The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-01-21

General Taylor to the Rio Grands. Now sir let US
the letter the War Department. to General Tsylor Of
July 80 ls4s asking information Of General Taylor
Rio Grsnde, and "a. b.st position for the .u .rmv
In defence Of the rights Of Texas Now, you how
this old man was trusted There was no want Of con-
ndence in HIM Not word of truth in those charges,
and the General himself will say Othsr passages
we're given from showing that the design Of the
letter Of General Taylor in reply also Rad In
which he recon mends the march of the army to the Rio
With the President In August 49, 1915, 1t seems the
Secretary wrote that the information conveyed to
the Executive did not allow them to send more explicit
Instructions" That was IL could not send more de-
finite instructions than it did formery-to his
discretion wa, said here yesterday that that was
not JenersoniAn democracy. Why sir, will be pre-
pared chow this about the very used by
Jefferson himself [Mr. Foots then read extract from
despatch of General Taylor, and continued It
said that the President of the United States
was to blame for the small force General Taylor
We nud General Taylor had authority to INA make his
army as strong as be chose and to get whatever he
saw 1T or deemed necessary to prosecute the war In
to the expedspcy of remaining at the post he he
said he spoke with Difference What that but that he
expressed opinion which sted previously
ia courts OF law, WHEN gentlemen differ from the court,
they the term, with Difference they think and
Gen letter. certainly advisory and in that
high spirit which became American officer he felt
bound to offer suggestions that proper he should
~ persua'ivet was srgumeutative; eloquent
Iy 30. could almost say in the words used towards
Cesar he argued as well as he fought He argued the
advantage of impreespg the Mexican government with
terror at the prospect before them The distinguished
Senator, Is PROGRESSED friend of General Taylor
quondam iriend for just at present. matters appear
rather unsettled. We will know ali about II, how
ever, hereafter, AS l understand the celebrated
lecturer Doctor Bsynton, Is here to teach honora.
Bile Senators to the mesmeris art on one auohsr
Now, gentlemen the Hon. Senator says the President
ordered General Taylor to march to ths lett bank of the
Rio Grsude, for the purpose ultimately of taking Cali
fornia and New Mexico. trust this not said
with view to dspsrsgs the gsl.ut general but 1t will
hQU affa ha ell and
he 10 incapable Of it, to make out throwing upon
the administration the acts for which hs alone
initiating to him It would tipgs his bouors which he
with good q grace. Mr. Foote took the
that it was viewed as such by vast msjorty Of the
people Of the United States that it also the most
popular popular war We have ever been engaged in He
or fac lion could plu ge the land Of Washington and
Jaokson Into such gnomiuy to be untrue to itself
tie referred to the speech OF the Senator
from Maryland All would agree with the Justice of the
drst part but the second part contradictory aud
unsatisfactory He attributed it to his profession which
tended to make man DESTROYS Of sho wing how we'll he
could argue on both sides offs question Upon the sub
ectof coaquering territory he rked was not
plantation or farm. hamlet village which had
not bssn originally conquered the title to which
not origuated in conquest Had they forgotten their
BIBLE? Jehovah directed Moses to 60 to the promised
land Did they not there and OBTAIN undisputable
possession Did not our foreathers conquer the very
ground stand on To be sure dating uished sena-
tor from Maryland had asked what pecunisry advantage
the revolution was to u. We merely gained liberty and
Mr.. Foots congratulated the country the Yankee
enterprise displayed in Mexico by the anticipates rail-
roads and teegrsphs II army did not return from
Mexioo and chose to settle there when the
ha did not feel disposed to envy their happiness
they were getting WE'LL and in illustration of the
happy condition and the paradise they would enjoy there
be read some more poetry With regard to annexation
Delaware He learned that that Senator voted for the
Wilmot provi'o They all knew what the Wilmot pro-
viso intended to dot destroy Southern ustitu-
tons. 1t comes with bad grace from that Senator,
and would say to him
lie had one other remark, aud he made 1t with psiu He
did not to assert he either old fashioned
fashioned honest man, for he took for granted
every professed to be SO; while he allowed the
Senator from Delaware all the honesty he laid claim to
belong to party which just honest and he (Foote)
could not allow such remark to go BY without taking
notice of it,
MIR. CLAYTON explained he had not charged any thing
dishonest against the party.
try he came from, highway robbery" which the
phrase used, considered dishonest Perhaps in De-
F. could not distinguish the difference between dis
honesty in party and dishonesty in the individual
city and If the temptation Offer, honest in his private
He referred TO the snecdote told by the hon member
from Delaware Of Gen Scott, and said he could
the applicability oft Is Gen Scott had all the force he
Mr. CLAYTON explained; he had said that he had been
told Gen. Scott msde the remark that with granite
column of 5000 Americans, he could whip any num-
Der Of Mexicans. fthsy should rain for month. He
entered into long argument in defence OF Mr. JeRer
Mr. SEWER said in March, 1893 In time OF profound
peace bill passed tborisng the raising Of
men and appropri iiug million and half the objects
Of which were to seiss Louisiana by force In the mean
wsile the treaty concluded with Napoleon Bona
parte, sud the troops were not required.
Mr. FoorE continued his remarks on Mr.. Jeferson's
kind Of democracy.
Mr. SEVER said he had found the act referred to,
which he wished the Clark to read who did was
in effect, stated by Mr. SEWER
Mr. FooTE thought this conclusive as to prece-
enue q rssaina s.tTss,p from Mr. JsYsrson: MESSAGE
referring to the Louisiana difficulties showing, as he
said that those d cuties were not as to us as
the wrsngs perperated by the Mexicans He asked the
gentleman from Delaware, was he good Jefersonian
democrat? and ne then he must subscribe to such
sentiments rs he ha read VoIcE-Why, we are
getting two speeches at oncs We had heard the Presi
dent charged with fasehood charged with robbery and
charged with deception and the Senators other
eide would indulge him II he should undertake to reply
to these to which he had listened with such
FIN the outset to this defencs Of the President Mr.
Foote few up like rocket into postcal trsnscenden
tai abstraction in exposition Of the great immortality of
distinguished statesmen dfusng fslseheods the
world MIR Foote'S speech was in manuscript, and his
design doubt, here and there to pat
poraneous remark bat he spoke as much more than
he read so that his speech delivered about twice
the length Of what he intended in the outset Aud 1t
popularity of MIR Foote, that while his extemporane-
ous pleading i, pointed, caustic and strong when he
recure to the anuscrpt, far into the
sens of moral ethics IS to deythe capacity OF
mon undertaking follow him 10 his upward career
MIR Foote IN akss good speech of hand; but in manu-
script he flies bsyoDd the scope Of ordinary spectacls
The learned Senator enlarged upon the want OF
riotsn exhibited during this by many distinguish
ed persons belonging TO great party in this country.
and Of the evil effects which this spirit had produced in
Mexico. Donphsns speech, and wynkoop's letter,
referred TO- showing the effect in Mexico of op
position to the at home Mr. Corwiu's speech was
also alu led to having been reprinted aud circulated
oy the Mexicans among their citizens to inHame them
against Such men, who thus Ia the time of war would
desert their couutrys and denouuce 1t before
the world had better bean born being born
better died in infancy living had better have mill
stone tied about their necks aud be cast into the
OF the Mr. Foote regretted the speech Of the
Senator from Delaware because IL cslcu ated do
more mischief than any that had yet been delivered
against this righteous He desired oh
ssrvations yet upon the resolutions Of the Senator from
South Carolina (Mr Calhoun but left the option
adjournment