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Bl 17 ,7 .-. rV "1 i r i a At i ri , ' f b oewce .Inspiration nwan to jch fw elm- h " t!"it there it particular linns ia J "'''I1 4l . as lawfj to lt.d to kill hchr-AcriM ' ho teach Cs that there - M.fcA . 'tAre- prircef dMi-m-. And the prac ' , Ate wnotlThi;V4i I" pr-e-ptee-of dii tr-Ah, tow c.n c-.-l; .r it l-e.r V id li c2-c as to tLrow epen. c jlt yr for t or ' Uwt if we ti'ic the frsrtt ef . -!a tvrrts tcf justify the pracLce of iJ ra ii .'-c(.' , then hy i bulfea caoch a postV.e, dance i.i Cj sama way and frsm the '- same fcc!,rs? a one occa?!"n ' MichaI, SaQFe-daughtrt, 1-Vd l!.roiH a win. dow snd iw k n pavid leap njand i" i"r - lc . tr tii Lord, itnd said how jlor s t'.s kin; ' of brad t( iy, who uncovcui I... ", f UmJjj in ll.e eyes wie handmaids c f i 'j ft rvanta a cn f the em feiutr$ 'Sf nworrrft-l himself.1, ."An J Mir ar.i l.,? j rcj ' .t.Jjs the . ter of Aaron, took a t .,'r 1 ic I. t l i j aal ill , the -women went pat after her v.!i i.r Irtla and witS dancca."- Tbtm were t:. cf gaal rjii. einjandtnturrh wiib Ihefio 'aofGjJ, I.ere , ' wcra thoM arr. the Jcwt wJia LWd ihcr isclvCa to mourn for tLo - dead; , den hired themsclvee UKDatemasicandilArfceoa auitab!e occasion. And pcrhaia it waMhe' latter wLo maf9 music Bd danced on the return of tha prodigal.' Add . if we, are ao mistaked, iiete U not a tn jle cne in the hols Lk. wcre the lidie and gentle. . iw Ianced -tncllier ' jr&nimou!y. Wliat au. , ihont hare tioJcrn L.blq Oncers fL,r ahufHIni , together in iuth'ctori fjoTifigQiijr? "AlVlhe , women went out. afte Flinara, nrt after Ibe inen. , - Wo hope the C.blc wJU nt longer oe contorted and butchered op to justifj ercry cum dance; ict o cruiia fiance and send tbetr. children ti hate their rntnncrs and ihrir morals' jnned dyinodera parsns af pel-fectton nd urhamtjr Dot never' epcak of flic iiiIo. , . : We have mur touched in ia 'few onljr of the . . muct unporlant point in this uhject winch we'll . present eummanll by racapituUttion. Ive of naUBtcand prpeaijy to dance . are foQndSd in v human natae. Dancinfiaconitwtcnl w'lth the pro V fcMed. pnnctplea of carpal jnen, but dianipatca the 'mind. indipoim to ail aerioaj reflections; and aoU . U id uuprovetnent; and upo,n the wliole, w prpdnc a . five of moraeti than zapd, and ahould be .aban ttoned by every "philanthropi. iDanciaj chrisi tiau is hard to find, breaks his crenanf -with God '; and' tbS church-vonnds the cab.? of, Christ, and, Qiehonur htmaclf-caoaes the mosjl 'ptoa in . the chnrcli U monrn hit axampl,' and doe so far an his iciSiicnce ctenJ co-worki with too devil to build up liiQ kingdom or dirltnes ' These . principles wilf appear well founded by an exarnin. aliottuf tho Uiblc, M-ith the action of numerous cocJesia&tical Wlics. . ' ' i h , . m , , Uancin; wVt variance with tlae christian rule, 'and -reproachful to the ehriMtitia profession , Presbytery deem it therefore. inonsittent and -,: wronj for those who hiire named the name of . Christ to engage ia dancing, or to attend dancing. -' ',1'urtKaorasscaibiies.f And by divine uunstitu. ; lion, parents and heads of 1 families are respo.nsi ; Uo so far as thty.sre ahl to dirvct,.fer the corf, i duct ef their chdjrcn and the reveral households ' tinder their control; it is equally wrong for. pa. : rcntsaod beads of faniiliea to allow their thidren ... "or thoM under their car to attend such - place's, . Is attend tbtwuetvei In tho judgncnt of .Trcsbytery, attending dancing parUesor dancing assemblies, or 'allowing tloc tndor tliair feu. ' prrviskin and control to attend, L, in ppofcBbng christians, an oflo'nco deserving lliediscipltne and censure f the ehttrch.' t " '''', What follows we know is not in harmony wltii the subject discussed above, but ("la reader, vill 4 pardon xt for the question naturally presents it sclherc, a, to the propriety of certain plays in vogus among ue, and .which havo'gaifted ' great celebrity among tlie tntelltgent and yenned. JS)me think them as bad. as. dancing, others more -, disgusting and childish, 'while. many" loofc on them as being a. mongrel Vpecics, neither good : - nor .very lad. Cut we believe lluf great majari l y think thera.no belter than a waste qfijrtic ' that tliey mflanie the pas'ions-aTe ludicrous for . men and women to acL and. upon the whole, ioat as. - corrupting ae the Jncc, and thjsisrlhc truth A t The peneu of ihe dignity of Juimaiv nature, says . one, reachrca oven our pleaaores and Amusements. If they cnl.-y ge t tlw mind ; by raising grand or fr rated emotions,Mr if they humanize he mind by exercising our sympathy, they arc approved as suited lo the dignity of oar nature. y Hence, in genefaV every oeup;ttiont whether of uw or of amusenwnt that corresponds to. the dignity of man. is tcrnyid manly; and tve'ry occupation bc lyw his nature is teriiKd child wn,' Tlic reader " may judgo" whether playing is rn-inly or chirdibhv ' Uut admit tlint ,rqmpsand, play look nioro dori - ' fittenlly in children than jruwn ones that t(icyi i re someliincs disgusting n the extreme, and withal not ihe least nu4roying, still, how shall , wVgel.on without lliciu,- with all11 their impcrfec. .tions notwUhotanding. No human ititutu)n is allowed fo be perfect- Wo. arc no advocate for ! i . tliose. )iill monotonous TnnceuTros, - eftcli ai , 4lhimble,7 club-fist and thc-hke; yve go for the reguliU bred, cien(Jic mud cail SMtcr. Phttk, w'lth hfr-miisio I and plcaaintry.- :IXwtr with vour tlnmjblert, yor red of my compnny-.wd ' say, give lis Quebec and old sitAo iPhosba.'' A Udy looks w bcwitotiingly in thoni'ddlc oftlic .floor with a broad, brimmed hat on her J'cad, and then ihrt kissing ib so exquisite. Betides tlic.m't i; .... ij ..T i i .!.; ... j . ...:..! scinn oui Deneior n ciirisicnuom uiukI. occa- sionally mbr the Ml of the Quebec drum; vol-' aunUer to fill the highest office within the gift of i nc laak's. . An, anuuus n an important frulure. Wc pld'vcrs arc not all demented, as those who - ale ttio wane leaves of stramonium, and turned natural fl on it; one would blowup a feather into , Ihe airt another would dart straws at it wrtb much . fury, while, another would set up' hv Ihe corner - 1 like a monkey, grinning' and jnaktnj moaths. Our jnovi menls are all natural And graceful, and i as for makihg moutlta and grinning, we haveav : v decided m abhorrenco to them. 'We know1 oir ; time might be spent in vsefut conversation pat tve muuheve recreation, and nothing is better than playing if ittn iniy la game of club-LtU , . And believe me, had Newton and Cotertdvc and , 1'ascal, and other learned pvopte liku soine of our play malits, indulged more in Ibis, thriy may have lived longur'to bionS the world wilbnew discbv--" v trie,, ll is dangeruu for-jftojJe tv -know loo much. Thinkf IhcMjor lady whg believed her. ' jetf o' b a posUletler, bat waited puticnllyi orttil - tue lellcil-sorler had i-saiowcd to aceham if she was single or doubly ; Ur the philosopher wlo jmuhts candle to bed and blew himself oat.' I'll .t endanger my brain and jny mind too, and atl " ajust to know.a little; I'll sjwnd-my tei&uro 'mr. ; T incntaj'yini i If one can manage the rula of ; simple addition, and read-without spring it out, : .- l will qt"lo answer the end of living. Why chnstiansf will next have youug people to spend ' thtir lumurc houra in talking aver.cienc -and . literature, politics and ehgori,and weshaU havo ': iiohmg at. weddings and chnstmas holidays but,. iniciicciuai frasa. :, s. t : - :.H : V p. c. nO Gen Taylor and tho Volunteers. The correspondent of tho .New Organs lM'ita, wnu.ng irom v K'loria, ce:icriDcs me juritcrs jesierduy and tiro way the boy a xroUrd around liiin threatened iinmedi. iitc sulKAitiou. " flv way of ' salutation t I verily beljcvethe old General pulled at hlsj p, live thou.innd 'times, and 1 was- lok iug every miinite i see him piilhhe front preco ofil . General was mounted on large nryi gcnUe. tuiile, whilst, his Of tltjIyUotlc a. splendid dragoon hor.',': and vas.hims.;Cdrtssednn ciean'aifd Und.- -aooic u-mJorn,, h,MlUe General had on loilottig scr-ne anavmg occurs u short ly alter Gen. T") lor VarrtvaJ at, that place; ';iviu Tavlor(visi:cd :heA Illinois. Vwl- lY tidi c"J V.zc frock coat, (is J a II cjI tlial .th o!i rar.cLera was lb a. aura i u Cncri!, l.cf jtsfcrrci, from JSia iranC3rt!:sti: vroul la nothing the wcr.;;ii.fiihaieh gcoJ Tsi'U, tbat, a-j-xifezinj'l, ll rrc co'J.i have? tea l.lte t:US3 Kti ia i.. As ha roia c. there nrcrt manjf .who- wenfred whclhcr 7uzicacs. 1 . ' ii n i , , ; ' Vert lis iVrsa Vcrl ETfrtv JmU'f t ,Vo Jay btfjrc'car Veader the fwlluwjl-? letuivVMcb tcl.'s t't ova story laj well ta, need any co-r .cct. Ii is but j-jt, U?vi ct-. ft t U j.cruc wrncr whoao counSQand judnent are r-?ihi only br hi hon3tf and modosty, h tu! atara that if was 'written tj a mcarfrietijl end rela'u'ret now a rrsi dent inthia clty, endeared1 to him fay vcty many years pefjobal iniimacyr lo nliom lia unbosoms all bis purples,- opiaioa, and celin, 'without the least reserve, t Vtt bave'more of this sort ti ccftnmuai catc, and shall ' soon bs able to show that, ia hi dcfencQ ailnst his own secret per taaiH enemies, bs well &s against the armed enemies of hjs country, tho old hero of the lo Crando 4is evejr Rouj;h rand Ready.' llErU ABTERS AtXY OF 'OOCUPATIOX, OJt Invas! jn , AloNTE'REy,' Mexico, , Nov. v, Mir. pEA t:Y6uT' rery'.kiod and acceptable letter 6f lho 3 1st of August reached mo only a abort time since, for which I'bej4 leave to tendor you my sinccrii thanks. - PA fow confiduntia ro- mirks on certain public transaction are uere -uuiiuuu.j - . .,.' Afiet const(lcfaWo apptrcnt delay on the p trlil tho Quatermaater1 Department , in getiirrr steamboats onto tho Uivi Grande adipted to its rravigutibri, I 'succeeded, to-J avardi the latter part of August, in throw. (ing forward to Camargo- (a town situated on tncKtn Juan nfer, threo miles from us junction with the llio Grati Jd, on the' west aide, nyurly 500 miles fi.otn Brazns island by watct, and 200 by land,' and 140 from this place) a. consider able depot of pro via and then, having brought together an inv porta nt portion of. my Command, , deter mined on njoving on this places Accord-ng'y- 'tfter collecting 1,700 pack mules, wth their attendants and conduc'.ors, in the enemy's country,' (the principal means of transportation foj our provisions ,.bggago, &0i) 1 left, on the 5ih .of September to join mjr. advance, which had preceded me a "few days lo Soralvo,. a smill village 75 miles on the route, which I did on the Oih, and after waiiin'ir thereto fewdavafor some of tBe corps. to get np, moved on and reach e.d hero un the I9thj .with C,2o0 men 3r .700. regulars, and the balance volunteers. lot what took place afterwards, I must r?fe you to. my several reports -part icu. larly to my .detailed one of the 0th ultimo, f I do 'not believe ihe aulhoiitics at Wash ijpgron are at allatisfied wilb my conduct in regard ta the terms, of capitulation cn. tered into with wt be Mexican -Comnmnder, which you no doubt have fceen as thefy have bceri raado public througtfho official vrgap and copied .into various other news, papers. 1 have this moment received an answer (lo my despatch announcing the surrender of Monterey -and the curcum-' stances attending the same) from ihe-Scc retnry of War, stating that Vit was regre'u' led by the- President that it was not 'deemed .advisable to insist 6rt the terms I liad pro- posea .in my ursi vcommunication to ;no Mexican commander in'regard.to giving up the city," adding tbat "tho circumstances which dictated tx no : doubt justified tho change.! ; Although" the" terms of capitu. latibjt may be consider too liberal on ur part by the IVesidtjat; aQd4hU'idvisers, as WcM al)y. mi ny others at a distance, par t)cularfy ly those who do not understand tho position which w occupied, (otherwise theymrght come lo a different conclusion ' r?oir, l? lhc tplier,) jet,' on duo rc- uccuon, i st-u uyimng loinuucc mc io re gret the course t pursued.' The proposition on. the part of Gen. 1 Ampud, rhtcli had loujeb to d j ia determtntag my -course !f tlie-; matter was based on the- ground that) our ifovcrnmciii naa proposea to ms to set. tie 'the existing difficult ies by negotiation, (which I knew was ihe case without know, ingbe result,), which was then under con suleration by the proper authorities, and. which lie (General Ampudia) had'no doubt would result favorably as the wliole of his people w wo re . in favor of pencc If ao, 1 considered the further cflusion df .blood not. iily' unmcbsary-buv. imp rope r Their fort. was abo considerably larger than oursj and, .trom the size and position of the p ac ,wo "could not comphiely invest it; so that the greater portio'riq'f their troops, if not the v hole, had they boco disposed la do so, could any night have abandoned the city, ot or.ee entered the mountain passes, and vKTccted their retreat, do what wo could. Had, we! been put to the alternative of tak-'ing-. the place by storm, (which there is no ,doubl we kliotrld have succeeded lb doing,) vie shouU ln: all rirobabiUty hare lost filjy or a .h'uidrcd mon jin kill'pdi; besiea the founded i, which I wbhed to ovoid, aa there appeared lo bo a prospect of peace, evert if a'dtst'aulune,- I a)so wished to avoid the dt.tlrucliou. of womeo and children, which must have been very great had the stdrm ing .ppiCL-ss bccn " resorted to." Besides, they had,, a very large; and strong fwrlific. tion a shprt distance from "the city, which, if carried whti the bayonet, must iave been taken at great sacrifice of life, and, wi;h our bmilrd train of heavy or battering ar tilery ir would have required tweqty'or twh;yi5vo itays'to take it by regular ap- " - TliAl they sJiould ha'vi j surendorcd a plnce -ncar.ly as strong as tlutbec, Wcjl for tified under .ihe direction of tkillful eiigin-' ee is thetr works garnished .with foriy-twb pieces el arttUcryj ' abunaaotly suppjjed xti i r t r. J 2 : J I rr : ; i r tree, s i a ?. i- (and ra colU s::.-"!y) Icririrg ariT'sar! I ai.'i-;' ij nCO u an t prs'."ng fjreo cf I..f t i't '.r-T l:r, t;irt'.'y s-jj'ied with prut ' : ;:i a J-t tra'.o cf sr; ! Lryifr., l; i-:t:untal!j occur, rccqj cf t' J t II. ' . ; V C.i J.J'y cj;-:J JO carinlt!.a rar l. orJ C i.i t! t CirectloD, v I-h p!ac? l.-T lca coti.vly ulindoncd by the Mexicin forcn, ai J t'.l cf wham I-ave Len COi;cc:;:rtited at ia Lu.s Tc jsi; or.J I sall lose v.j tirr.e i.i "takirj r-'es.n cf the former ax soon aa i'-.j c-j-;ion of hostilities refcrrr 1 td expires wl.'cli 1 have'eotifd -.3 r 1:33 -;': -rl:'cs will baths casj oa tl.j IC"f iasuat, tfy dircciioa of tha Present cf t!.s UcHsd twites. ' " If wo axe (ia l!e hruajy of Mr. Tor and General Scpu) utidjr the necessity cf cor.qairinga peace, and that by taking the- capital cf Ijia country, wc trsusl go to Vera Cruz, take that pace, and then march on la the' city of Mexico.'-v To do so in any other tUrtclton I consider out cf the ques tion: : Dut admitting .that 1 we conquer a peace by doing ao -say jt .the; end of the next twelve-; momhs will the amount of blood and trcastiiV which must be expend ed 0) doing so be compensated by the same? think not especially if the country we" subdue li tc Le given up; and 1 imogine ther are lJt few individuals in our country who think of anneiing !Iexico to the JJm tcd Slates . . f' v v' ' 'I do not intend iq carry oq my operations (as previously stated) ' beyond . Sallitlo, di-ehitng it next to impracticable to do sos vlt then becomes a question as to - whaf is dest to tQ done. ; It seems (to mo that, the rpos) judicious course to be pursued on our part wou'd be. to take possession at once of the line wo would aaccept by, fiegotiation, extending from. the Gulf of Mexico, jo the Pacific, and occupy the same, or keep what we -fflr'eJy have possession of; and that withTampico, (which 1 hope to lake in the course of the coxt month, or as toon av I can get the means of transportation) .wiM give us all on this side of lho Sierra Madre, apd, as soon- t I occupy Siltilto will io-etude- pix &r seven States or Provinces thus hotdin Tampico, Victcria, Monterey, Sal tillo, 'Moficlova,.Chrhunh'ua, (wbichyl pre. sume General Wool has 'possession of by this time,) Santa, le and ;the Call for nias, aod aay to Mexico,' "Drive us from the country throwing on her the reponsi bilitv and expense of carrvuiir on offensive' ,war; atjhe .same time closely blockading all her ports on the Pacific and the Gulf. A course of this kind, if - persevered in for a. short- timo would soon bring her to her, proper senses, and compel her to sue for peace, provided there is a Government in tho country sufficiently stable for us to treat with, which l fear will. hardly be the case for, mmy years-to -come. Without large reinforcements of volunteers from the-Uni. ted Slatessay ten or fifteen thousand, (those previously sent out having; already been greatly reduced by sickness and other casualties) I do not believe' it would, be advisable to march beyond Salullo, which is mori that) two hundred miles beyon. "'r depots on the . Rio Q rande a very ' long nno ; on. which io Keep ap supplies oxer .a land' route, in a, country 1iVe this) for a large force and certain to be a't tended vtith an expense which will.be frightful to con- template when closely looked into. Prom Saltillo to San Lui Polosi t the nest place of importance on tho road to the city of Mexicp is three hundred miles; one hundrcoand forty badly, watrred, where no supplies of any kind could be procured for men or' horses. . I have informed the V)5ar Department that 2000 efiicient men would be necessary to insure success if we move on that places (a cityebntaining a population of 60,000, 'where the enemy cduld bri ng' logethc r u nd .'sustai n :4. besides tho r,iiizens,4in array of 50,000,) a force which, I apprehend, wifl hardly;be, collect ed by" us with tl train necessary to : feed itlyvell as' to transport vraribui other sup. plies'! particularly ordnance and'munitions of war. ' ; , rIn regard lothe armistice, which would hajc expired by linailation in a few days, we lost nothing by Ii, us we could not move even now, bad lho ejnjtiy continurd to oc. cupy SuUUo; for, strangeto say; the first wagon which has reAchedme since, the dec tlra'ion of woe as on the 2d instpnt, tjfte same day on !hich received from Wash ington an pck'novUcdgirtfnt .of my despatch awnounjcing lho taking of Monterey; tand then Weceived only p no hundred and ihfr-ty-fivc; so that I have been, since) May last, completely crippled, and am still ad, for want of transportation. ; After' raking and scraping the? country for miles around Ca. margo, colleetins; every " pack.mule and othdr.means of transportation, I could bring here only 150,000 rations, (fifteen days" supply.) with, a moderato , supply of ord anret ammunilfon, &c, to do which all the' Corps had to leave behind a portion of vanp njuippotj ireceayary lor mcir comfort; aod r-in some instances among rtie votur.teer( their personal baggage, ' I mov. ed in such a way, and with such 'limited means that, Irad 1 not succeeded, I should' no doubt have been severely .reprimanded, if nolhirfg Worse-; I did so to sustain the Administration. . ' " ' Of the.tw regiments of mounted tnbn from Tehnessce and iKentuckVi who - left ihcir respective States to join me in June, the hiter has. just, reached Camargoj the former had pot got to Maiamoras at the latest (ttes from there., Admitting tljat they iviU Uo o,s latig in returning as in get. ting here, (ta say 'nothing tf the ljrne ne ccssTryto rccr"utt their horses,) and were to bo discharged Tin time to reach their homes, ' they qould serv& in Mexico but a very short li me, 1 1 , t Tho . fo rcgoi n g remarks arc not . made with lho view of finding fault with any one, but ta point out-the difficulties with which I hive had to contend., ' ; , . Monterey; tho-vCapitalf New Leon, is situated on the Sin .Juan river, where it c0mes out of the miunt uim-ihe City (whith contains a population ofabout twelve thous. rt surrot'f4?d by ihu tt tL I .id cf a lar3 an J vai.ey, Tls reuses srecf stonia tV Moor''1! sty!;. wi;! f.n rocfj. fkh, ii;h t'ir strcr v yarv.i and girdcr.3 in s. atl I red for iruslctrr, rr: .'j l. c.i c;: a a 1 :rtrcis nt u-aiCi.1 i is V cj:: tpcrtr.nt phes ia turi!iern Mexico, (or'ca tho easts'Jacf C;:rrari,d. re,) cc-r.-n Jirjlhe cr.ty pass cr road for carri":s fmra this side, between it and the GJf cf f lexicwV ta i'.e tabte-hnds of tl.i E"'-!, ly or throi-S which .the city cf f !ei. .antjrs" rrschcJ. 9 r- . ; 1 rr jch fear I tha!l fcsire exaustcd your patience tefore yea et half throth this brr; and ur'r.teretir letter;. If so, yoi can only corr,T."t it to ih Ctr-s id lliir.k no more about it, as I Jrit? in great haste, besides br!cg,iii:ern7. every f vamir.a tes; so that you nrusjmake great allow, ancct' for, Llotsirrierlintisns, and blun ders, as well as want of cochexioa ia roan parts'cf .the same. 1 Da sojgod as ta preterft nie most kindly to your excellent lay,' and accept my io cere wishes fox - your continued health, prosperity, scd fame. f ' 1 femain: truly and sincerely, your friend, , Z. TAXLOIl. Speech cf Ilea G. E. Bidder, , Or NORTII CAROLINA, Out ttio Appolutmcttt of , Lietiton ' . ' ntit-Goueral. i Oa the 15th inst, the " Senate resumed tho consideration of the : bill; ; reported from the Committee on Military "Affairs, "to appo'ut a Lieutenant General to com mand jho military forces of the Urtited States duHng tbu war with. Mexico." 'Mr. Cadger, being entitled to the fljor, rose and remarked ', ,' ' ' -The bolst return which he could -maWto the Senate Tor their kindness in adjourning yesterdaf at a period to give hi(rvVi gpport unity to say what ho had to say on this sibjct this morning-, instead or yester day evening, he believed would would , be to proceed at once to a statement of the reasons which1 seemed to him - to furnish an unansiwerablo objection lb what the. President, had asked and what the bill proposed to grant. If the bill should pass and become a law, tlm high office which it proposed to create must be filled either by the present commanding general of the army, or "by aortie junior .officer, or some citizen from private life, in the first case, it was manifest upon thc'slightest reflection that the measunv must prove entirely useless. TEhe t major general now com manding the army commanded 'all jhe forces in the large district which the Pres. ident had. assigned to him, or might assign, and a lieutenant general could do no more. The President might ossignlo thepreieni senior general of the army absolute control of. the. present war, so far as the constitu tion authorized him o do it, ; or he might confine him to a particular portion o Ihe great - field " gf operations; but he could equally extend or limit the operations of a' lieutenant gcneialj Tor by the express con divions; of the constitution the. President himself was ol last, -unavoidably, tin: sole constitutional rammander-in.chief. Hy chan,giug the designation then of a major general ihey did not enlarge his autliori- The chief commando the whole army whs incident lo no general,' whatever his grade might be, unless when the whole army was collected together acting'naonc body; and whenkso collected and acting, tho chief command, devolved upon the senior officer, whatever his designation'.- Nor was the otipacityvof that officer to carry into successful operation the' mea sures of the government increased in the least degree. . His capacity lo do that must-depend upon his personal qualifica Hons alone It seemed to bim. then, that rnoihi.ng could, be foundedy on slighter grounds than the? oprmon that Jh$uJScer who was now the senior major-genera! of the army would bo in any respect more able to dia-harge, with bono to himself or with odvantageto ftie country, whatever might be required of hint in the prosecution of this or knyolher war, by striking out of his title ihe. word "major" and insertiug in lieu, thereof the word lieutenant." Dot if the officer contemplated by the bill, was not to. be the present commanding general, but some junior to be elevated above him, the proposition caused to be merely useless: it then became unjust and injurious. Jt was then made; the occasion of offering 6p?n insult to an officer whose life had been devoted tohis country whose blood had been.shedupoii hcr battle fields whose deeds in arms during that CQDtcSt which has been termed not inappropriately the second? revolution, won tho BDDrobation of Madison, thanks of Congres 'nnd the gratitude of the whole people ono whose noble- spirit, military character, an J bril liant courage had gained for. bim through out Europe an hortbrable and an enviable repetition, and had shed new lustre, on the Amciican name, t If instead of some, junior officer selected from that band of noble spi tits tho pride and flower ofthe army some one was to ,bo taken from civil 'life, then involved in -the sari.e insult 'which was: passed upon their devoted head,- would .they find those officers who fought with such distinguished bruverV at Palo- Altoi.Reseca de la'Paima, and Monterey officers, tho praise .'of every tongue lho prida of every heart office rs hiuwred widr costly swords and tcsiirrtoniala'. of .high 'rcgird from their friends ' and. feliow.c!iizms o( iheir native Statesofficers, it. was- not too much lo say, to whom; lor all tho luh and noble characteristics . wbicli grace lho , aoiJicr s name, no service in the, warld could pro duce supienora, uph 'unjjst j returns for such noblo service, iw -pur poses connected with the war. could far. a rnornent jqKtify. No... necessity' demandfd it, and, in.. his humble judgment; the net would sta'nd as n foul blot upon tho (.scutcheon nf tliis grate ful Jrcpublic.- Would the insult stop hew?? Noj .honor military 'honor-j-tho keen s'ad r'r in fart KssT.'uiy cf a t.iVi tcatt trss ilts r?rr3 vrM:'i i .' . J fjr j ain or' '.asuro throa. f Sout . ttrc ity cf the n:I!;:iry 1 'Ty : : 'fl it if ejcS m U 6?.'?u.j p o if a civil.an s'iuuIJ t-?cdar;C ol above, tho 3 cheers nol c-.!y would every graJo cf tlT.rs l!ri Uout tbxi who'.a extfr.t ; cf i! j amy, buf even tbo drummers t';a eutlcrs and camp U lcwer9Vcu!J f. A Ihcir dieck tingle .ith aliame aoi in Ji nation at tht) iosuULv.us cast upon the hi ad cf which they trcro tl j hutnble fjlloweVs. jThcro was t:o precedent ia h history of this country' ttMch cou'.J justify such a proceeding.! . True,- ia 17U3, a$ the honcrtl? "P'Vmin who-addressed t'itm )estOray l.-J SJjjfi'.: J, when t!s country, with far inferior powrrs and capacities for nulltary action, eill.rr cHeniive or defensive was threatened with a war with the proudest nd. the rarest fcation cf the day irus, oa i!.it occasioce the dCico cf hcAitenant gener. al wascslablUhcd, and Washington was railed to take the command created .by it. Bat it was Washington that was "caHer to take that command. It. was forW ashing, ton that that rank was established. ; Wash, insron was then in a retirement which he lo3, enjoying the ease' an J solace ot domestic life,' and the unbounded gratitude nd homage of a free people" which be had earned fur himself by a long and glorious career of toils' Washington was called by Ihe government, tho' people, the army itself,' to take the charge and direction of those military aflairs; and if ha entered upon the field of action if lie left the spotlti which he had ftrndly. hoped to' pass without t interruption the few remaining; days of his life, was due to bim t-it was due to the singular position of , eminence and glory; which ho had occupied in this country due tol hint who was ''first in peace, and first in the heaits wf his count rjwen" due to his acknowledged pre-eminence throughout the whole world doe to the proud position which he uo cupitd io ihe civilized world it was due,'. it, at the call of his country, he surrender ed the endearments of his domestic fireside, to command the j armies of his country , that be should do it wittv d title in some degree commensurate whh the bearing of that high command which he had filled that pinnacle of fame; which he had reach. ad. . " L .; Now they had no Washington. They could not look abroad and find someoiw man whom all would gratefuljy know and recognise as their, saviour. They had great and good men, ia public.and private life; by. t among them all .there breathed not ihe man whose name could be spoken without profanation with that of Washing, ton. When that office was created for Wahingion, no jman supposed that he would derive from it either honor or patriotism.' His hole soul was already deyoted to his Country. Nor-- could he derive any additional powers. ' It was a personal compliment lo the man who has had . bo successor. Why had ' not the office peen created again? ; Their armies had once and again beep called into the field, on occasions of great moment to the nation. -Dut no lieutenunt general was thought of. The force now was large. Was it Hot as large fri 18121 Was not England as formiduble a foe as - Mexico? They were, thca.ipo.vthc defensive, and England with her ttoops Was upon this coast and the frontier? Now their forces were inllio very heart of the enemy, and their citizens were" not molested ,at home. Why then, should they- create an officer now which was not deemed necessary in 1 8 12-? Even yesterday they had it an riouncf1 by the honorable chairman' of the Committee t of Foreign ReJatioas, Mr. Sevier,Jtiiat so far frorn reg'irdihg Msxtcu as a contemptible foe, she had but barely commenced her operations, and Ihey were now but just in the beginnm" of this war. Yet, though not to be despised, Mexico J was not- worthy pf a mention with the nation with whom they, were at war in 1812. The' Objections which influenced bim (Mr. B.) in the committee, still re aiained with him in 'full , force. lie had listened! with attention 1othe remarks yesterday of rtie honorable senator fruin New-York, (Mr.rDix.) But with oil the attention which he was enabled to give to those remarks he was not induced to look favorably upon lho proposition, but on the contrary new objections were suggested to his mind, lie had already observed that tho number of troops engagedin tho war; of 1813 was greater than those engng. ed injhe present war with Mexico. Did such' large forces not require this important officer at their ! head? - How did it happen that the officer was not thought of by Madi. son and Jefferson i - nt that troublesome tjmeT- But the gentleman had argued that the officer was necessary fof the proper military organization of the armythat spmctlring was due' to ihe custom of the world in respect to such, appointment. If ihe'argumeni proved anything it proved jio much; ihey musl have three or four lieutenant generals on ,that ground, and it would at length be found tbat they must change the ranka of other officers. : ,Bul . another reason assigned- by the honorable' gentleman who addressed them yesterday, was that some such officer was required on account ofthe diffusion ot their "tmops.. Jl was urged that ihey should have an officer who could survey the whole field, v But surely a lieutenant -general could h-jve no keener' vision,' no greater skill; than a major-general; and. if not, the title was wor&e than useless..' Tho third clause presented by the honorabl senator from New-York was lhat such an officer was. necessary ta prevent insubordination in i w niiny. rur ne seemen to sunnosc that there "tniht be some uiiwillinnes on the part of the troops, 'and under officers, to; serve, .under a major-general, which would be ubviatcd by Tihe nppointmen't of lieutenant grrnloroh Was it Udicved that ihe iiwbkj Tavlor 'pr fho gallant Worths- the no called the hero of two bailies- 00 the Rio Grande, and the utile r descrvum the opiwllaiioii of the herd of Alofttercy . was n to bo, believed that they would yield CSl c cf tho cf UdyVL-ne, ;'. cause h-5wsa lb htJ What' t' j' 'V vicw irrpu:s to Jbovw 11 ' 71 ur a Jr a ra cnt enieruiail tSc '4.7 minds-ih pfricCc cLvTi their coursry's cause, ?o e lb. a a Delicve fp.l thev . wrt!J Vn "Cai' phaakaJer.ucderwbstevlrnaW - it there ex iUd'any duninctiooia iht a i i ofth-jsaecn;bow dld they crfi 1 '' it by uwrS a not from civil Vfl Fcic- hmi overtUm!- His word f'f.4 ' they cuuaI ret ad,;t a incasure morarf . ...v 1 . . t -1 ' "Te . r"i uu)..vvrwes rj.i secure Jrom'degrid.' Hon.. and ; where w's U cwCJeiVt 1 theml. Soldiers jieldedghd'yiao to una who cams to t. cotertd'a? honoralle scars won ia tha distiL scrt.ccs of Uicir countrt; la Oiet J? not codura.the degradation ihauS ' Teach to .the officers of ih troiyT' " afte they jjhall have torn the mat I vet U the wives cf their, boson, . aod axm iberruielvcs to sacrifice sod dantr iatW form in Iheir country! amiee, W them that those welUarncd aeniesW lobeforgohen and themselves drgrU from office; and bow would their isatji-m . tion be aroused! What a witherihgt! would be cast upon their generous eJ -tion!. If they intended to confer tbe'U of lieutenant general upon the present c&a. manding general, it was dsclesa. Y, bis presennitle helwd been ooe-thudi -i. century their gaflantand efficient f,ar aL To im the tillo wouM add nW charms.' If ho fchould , ever, be "dvoma1 w onhv to tony . the ' title of the va - W- n . ; . . . . ""wvi it " i ., A ( .Washingtoo, then die title which hid.' ' ti been conlerred upon one mtalt-iDM with prupritity be conferred upon kiih,, Le) bim asiure ifie bunurable gentlthn from New ork that ho misonderatuvi,', noble feelings which ' distinguished gallant band of officers', if he fcupposedtk any one of them would be willing, by tltr extraordinary course, to turn1 Ihe f)auk ' their, commanding ; general and putiia below bis brrihrco in ;he fitld. j - "The honofable gentleman also rijfy. tain passages from Mexican publicatium. tie listened lovthem with attention nfti ttrrest. He yg jlad to harn thelit cnicrlaiiied in M xico in regard to.jSe present unhatpy upture; . but was unable , to see what lucre waa in tliesu 1 xtraciili i licet io the least the mcritV f this tion. 'lliey h-ariKd from tl.e.n tlitittn some sections of .Mexico lhat ifirrc cri" roving banof. bituditti. Surely tSiu .jeutenant general could do no inore'ts preyent their drpredatiojis thanj a inajir gtntral. Another- i-xvruct professed , rt fleet the sentiment and purposes' of 11' : Mexican peojile, aod be must saj tliii those sen tiiRcots were noble aiid.pntriotrV He.bchereO J but all who beard them weri sensible that they bad a noble foo to cub- tend withone worthy tif, the skill ndr ' bravery of the American arms; bV la . Could Dot sess .bowlue extract opplieJ to " the question ! before ihi m. .Again: lla ' honoiuble senator read, from another pnpvr .1 the Veriiimcnisiof Santa Anna and his jur-- ; 1 ty -lie here . perceived that there wa but, ' one sentiment 4n Mexico, lhal of di fenre, and a refusal tq treat with the Amcnconi '; until tlieir troops should bei withdraw?.- Uai there was -a disclosure which cspa Irom'ihe honorable senator, and a , rrler. -. ; ' ei.oepade by l him which had alarmrd him. Uis previous views of, the -rmort. l, were founded tip6n .the uncertainly ihriv gard to theirnoiiejof filling the olfice.ci.-- . lemp!ated. Me now Icarncd.that tho verj ; purpose of creating the office was that I; civilian'r--ra politician might fill it thitr ,-1 some man might bo sent to Mexico v j was e'xpeott'd to -discbarge duties not . : nected with the. military office tekirj ! to-. - , ' ' . Mr. Di intimated lhat the Senator ; misunder-stuod him. He - had said tiul . the office was purely military. ! . Mr. Badger gladly listened-lo the ci-'j' .; pianotion;, but the only difference betwti i 1 them was, that i the honorable geotlemiM from New. York foreshadowed wbl had set forth. '' There was, as he , used tt say when a schoolboy a negotium" under. :; stood. . He had only set forth that ''itp- J fi'iftn,1' f The gentleman a explanation" : not at all disarm him of his objections.- : The lieutenant general was to lie boih 1 atatcsman.and a military commandea, Let hiin remindtbe gentleman that the , lieutenant general wlio was appointed it France, and who bad been alluded to, " afforded )he first, step in 'the chang t ( of that government ta the monarcb'cil t form. Wasthe; etIecl ofthe ppoininxS ,v of a lieutenant ceneraf to bo of a s'miltf ; character?-" Truly,- then, it behooi ; them to pauseand view the prccipicaret wnicn tney were.aooui to piung;v n '! , proposition before them. was ta cur.fer tftw , on tho, President of the .Dulled -'Strs ilj I powcro select his own successor,. wc , 1 1 ruly ala r med. Then there was .sope y thing more at stpke tran the ptescDi. iw-. -tenant generalship. : . . ... i I. If the purpose of th proposed appol - meat was . not purely military io tits char . acter if the fieutenant general .was to 1 invested with the sacred functions of slitej , manship in addition to those of lieutew ' generalship and if ho1 was to becup , position in thi nation which the het0' V ant general occupied during tho ep' duast of france that thooght raw mountain high bisoby-ctioos to ihr prrrT ' . sal He hud hear'd it Said lhat the tica requisite for a bigli -' coia" sV noi oil which' were requisite for ,j0 c mandcr-in chief. Grant it. Did JJ furnish a reason for depriving a cc general of his command? True, cessful general inp small conflict mignt i! : ... r..i : Aiin.'a lar" terprtse. Put ihey roast udge of tpe8j what emanated from tht-mi and it w'1 sonublc ' to iofcr that ih'e general bo thu trocrs-tho pJhnj, rwMe, asd t Spirits, wbof rushed t-ca iargeg aj'.? bacqat tl,un by sucia tpurw. t "f Teach to tb dier tKsi lSq -' i. St- . .... : . r'
Highland Messenger (Asheville, N.C.)
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Feb. 18, 1847, edition 1
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