The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-08-16
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For the Union
the UnIOh
THE LATE NEWS-MEASURES TO BE
ADOPTED.

TIE LATE NEWS-MEASURE TO BE
ADOPTED.
The news of Yesterday renders it probable that
Msxiro will declare war. The impulse Of her own
domestc politics is the IL she declares war,
me extreme probability is, that she must settle the
questions with this government by war. IL was IN
ber mower 10 settle them by negotiation, as she pro-
nosed 10 do with Texas. II there was nothing-as
bv the act she admits there was Embellishments
IN proposing 10 adjust the question Of boundary oy
NEGOTIATION with Texas, there could be nothing dis
honorable in settling Il with the United States py the
same process.
If Mexico declares war, we are obliged by sound
pocy, by humanity ITSELF to enter the conflict WIN
an imposing force, and to proceed to tnlsh q oy
means adequate 10 the emergency. There would be
neither sound policy nor humanity IN postponing
action TO force the necessity OF accumulated blood
,b,d which would almost certainly ensue by giving
Mexico time to organize system Of piracy, and to
create defences which do not now exist. We
should be prepared (under the auspices ofthe proper
constitutional authority TO enter the field with force
of,t least forty-fve thousand men, This force will nm
sL the war in one year. greater force would be an
niurious expense; less, would not effect our OBJ
scts with the promptitude, humanity, and efficiency
demanded by the occasion.
Our base of operations should be a line drawn
nearly along the frontier Of Texas, and connecting,
through Aransas or Matamoras, with our naval
forces This line and the sea would constitute our
entire base of operations. With the force proposed,
or even much inferior force, the capture of Mata-
moras would not be difficult. Posts, at suitable
nolnts along the line of base of operations on
apd, should be constructed strengthened where al
ready existing, with all the materiel Of war.
| would respectfully suggest, that, if the Crisis
comes which now seems probable, five thousand
be added to our regular army, and twenty-five thou
sand volunteers be summoned TO the contest 10
this add ABOUT six thousand militia, to be placed IN
xv,tht he
some two thousand regulars and we have all the
force we should need-unless NJ. Guizot should
undertake realization Of his theory think other
means than diplomacy necessary TO It's proper en-
forcement. The force Just mentioned, with some
thing like the following distribution, would speedily
end the conflict and obtain Indemnity 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
Texas:
Two thousand militia and fifteen hundred regu-
lars in other posts of the United States The rest
of the disposabe force would be, upon the plan sug-
gesied, computing present army at eight thous-
and nine thousand five hundred regulars, and TWEEN
ty-fve thousand vounteers-39, 800. With these be-
gin the forward marchGo ahead, the oord, and prtt-
dnce and,caieh filness gudepass the Rio Grande-
leave military force to maintain the captured places in
Mexico and keep UP our line accommodation with
our base of operations, and with thirty thousand
men advance direct upon Mexico. Vera Cruz
should be taken and, wherever a seaport having
commerce is in our possession, the duties levied at
lower rate than Mexico now imposes, and the
amounts appropriated to defray the expenses of the
war.
Then as to the political management Of the war.
This should be with humanity and respect for civil
lied usages The property of peacsabie citizens OF
Mexico should be respected; everything purchased
and paid for the customary prices of the country;
and the existing civil officers, provided they do not
NEEDLE in the war, left in the administration OF
their functions, posmasters and custom-house Off
GERS excepted. For these latter, we must make APP
pointments from Anglo-Americans.
BY this bold, prompt, energetic, and polite plan
of operations, should soon reduce all the Next
can army halEstarved rabble, (much of it is no
better now) and the people, far from offering re-
sistance, would welcome the presence Of our power
and our forces.
AN AMERICAN.
n5PIt is proper for us to add, that these specu.
lative views thrown out by one who has no con.
nexion with the cabinet Of course, they not tc
be considered as any index of the views and meas
ures of the administration. The Secretaries are toe
raah sngaged about the affairs of their own depart
ments, to write essays for the newspapers, even il
they were disposed to prepare them.-UNIoN.