The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-11-04

The last philadelphia Inquirer" devotes an arti-
Gle under the head of "The Washington Union
and the Army" to the subject OF reinforce
ments" to General Taylor. We are happy to see
the enquirer" agreeing with US thoroughly in one
sentiment upon the duties of the government, and
asserting the belief of the people, "that the most
efficient way to terminate the war is by the mani
festation of the full strength Of the nation" This
is clearly own opinion. We hold a vigorous
prosecution of the war to be the most direct means
of obtaining an early, honorable, and permanent
peace. The "lnquirer deprecates a"reverse as most
disastrous" In this too agree with him perfectly.
1t contends, as the ony means of avoiding IT, that
is necessary call out "more troops;" and that such
is 'the cry of the people," We presume, too, that
the people have-not an implicit nor an unlimited
confidence in the government-for we would not ask
it for any man set Of men; but-a proper degree
of confidence, that if the troops necessary the
administration will call for "more troops" Does the
Inquirer believe that they not deeply impressed
with the responsibility of their poson--that they
do not sympathize with the anxiety of the people
that they do not feel resting upon their heads the duty
of maintaining, by adequate and practicable means,
the rights and honor Of their country We do not
hesitate to say that the President feels it deeply,
well as the Secretaries of War and Navy; and that
these secretaries are men of great energy and fore
sight, and bending their thoughts by day and by
night to the public service.
The moment "new troops" are wanting, in addi-
ton to the regulars and the volunteers now in SER
vice, we presume they will be called for. When it
does not become to say; still less 10 ohai point any
of our troops may be sent-whether to Saltillo, Ito
which the Inquirer undertakes to say Gen. Taylor
'has been ordered to ADVANCE" without any discre
tion or to Tampco, or to Vera Cruz and the castle
of San Juan de Ulloa, other essayiss have urged,
or to any other point ofthe compass We avoid touch
ing upon these points 1t is not within our province
The impartial press will excuse us for saying that,
even if any friend of the administration were to be ac
quanted with the plan Of the campaign, or even to
suspect it, it would scarcely be his duty to go to the
house-tops and proclaim it in the ear of our enc
mics. w .E ... ...#u. .l,,
But putting all these questions aside, we ask the
enquirer" who sends Gen. Taylor to Saltillo with
5000 troops, to meet Santa Anna with his Ia 500,
IA few of these, perhaps, men in buckram, whether
he does not think that our 5000 men would be will
log to meet twice their force of Mexicans in the
feld' But waving this question, too, and coming
at once to the issue which he makes with tie, we
ask him whether, if Gen. Taylor wants more
troops he cannot call them up at once from the Rio
Grande to reinforce his squadrons. 'Let him call
the spirts", from the banks of the river, and UNI
like Gendower, 'they will be sure to come when he
does call them" " .. ~ ..
We appreciate the interest which the Inquirer"
takes in this matter. We participate in his con-
Germ for those valiant men, whose fates are de-
pendent upon the results Of the war in Mexico.
We sympathize with their family and friends. We
feel for the honor Of our country; but we have some
confidence in the energies and sagacity Of the men
who are experimenting the conduct of the war. We
arc satisfied that the commanding general has the
power to reinforce his own army, if he desire il.
And we cannot understand that he has ever made
any complaint about the want Of volunteers