New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-04-07
RY The NTDy4GHf SOUTHERN NAIL
Things IN WASHINGTON.
OF scott and rnyior-f "ho'"'
of Mr. Black.
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Correspondents 0f The Ir;oone'
wA,HrxsroS. wednesday, Aprl ,.
.rnong the many fortunate circumstances attend
-, ,h. n,sdcrninance Of the Wings Ia the
L., n Rsnrs,entatives, not the least In conse-
,n.r., 3. tire publication Of Gen. TAYLOR IS cores
no,s.ncs with Gen. Scorr and the War Depart
mspt. But for such predominance the country
wopld have been kept for long time certainly
till after the approaching Presidential eiectionl IN
Ignorance of all the official history ct the war-saye
such as was gathered from reports OF oncers' pup
6.bad AZ the will OF the Department OF War
Every call OF the House upon the Executive
cl,ch !; aasrered throws additional light upon the
ero.. nismansgement of the war 90 far as the
war Department is concerned. Gems. TAYLOR and
ScoTT have won their battles In spite OF the lndii-
ference and culpable neglect OF the Executive
Department of the Government
In his correspondence with Mr. Secretary MAR
cy. Gen. TAYLOR scorns 70 complain. He neither
AXIS a favor nor shirks responsibility He
eayesto time the Justification of his course-to his
countrymen It's reward
Vet in his correspondence with Gen. sc0T
upon the occasion of being deprived OF bis picked
and veteran troops, he cannot ioroesr making
alusion in selfdefence TO the conduct oil the
Department: " feel, says he. g have lost the
confidence Of the Government or II would not have
suffered me 70 remain, up to this time ignorant oil
its intentions which vitality affect interests
committed to my charge"
Still he feels his duty TO bis country, and in ear
nest discharge thereof pssses over the contempt'
bic indignities offered him by The head OF the w ar
Department: However much be continues, "
may feel personally mortified and outraged al the
course pursued. unprecedented at least In our own
history will carry out in good faith, while re-
main Mexico the views Of the Government, though
NAV be sacrificed in the effort And II was
generally supposed at the time that he tco'id be
s0c,Ifosd an ne s6oyt. Every one recollects the
deep suspense-the almost agony OF doubt-that
prevailed here for a long while, year or more
since as 10 the fate of Gen. TAYLOR and MS LITTLE
band The Administration presses and defenders
ouaied before the rising tumult OF an indignant
people The Union felt itself obliged to come out
and assert that Gen. TAYLOR bad marched from
Monterey on his own authority. without instruc-
tions from the Department 90 His blood be on MS
own head" was the cry of the subsidized press
though ali the while during the Winter the Onion'
with all its satellites had been complaining OF the
gallant old Generals delay, and urging MS sd-
vance
This correspondence is suggestive OF much
thought and will be. undoubtedly frequently al
luded 10 and quoted from at very distant period.
But there is more in reserve, If the House can but
compel the Department to disgorgei il.
The appropriate ceremonies were performed to-
day in honor of the late JAS A. BLACK Of s. c. The
President Heads of the Departments Senators,
Foreign Ministers, and large concourse Of citl.
zens attended the ceremonies in the House, and
followed the remains to the place Of interment.