The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-04-29


~ ~ TAartastA Csagrsss-11rss Session.
THURSDAY. APRIL 81. is4s.
3e nou.r or nrransEsrATIvEs.
The journal having been read
THE ARMY CORRESPONDENCE
- The SPEAKER stated the first business before the
House 10 be the resolution reported by the Committee
Printing, recommending the pruning OF 10000 extra CO.
pies OF The correspondence between Gems Scott and Tsy
Tor and the War Department, and the correspondence of
Nj Commissioner fnst. &C.. received several weeks
'' Mr.. cLINGMAN (having the floor on the subiect)
said his object was to support the motion Of the gentle
man from Georgia, Mr. CoBBl 10 include the CORE,
tpondence received yesterday in the recommendation from
t. army correspondence Il turns out that he was en-
trey right IN asserting that certain important letters had
been Kept back BY the department He then adveed to
published in the New York papers within two weeks at
rewards 1t seemed to be the settled purpose OF the adj
m nun e Withhold information from this House
the which he attributed to the gentle
man IRON Mssyl s .,...,
here he had referred any despatch or correspondence
not communicated to the House.
MIR. CLlNGMAN resumed He referred particularly
TO the assertion of the gentleman from Indiana, Mr.
HENLEY, that certain four letters, which ne exhibited
here, constituted all the army correspondence not then
communicated He believed this was an attempt on the
part Of the Secretary 10 palm upon the nation delbe.
rate falsehood He exoneraed the gentleman from In
diana from any share in this purpose But he read from
"A
Secretary with reference to this correspondence and
marked on the design OF keeping back General SCOTS
Mr. HENLEY stated. that according TO his recolIec-
ton, he did state that General SCOTS plan OF the
paign considered the War Department as in
cluded in the call for the correspondence. a
Mr.. CLlNGMAN. 1t is exactly as the gentleman
says but he made this statement not in the OF his
regular speech The statement made after we had
were attending to speech by the gentleman from
Georgia After his set speech, the gentleman had ample
time to communicate with the Secretary of War before he
Mr. HENLEY If had understood the gentleman's
question TO include General SCOTS plan OF the campaign
to answer as have been at any time since.
Mr. CLINGMAN Ii the gentleman did not under
stand me- he must have been very obtuse for he him
stating that it seemed to be important to the admnis-
ton TO withhold from the country General SCOTS plan of
the campaign. Sill, Mr. c. had doubt that the gen
War War. '''' '''''"'A 'e''''D y ''' 'e'''' .
He then proceeded state, that four days after the
passage OF the resolutions calling for this correspondence
the Secretary Of War commences letter of trade against
General Scott assalng him every point that he could
that might be printed and forth with the correspond
efce for the justification of the administration He COM
planned Of the gentleman from Indiana for garblng. by
reading in his speech the promised supplies to General
Scott though they were actually furnished, which the
gentleman must know was not the
He spoke OF the reasons for the suspension Of General
Scott, though they might have been founded his
laundering rhetoric his bad grammar, something of
ryland [Mr Mcdaniel and aninadvered upon the intel
lectual reputation Of the Secretary Of War That gentle
character Inc most remarkable was his famous decision
that the State of New York owed him fifty cents for the
price paid for mendng his breeches
1t related OF certain monarch that he used to send
mues with bow string to any OF his generals who had
been successful This seemed to have been the in
regard Gen Scott Orders had been Gen. Scott
and to the court Of inquiry to remain where they were
The administration was not willing to let Gen. S.
home. They did not want Gen. Scott here before the
forth bod Nb
prisoner until the people ransomed him, and the people
would ransom Gen Scott
petition Vera Cruz because his plan of the campaign
did not agree with that OF the lieutenant general. But
after Gen g. had succeeded in taking Vera Cruz and the
castle, contrary the opinion of the profound lieutenant
general then was said that any man Of common sense
could have done the thing Gen. Scott had been
always successful in his campaigns He had most re-
He referred to Gen Scots campaigns the Canada from
tier and to his capacity to anGuvre men on large scale
@ had heard distinguished officer say that III
out He had exhibited astonishing foresight in the Next
campaign and providing for every conn
gency He had also attained the obectof his campaigns
with half the force that thought necessary FORT He
had not brought forward General Scott candidate for
the presidency but he would say that in his opinion he
would be the best candidate that could be taken He
for leaving that matter, however, to the wing con-
yenticn He was very sure Of one ihng-that General
the gentleman MIR HExLEY] could bring out The
press had carefully avoided giving General Scott the
credit that he deserved for bis victories lest they should
attention from other preferred candidate
The gentleman Mr.. HENLEY] had said that General
Scott great man in little things but he had shown
himself equal to the largest things. The gentleman
sails Gen Scott on account Of his pae of soup but
there serious charges against General Hari-
son He accused Of drinking hard cider-of living
in log cabinof selling white men, &c.. and yet hego the
vote OF every State except These assaults would not
prejudice General Scott in the eyes of the people They
know that General Scott is not Mexican wing that he
has commanded forty or fifty thousand men that he
beaten in the war Of 1872 in the Mexican war
He has shown staesnanlike Abilities and favoraby
known everywhere, north. west, and south.S "a
He (Mr c. did not intend to sit here and permit Gen
Scott to be assaled, for party purposes this House
He glad to find that the Secretary of War had last
rendered justice TO the merits of Gen Taylor; but it was
with view to eclipse Gen. Scott. He did not wish to
foresa the acts of the wing convention and would be
content with any nomination they should make. He
asked for the reading Of the amendment of the gentleman
from Georgia. FF
Mr.. HOUSTON of Alabama, had intended If the gen.
teman from North Carolina had gone into the question
in such way as would have been interesting to the
House the country, to obtain the floor and reply to
him. But as the gentleman had contented himself with
merely repeating Of those speeches which he was
wont to make in 1910 about cider and coon SKINS he
could not see any necessity for attempting say anything
about it. He might say, however, that the gentleman
evnced the power OF a pretty good recollection He
showed that he had not forgotten the old speech, and
really did much better in the rehearsal than perhaps
other member Of the House could have done.
The gentleman spoke Of Gen Pillows reading extracts
from the trial now pending in Mexico If he had been