Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1845-09-17
THE LATE NEWS-MEASURES TO
BE ADOPTED.

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THE LATE NEWS-MEASURES IL
BE ADOPTED.
u, The news OF yesterday renders il pro
, battle thu, Mexico will declare war rh
impulse OF her own domestic politics i
the cause If she declares war, the ex
IRENE PROBABILITY is, tina, she must seit,
the questions with this government by war
II was IN her power TO settle them BY ne
goflation, as she proposed to do with Tex
as. II there wns nothing by the ac
she admits there was MOI, dishonorable il
proposing 10 adjust the question Of bounda
ry By negotiation with Texas, there coult
be nothing dshonorable in settling 1t with
The United States by the same process.
II Mexico declars war, we are obliged
by sound policy, by humanity itself, to en-.
ter the conflict with an imposing force
and 10 proceed to finish il by means ade.
qnate 10 the emergency. There would
be neither sound polio, nor humanity in
posip"ning action, to force on the necessi
iyof accumulated blood shed, which would
almost certainly ensue by giving Mexico
time 10 organize system Of piracy, and
10 create deiences which do not now exist.
We should be prepared, (ander the auspi-
ces OF the proper constitutional authority
10 enter the field with force Of at least
forty FIVE thousand men. This force will
finish the war in one year. A greater
force would be an injurious eSpens; a less,
would not effect our objects with the
piompliiude, humanity, and efficiency
demanded Ivy The occasion.
Our base OF operations should oe line
drawn nearly along The frontier Of Texas,
and connecting, through Arkansas or Mat.
amoras, with our naval forces. This line
and the sea would constitute our entire
base of operations. With the force pro-
posed, or even n much Inferior force, the
capture Of Matamoras would not be diff
ciilt. Posts, at suitable points along The
line of our base of operations on land,
should be constructed, or strengthened
where already existing, with all the mate
rial of war.
| would respectfully suggest, that, The
crisis comes which now seems so probable,
five thousand be added to our regular an.
my, and twenty-five thousand volunteers
he summoned TO the contest. To this add
about six thousand militia, to'be placed in
garrison, with the aid for training and dis
cipining some two thousand regulars, and
we have all The force we should heed
unless M. Guizot should undertake a re
aIization Of his theory, or think other
means than diplomacy necessary to its
proper enforcement The free Just men.
toned, with something like the following
distribution, would speedily end the con
flici, and obtain Us "indemuity for the
past, and security for The future"
-Four thousand militia and two thousand
regulars in the posts forming the base Of
our operations in Texasi
Two thousand militia and fifteen hun
dred regulars in other posts Of the United
States. The rest of the disposaple iorce
would be, upon the plan suggested, com
putting our present army al eight thousand
nine thousand FIVE hundred regulars, and
twenty-five thousand yolnnteefs--3O 500.
With these, begin the forward,march--Go
dhead ana prudence ana 'rdtehfalnesS 10
gu,ae-pass the Mo Grande--leave
military force 10 maln'alng the captured
places IN Mexico, and keep our line Of com.
with our base OF operations,
and with thirty thousand men advance d.
'ec' upon nies,co. vera cruz shouil oe
'aAen' ahu' wherever se"Por, having
'.l, % III our possession, 'ne uu'les
esieu a. q ,oMer ra'e .'a' meAico now
u ana Ine amounts appropriated 10
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