The Democratic sentinel and Harrison County farmer. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1851-1852, 1852-08-04

army
When the unWeleomc news Of ths pFema--
ture discharge Of this large body Of Of VOL
nuteefs was received here, unaccempahied
by any explanation to show the necessity Of
the act. it excited very general surprise and
regret. rs consequences we're at once fore
seen: but the step had been taken, and could
not be re-raced 1t was loudly condemned.
Many did not believe that measure which
appeared TO be so unwise aud SO injurious to.
the operations Of the army could have ema-
mated from yourself; but they were less shar--
liable towards the President ami Seeretsf'y
of War. Both were denounced for Whist.
you had done; they were unscruPulOusl%
charged with weakness and Dsapacity; with
being a;tuated w hostility to you, and II
desire to secure popularity with the vounf
teers. Nor weFe these bitter assaults inter
mitied until It began 10 be suspected that
; they were misdirected.
| Ii yea really regarded, on the Ah7of May,
| the augnentatiop of your forces a. being Of
t such wal importaSse, tits almost as ei9cnlt.,
7 to accouRt Gsr ths course taken TO re.epgsga%
: the volunteers, as for their premature dis.
g charge. ans misled by information on
which ought o rely, ii many Of these vol
unteers would aeg have continued in service
t proper measures Aad been saken at Ialapa
whl.'e they were lnduiging the hope Of parlit.
j cipalIG IN further uiumphs,, aud of being
among thase who would enjoy tho cnyiablc,
distinction " first entering as yietars TIM,
proud carilaI o, the MexicaD republic. Tho
The subject was ,t,ere presented 30 tEeis,
consideration, no yigG2us Ghosts seem to-
have been made-no attefDpI 10 Sorm new
companeS--or to muster them into service.
lunyil this powerful nducement was wcaAen-.
led or w,hdrawE--unt they had been de-
ached from victorious army, as # no }en-.
ger deemed worthy 10 be a part OF it--seat-
>Xty mixes towards their homes into pes
+ tiencal region, and there brought within
he sympathetic influence of the sentiments
which 1t was NATURAL that many shonld teel
and manifest ut the moment of cmbarkina
i TO return 10 their families and friends. Con-
: SlderIng The manner in which the Pre- dem's
order on this subject was attempted to be
exeGr Grued, it's not strange that. among more
4 than thl'ee thousand patriotic volunteers,
sent away br YOUR order OF the 4h OF May,
only about '''hirv individuals" were found
willing 10 rs-ens, age
You seem to have suddenly conceived
the notion .! converting 'he army, "like Cor
tcz, "into a sc!f-Su$tainin, machtae;;" and,
10 make the resemblance between yourself
and the Spanish hero more cou.p plete. you
INDUCED a dream of fancy, until you Seem
TO have adopted it as a matttr Of belief, shat.
you were ",ioomed at Washington" audi
; you became, "iikc him, always afraid that
The shin ,rnr ,,1i.r H. Tap:ttI
further cripple" YOU. Ii should l.ot be for
goiten, that thc design Of this unaL C 7unta
Die military movement was first com 1uni-
caied TO Ar. Tfist, before you'll had given MY
lhtimaIlon oil 1t 10 your government, IL u
whlic nnter The perturbAlun of mind which
his unwelcomc presence in Mexico had pro-
duced had you eontldgu this cXtraordina-
ry plan OF campaign 10 him AFTER the chap
py change, in your relations after YOU had
digestcd his 'farrgo Of inSolencc. cunceit
and arrogance after be, too, miSta-
king nptoriety Ior fame, had sought To via
by dlSobsylng the orders ofhl' governments.
dctyiny lIs authority. and as,aiiipg its COLI
duct-.hls distinguishing mark OF yopr con.
tidence III him would have caused much less
surprise. This novel conception, 50 sud-
denly adopted, was A. suddenly carried out.
your army was, indeed, converted ''into Il
self-sustaing machines" you discharged The
twelve moaths' volunteers, and broke up
your posts at JalaPa AND cl.the way toyonr
main depot. "1naolved" yQN aunoupcsC,
'no longer cpend Oh Nera Cruz or home,"
you put yourself beyond the reach of thy
supplies which had bqen provided by thA
government, and repdered yourself in :,
great measure, inaccessbc to the recruits
and Ievies (cXeep: in strong parties), which
had been raised to Augment your command"
In this way, you rendered. unavaiing, for Is
tme at least, all that bad becn or cplld be
done by the assidiolts and incessant labors
ofthe War Department ip all its branches;
and then yourecklessly put foEth the ground
less complaint of "a to.al waEt Of support
and sympathy from it.
Your letter Of the 25th July, which was
not received at Washington until the 3oth Of
December labt, abounds with complaints a
gainst the department, and refers in strong
terms TO the wants and snifcrngs f the army
at that time, Before you venturcd to make
its then destitute condition a ground Of charge
against the War Department, ron ought TO
have recollected that these afliictions ieil up
on it in the midstof your experiments Of ma
king it ga self sustaining machine and were
the legitimate fruits ofthat experiment. These
sufferIngs came upon itbefore your estimated
period Of isolation from Vera Cruz and
home" bad half expire1. When you had
designedly aud unnecessarily abandoned
both, and entered upon your self-sustaining
position, ''cut off from all supplies and rein,
forcements from. home, until perhaps late in
November" by what pretence Of justice do
you complain OF the War Department for the
distress you thus voluntarily inflicted upon
yourself and the gallant army under your
command? Something very different from
censure and reproof is due for the extraordis
nary efJrts which were successfully madeto
reach you with recruits and supplies in
your sequestered situation. and to rescue
you from the cnbarrassments in which your
ill.judged measures had involved you. I
have brought unto view this unaccountable
movement Of yours, with no purpose to
make any comment upon it as military
measure, but solely to show that the evils
resulting from it are not Just grounds of ae-
cusation against the War Department, and