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COLUMBUS, GA.
WEONEIDAT, KOTEHBER 4, 1846.
REMOVAL.
The Port Office and the printing materials or
the “Cuhrabw Times” have keen removed to
Winter’s new building cast side of Broad Greet
above Randolph.
TIIK WAR— THE ADMINISTRATION}
THE WHIG PRESS.
It may be that oar removal for the last four
mootlM from the vortex of party warfare, and
oar aoyourn in a place where its jealousies, its
hate, its shameless vituperation, its foul suspi
cions and “ damning inucndocs,” l ave not reach
ed -in a place where party h forgotten, and the
interests and honor of our whole and common
country only known ; we say, it may be, that
these circumstances cause to strike us more for
r ibiy, and to stand out to our view more hideous
ly, tbe extraordinary course of the Whig press,
tu regard to the war with Mexico. American
citizens and soldiers in Mexico have flattered
themselves that they were carrying on an Ameri
can w -r for right, peace and civilization —a war
undertaken with reluctance, yet when forced
upon us, carried on with courage and firmness,
and ready to be ended tlie first moment an hon
orable and enduring peace shall be offered and
guaranteed ly the enemy.
But to how dilTerent a conclusion would a
stranger come, who gathered all his knowledge
of the state of the contest from the Whig pa
pers ! He would imagine first that it was a ruth
less, aggressive and ambitious war of the Ad
ministration upon a weak and unoffending pow
er—that all its reverses (and thank God, and no
thanks to Whig Editors, they have been few )
were so many judgements upon President Polk;
while no single ray of the glory of its brilliant
victories, which has shed such unfading lustre
upon the American arms, has been permitted
even momentarily, to gleam upon the helmets
of that same “ war” administration. While
Gen. Taylor, because be is a Whig, and not be
cause he is a brave and successful Commander,
(for who believes he would be so be-praised, if
he were a Democrat ?) is lauded to the skies for
evwy good that is done—every thing that is not
done, every thing that ignorance and hate fan
cy ought to be done is hurled with vindictive and
childish passion at tho administration. Does
Gen. Taylor after two brilliant victories on the
Rio Grande, halt at Port Brown and allow the
Mexican army at Mctamoros to escape 1 It is the
“stupid” administration that sends an army to the
field without a Pontoon train. These headlong
censurers never stopping a moment to enquire
how it Was that 7,000 Mexicans crossed the
river in right of Fort Brown, and whether the
American army might not have crossed by the
aamc means, and ignorant of what we have been
informed was the fact, that there were boats
enough in tbe possession of the Americans to
have crossed a sufficient force to have captured
the discomfited and terrified Mexican army. We
do not ay that Gen. Taylor did wrong not to
posh hia victories across the river—it may have
been imprudent, unmilitary, under the circum
stances. What we insist is, that if it was not
for want of a Pontoon train that he did not cross,
the Whig howl then raised against the admin
istration as the cause of the delay was, as usual,
throughout this war, false, unjust and hypocriti
cal. Again does our army wait four months from
the battles of May to the bloody conflict at Mon
terey f Again it is the weak and inefficient ad
ministration that foils to furnish him with sup-
pliea and transportation. To the falsehood of
this charge we can testify from personal knowl
edge. The Government has put forth tremen
dous energy in the Qr. (Master and Commissary
departments of the army. When we landed at
Ilrasos in July, wc found a licet of vessels of all
Haases employed in the transportation of food,
arms and ammunition fee the army. From the
Brasos to the mouth of the River, tire island was
alive with the immense activity in this Depart
ment. Large store-houses filled with rations; a
small army of laborers employed in discharging
Tesseh and loading a huge train of wagons that
daily transported them to the River. At the
Utter place, we found boats loading with these
supplies and constantly starting up the river. At
C'omargo, again, wc found sapplies of all kinds
in the utmost abundance—every public house
seemed to he filled with them, and assosne writer
has observed, the landing at the river, presented
the appearance of the Levee at Ncw-Orleans.
Again, when we 101 l the Brasos, there was a
Urge licet at anchor, and we were told, that 30,-
000 barrels of rations for the army were there on
shipboard, waiting for disembarkation. Wc say
again, that we do not censure Gen. Taylor for
the delay. Wc arc too sensible of the responsi
bilities, the labors, and the difficulties which the
chief of a large army has to bear and overcome,
to venture to censure him under almost any cir
cumstances—hut wc aver and maintain that the
drUy is not justly chargeable to the War Depart
ment, or the Administration.
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Wc hold that th • war has been conducted with
a vigor and energy, unparalleled in the history
of this Government. The power which has
been put forth, the brilliant successes which have
been achieved, are but the provocatives of the
wholesale Whig abuse of the Government. Op
position had to- become inventive and. active, in
proportion to the energy and success with which
llc war has been conducted. And whether wc
Mbw the Whig press dogging the heels of the
Ante icon Secretary of the Treasury, and pros
tituting their talents and influence to the work of
paralyzing hw efforts to raise funds to carry on
the war; whether in the tone of their editorials
so well calculated to encourage the enemy to be
lieve that this, as a war of the President and
not of the Nation, would scon bo relaxed ; wheth
er in the absurd stories they retail of Cabinet
plana, designs and purposes, perverted to party
ends ; and all calcoUted to foster the hopes ot
the enemy and to dampen the patriotic ardor
of our own people ; we see in the conduct of
Whig editon. a course that can be only justly
characterized as “ Mexican.”
The people of the U. States, will pierce thro*
all this hollow clamor to the facts which lie be
hind- If Texas was to be defended and main
tained as an integral portion of our Union, the
‘ mmt righteous, just and unavoidable in its
iaerptfoo. The alternative was, to yield Texas
like cowards or defend it like men. A prophet
*s not needed to tell what yells of execration,
bee* heard from the Whig press, if
hadbccu adopud. In its pro
| gress, the whole responsibility of the bloodshed,
is upon Mexico. Our Government has advanced
holding out the Olive Branch of peace—and
Mexico has been told at every step of our vic
torious troops, “ we want nothing but a peace,
artd a guarantee that you will keep it” We
have already spoken of the vigor with which it
has been conducted. This country has never
before seen anything like it.
Errors have of course, been committed—mis-,
takes made, such as all human exertions are lia
ble to; but the general current of effort, has
been powerful, continued, and vigorous; fully
equal to the powers vested in the National Ex
ecutive, and worthy of this great country. It is
something, that the impartial, independent, and
neutral presses of the country, have yielded their
testimony to the facts which we maintain.
HARD TO PLEASE.
The Augusta Chronicle & Sentinel objects
to the prompt termination of the armistice by the
American Government, and thinks that it would
have been better to wait to see if the battle of
Monterey would not dispose the Mexicans to
peace. Heretofore the Government has rece vod
no small share of newspaper censure for its “stu
pid apathy” and dilatorincss in the prosecution
of tbe War. Now, the cry is changed. The
Chronicle has observed the course of this war
and Mexican character to little purpose, if it im
agines that forbearance and generosity will have
any beneficial effect upon the pacific disposition
of that Government. We have tried the “tufts
of grass” like the man in the fable long enough,
to convince us that they contain no virtue, and
that nothing but hard blows and plenty of them
will bring tho infatuated Mexican Mob, mis
called a nation—to their senses. Santa Anna’s
“inclination to peace” goes for naught. He and
and his fellow tyrants have so long fanned the
hatred of their countrymen against the United
States, that they dare not now talk to Them of
peace. Although, no man knows belter than
Santa Anna the resources of this county—no
man has felt more keenly the force of American
valor, or regards the contest on the Mexican side
as mere hopeless in its end, and fruitless of good
to Mexico in its results, yet he has contributed
to raise a whirlwind which he cannot control, and
upon which is he forced to ride to retain his influ
ence with his countrymen. The Mexicans
know no law but the law of force. By it, their
changing dynasties are raised and destroyed—
their tyrants elected or banished. By it alone,
their treaty obligations to other nations are per
formed. Franee, a few years ago had to knock
their great castle of San J uan about their ears
to enforce rights which Mexico disregarded.—
British menaces have occasionally to be used to
remind Mexico of the necessity of being faithful
and jus t. Towards this country, a long course
of forbearance, under accumulated wrongs (for
let it be remembered, it is not the Texan boun
dary alone that is involved in this war) has bred
in the Mexican people, a contempt for its spirit
and its power. They have to bo taught
to feel and respect both before they will be
prepared to live in peace and good neighbor
hood with us. The Chronicle thinks that the
battle of Monterey has had that effect, and that
we should once again hold out the olive branch.
We fervently hope it may turn out so. If it
should, we are quite certain that Gen. Taylor’s
orders and preparations to advance, will tend to
quicken and bring to a head these sensible and
pacific purposes, while wc should dread the ef
fect upon Mexican insolence of the halting and
temporising policy which the Chronicle & Sen-,
tincl now recommends.
We are at war. It is useless, as the Chroni
cle does, to speak of the money it will cost, and
the valuable lives that will be sacrificed. The
first is a necessary incident to all wars; the last
all good men will deplore. But the feet still re
mains. Mexico must be soundly threshed out
of her contemptuous prejudices and insolent
hatred to this country. Coaxing and pleading
have been tried with no effect. To appeal to
her humanity, to her justice, to her obligations
of Tieaty is “throwing pearls before swine.”—
They do not understand such appeals. They
obey nothing but force at home or from abroad.
Having been forced into this war, shall we car
ry it on until we teach her this lesson—shall we
do it promptly and vigoriously, while our twelve
months troops are in the field, or stoppii g to ne
gotiate between every battle, spin out the war
for years, add addition millions of expense, and
additional hundreds of lives, a sacrifice to the
hardships of the field anti the rigors of climate ’
Policy and humanity say, make the war short and
decisive. We greatly fear that party spirit says
make it long, inglorious and expensive, so that
however its results to the National interests and
honor, a President of a certain party may be e
iectcd in 1848.
COLUMBUS.
A stranger visiting Columbus, now, after a few
months absence would scarcely recognise it.
The huge and ugly vacancy of several squares
down town, whe e the blackened ground and soli
tary chimnicslike so many ghosts ofdeparted hous
es tell of the late fire, has destroyed all the land
marks of the citizen in that quarter. In the up
per burnt district devastated by the fire of last
winter, the sulstantial brick buildings already
finished and the confusion and industry incident
to the erection and completion of others, has
changed the entire features of the locality. The
people too, scent to have made a general move
If you wish to find a friend or a business ac
quaintance, you have to ask for his home, his
office or store. Mechanics are every where at
work, and brick, mortar, dirt and lumber fill the
side walks and streets. To use a seaman’s
f hrasc, the town is a complete “hurra’s nest,”
with “ every thing on top and nothing at hand.”
While all this confusion bears strong testimo
ny to the calamities with which our beautiful lit
tle city has been overtaken, it proves that her en
ergies are unbroken, and the spirit if her citi
zens unsubdued. Substantial Fire-proof build
ings are rising upon the ruins of inferior struc
tures, and we mark with pleasure, a spirit of lib
eral and extended enterprise connected with the
general pi asperity of Columbus, such as we have
not seen before. A few months ago, k was not
easy to find a mail in the city, who did not dread
the construction of Raii-Road to Columbus, as
the destructive Iron Boa which was to- eat up
the wagon trade, and break down the businessof
the town.
Now, a- man with a candle, might search the
town a day aud not find an enemy to the enterprise.
And what the judgement of our citizens approve
they are willing to back with their means, as is
sufficient ly testified by the readiness with which
property holders and capitalists in the place have
come forward in aid of the new company. On
the whole, though, we hare suffered severely,
the future is lull of hope tot Coffin bi s. Her
advantage of position—the nearest port to the
Gulf, and at the head of navigation—her unc*
quailed and exhauaUeae water power—the im
provements in contemplation to develops her re
sources, to draw trade from remote parts and to
put her in steam communication with the Atlan
tic and the Gulf, all point to her onward desti
ny in growth, population and wealth.
The communication of ‘One of You,” upon
the subject of the Rail-Road and City Bonds, is
published, because it ‘comes from a respectable
source, an3 we hold that all parties interested are
entitled to be heard upon such subjects, and not
because we entirely agree with the writer. We
are not sufficiently informed yet to say positive
ly, but we think our correspondent will find that
he misapprehends in some particulars the views
of the memorialists to the City Council, and
that the plan pioposed for raising money on the
faith of the City, backed by a tax upon Real
Estate, will not involve the many serious objec
tions which he makes. While we would violate
no single legal right of the citizen, or infringe in
the least upon the constitutional law ofthe country,
yet within the provisions of both, we believe
that every effort should lie made to ensure the
completion of so great and important an enter
prise.
THE WEATHER.
The long and distressing drought which lias
smothered our citizens with dust for many weeks
past, has been relieved, and the atmosphere puri
fied by a fine rain, which fell on Friday and Sat
urday.
UNFORTUNATE ACCIDENT.
Mr. Wm. Greene was accidentally shot by a
Mr. Butler, while upon a deer drive, a few days
since, in Macon county, Ala. His arm was
broken, and the ball entered his body. Hopes
are entertained of his recovery.
Doct. Abram S. Hill, of Athens, Ga., has
been appointed by the President, Surgeon of the
Georgia Regiment. He is now in this city, and
will depart for Mexico to-morrow night.
o Zj* We have been requested to call attention
to the advertisement of Messrs. Dawson &Bv
l
cox, in regard t<s the sale belonging to
the estate of Col. Cp.owell, dcc’d. The place
of venue has been changed from the Plantation
of Col. Crowell, to Crawford.
The Mail is to be carried from London to
Liverpool in less than five hours, at the rate of
about forty-four miles an hour.
WHIG “RUIN.”
The success of the Whigs in the late election
in Pennsylvania, is attributed to the agency of
this “ wicked administration” in enacting the
modified Tariff of 1846. And there are Whig
journals in Georgia, which, if you. charge them
with being “protectionists” wiifc turn pale with
virtuous indignation, who assign as the cause of
Whig successin Pennsylvania, the “Free Trade”
principles of Mr., JPolk —principles which it de
clares in the true spirit of deceit, foster British
industry in preference to American. In short,
as usual, the country is “ruined” by “Free
Trade” and Democratic Administration. Os
course,, if any body is “ruined” by the repeal of
the Tariff of 1842, it is the manufacturers ! Let
us see what they are doing. The following from
a Lowell journal will show:
“New Mills in Lowell. —The foundation for
the new mill on the carpet is nearly completed.
This mill will be filled with power looms for car
pet weaving. It is to be 270 feet long, and 130
feet wide, two stories high, and lighted from the
top, and will contain 200 looms. This company
is also putting up a large machine shop, picker
house, and other buildings.
The new Hamilton mill is 317 by 48 feet, and
four stories high, calculated for 22,006 spindles.
It is fast being fitted for operation. Part of the
building was undermined by water last spring,
and about 30 feet of it fell into the canal.
The new mill on the Merrimack is nearly
ready for machinery. It is five stories high, 353
feet in length, and 48 feet wide, and will run
600 looms and 20,000 spindles, and give employ
-1 ment to 500 hands ; it is intended for the manu
facture of printing cloth. The water for this
mill is carried from the canal through an immense
wrought iron feeder, or flume 8 feet in diameter,
with a fall of about 30 feet. This feeder was
made at the machine shop in this city, and will
cost, together with the expense of laying it down,
nearly $20,000. This is, we should think, a
decided improvement upon the old wooden flume.
The company are also building anew picker
house 226 feet long, and anew waste house, 110
feet long. It is estimated that there will be
laid, the present season, by the company, about
5,000,000 ol b.ick. They employ at the present
time, nearly 1500 hands male and female.
The new Prescott mills are nearly readv for
operation. The large mill is for spinning,
and will contain when full, 20,000 spindles,
and will be driven by water power. The small
er mill is to be filled with looms, and a steam
engine of 180 horse power will be used in driving
the machinery.
The new woollen mill of the Middlesex com
pany, on Concord river, is 150 by 43 feet, six
stories high with an engine house and a large
engine for the use in case of a failure of water,
which is always expected on this river in sum
mer. The company have also recently built a
new machine shop, and made additions to their
old mills.
At the Lowell blcachery extensive imp ove
ments are being made. A large bleach house,
one finishing house, one dry house, and an en
gine room for anew engine of 120 horse power,
are now being built.” --
This looks very little like “ruin.” But this
is not all. It seems Lowell is not big enough for
the operations of the cotton spinners. The
Lawrences, and the Appletons are building anew
manufactory town, —Essex—which bids fair to
rival Lowell.
We find the following account of this enter
prize given by a correspondent writing on the
spot to the last Brooklyn Eagle :
“This scrawl has extended safer. I must come
to a close with a few words about the new city of
Essex, a few miles below Lowell on the Merri
mack. It ts started under the auspices of the
Lawrences, Appletons, Nesmith*, &c. It is
growing with unparalleled rapidity. They be
gan last spring, and there are now between three
and four thousand people there ! The Atlantic
Cotton Mills have been incorporated with a
capital of $2,000,000, and the Bay State Wool
len Company with a capital of $1,000,000. The
former have put up several blocks of boarding
houses, and laid the foundation of two or three
large mills, and the latter have also commenced
on their works. It is said some $20,000,000
will be eventually invested here.
“The Boston, and Maine Railroad Company
changed their route to meet this new city at an
expense of nine miles additional track, costing
$160,000. It will be of immense advantage to
the company to secure the travel and transporta
tion of this Lowell, jr, The wonderful change
which capital and enterprise can work, may be
seen in the single fact stated by a Lowell paper,
Vox PopuU, that the land lying in the centre of
present and future operations, which cost those
gentlemen about fifty dollars, has been sold off in
lots for only seventy thousand dollars!—some of
it bringing seventy cents per square foot !
“ How much do such men care for the tariff ?
How much do they fear for the overthrow and
ruin which is predicted ? Do their present gi
gantic operations, and the immense preparations
making for the future, indicate any great terror,
or apprehension of a general prostration of the
industry and business of the country ]”
MUSCOGEE RAIL ROAD.
The Jeffersonian (Griffin) gives the people of
Columbus the following hearty admonition in
respect to their lukewarmness upon the subject
of a Road from Columbus. We are happy to
inform the Jeffersonian that the force of its rea
soning has already been weighed and felt by our
citizens, and that it is bearing fruits in an ener
getic and determined effort to succeed in the im
portant enterprizc.
A meeting of stockholders is called and will
i oon assemble in the city to elect a board of Di
rectors in conformity with the charter, and we
hope before long to be able to see the efforts of
the company practically developed in the actual
commencement ofthe work. The work, we are
happy to find is considered here entirely practi
cable.
Just having reached home, we are not suffi
ciently informed of what has been done, or of the
ways and means relied upon for construction, to
form an opinion upon this subject. Os the value
ofthe road to the stockholders, when completed,
and of its great importance to the interests of
Columbus, we have no doubt. The end in view
is worthy of great efforts.
From the Jeffersonian.
RAIL ROAD FROM COLUMIUTS !
“ It is astonishing to observe the apathy evin
ced by the people of Columbus in regard to a
Rail Road from that city to Barnesvilfei They
are sleeping over certain destruction. If they
do not commence their road before the next
meeting of the Legislature, it is very sure the
Georgia Road will get a charter at that time for
continuing theirs to West Point, when Colum
bus property will be scarcely worth the taxes to
paid on it. It will be too late then to commence
this road. The trade and travel will be diverted,
and after efforts will not be able to return it. The
only course is to prevent it now. It is fol'y for
the citizens of Columbus to expect others to go
heartily into this work, while they remain com
paratively idle Iherrselves. The people of Grif
fin, of Barnesville, of Macon, of Savannah, all
wish to see this road built, and would help if
they saw the citizens of Columbus in good earn
est themselves, but until then they need not hope
for aid. In plain terms, if this road ever be
built, the people of Columbus will have to show
to others a real desire to have it done, and a dis
position to pay their full proportion of the ex
penses of building it. Os its ultimate value we
have not the Past doubt.
After the above was written out, we noticed a
call of stockholders, to meet in Columbus, for
the purpose of electing a boardof Directors to su
perintend the business of this road. This looks
like a beginning.”
POSTSCRIPT.
LATER FROM THE ARMY.
The steamship Palmetto, at N. Orleans, 36
hours from Galveston, brings us later advices from
the army. The steamship McKim, from the
Brasos, put into Galveston on the 25th, having
broken one of her propellers. A number of offi
cers from the army arrived in the Palmetto, who
furnish the New Orleans papers with particulars
from the seat of war up to 12th October.
The Della gives the following summary :
“ There are various reports floating about the
camp at Monterey, respecting the movements of
the Mexican army, but nothing authentic or de
finite.
The following is the disposition of the army
at Monterey : Gen. Worth’s division, with which
is Blanchard’s company of Louisiana Volun
teers, attached to the 7th Regiment, garrisons
the city. The Ist, 3d and 4th Regiments, and
the brigade of Artillery, with Gen. Taylor’s staff,
are encamped about four miles north of the city.
The Kentucky, Tennessee . and Georgia Volun
teers are encamped a mile still further north of
the city.
But few ol the citizens remained in Monterey
after its evacuation by the Mexicans, and but
few of tliose who left have yet returned.
The prevalent opinion in camp was, that there
would be no-more lighting, for Ampudia actual
ly had assured the deputation who arranged the
terms of the armistice with him, that commis
sioners from the United States to treat of a peace
were received by the Mexican government.
They are, however, of this long before now disa
bused, for our Camargo correspondent says that
the bearer of despatches from Washington to
Gea. Taylor, had passed that Post.
The number of our men kilted and wounded,
so far as ascertained, is 571. Many of the
wounded were dying. Wherever a bone was
touched it was found difficult to effect a recovery
of the patient.—The number of killed and
wounded on the side of the Mexicans is believed
to be about 1200. Several incidents of interest
were related to us, which we have not time lo
note now. There was no hand to hand fighting.
The volunteers, when inside the city, exposed
themselves as little as possible in the streets.
They would enter a house at the extreme end of
a street and fight their way from house to house
—now on the roof and now in the interior—using
the rifle with deadly effect all the time, and this
accounts for the greater loss of their enemy.—
To their credit be it said, they never, in any in
stance, we are informed, resorted to plunder.
With such terror had they inspired the Mexi
cans, that when the order to cease firing was giv
en preparatory to the consultation for a truce,
and for sometime before it, resistance to them
had almost entirely ceased, and the fort or citadel
that remained in the possession of the enemy
was outside the city and could not arnoy them
if in possession of it. Hence the dissatisfaction
expressed by some in camp at the terms of the
armistice, or indeed at any armistice at all. Hav
ing done so much and gone so far they wished
to go “ the whole figure.” At what sacrifice
they did so may be known when we state that
out of three hundred and fifty chivalric Tennes
seans, who went into the field the first day, one
hundred and seventeen of them were killed and
wounded, and of three hundred and thirty or
forty Mississippians, same day, sixty-seven brave
fellows fell.
The Mexican regular forces in the engage
ments were 8,000. Judging from the number
of irregulars found killed, this branch of the en
emy must have been very strong.
The Texan forces are all disbanded.
A letter from Camargo of 10th Oct., says:
Cjl. Belknap, together with some thirty Ran
gers, from Monterey, have just arrived, all in
good spirits.
Our army is now statu quo, till the armistice
expires. Our force now in this place is estima
ted at ab out 4000, ready for aiders—more are
coming here. Ordnance, provisions and sup
plies are going forward continually—from which
I judge there is a chance for a winter campaign
from Monterey—some think to the contrary. —
A “hasty” messenger passed through this place,
from Washington, to Gen. Taylor, the purport
of which is not known here as yet by the know
ing ones. Some think a negotiation is going on,
and others that a prompt prosecution of war is
ordered. Whichever it may be we shall soon
know.
I send this per Col. Peyton, who has just ar
rived from Monterey, who will hand it to you.
As for the mails, they are a cursed bore—l re
ceived but seven of your papers sinec I have
been in this country. Yours,
H. V. S. G.
Capt. Smith and Lieut. Price who were both
so circumstantially tilled, by the “letter writers,”
one of whom had 17 dead Mexicans on the
ground around him !. have arrived in New Or
leans. Instead of being murdered an the road,
they were fighting at Monterey.
The Delta says:
Our previous accounts from Monterey spoke
of two duels being on the tapis—one between
Col. Bailie Peyton.of this city, and Gen. Mar
shall, of Kentucky; another, between young Mr.
Musson, of this city, and Capt. Shivers, of Mis
sissippi.
Col. Peyton made a written apology to Gen.
and, of course, that settled that.
Mr. Musson and Capt Shivers wert on the
ground to fight, with rifles at forty paces. Some
officers of the U. 8. Army at this stage of the
proceeding interfered; Capt. Shivers made a ver
ba! apology to Mr. Musson, and thus was ami
cably settled number tWo; at which we heartily
rejoice.
ARMY LETTER WRITEftSf;
Two correspondents of the Baltimore Sun
who sign themselves “J. M.” and “ N. B. S.’
have endeavored to cast the blame of the severe
loss of the Volunteer Regiments who fought at
Monterey on the East side of the town and un
der the eye of Gen. Taylor, upon Gen. Butler
of Kentucky. A correspondent of the “Union”
under the signature of “ A Kentuckian” un
dertakes, successfully, to prove that the state
ments of the “Sun” writers are directly contra
dicted by Gen. Taylor's own despatches. We
agree with “ A Kentuckian” that a corps of
letter writers is not the most useful one attach
ed to the army. Reputation is manufactured
and merit slurred over'in this corps of the army,
very much as it is in political “letter writing” at
home. We do not mean to lay this down as
the rule, but as the exception ; for the most of
the letters from the army are written with fair
ness as well as talent.
“A Kentuckian” refutes the statements of the
“ Sun” correspondents in the following satisfac
tory manner : „
“ Now, sir, to expose fully and satisfactorily
to all who desire to do justice, the base falsehoods
of the correspondents of the Sun, let us compare
what they have said, with other testimony from
the army, of a more imposing character. “J. M.”
says :
“ Col. Watson was killed in the imprudent
charge ordered by Gen. Butler. He was at the
head of the battalion, and had ordered us to go
into the charge with three cheers. He received
a ball in the breast while in the act of cheering,
and fell instantly. I ‘tried to get to him, but was
borne on in the rush. The charge was ineffec
tual. At this moment Gen. Taylor rode up in
great anger and ordered us to retire. Old Rough
came up under the most tremendous lire. It
was here his horse was shot. It is said there
were angry words passed between him and But
ler.”
By a letter to the ‘ New Orleans Commercial
Times,” signed O. P. Q., whichyou republished
on yesterday, it is stated that Col. Garland com
manded a division, composed of the Ist and 3d
infantry, and the Baltimore Volunteers. This
is the corps of which Gen. Taylor speaks in the
following extract from his official report, as being
the infantry of the Ist division. Hear his lan
guage. After detailing Gen. Worth’s movement,
he says:
“To create a still further divertion in favor of
Gen. Worth’s movement, the remainder of the
force, except a camp guard, wasdisplayed around
the centre and left of the town- The infantry
and one battery of the Ist division made a strong
demonstration on the left, and soon became so
closely engaged that I moved forward the volun
teer division under Gen. Butler to its support,
leaving one battalion (Ist Kentucky) to cover
the mortar battery. A close contest then ensu
ed, which resulted in the capture of one strong
battery of four guns, which, with some adjacent
defences, our troops now occupy.”
In conclusion, he says :
“ I need hardly add that the conduct of our
troops, both regulars and volunteers , throughout
the ope rations, has been everything that could be
desired. The part which each corps contributed
to the successes of the day will appear more fully
in future reports. To Major Generals Butler
and Henderson, and Brigadier Generals Twiggs
and W orth, commanding divisions, I must ex
press my obligations for the efficient support
they have rendered ,” <^e.
“ J. M.” says that Col. Watson was killed in
an imprudent charge ordered by Gen. Butler.
Gen. Taylor says that he ordered the eharge of
that division to make a division in favor of Gen.
Worth, and that finding it too closely pressed he
moved up Gen. Butler and his command “to its
support.” It thus appears that the whole
statement of “J. M.” is false, unless, perhaps,
that paTt of it may be true which says that Gen.
Taylor came up under a heavy fire in “great
anger ” and ordered them to retire, doubtless
because he found that they could not succeed in
the charge. Whether the charge would have
been successful if made by the Kentucky and
Ohio volunteers, cannot be known, for it was not
tried.
General Taylor’s testimony as to the conduct
of all the troops, and his thanks to General But
ler for his tfficient support is enough to satisfy
any one of the falsehood of “N.- B. S.’, when he
says :
“The Tennessee and Mississippi volunteers
were cut up horribly- Kentuck did not stand
the fire well, and Ohio got in a hot place, but
soon backed out of it.”
Gen. Taylor and “N. B. S-” arc antipodes on
this subject; and were it not that their vile
slanders find such channels to the public ear, I
should disdain to reply to them.
I am sorry to find anew branch of service
added to the army. It appears there is a corps
of hired scribblers who cater for the press, and
receive, doubtless, more deserved pay for that
than for their military service. “J. M.” at
least appears, by his own statement, to have been
dissatisfied with his position in “th * front of
battle,” and tried hard, but in vain, to dodge be
hind to take care of the body of his fallen com
mander. There are some corps in the army
which appear to be favored by the exertions of
trumpeters in their own ranks, connected with
editors at home, whose blasts carry their renown
to the highest pinnacle of glory. Other corps
must be content to rely on the moderate and
less frequent approbation of their commanding
olficcrs. I know that the Kentucky and Ohio
troops, with General Butler at their head, will’
always be secure of that.”
A KENTUCKIAN.
From the Union.
The want of faith among the Carthaginians
was proverbial in antiquity. But punica Jides
was not more famous than the Mexican faith in
modern times. She has made a treaty with the
United States, which she has grossly violated.
She has pledged herself to pay indemnities,
which she has failed to fulfil. In the negotia
tions at Monterey, Ampudia attempted to de
ceive Gen. Taylor by the grossest misrepresenta
tions. Os this fact there does not now appear to
be any reasonable doubt. In addition to the
evidence which we furnished in last night’s Un
ion, we have seen to-day a private letter from an
officer in Gen. Taylor’s camp, which confirms
the statement. We have other evidence before
us, brought by this morning’s northern mail ;
one in the form of a letter in the Baltimore
American, which we publish in this evening’s
Union. The writer states that “ they (Generals
Taylor and Ampudia) have further entered into
an armistice for eight weeks. Gen. Taylor
agreed to this on Ampudia’s positive assurance
that our commissioners were in Mexico, arrang
ing the basis of a treaty.” The writer probably
attaches much—too much—importance to this
assurance, as the motive of our gallant general’s
agreement; for we had taken up a different im
pression from what we originally heard upon this
matter. But, further, we find the following let
ter in the Albany Atlas, which, we have no doubt,
came from a very honorable member of Gen.
Taylor’s staff, and confirms this impression.
We shall probably hear more of all these unau
thorized assurances of Gen. Ampudia, when we
come to receive General Taylor’s next despatch
es L
From the Albany Atlas-
THE STORMING OB’ MONTEREY.
The following letter is from an officer of the
army to a gentleman of this city. The writer
speaks from personal observation of the gallant
exploits of several officers, who bore prominent
parts in the battle, and who are well known to
many of our citizens. He gives an interesting
account of the battle, which will repay a peru
sal :
September 25,1846.
My dear sir: The express is about leaving,
but I cannot let it go without directing you a
line. \ou will see, of course, the official ac
couut of our bloody and glorious affairs of the
21st, 22d, and 23d September. Harder fighting
nobody ever saw, as is proven by the list of killed
and wounded. I am sorry to say that Capt.
Lewis N. Morris, one of the noblest fellows in
the world, was killed while leading his company
into the city. Capt. Henry behaved with ad
mirable coolness and courage, and I am happy to
say, escaped unhurt. Tile town was fortified
with consummate skill. In all the cities of this
country, the houses are constructed exclusively
of stone. In this city, three months’ preparation
had added to the natural strength of the position.
On the left of the city, about & mile distant, un
der spears of the Sierra Madre, was the Bishop’s
Castle, a strong stone building, heavily armed
with artillery. The heights above the castle were
crowned by field works, also heavily armed. In
front of the city a regular fortification of the
strongest kind; This Was one of their most de
structive batteries. In the city the streets were
filled with stone barricades, bristling with artille
ry. The plaza and the cathedral were armed—
the li tt ;r as a citadel. On the right of the town
there were several batteries, composed of strong
stone buildmgs and field works. Gen. Worth
was sent on the 20th to attack, on the 21st, the
works on the left, with his division—the flower
of the army- Gen. Taylor, wi'h the remainder
of the army, on the 21st, stormed the works on
the right, and the city. lie was successful in
carrying the fort on the extreme right. The
others in that quarter were subsequently aban
doned. Our greatest loss occurred in the attack
upon the town, which was not made as the gener
al intended. Worth was eminently, successful
on the left. The field works and the Bishop’s
Castle was stormed by him, and gallantly car
ried. He is voted brevet major general, by the
unanimous voice of the army. On the 23d, the
city was attacked from the forts on the right and
left by artillery, and the advancing of infantry.
The houses were taken possession of, and
holes made through the walls to allow the troops
to pass from one house to another. This, of
course, required time, as the walls of every house
are at least two feet thick. It would not do to
pass through the streets, as they were raked by
a most destructive fire of artillery. The Mexi
cans, by the way, have shown themselves to be
capital artillerists, although the most miserable
and worthless cavalry and infantry. They once
ventured into the plain with a large body of the
two latter arms, and were scattered and broken
up by two discharges of Bragg’s light artillery,
and one ot an Ohio regiment. In the mode I
have described, the city was occupied by our
troops almost to the plaza, leaving only the works
on that square and the strong work in front of
the town, in possession of the enemy. In these
places were the Mexican army, reduced by de
sertion, &c., from about 7,000 to probably not
more than 4,000. During the night of the 23d,
several shells were thrown into the plaza ; and
on the morning of the 24th Colonel Marino, of
the Mexican army, came into our camp, and of
fered to evacuate the town, if allowed to carry
rff the public property, and march out with she
honors of war. In view of the offers of peace
made by our government, and the assertion on
the part of Ampudia, their general, that peace
was probably made before this between the two
countries, the general gave them liberal terms,
although he placed very little confidence in Am
, pudia’s assertions. You will see the articles of
capitulation in the papers. The Mexicans march
ed out with their side arms from the town and
forts, with six pieces of field artillery and fifteen
days’ rations—leaving a vast amount of public
property, arid about twenty five pieces of heavy
artillery in our possession. They evacuate the
country half-way to Saltillo, leaving it open to
our troops. This carries us beyond the gorges
of the mountains, and iathe event of the resump
tion of hostilities makes our path to Saltillo, an
easy, instead of a most difficult one. Hostilities
in this quarter, are suspended for eight weeks, or
until we hear from our respective governments.
The mass of the army approve the course of the
general. It was dictated by generous feelings,
as well as true wisdom.
By the subjoined copy order yon will sec that
our citizens are allowed to fight as well as pay.
Yours, &c.
ORDERS NO. 121.
HeAI>Q.UAKTERS ABXI OF OCCUPATIONS’,
Camp near Monterey, Sept. 21, 1846. y
Majors Kirby and Van Buren, of the pay de
partment, are announced as of the commanding
general's staff; and all orders or instructions de
livered by them will be obeyed and respected ac
cordingly.
W. W. S. BLISS, Ass’t Adj’t Gen.
A correspondent of the New-York Express ,
gives she following table of distances, in Mexi
co, which will be found useful as a reference to
those who watch the movements of the invading
army in that country:
“General Taylor, since he reached Matamo.
ras-four and a half months since, has marched a
distance of two hundred and seventy-nine miles,
as follows:
To Reynosa, 50 miles.
To Mier, 75 “
To Seralvo, 60 “
To Monterey, 94 et
The distance from Monterey to Saltillo, which
will be the next point where the army of Gen.
Taylor will concentrate is nearly seventy five
miles* and the whole route to the City of Mexi
co, as laid down by an intelligent traveller,
once a Texan prisoner in Mexico, is as follows t
Miles.
Matamoras to Saltillo (Sal tee-yo) as a
bove 354
Saltillo to the Village of Beena Vista (Wa
novues lah,> 12
Hacienda Aqua-neuva (Ah-wau-nwa vah) 15
“ Encarnacion, (Ba car-nath e
cne) 30
** S. Salvador, (S. Sal-yah-thor) 30
“ Salado, (Sal lah tho) 15 ‘
Ranch Anemas 16
Town of St. Juan d)Venegas 25
Town of Cedral 12
Matahaula* pop. 10,000, (Mah tah-wol
all) 12
Rancho Represedara (Ra-pres-a-thah
rah> 25
Laguna Sec’a, (Sa kah) 20
Village Benado, (Ben-ah-tho) 30
Hacienda Las Bocas 30
“ Penasco 20
San Luis Potosi, (Po-to see 10
Hacienda Pila, (Pee-lah)’ 15
“ Jaral, (Hah-ral) 23
“ d’Cubo, (Coo-vo) 28
Town Dolores, 20
“ S. Miguel Allenie, (Me-ga-el-ah
yen-de) 20
Hacienda Santa Rosa 20
Queretero, population 40,000, (Ka-ra
ta ro) 42
Hacienda Colorado, (Co-10-rae-tho) 12
Town San Juan del Rio, (Whaun-dcl
ree-o) 28
Creek So-co 30
Village Tula, (Too-lah). 30
Mexico, (Ma he-ko) 50
Ri Grande to the Hall of Montezuma f
about 971
NEW STAGE ARRANGEMENTS.
The Savannah Georgian of the 26th ult.
says:
“We observe that the stages which now run
from Atlanta through Newnan and LaGrange,
will after the first of November, receive the mail
and passengers from the cars at Griffin and
convey them through Greenville and LaGrange.
This arrangement will be a benefit to Griffin,
but, we are advised, will not give the Charleston
route to the West via Atlanta arij advantage, in
time, over this route via Savannah and Macon.
We are pleased to add that the travel by this
road is increasing, and we presume that there
will always be business enough for both routes.
We desire to see Bavannah and her people,
however, using all honorable measures as we are
satisfied the measures used will be, to bring the
trade of Georgia to her city.”
The Great Secret. —A journal, speaking
of the advantages of the advertising system in
business, very appropriately says: “In trade and
commercial enterprises the advertisement is the
telegraph of society, and one of the most indis
pensable comforts end necessities of industrious
nations.” It saves time, establishes intercourse,
and ministers to the wants of the consumer as
well as the producer.
Correspondence of the Times.
No. 12.
Washington Citt, Oct. 27, 1846.
There is a rumor floating about this city that
a red hot abolition paper is to be started here in
a few weeks. Although I have not been able
to find o&t who are the parties ostensibly engaged
in this questionable enterprizc, I have little doubt
that such an effort will be made at the opening
of the approaching session of Congress. It ap
pears to be understood that very many northern
Whig residents of Washington arc sympathizers
with abolition agitation and stand prepared to aid
and abet such a movement with their connten
anee. The National Intelligencer, too, which
may now be considered but part and parrel of
abolitionism in feeling and principle, although
not yet daring to acknowledge the extent to
which it endorses their will doubtless
aid these parties by pleading their rights, as citi
zens, at the first moment their dangers and la
bors may make it Accessary toabatethc nuisance
for the eradication of which, we all know, the
laws provide no adequate means here or indeed
else where.
If this paper is established, yrsr readers may
rely on it that the owners of slaves irt Wash
ington City and southern men generally residing
here will abate the nuisance at the risk flf their
lives, if such risk be necessary to teach north
ern federalism that it is treading on dangers**
ground.
The Union of this morning puts to flight the
silly story that Gen. Taylor in his official des
patches had disparaged Major General W. O.
Butler, of Ky., his 2d in command at the tak
ing of Monterey. This nonsense is of whig
origin; and was started doubtless to bring Gen.
Butler into disrepute because he is a prominent
and ardent Democrat. Whig letter writers from
this city, and their name is legion, were its fath
ers. As the federal papers of Georgia will cer
tainly republish every version oi fhtf lie they can
find, I desire particularly to say through the
Times,that the very first commendations bestowed
by Taylor on any Who served finder him in this
glorious engagement arc awarded to Butler.
Although no additional volunteer force ha*
been called for, as yet, (though the northern pa
pers report to the contrary,) I have Reason to Re
lieve that preparations are being made by th
Department to- increase the force in Mexico by
some ten thousand men. Governor Marcy start
ed towards the north a few Over mgs since and,
straightway, the quid nunc* Announced that he
was bound for New York City to muster a brigj
ade cf its citizen soldiery into service. Thd
Governor, however, proceeded no farther thart
Baltimore, to the great chogrirf of perhaps 1 ® thou
sand patriots of the empire city, who oh reading
the telegraphic dispatch, that the Secretary had
started h'crffr, had each made up his mind to*
volunteer—as an officer—-of the rc-ihforcing or>
my that was to harve been.-
We, in W’ ashingtohy aire still looking toward*
Tampico fir the next’ burst of important war
news. The last southern mail brought details
ofSloat’s operations in California— in extenso •
though they embrace nothing in the Way of an
jevent positively new, a fid therefore do not ex-’
cite the interest in the public mind to which they
are justly entitled. His movements, and those
of the gallant Fremont with his htde band of 15®
rifle-men, have effected quite as much in Cali
fornia as Kearney his in New Mexico, or Tay
;‘lor in Northern Mexico ; though the progress of
the last mentioned has beert disputed with all the
• vigor and gallantry of which the Mexican nation)
are capable. You will perceive that we arc thuir
drawing the cord around tlte enemy tighter at
every twist. I have thought that there is ruv
possibility of a settlement’ with her until she
becomes ab-olutely powerless within our grasp ?
and as the taking of Tampico Will now render
her well nigh in that condition, i feel almost?
morally certain that before the meeting of Con
gress we will begin to see pregnant signs of the?
termination of the war.
It is here thought that the position of the lead
ing federal politicians on the War question may
deter Mexico from seeking peace in good earn
est almost under any circumstances. Ido no#
adopt this opinion, however, for I know the
Mexicans too well not to be aware of their
shrewdness, which must teach them that the
moral treason of Federal newspapers so far, has
not extended to the Federal massess Who areas*
eager to sustain the government in this foreign*
war as are the democrats, themselves.
The phrase exhibited by the leading English’
Journals (received by the last steamer) on this
war question; isr of course the subject of much
comment in political circles in Washington.-
Wl en the war first broke otit the London Times,.
Spectator, &c., adopting the sentiments of Lord
Palmerston in Parliament, signified that England*
would be in no manner justified in any other in
terference in- the ma’ ter than such as might be
acceptable to both Mexico and our government.
Now, however, when it has become apparent
that the war is being made so expensive to its by
the unexpected obstinacy of the Mexicans as to*
require a huge slice of tbeir territory to pay tho
damage, the English journals are beginning to*
urge on their government to the “ foreigx ih
tertextion” which it will be recollected, the’
National Intelligencer recently invoked. Many
persons of both parties in Washington have adopt
ed the opinion that these English: newspaper ar
ticles foreshadow the intentions of the English
government. This is only surmise, I fancy ; for
there is no reason to believe that the administra
tion have received intimations from abroad lead
ing to the impression that England designed in
any manner to depart from the attitude of neu
trality in which she at present ostensibly stands.
The substantial quarrel between the English
and French cabinets relative to the marriage of
the Due De Montpensier to the Spanish Infanta;
would, of itself, almost preclude a serious move
ment towards intervention in this our quarrel.
Louis Philipe has Broken up the entiente-cordiale-
His ambitious views for his family have at length
made France, again, the most obnoxious power
in Europe in all English eyes; while as a very
natural consequence, tho French evince signs of
the return of their ancient American sympathies.
English intervention in our war, while France is<
absolutely hostile to her, would cost by far too
much more than it c|uld possibly come to, to*
permit so shrewd statesmen as the English minis
try to venture on the issue. These newspaper
articles then, arc little more than ebullitions of
English popular prejudice against the United’
States.
I shall not be much surprised if a sort of out
and out war breaks out between the Treasury
Department and the deposit banks of New York
and Boston ; for the latter have evidently joined
the federal note shavers who designed to embar
rass the financial measures of the government by
all conceivable tricks likely to end in putting,
money into the pockets of the fancy stock specu
lators. The determination of the Secretary not®