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

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now that IA CARRIED for tbs purposs of uphodiag
the sdmnisiraton g. it has merits Of its own to up
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A DEFENCE ADMINISTRATION 'pnronrioS TO
WARMTH THE eENsRALso
nr THoMPsoN OF Mississippi - rhis debate has sprung
up unexpectedly to me ! desire now to ray few
words in reply to the gentleman from North Carolina
he makes those who sustain the administration
Assume, = strange attitude The gentleman be-
tionsl and according every principle moral and re
gous, is unbecoming to rejoios victories
carry the aad they have granted what has been
ssked for there IL disposition to war with the gsne
more unfsir ever attempted to be Imposed upon tho
country, thst the President the comm nderu. chief
vond have isoioea at defeat on the part of our
Did he not know that the OF his adrnisato
depended upon the victories! But who is to blame b.
cause the means Of transportation not sufficiently
provided? lis tho Quarter master General Jesup with
whose the public il familiar? On the 9th of Sep
TENDER, 1885, General Jesup, after noticing the com
the duty of General Taylor to call for the means Of
transportation "f he did act do So it was his fault "
lor va, uuiut and unm,ritsd iThs entire latter was
read by the clerk fthe gentleman justified General
Taylor he should Justify the department too, because
there was great difficulty i'll getting transportation.
know how party Zeal drives almost to
forg.t what i, due himself preventative All
mon cause. Ii the var is unjust and uuconsututon'
a. make an attack on all Who are engaged in it Give
point tot thdrawai OF troop, from Gen. Taylor
sftcr I'm. Scott went TO the field The Secretary of
War tells Gen scott what TO do and that 1t is tho nteu
uon TO hold Mexico further than this side Of the
Sierra Madrs Monterey to be held by sufficient
scotts disposal TO pirate especially at Vera Cruz
| What does Gen Scott say TO Gen Taylor?
1.-THE gentleman here interrupted for the purpose
OF resev message III writing from the President OF
the United Stsses
The srrAxER-f'he gentleman will proceed.
Mr. THOMPSON What does Gen Scott say to Gen.
Taylor? Dear Generl-I sasll have take from you
some OF your forces and you to stand the de-
teDsivs This is painful 20 you and distressing to me
Yer the gentleman from North Carolina says that Gen
Taylors forces were wilhdrswn that he might be de-
feated
Mr.. CLrseMAN iutsrposod, an said that the admins.
tration prem sed to sireng hen General Taylor.
Mr. THOMPSON As the gentlem, IN was not member
BIS party viii be- Why not troops sent forth at
| an earlier day?
| fore the ten regiment bill pass, 3D.
Mr.. THoMpsoN-I would ask whether General Scott
did not desire OF the adanisraton to have ten thou
sand men, not volunteers, Nut regulars i?
Mr. CLISaMAN The dsmocratic party had tho ma
jority.
MIR TEoMrsoN.T That's very true. Gentlemen can de
lay and deba'c bills in ths Senate where there is
striction put TO discussion
Mr. HARALsor-I will say ono or two words on this
question to set the country right do not remember
the exact day when toe ten resm mt bill passed. bu
90 rsme'ubs we'll that the bill far tho ten regiments
ives reported to tho House the goth of d oember;
ceItainy on the rst day II could be reported after the
refer OF the Presidents message Iswss under dis
cussion until 1t passed the House and the bill pre-
pared in anticipation of the Presidents message.
Mit sry Asirs Of the last Congress. that everv eort
made TO 1t 10 vote SOON possible and
we did OBTAIN action just as soon as the wings would
let Us have It
Mr.. TaomrsoN-If the delay was occasonod by Con-
Sess, tie resp ,nsiby attsches TO party or the
nistration urged the bill early period They de.
sired action should be had Immediately General Scott
believed that General Taylor had sufficient force to
remain the defensive End he tAough that he himself
had sufficient force to to Vera Cruz and the cacu-
lation did not deceive him.
Mr. CLNoMAN was under TODD to say that Mr. Benton
did not contemplate attack Vera Cruz could
not be taken.
Mr. THOMPSON replied that he was aware that Mr.
Benton ssd that Vera Cruz should not be attacked but
he aid not say that the purpose could not be effected
Mr. Benton said was not necessary to take the strong
'asile but by going into the interior Vera Cruz would
necessarily fall Tbs gentleman totally misreprcssnts
Mr. Benton He says that General Scott was sent o.
fools eraad General Scott attempted to share the
responsibility with the standardization and the adminsrs
ton with General scott The administration told Scot,
to SO forward, and scott believed that he could reduce
the cssil With the force under his command Do yon
suppose that the administration would have let Scott 60
the exposition, unless they had been satisfied that ne
would succeed! The gentleman says that there
dispositioa TO maze war upon scott and Taylor:
but ssy that the correspondence shows this nj.
most Kindness 10 these Generals The getting up
OF opPos. ton between the administration and
the Generals is for party purposes. Thoso men who
believed the TO be unjust and unrightenus the
who say that the Generals gained isurels for their
unjust Tha gentleman Ia fevcrish state Of
anxiety to get the correspondence He has come for
TO 5cnc the ruler; and every possible occasion he
has called for correspondence Flo wanted to know
the Pes lent tie rcason why it had not been sent In
| veuture assertion that not single sentence has
been struck out cu what relatee to tie court IF inquiry
venture TO say that III. fact is Tho ,nt dis
plays feverish anxisty that the correspondence
sent in He sayt, Il am against sending X to tse cour
part of IT," He wants his speech to accompany the
responder e. Yesterday, he would say nothing; but,
siuce he had looked through the correspondence, he
garbed statement, and this morning he
motion TO reconsider thu vote By which the House direct
ed the Committee on Printing 10 inquire into the pro.
priety of printing extrs number OF copies What he
ssys s worthy of high and proper course of action
Let us deal equ Ally and fsirly with all
sEsiEs OF BLUSpFRs- AWFUL REsPoNsIBILITY
Mr. HASKELL (who so bravely headed bis regiment at
Cerro GortSl said will favor the motion of the gentle
mens printed entrs The best and the most autheuic
history is that whic we find in the public records and
when they ale printed, the country will be able to
judge Of the proprety and conduct and designs of the
executive. | am firmly convinced, from what | have
learned that the course oil the sdmns. alton charac
ordered to march to the Rio Grande and am firm.
y convinced that the bluaderc have resulted from mis-
conception of the Mexican character Can be believed
that General Taylor would have been ordered break
W his enclmpnent al Corpus Christi il it had been
contemplated that Mexican force would have met
him The President was of tine opiuion that he had
to meet an insignificant foe. With this misconception
he ordered Gen Tay to march his Amy to the banks OF
he RE Grsnie. lie thought the force under our com.
mandsr sufficient TO iniimdate the But he reckon.
cd without bis hert. He die not for memens, suppose
that the Mcxicane would defend their homes The Mex
i;ans however, crossed the river snd gave battle After
the bst.les OF Pao Alto and Resscs de Ia Palma, the
President and the party OF which he lie che head beev
ed that American proves sufficient bring bout
speacs But here again for want Of forecast the Pre-
sident Was wrong Ny object IT, TO show that there
protracted campsign owing to want OF foresight in
the Executive He is responsible for It, The battles of
Palo Alto and Resaca did not bring peace IL was
essry to pen-rate the Interior and from the
enemy his errtorJ. Ike edninisr.ton did fail sup
ply Genersl Taylor with necessary supplies. was on
tha la Ora 81 ~ IL e.,
Cemsrgo 10 Monterey he would have carried more SOL
ders and supplies He WAS Obliged TO move in a Grip
pied copdit ON, to aesail Monterey and with ncompe
tent force Monterey dear bought victory Ii tho
mandipg officer bad had eater force there would
hsve been capitu ston ostcad Of he enemymarchipg
oil WITH the honors of war; they would all have been
tured charge that the partial capture the half way