Weekly national intelligencer., 1848-04-29
CONGRESSIONAL.
evx SCOTT AND THE WAR DEPARTMENT.

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correspondence the Secretary Of State and Mr. Tist
which was communicated by the President of the United
states some time since, compliance with resolution the
House and the amendment pending thereto, which was
moved Yesterday by Mr. Cons, OF Georgia, SO as 10 PRINT
also the additional correspondence which communicated
by the President the 25th instant
Mr. CIINGMAN claimed the floor This matter, he said,
had been detained days with view TO get IN the COM
M corresuondence He wished the whole correspondence
published and his object now in rising 10 move TO amend
the resolution o the gentleman from Indiana M HENLEY
so as to include in the order publish ten thousand extra
pies correspondence at first furnished e correspondence
which came into the House yesterday.
The SPEAKER stated that that proposition was already
pending the motion Of the gentleman from Georgia. (Mr
Com
Mr. CIINGMAN said il would be unnecessary then, for
him 10 make the motion He wished however, to offer few
remarks this subject He did not intend 10 make what"as
commonly called speech but he wished Tor lew moments
70 call the attention the House TO or two circumstances
II ned ont that he had been entirely right IN his conjecture
in relation 10 this correspondence When he had SAID to the
House that important had been kept back the gentle
man from Maryland Mr McLAsK had sad tna1 mere was no
in his conectes in relation letters which had not been
sent in that very much in the situation OF man shoo
ng at random into big for birds But II had turned out
there bird IN the tree anu MS AFRO" nau oeen eh
in the right direction. -. !,
But before he remarked upon the declaration OF the gentle
man from Indiana (Mr HESLEr) that there were no such
letters withheld that he had the authority OF the secretary OF
War for making The declaration that there such letters
he wished 10 alude the remarkable circumstances "hen
had been exposed and commented upon WIN 50 great o V
the gentleman from Georgia MI or.fHhSsl as ~ i.neN
him from the necessity of saying much on TINS
meant the course of the Administration IN refusing 70 he
the of the people, information wnicn ney haa
fit communicate other ways ne nrst OF
this when the gentleman from SCUM oaIohha l'if.
RHrTT had brought forward paper here which had not been
sentin the Housea part Of the original Correspondents
and had read il here The gentleman from South Carolina
had said that that paper had slipped out OF the
and had been handed him. and be had brought here
Not long after that the gentleman from Maryland, lMr Nc.
he believed had alluded TO correspondence which had
not been communicated the public The House had then
called for the Sde correspondence had been refused on
the ground that they were not entitled receive it because
publication would be detrimental TO the puoc interests
Yet in the course OF ten days published in the New
York papers.
saw that the gentleman under msapPrehension He
had cautiously avoided any usion to correspondence which
had not been this Houseto correspondence
which had not been published
Mr. CLINGMAN was happy 10 oe corrected by the gen.
teman He had been under the impression that some
occaion the gentleman rom Maryland had brought IN
letters which had been communicated 10 ne Mouse Du
about that was the TACT IN the oher Two
cases which he had menored-ihe FIRST where the gentle
South Carolina had brought certain papers into tins
House which he had obtained from the Department. and which
had never been communicated and the other where the
eman from Indiana had brought IN certain letters connected
with the correspondence present question, which letters
the House bad called for and had not received The insuc
Mr. Slde also had been called for at an early peod
them TO the House on the ground that inconsistent
with the public interests and they short time afterwards
peared in New York papers, when suited the interest Of
persons having the control Of them to give them to the
public. The House had made call for this correspondence
between General Scott Mr. Trst the War Department. and
others they received part OF II number OF the letters
pieces-a two given here and there,
and remainder withheld. turned out however, that
very letters which not 10 be furnished to the
House-oh they not to have them they did they
would reach Mexicowere sent on TO Gen. fiow and DC
and pnrllra aHpf
there and IN this they bad become known here AMI
vet under the late call Of the House, the Secretary
War and the President bad furnished them to this House
He complained again thai all the proceedings Of the court OF
oury had been held back Gentlemen said the House Repre-
sentayes ought be trusted with these things yet
days after that had these very letters Of Mr.
Marcy published in the papers Il seemed the settled Pur
pose Of the Administration TO show Its contempt oil TIM
House. coordinate branch Of the Government the mme
diste representative Of the people.
But the most striking of all was, that the gentleman
from Indiana bad brought forward four letters which had beer
furnished him by the Secretary Of War, which be acknow
eged belonged the correspondence which had been called
for By the House, but which he said the Secretary Of VA
did consider would be wanted and therefore be had not
furnished them and which he also said all the letter
which belonged the correspondence called for Now, hs
(Mr. C intended convict the Secretary Of attempt tc
palm of upon his House and the country Deliberate false
hood he had doubt about the fact. He acquitted the
gentleman from Indiana Of all intention TO deceive the
try be presumed the gentleman himself had been deceived
by the Secretary who had stated asehood 10 him and in
duced hl 70 repeat 70 The House lie knew he using
strong language against who stood in high position,
but be intended 70 make good his assertion.
He would call the attention Of the House 10 the remarks
the gentleman from Indiana. The call for all the cor
respondence General Scott and the Secretary Of
not heretofore published Now great deal had been pub
shed-ihe letters written by General Scott while here in th
city, detailing the plans Of the campaign, &c-but the Hous
had called for every thing published the communication
Of which would be detrimental TO the public interests
Under that call, IL the Secretary had read H. he must hav
that these four letters should have in bot IN hi
apology made yesterday he said he did send in these ou
letters because be conceived they did not form part OF tn
correspondence between himself and General Scott He CAV
for that opinion except that General Scott in hi
letter Of the 24h Of February is4s spoke Of them
os Now in the first place, bad the Secretary read hs
letter at that time He did not believe General Scott ha
written that letter when the call made At ell events tn
Secretary Of War could have received IL. Bot whethe
he bad not because General Scott spoke Of them me
oirs the Secretary Of War did send them inl Was tha
be understood the Of the Secretary Of War Bu
the Secretary did not misunderstood II, and he (Mr. e
would show that be did not.
would be recoeced that he had complained that Genera
Scots letters detailing his plan Of campaign had not bec
in and that the gentleman from Indiana, (Mr. HESLEr
In his speech, attempted refue that allegation. That
might do injustice the gentleman from Indiana, he wou
read extract from that een,emans speech, giving first
quotation which that gentleman had made from speech
his Mr C.s) own, and then the genemans denial OF th
charge which he had made. This what the genemai
from Indiana quoted from his Mr. C.s) speech
The Administration while apparently undertaking fur
all NJ