The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-05-06

when thur sent away, but one Of the seven regiments
nsd less than thirty, and most of them had than
ory-ve days TO serve. According your opirios
in by the department they could been
-gsly retained your line Of operations TIN the last
AXE them towards Mexico with YOU their Woes
A. iht critical period would have been of inestmsbe
% upc xp-ciedy sbspooned-ero III scepipg open the
communication between Vera Cruz and your head
quarters whereby supplies, munitions, and recruits |
could be safely and expeditiousy forwarded to you
Had this been done, you would nave been spared the
trouble of insitog many items of grievance and com.
plainte against the War Department for having failed
furnish them II you had retained the twelve months
volunteers unt the end OF their agreenent and no tuf
fcent mas yet been shown for their premature
discharge-you might, for q reason ut least, have
received without much obstruction, supplies from the
main depot on the Gulf; the army might have been
strengthened by reinforcemens at earlier period;
and many of the revolving of barbariy the
read Vors Crus to Jaspa in which many lives
of our fellow. cEsns have been sacrificed by the ruth
less guerilleros would not have occurred
Another and still more amentable calamity Is think
fairly to be ascrbed to the early obstruction Of this i'm
porsnt line of communication The brave and patriotic
men who were hurried on to Mexico, in small detsch
ments in order to reinforce your army, unexpect
edy but necessarily, detained at Vera Cruz, until the
numbers there cole cted sufficient to force their
through the strong guerilla bands which held the
difficult passes the Jsapa road While thus detained
inhospi,abls coast in the sicky season. they
were exposed TO the attacks OF wasting pestience
more Formidable and - 1t unfortunately proved, more
destructive than the Mexican army
When the unwecome news Of the premature dis
charge of this large body OF volunteers received
necessity Of act excited very general surprise and
regret Its consequences were ut once foreseen but
WAS Loudly condemned. Many did not believe that
measure which appeared to be so unwse and SO ipju
rous to the operations Of tho could have emanAtsd
from yourse but they less charitable towards the
President and the Secretary Of War. Both were de-
nounoed for what you had done; they were unscru.
puiousy charged with weakness and inespscity; with
being actus,ed by hostility to you and desire to &C.
cure popularity with TIE volunteers Nor were these
bitter assaults ntermied until 1t began to be Suspected
at werA
II you really regarded the 9th Of May, the augmen
tation Of forces being Of such vital importance
II il almost difficult TO account for the taken
to reeBgsgc the volunteers, for their premature dis
charge. am misled by information, on which ought
tinued in SERVICE proper had been taken al
Jsspa, while they INDUCING the hope Of psrtic
patiDg in further triumIhs and OF being among those
who would enjoy the envable distinction of frat
ing vicors the proud capital of the Mexican republic
Though the subject was there to their coDs
deTation, vigorous Efforts seem to have been made
no attempt to form new companies to muster them
into service, until this powerful nducement was weak
ened or hey had been detached from
victorious army as If no longer deemed worthy to be
part Of it sent sixty miles towards their homes into
pestlentiai region and there brought within tho SYM
pathetic influence ofthe sentiments which natural
that many should feel and manifest at the Of
barking 10 return 10 their families and friends Con
sidering the in which the Presidents order
this subject attempted to be executed, it is not
strange that among more than three patriotic
volunteers sent away by order 9th 4th Of May
only about fifty ndividuals'' found willing to
engage
buOQeDIy
converting the army, like Cortez," into self sus
tanning mschne and to make the resemblance between
yourself and the Spanish hero more complete, you iu
duged dream OF fancy until eeem to have adopted
IL as q matter OF belief that you were doomed ~
Washinaton" and you became ike him, always afraid
that the next ship or recall further
cripple you 1t should not be forgotten, that the
sign of this unsountabs military movement first
Communicated to Mr.. Trist, before you had given
any intmation of it to your government and while
under the perturbation OF mind which his
welcome presence in Mexico hsd produced Had you
Jad Ut nj
after he happy change" in your relations you
mad digessd his fArsgo OF insolence conc. and
hsd sought TO win by dsooeyipg the orders Of his 60
vernment defSipg its authority and ssssing Its
him would have c.us.d much less surprise his novel
conception 90 suddenly adopted suddenly carried
uu your naeso sssus
volunteers and broke up your posts at Jlspa and
the way to your main depot, r.solv d." as you
nounced no longer to depend on Vera Cruz or home,
yourself beyond the reach Of the supplies which
had been provided by the government, and rendered
yourself in great measure Inaccessible the recruits
and levss Except in strong parties which had been
raised 10 augment your command. In b g way you
dered unavspg or time ct least eli that had or
could be done by the assiduous and abors
his War Department III all lis branches and then you
r-cklsssy put forth the groundls.s complaint Of
tai want Of support and ~ mpathy" from
Your letter Of the 25fh July which was not receiv
ed at Washington uOtil tie 30sh Of December last,
abound with ,mpl against the d~pxr and
re'ere IL song terms To the wants and suerugs Of
army at that lime Before you veniufed TO make its
tneu ground OF charge
War department ought recolec ed that th.s
I'll cions fell it hs midst OF your experiment
OF mskug 1t selt-sustsning mach ns' and the
IL. itmate fruits Of that experiment Theee su-ringe
It before your estimated period of isolation
from Vera cruz and home had half expired When
you had dssgn euiy and unnecessarily both
and enter, 1pon YOUR self sustsinng poson cut on
from all Plies and reinforce from home unit
perhaps late in November BY what preence Of justice
dc you complsu OF the War department. for the
you thus volun ary inflicted upon yourself aud the gal
iant army under your command? Something very
different from censure and reproof 10 due for the
ordinary efforts which were successfully mads to
reach you with recruits and supplies IN your ssques-
in which your iudged measures bad in
voved you have brought into view this unaccouns-
able movement of yours, with purpose to make any
comment on as military but eoley to show
that tho evils resulting from it grouncs Of
accusation agsnst the War Department, and that the
iabered sttempt to perver them to such purpose dis
closes the manner and spirit with which you have ex-
ecuted the assumed task of its sccuser.
you have INDUCED In the widest range Of specula
ton in regard to the alleged sinister motives aud
covert designs of Others feel less reluctant present
my views to the main objsct of your last
the concluding part manifest the utmost solic,ude
to place yourself in the position Of injured and per
secuted man. With all the aid you derive from
dexerous strategy, you will be likely fail in your
tempt uness you have the full benefit of high
Q. some isc.s ana your OF Others
Your recall 49, you assert the long suspended blow of
power" which you had the sagaOty clearly to predict
Ii somewhat remarkable that your predictions pre-
ceded the events which you imagine provoked that
blow As early as the 25th Of July, soon after "h-
happy change in my your relations, both official ard
private, with Mr. Trst, you looked you gay, to be
dismissed from the service OF my (your country" If
your recall can be regarded as dismissal you
titled to all the credit OF the fulhment your early
prediction.
In presenting in it's true light the Presidents con-
pliancc with your own request 10 be recalled which
you now denomnate your dismissal may TO obliged
stdp 1t OF the embellishments You hsvo ingeniouLy
thrown around il though, in doing this you may be
deprived OF much upon which you depend TO sustain
your claim to be considered pers.cu,ed man.
AS early es Juno you begged TO be recalled. You al
lege that this application was "rebukingy declined
This lie not saying the exso. thing The reply to your
request was, that it would be decided with excluslvs
reference to the public geod When that shall render
proper In his 1.-THE President option to withdraw you
from your present Command his determination to do 90
will be made known toyou.n This not denial, bu.a
suspension OF present action accompanied with
suance OF future action on the subject Your request
Yas still pending regard to the public good then stood
the way OF the immediate qualification OF your wishes
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