The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-11-01

rope; and he wound up the march Buena Vista with
great victory force three times his own in numbers
and that force commanded by the President of the Mex
lean republic in person
Then il is that "wth great difficulty our troops
had been led that point the difficulty was to hold them
in. Nor is il that the forces led TO Monterey and
Sato insufficient by the confession of all to adj
vance further the contrary they sufficient to
low of large detachments being drawn of to Join Scott
they sufficient after being thus weakened to win the
battle of Buena Vista and they quite sufficient after
that to have advanced San Luis Potos and to have
fought their way triumphany through Guanajuao and
Queretaro the City of Mexico and there have joined
hands with Scott and his army if il had so pleased the
American government 1t is true that we were then
compelled to abandon previous plan of campaign on
the contrary, after having conquered all the northeastern
provinces Of the Mexican republic and accomplishing in
that quarter all results possible any time for any troops
under any crcumsa nces then proceeded to do what
from the beginning had looked eventuaty but
which had hoped moi to be constrained to dothat is
to force conclusion of the by striking decisive
blow at the heart of the Mexican republic; and the sug
gestion of many sacrifices and difficulties is quite mean
ngles unless be treated unjust insinuation We
countered difficulties sacrifices except such the
ordinary incidents Of army in the field and it is quite
childish speak of the difficulties and sacrifices of ad
vancing army whose every step is brilliant victory
Then what is meant by the foolish talk of taking
nominal possession of parts of California and New
Mexico? ?" How nominal France would be quite if
after fourteen years fighting in Algeria she had succeeded
in getting complete possession Of that had then
done of California and New Mexico
Finally it is confusion of language false rhetoric
and false everything else say that ITO speak properly
the war commenced" and that "serious step
towards the conclusion Of peace" had been TAKEN and that
therefore, eve consider anything to have been
done until Scott landed at Vera Cruz 1t not only gives
false coloring all which had effected by so many
victories in the northeastern and northwestern provinces
hut is also total Misrepresentation Of the military and
political relation of those victories that they
nothing they did not tend to bring peace that
they did not in fact contribute to that end The victories
in the northeastern departments of Mexico had not only
broken up the armies of Arsta and Ampuda but had de-
feated and demorlzed the army marched thther by
Santa Anna to give to permanent security
frontier, and complete possession of considerable
part of the enemy's country. The result of all this of
course seriously to weaken, both morally and phys
cay the force of the Mexican republic and efficiently
prepare the way for the successes of Scott
Finally suppose it only the 9th of March that
General Scott made his dsembarcation at Vera Cruz
Well only the goth of September that the French
and English made their disembarcaon at Upertora and
the Courier lis comparison Of events keeps of view
the memorable fact that during that very fortnight when
Scott was arranging for digeMbarcation at Vera Cruz
Taylor with crippled forces winning the great battle
of Buena Vista TO have had parallel between the two
series of events it shuod have happened that during the
fortnight in which the allies proceeding from yarna
to Upertora they should have landed in the Cmea under
ST Arnaud-for instance, attack Menschikof- whilst
Raglan remaining behind with diminished forces should
have attacked and vanquished Gortschakof Nay, to
make the parallel perfect il should have happened in the
course of one fortnight for the allies have pitched
battle against Nceaa in person in northern Russia and
in the same fortnight have landed in the Crimea and
reduced Scbastopo since that is just what the United
States did in one fortnight by the hands of Taylor ue
Vista and of Scott at Vera Cruz
The Courier proceeds to say:
ahe beginning of real operations is placed thus at the
end of months from the commencement OF the war
This s very cool mpudence The battle of Palo Alto,
then was not Gn operation; and the battle of Resaca
was not operation the srbpgaon Of New Mexico and
California vas not operation The conquest Of Tamaui-
Nuero leoi tOatuil anu was nv az up
Grafton the battle of Buena Vista not AN operation.
Why this critics abored attempt deprecate achieve
ments in Mexico is so childishy feeble not to deserve
Indignation and scarcely reach the pitch of contemplate
ness.
Bnt the Courier will have it thai this was but the he
ginning Of real operations Well let the longtlT have
it So then but what magnificent beginning, as Wqrihs
battaons landed the beach Of the bay OF Sacrhcos,
formed and cheered while they marched up the sand-hs
in the face of that tropical pouring out its brilliant
light upon shore and sea- and brigade after brigade OF
WORTH Ppqers9g Pillow, Smith, Twiggs Quinan, and
Shields proceeded @ take their positions in front of Vera
Cruz on the 10th and lb Of March, while perrys squad
ron doomed up against the horizon along tine coqs. 81 th
Gulf of Mexico the equalization of Vera Cruz and the
surrender of San Juan de Ulua the 29th and the
7h of April the great battle and victory of Cerro Gordo
Noc happy would have been France and Britain with such
beginning as ,his Of 'rea operations in their war
against Russia.
This subject will be resumed in the Unoa an few days
CONCESSIONS FOR THE CAUSE IN NEW YORK.
The following from the Albany Atlas shows that the
spirit of dsnereed devotion to the of democracy
still animates some of our party in New York
'sCoSorssloNs ron THE cAusE.--We notice that Mr..
district withdsws from the In doing (says the
Senne profoundly thankful for the honor
fered upon him by the democracy, and bp for the
wi hp the Of thpl