The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-10-15

10 enable the individuals to maintain themselves de-
Gently II 10 not easy to find persons who would
like to spend at least three hundred dollars, which
sum will be required for the equipment Of cavalry
defenders, and that for one year only and then 2
return home without any compensation The en-
couragement existing in the thirteenth article offers
only remuneration for their services and expenses
incurred, in words which, at first sight, appear,
and perhaps border on the ridiculous.
"ln the article above mentioned II is promised that
the services which shall be rendered by the defend
ers will be regarded as mertorious; and the indi-
viduas will obtain right to preferment, in equal
circumstances, in all kinds Of employments save
that of the permanent militia Thus the emolu-
mens in the financial and judiciary departments are
open TO them. In majority Of cases, these require
particular qualifications, which will not be met
amongst the defenders In reference to the abilities
requisite in financial pursuits, and in The equal cir
cumstances' little or no chance remains to the de-
tenders SO as to obtain an employment; for the
number of persons engaged in financial business is
by far less than that Of the officers Of the defenders,
in case the enlistment ia completed.
"ln view Of the exposition thus made, believe
the law in relation TO the formation of the defenders
will not operate avorablyso long, at least as the
regulations not altered.
THESE are the difficulties which have observed;
and, as your excellency desired me 10 give my opin-
ion thereon, and to suggest tho means TO obviate
them, and although your excellency doubtless pos
than do, yet in order to carry out the wishes of his
excellency, will say that, il the supreme govern
ment has the power TO raise the defenders at all
times it has need of them it s necessary that its en-
listmont should not be voluntary one, but forced;
and in that case il ought to extend only to ndivid-
uals accused and convicted of crimes, which, how
ever, not Infamous. Even then, the manage
men of said militia should be changed at least the
soldiers should be paid for the days actually spent
in the service and the officers should receive
compensation; but, above all, their employment
should be permanent
If it is desirable that the defenders should be per-
sons equipped at their own expense, and that they
should serve gratuitously, they should be guaran.
tied to be free Of any acquisitions compelling them
to abandon their homes, and of forcing them to en-
list in the regular army unless Of their own accord
FINALLY, the requisite condition that the defenders
should not be composed of journeymen, should be re-
voked; otherwise the means proposed by me, how
ever radical it may appear, will not obviate the
physical imposibility in levying sufficient number
Of troops in places whose population consists of the
aforementioned class of people.
"The foregoing exposition of my observation on
the subject of the enlistment of the defenders is Of
fered to your excelency, with the promise on my
part TO redoube my efforts in future, to foster the
establishment of the defenders in spite of the incon.
venenccs pointed out by me. ProfGng by the OPP
portunity thus offered, assure your excelency Of
my highest consideration and respect.
''God and liberty.
a(signed,) JOHN BAPTIsTE MORALES.
"To his Excellency,
the Minister Of Foreign and Interior Relations
and Police"
We extract the following article on the subject Of
"the defenders of the laws" from "El Siglo Diez
Nueve," published in the city Of Mexico, dated
ID Sept 1845. It describes the manner in which
the people Of the city Of Pueba Conc Of the largest
in the Mexican republic,) are arming themselves
under the proclamation for volunteers:
"DEFENpERs OF THE LAws-From the newspapers
of the city Of Puebla we read that in that city, on
the first day Of the enlistment Of the defenders only
one citizen came forward As contrast, we read
in the Zempoaeca, that in two small villages OF
Vera Cruz, viz: in Minattan and Ishuatlan, 30
citizens have enlisted themselves in the former, and
SO in the latter village"