The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-05-07

WAsHISoToS, May /, ls4s.
The House has at length recognised the necessity Of
day passed resolution hereafter at j O'Clock IN
stead Of IL; and, by another resolution OF kindred
character, all the leading appropriation bills are made
the special order for every day until disposed o.
The news from Mexico, Today sdevelops nothing IN
regard to peace which not indicated BY former hie
lgence 1t does, however, lend great probability 10 me
Mexico of very considerable class OF respectable people
who fear the effect upon the internal peace OF ,he eou
try of the sudden withdrawal OF our army shoula nol
be surprised if the Mexican government should intimate
In our the expedency OF an additional ar
ce providing such security against the attempts OF the
factous and sedtious popular leaders AND presume
ha, those gentlemen clothed with discretion ample
enough to enable them to concede that pont-subect OF
course 10 the sanction OF their government at home 1t
supposed that Gen Herrera would be chosen presl,
dent as to Pena Penn. This vii be very
natural and fitting prelude TO the restoration OF peace be-
cause General Herrera's government and himself were
overthrown in order that the former peace might
be broken, and preliminary TO the beginning OF
the present war. The coincidence is rendered COM
plee by another circumstance in the order OF these
events. The most influential man in the ejecment OF
Herrera and the destruction of his government, and
the leader OF the party then most camorous Tor war with
the United States, was Paredes. This man, still preach.
ing his war to the knife doctrines has just been taken by
the scruf Of the neck and thrown into prison Now,
then that Paroles has been thus satisfactorily oored, is
just the time that Herrera, the of peace should as
sumo his former place at the head OF the government
Herrera has long enjoyed the reputation OF being the
wisest and most vrtnous OF the public men OF Mexico
and the prospect of his election is favorable
for the ratification of the treaty
of Mr. Marcy, Secretary Of War; to various letters and
dispatches of General Scott, commander of the army In
Mexico. The date of Mr. Marcy's letter is April 81,
ls4s that OF the last Of the series Of letters from General
Scott to which il is reply is February "a, lS4S There
division OF opinion upon the merits OF this contro
versy. Factious partisanshp stands dumb before the
eloquence of fact and argument Governor Marcy's
statement is the most triumphant personal vlndIcanon
the most scorchng and efecual rebuke of querqous
insubordinate spirit that ever read heard His letter
is long, but not redundant 1t is record OF TRUTH con-
tanning not superf1uOuS word. -
The ultra friends of General Scott cannot complain
that he has fallen before weapon and been defeated in
conflict to which he is unused; for it is in his exploits
with the pen that they appear to take the greatest pride
Their constant call has been for the correspondence and
the letters Well, letters were furnished by the sack
full yet they were not satisfied They still asked fol
more. They knew that Rchelieu had said something
about governing the world with pointed feather and
they insisted there something behind by which the
administration be abashed, and General Scott ex
allied and made President, Now, they have all they
Marcy has summed up the whole case in one reply to
the nnumerabe assaults of General Scott upon his repu
aton. That reply conclusive of the whole controversy
He has justified himself, and crushed his adversary
That the proper term As the antagonist the assailan
of the Secretary of War; General Scott is signay de-
feaed as ever Santa Anna was by the American army
No reply that he Can make affect the Secrearys posi-
ton In this contest have sympathy Tor Gen
Scott. He has been throughout the aggressor; and il
he be the sufferer IN the end is only retrlbutve justice
The wings. who are looking with longing eyes to Gen
his complaints and anmadversions They are deeply
anxious to scatter the preceding portions OF the conro
versy before the world to the tune OF ten thousand
copies, but desire to exclude this letter, because has
not been answered by Gen. Scott The exclusion Of this
would, upon the same ground, be good cause for the
suppression of all the letters from Gen Scott embraced
in the CALL because this of Marcys is general
swer to each and all of those.
The whole correspondence will 60 before the people
and it will be seen, this CASE the correspondence
generally, known under the sobrquet of the 'hasty
plate of SOUP" that Gen Scott has been deporaby un
fortunate in his method of conducting his personal con
troversies