Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1848-03-23

" OF defending Inc Whole OF ieN0s; ana hNd i
pursued any other policy than the one he did {
dopl, he would have subjected his conduct to til
seyercst censure and criticism.
There was another Influence which, dout
not, had no small or ncouSidembIe agency in con
yincng the mind Of the President, that The exigcn
cy of tho OCCASION demanded the prompt and enel
aenc action which was manifested in the issuing q
his order. refer to tho recommendation mad
to the War Department by the commanding gen
ernl of the army Of occupation. ! refer 10 this re
commentator of General Vay lor, for the purpoos
Of replying particularly to The gentlemen from In
diana, Mr.. Thompson who, in reply to the gen
lIemaG from Mary land, Mr. Mrionc, as TO tn
recommendations Of General Taylor upon ms sun
icct, declared, as understood him, that Genera
'FayIor had rcracted his original recommendation
made to the President, MS early as the 1lh OctNbeF
1915, in favor Of the removal Of the troops IRON
Corpus Christi ~ the Rio Grandc. Shrh may ht
the construction put upon this correspondence BY
the gentleman from Indiana; but, so far ms have
been enabled to compr bend the clear and explicit
language employed by General Taylor in his re-
spccr,yc nominations, it has brought my mind IL
precisely an opposite conclusion; and believe
that the intelligence Of the country will agree with
me, upnu fair and candid examination OF these
dispatches, In his letter Of the 4lh OF October, he
snys:
"lt is with Difference that mike any suggeS
lions on topics which may become matter OF dell
cate negotiation; but if our Government, IN setting
The question of boundary, makes tho line OF the
Rio Grnnde an uIlimalum, cannot doubt 'h"t Inc
settlement will be greatly iacilitltcd and fastened
bv our taking possession al oncc OF one or two suit
able points on or near that river, Oar strength and
state of preparation should be displayed in IL man.
ncr not to be mistaken, However s0lutary may
he the clrc, produced upon the border people by
our presence hcre, we are too far from the from
tier 10 impress the Government of Mexico with
our readiness TO ,iodcac by force Of arms, if nee.
essary, our title TO HE couatry as far as the Rio
,irande. rha army Of occupation will, IN lew
DAYS, be concentrated AT this point. in condl'lon
for vigorous and efficient service. Mexico having
ms YET made no positive declaration of war, or
committed any overt act of hnslillIIes, do not
feel at liberty, under my instructions, particularly
those Of July s, TO make forward movement to
the RIO Granle, without authority ilom the War
Department."
In this dispatch General Taylor recommends
the removal Of the army to some point al or near
the Rio Grandc, in the even, lhal The Government
intends to make the line OF The no Grande an Ill
limalum II will be perceived that thus letter par
takes rather of political than military character
The movement Is recommended, not IN reference
to any advantage ct position IN 'he event OF con-
hIc OF arms out on account OF me 'n"ra' e''ec' II
would produce IN facilitating ana nHS'eh,ns lhe
settlement oil questions mat mlSh' become 'he SUB
jet Of delicate negotiations he iteSlden'' now
ever uu not at '.' ',"u ".' 0'" ,''S ''u"'''..'"
atloN' ac'ua'co, "' nNe no """'''" u! Il" cN'e"'e
reluctance, on MS part, 10 take any sep whlch
might prrcm"cc initiate against me P'c'IIc Scl,Ie-
men' OF Inc l"e'uonS III u''p''c y! '"e ''so'".''n
"Wcn was '"t" |"oo' ~ oe "I'"',,'"o"' 'f"o
yeI, Sr' nc n'u "tci' '"'',",'" y! Wv u""o''ny
mo!Nes ana '"C u"uo'! H"'o,'''" N,'I" ""S oG'h |
50 ireeY lt4p0teu 10 III" u! S'",'V'nch % !ha
Opposition, mere was an ample opportunity Afforded
Of taking the very s"P Nhcn Is now charged 10
have been wllluIIy IaHeu ny the PRESIDENT, lOi the
purpose Of Involving the county IN war OF con-
quest, aud at the same time placing upon Others
the responsibility Of the act; but, sir, he did other
wise and for the reason have already given.
We now cone to consider what Inc gentleman
Gom Indiana calls the reUaxit of General Ta,Ior;
Lut il will b. seen, pnon AN attentive perusnl of
tine DaIauraph referred IN. Thar the order for the
removal If the roons was issnrd in s,rr, cop(nrm.
nv to thn very )nnrnnro If rho disn,,rh On ,he
7jh Of Noycnbcr GGnerol vn,lar writes ~ fol.
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