The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-06-17
FOR THE UNION.


10 T.. W. ~.
You have appeared in the columns of the Nation
al Intelgencer of May 29th, in letter dated on the
OATH In that letter, you gravey tell us, an American
aarmy cannot sustain itself in Mexico, because the
: provisions of this army have all to be conveyed
, from New Orleans; for "nowhere else can they be
procured." The Mexican troops now stationed in
Mlatamoras are and have always been supplied
from New Orleans 1t then appears in time of
peace that the Mexican troops supplied with
provisions from hcUnitea States and they cannot be
procured a,y,rhtre else but at New Orleans This
is strange ,chy an American army could not
now be sustained in Maamoras. Admitting your pre-
misses to be correct it would be only necessary for
the United States to cut off the transportation Of
provisions from New Orleans to Maamoras by a
small blockadng squadron, and the Mexican army
would be starved out Yet, sir, is 1t very difficult
matter to transport provisions and stores to support
an army Does G. w. d. know we are in the
habit of transporting provisions and stores daily
across the Atlantic, and also eight thousand miles to
the Pacific station for the support OF our squadrons'
And would it be more difficult matter 10 transport
them much shorter distance'
"a have lived $50 you say) years in that country
and pretend to know something OF its products passed
through in March, where there were two regi
mens supplied entirely from New Orleans. II the Mex
have heen obliged to buy from New Orleans all those
,rcles how much more necessary will It not be for us to
supply army in the same mannerf'
81 To this reply, a small squadron and few store
ships will overcome all the difficulties. You think
which Mexico will offer to our occupation of Texas.
Mexico has very considerable army on the from
tier, and the officer IN command General Arlsta) s
active and brave, and the intervening desert
with his light cavalry and commit immense injuries
and retire again, without our presenting any obstacle
to his advance and retrea We gravely told that
the Mcxicans have considerable army of light cav
airy and infantry; and they can advance upon us,
without having the means, or probably the will
to meet them. | would ask you where has this
army been since the disgracefu defeat of the Mex.
lean troops at San Jacinto' Why have they not al.
ready marched into Texas and at once subjugated
IL Why has General VOL, with well equipped
force, been so long lly-dalyng the borders Of
Texas without operating with this efficient force,
and at once do this damage in Texas that you ex-
pect it TO do when that country becomes part of
the United States' Let me tell you, sir, the army
under Santa Anna was well equipped, well drilled,
and well prepared to march into Texas; and that II
was met by an Anglo Saxon army of only third of
its force-badly clothed worse fed, and still worse
armed--not disciplined and hastily collected; and
this well drilled Mexican army, headed by their Ma
poleon of the South, was scattered before them
with greater rapidly than the sands Of the desert
= before the sirocco.
Again you tell us, 'Ihe .Angio-Saron race ,ciH do
yell enough so long they hare plenty Of provisions
and ,vaier, but no longer" HaveEyou, Mr.. C. w.
d. read the history of your country Let
me then, sir, refer you to the revolution, when
your countrymen separated from Great Britain
remember their privations--half clothed, with
out shoes, short of provisions, hemmed in on eve
nv side by the well-traned, well-cohed, and we'll
equipped army of Great Britain; and under all
these difficulties, ,cere victorious And, at later
day, when naughty and overbearing England pressed
our seamen, insulted our flag and we had internal
enemies (whig federalsts) to contend with, the
stripes and stars, both land and sea, waved in the
breeze bright and respondent with victory.
Once more, you tell us, 81 think General jack
sons campaign and the Seminole war will prove
this Yes, General Jackson's campaign and battle
of New Orleans has shed halo around the Ameri-
can eagle, which never be dmmed by the mise
rable scribbngs off son of federal wing. Gen
era Jackson's victory in the Seminole war gave the
savages a sauary lessen; and, in that war, the
Anglo Saxon had difficulties to contend with which
only could have been overcome by the Anglo
Saxon race hope this short reply will be
sufficient and if it is necessary for me to appear in
answer to another, it will be shown that your mo-
dves are not those of patriotism; and that your
first appearance in federal wing paper is from ne-
rested motives, and not desire to give proper
formationto your country.
Yours afiecti6nately,
ONE WHO HAS VISITED MEXICO.