatly prefer, he said, to
have them from the Secretary himself. He commended
that they were all embraced in the CALL II was not COM
how was proper for the Secretary Of War to give them
Ia an indiyidual rnemhpr COnureasp He contended