Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1845-09-17

| mas Tut 10 say the WoTuS "hSH soiuitcCFs
in abundance will be on the track. The
| Indians sare very rich in horses and mules.
Not only do they raise immense herds, but
| they have been stealing thousands of these
animals yearly, for the last twelve years.
from the Next ans. Washington Union.
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THE LATE NEW S-MEASURES TO
BE ADOPTED.
The news of yesterday renders il pro
bahle that Mexico will declare war, The
impulse of her own domestic politics is
the cause. If she declares war, The ex-
IRENE PROBABILITY is, tha, she must settle
The questions with this government by war.
II was in her power 10 settle them hy ne
COLLATION., as she proposed to do with Tex
a.. If there was nothing las by the act
she admits there was not, dshonorab.e in
proposing to adjust the question of bounda-
ny By negotiation with Texas, there could
be nothing dlshonorahe in settling il 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-
quate 10 the emergency. There would
he neither sound policy nor humanity in
posiponing action, to force on the necessi
ty,f accumulated blood shed, which would
aim st certainly ensue by giving Mexico
time 10 organize n system Of piracy, and
10 create offences which do not now exist.
We should be prepared, (pnder the auspi
ces of the proper constitutional authority }
TO enler the field with force of at least
forty FIVE thousand men. This force will
finish the war in one gear. A greater
force would be an Injurious expens; less,
would not effect our objects with the
promplitude, humanity, and efficiency
demanded by the occasion.
Our base of operations should ne 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 "a much Inferior force, the
J capture of Maamoras would not be diff
cult. 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
I rial of war.
would respectfully suggest, that, if the
crisis comes which now seems so probable,
! five thousand be added to our regular ar
| my, and twenty-five thousand volunteers
be summoned 10 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 need
unless NJ Quiet should undertake a re-
/ alization of his theory, or think other
! means than diplomacy necessary to lis
t proper enforcement. The force JUS men
r toned, with something like the following
distribution, would speedily end the con
flict, and obtain Us {. Indemnity for the
past, and security for the future"
: Four thousand militia and two thousand
: regulars 10 the posts fpming the base o.
f QdF operations in Texas:
3 Two thousand militia and fifteen hun
5 dred regulars in other posts of the United
: States. The rest Of the disposaple force
/ would be, upon the plan suggested, com
3 putting our present army at eight thousand
nine thousand five hundred regulars, anC
i twenty-five thousand volunteers-39,5 800
E With these, begin the forward march-GC
: ahead and prudence and watchfulness tC
e guide--pass the Rio Grande-leave 9
!; military force TO mainiaing the captured
e places in Mexico, and keep our line Of com
municaton with our base of operations
. and wI,h thirty thousand men advance dI
|, rect upon Mexico. Vera Cruz should be
Y taken, and, wherever n Seaport having
o commerce is in our possession, the dutie.
!. levied al a lower rate that Mexico now
Y imposes, and the amounts appropriated &c
delray the expenses OF the war.
), Then as 10 The political management o
q the war. This should be with humanity
e and respect for civilized usages. Th'
e property Of peaceabIe citizens Of Mexic,
: should be respected; every thing purchases
and paid tor at the CUSTOMARY prices 0
II the country and the existing civil officers
: provided they DO not NEEDLE in the war
h left in the administration of their func
e lions, p .strnasierS and custom.house off
D, GERS excepted. For these latter, we mus
J. make appointments from Anglo. Americans
< By this bold, prompt, energetic, an
!. polite plan operations, we should sool
n reduce all the Mexican army to a hall
il starved rabble, (mueh of it is no bette
e now;) and The people, so far from offerin.
resistance, would welcome the presence q
v our power and our forces.
!. AN AMERICAN.
/ 1t is proper for US 10 add, that thes
h speculative views are thrown out by on
l. who has no connexion with The cabinet
Ie OF course, they are not to be censidere
e as any index Of The views and measure