The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-05-30


United states-0easrsl Jssup and Marshal
valiant.
Louis Nspoleon's organ In this city Il exceed
Ing wroth at the comments Of General Jesup On
Marshal vaillant's report Of tho administrstive
arrangements for tae French army IN tho Crimea,
which we published few days since. To say
anything against the grand army of France 4 .
mortal sin in the eyes Of Frenchman; but to
ret forth telling truth against 1t is treason Of
the vilest dye. This happens to DO Just the case
with General Jesup. He states two simple and
evident facts, but facts which involve mighty
consequences. He says he could never eompre-
bend Why the allied armies in the Crimea carried
on their operations In direct opposition to one Of
the chief s1ioms of military science, until he
read Marshal valllant's report. With o strong
army in the field against them, and q fortified
city to attack the allies sat down before the city,
which during all the siege received abundant
supplies aud reintoccements from the unbsaten
army In the field.
When he read the report of the French Mar
shall he found the reason for this course It was
because the Allies from the moment they left
their ships, could only sit down and blaze away.
The rumber Of animals for all purposes that Mar
shall Valiant supplied to bis three hundred thou
sand men in the Crimea during the war, was less
than one-half the number which we supplied to
our little army of forty-6ve thousand men In
Mexico, for draft and packing alone, to say no
thing of cavalry and other purposes In this
simple fact there lies world of argument. Tho
French army had courage and skill, powder aud
ball In abundance but it had no locomotion
John Bull had the same defect, only more 80; and
with true British ohstinacy in sticking to what he
does know he carried a railway to the Crimea
Unfortunately the Russian army would not stand
at the terminus Of the railroad, but would keep
moving. Sebastopol could not skip about, and tue
railroad was pointed at it, and 30 it fell.
TIE French journal opens its charge up
on General Jesup BY stating that the
European press received "wirh unanimous
appreciation the report OF Marshal Vail
liant. So much the worse for the European
press, for it only goes to make good Gen. Je-
sups conclusion, that if the European armies
"have genius. it is genius In Its decrepitude."
But the Freoch gentleman sets at Gen. Jesup In
very artistic way, and demonstrates his own
skill in the national accomplishment Of the small
sword. Instead of meeting the ponderous truths
that the American General lays down, and giving
them rebutter, he carries the war into Africa,
and endeavors to show that in our operations on
the Rio Grsnde in ls46, Gen. Taylor complains
of Gen. Jesups want OF energy aud provision ia
the same matter of transportation that was dis
played in the allied operations in the Crimea.
The reply to this is very simple Tho Mexican
war came upon US without any preparations or
appropriations whatever. Gen. Taylor suddenly
found himself compelled to take the field without
even preparatory blast Of bugle. But the
line Of operations on the Rio Grande
was nevtr the true line Of attack
against Mexico; 1t was only feint- As soon as
we found ourselves involved in the war II was
determined al once to take Vera Cruz and march
upon the city Of Mexico. 1t was to this lower
line Of operation that our whole attention was
directed, and In the preparations for this that
Gen Jesup exhibited that energy and provision
In the administrative arrangements which led to
such brilliant results. So great was he ia these
qualities that. in the style of jackson, with whom
he had long served, he suspended an order Of the
President to stop the forwarding Of horses 10
Mexico, for which step he was subsequently high
ly complimented The result proved his wisdom.
Gen Scott was enabled to move with celebrity
ard success. Rapid ns this was, Scott, who was
only fighting TO conquer peace, and not for
territorial conquest, paused repeatedly In his
career Of victory, in order to negotiate, fearful
that be should 10 completely destroy his enemy
that there would be no power with which 10 treat
for peace.
We commeud to the organ Of Louis
Napoleon, and to the French and EGG
lish tactclans generally, the study Of the
administrative arrangements for the lower line
against Mexico II will prove Of eminent service
to them in their contemplated arrangements for
the Chinese war; and If they should ever again
attack the Russian territory, they may be able
10 display some Of that rapidity Of movement
which characterized the campaigns OF the first
Napoleon. We very much doubt if be would
have ever attacked Sebastopol before he had
either destroyed OF driven the Russian army from
the field. To the French journalist we will only
soy, that In the course he has adopted In his de-
fence Of Marshal yallant-that Is, in accusing
Gen. Jcsup Of an equal want Of energy and pre-
vision In the administrative arrangements for the
upper liue Of operations against Mexico-he Ia
lilly admits the trr'h ~ ihet officers comments
rTon No. ny In the Crimea
AaaIsl mos PROM NEW ENGLAND TO TIE
wEsr.-It is calculated that about three hundred
thousand persons will emigrate during this season
from New England TO the Western States aud
Territories. The value Of the property they will
carry with them may be estimated at twenty
millions ofdOlSs; but II VIC take the actual value
Of the settlers TO the new States where they are
going. Il will be At least thirty milllnna more