The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-03-23

Hunter, johnson of Louisisna Johnson OF Georgia.
Turney, Underwood. Uphnm w.stoott and Yul,e So
Mr. HANNEeAN then renewed his rrotion for a minis
ter resident instead Of Chsrge-lost 10 to -
Yss-Messrs Allen, Ashley, Atherton, Bngby. Breese
Csss, CLAYTON, Dickinson, Dix Douglas Downs, Felch.
Foota, flanagan: johnson of Louisiana johnson of
Georgia, Lewis, Msngum. Moor-le
NAYS -Messrs Badger, Bell Berren, Bradbury, But
er Calhoun Clarke Davis of Mississippi Davis Of Mas
sschusstts Dayton: Greene, Hale, Hunter Mason Mil
ler. Niles Phelps Rusk, Turney, Underwood, upham
With some ameniments the bill was passed. The
items Of the bill have been given heretofore
the special order for tomorrow st one O'Clock.
Adjourned
House OF Representatives.
WAsHrSoroN. March 81, ls4s.
rAyLoR-sARsLIse THE rooR AMORTIZATION AT
FAULT!
There was confusion in the hall aft ter the read
ing of the iouraal; amid which
Mr.. CLiNehAN arose; and, although there eight
ten overanxious gentlemen striving for the floor it
was assigned to him He had privileged motion it
to reconsider the vote by which the House yester
day instructed the Committee Printing inquire in
to the snsy Of printing extra copies Of the CORES
Scott and Taylor and The State Department and Mr..
rrst transmitted to the House yesterday by the Presi
heard the honorable gentleman but mperfectly and pre-
sent sketch only OF tue remarks deli vered by the
members who participated in the oratorical tournament
Mr. CLreMAN Yesterday, attempted to say that the
correspondence not full that the staten ent
complete. looked over it before it was sent to the
printer and sorry to remark that my antcipations
are realized Not only are some important letters omit
ted, but others are cut up all to pieces. In many
the first and the last sentences only appear and
again. but the middle with full distribution of stars
showing omissions The resolution calling for the infor
nation says W not detrimental TO the public INTEREST,"
have doubt that the gentlemen who have sent this
correspondence TO us honestly believe that the support
OF the party in is for the welfare of the country,
and that any thing to overthrow 1t would be detrimen
tai TO the public interest" call the attention of the
House TO the fact that the spon1encs too imper-
the ground that he ought to stand on when all tn. his
tory shall be known am brought to the conclusion,
and believe that the people will settle upon it that
while Generals Scott and Taylor stranipg every
nerve to defeat the enemy, there gross gence
the part OF the President and the Secretary OF War in
supplying them with troops and the necessary OF
TIA sportation. ] remember roms years ago -
Mr. HOUsroS, of Alabama Il rise to question of or.
der.
The srEAxrR-The gestlsman from Alabama
MIR. HoUsroS-Does the Speaker consider It to be in
order for the gentleman to indulge on the motion made
in irrelevant debate!
Mr.. CLrsoMAN-I will say, in reply = KNOCK,
knock
his views as to how the President and the Secretary of
War have managed the war. He was going into the
merits of the question If the Speaker decides this
be in order eE it be We shrink fro responsible.
lily o. the cootrary, We court it.
The spE.xER-Tbe general subject is considered open
to debate The gentleman North Carolina will con.
Mr.. CLrNcMAN-l will The document purports to be
full copy of the dispatches Of Generals Scott and lay
lor The subject of the war has been discussed, and
will now do it. The war, il has been decided, was
necessarily ana unconstituticnally commenced say
in not iaipg supplies and in its unkind
ment of General Taylor on the Rio Grande. In this
document the whole plan of the campaign of General
cradle sys teni What hss il done with General Scott
If mis- plan had been acted out the would have
minated twelve months since, AMI We would have
saved forty millions Of dollars. Every thing
that he predicted has turned out to ba fact
The other day, / heard man dsnounce General
Or
thousand men, when he should have had twenty thou
ssni ta him But the administration did not furnish
him with wagons, and horses, and mules, for trans.
northumberland Taylor misersbly crippled. II
deemed to take General Scott into the
plan oil the campaign perceived by looking into the
document. that General Scott foreaw all the contDgen
css He was to 80 TO Vera Cruz with twelve or fourteen
thousand men, then to Jalapa where he was to be rein
forced by ten thousand additional troops. General Scott
had been censured because be- took troops from Gene
ay!or The plan matured in the month OF October
or November, and the administration told Scott that il
he took the uars they would swell General Tay or
force to ten thou sand But, did they do it before
from the friends of the administration General
Scott for this Alter General Scott went forward TO asss
Vera Cruz what was the first step! There great
efor to msrepressnt the whole campaign and to super
sade him BY the appointment OF lieutenant general
When this intelligence reached General Scott, he
said that If tnis 10 be So, it would be breach OF
lta 80 gross that the administration could not be guilty
ut it. me administrator were willing to let him 90
forward and butt his head against the castle of Vera
Cruz Mr BeGton, who was IN expectation Of being ep
pointed lieutenant spoke OF it. General Taylor said
that an attempt ought not 10 be made upon Vera Cruz
with force OF less than tw enty five thousand
If General Scott had failed in taking Vera Cruz then
lie general was TO be sent there to him
happy to have authority tor saying that had not
for the nate skill of General Scott in turn
the troops of santa Anna would have had disas
the administration, he not urn shed with additional
troops afer ne reached Jalapa. A few days since,
discharging volunteers before their time expired. Bu
at is The fac! II was known that their time would
expire 10 June, and before that month General Scott
could have no use for them in Mexico II was useless
to retain tnemhe obliged to discharge them. They
were permitted to escape the vomito and should
General Scott be blamed for that 4? One OF his
dispatches from Pueba complains OF the ad
ministration for not supplying him with troops ;
and he says that the first letter he received, aiei
the capture of Vera Cruz, of censuye -
Alter the battle OF Cero Gordo, he said that if the de-
parmen should 60 a. this rate he would expect to
pondeuce shows this. The correspondence between
Generals Scott and Worth has been published. would
not aude TO The fact the Unisn had not endeavorett to
create prejudice against General Scott and ask ed the
puslic 10 suspend its judgment for But the
administration have suspended General Scott The ad-
minstIaton could not postpone his ia until his return
to the Untei Staes court of inquiry called, The
crime being SO great 10 inquire into the Generals
duct the enemy's country, and thus disgrace him
Why do not the admipslraon let us kpoq ali about
that After his dazzling, brilliant campaigns, General
scott has been suspended from command He took Vera
Cruz which many supposed TO be impregnable Mexico
was OF the most difficult countries to invade With
only thousand men ne overthrow army OF more
than thirty thousand He captured the city Of Mexico
containing two hundred thousand inhabitants And fer
In at he mas been suspen led Way he Suspended
the euemys country? Was becau he paroled prison
ers! 81 tbs President and the Secretary of War suppose
that, after the Roman custom he bring them 10
the CAPITAL TO adorn triumpha procession along Penn
sy lvsnia avenue, Why he suspended? Was il 10
snow the cnsmy that conqueror of Mexico has been
overthrow by his own government? tell you sir tney
nave mistaken the character o. the American people
suppose they wish 70 exhibit General Scott under
rest There is book which not much read as it
ought to be- tthe Bbe) from which we learn that Sam