The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-12-11
Enthasia.m OF the People.


The PENNSYLVANIA" eongratulates the country upon
the enthusiastic manner in which the late requison Of
the President upon the governor OF Pennsylvania has
been met II holds il to be as without parallel in our
history"
The rivalry among the citizen soIdery Gin Phladel
phinl amounted uncomfortable excitement hundreds
offered go the ranks who could not be taken, and the
rongcd by anxious crowds for days before
many esmube citizens, and the examples of
dsincrestcdncs have been numerous they graf
ern that there A companies ready organ
ICED aTd aT IA neg G5ds trG" ne gs"srgl s@SSc
day) the three remaining companies OF the Pennsylvania
regiment of volunteers under the respective commands OF
Captains Scott Small, and Morehead, left the city,
for PttsbuT the place OF rendezvous, taking the
the Of Vine and Broad Like their comPan
they were fine looking body of lnengeneraly young,
husiastc, and spirited The occasion Of their eaveakng
the nobest emotions that incident, well crcdabe
our common humanity. A vast throng had collected at
the point OF attraction, OF which, possibly, not one was
unintcrested spectator OF the scene"
This Is a glorious spectacle IN free country, Her
citizens rushing by thousands and hundreds of thousands
her standard, to support her rights and her honor
Nothing well calculated to give confidence in
institutions and TO command the respect of foreign ma
tons Mexico must be entirely maddened if she does not
see, IN these indications of the popular sentiment and
the energy of the government the certain oeshadowngs
of her disasters and defeat She cannot resist the
torrent We have already formed Gordon in the north
and west, which cuts off extensive portion of her
northern territory, and all the CALIFORNIA; Tampco is
in hands; and 10 fortify it, and maintain
our position, the basis of future and further military
operations Other blows to be struck, OF even
formidable character. Other stronghods must fall into
our power The capitals of New Mexico, Chihuahua,
New Leon, Tamaulpas, and all the CALIFORNIA; in our
possesson-a her principal ports occupied by arms
her commerce in the gulf and the Pacific cut off by our
squadrons-wha she expect but that she will receive
during the war, additional blows and dreful dsas-
ters The longer too the warts postponed the heavier
the expenses incurred the greater the indemnity which
shall claim at her hands in the treaty of peace Can
Mexico be blind to these consequences! Or is she de-
uded by the clamors of the actous press in our own
country? She is deceived about the means which we
possess for the most vigorous prosecution of the
We shall raise all the money want The calculations
that have been made about the expenses of half mil
lion day, and the debt Of hundred hundred
and fifty millions the idle coinage of an excited
faction Up to June, 1913, the whole debt of the war will
not exceed thirty millions of dollars. Even the New
York Courier says, "may safely anticipate that
the will be brought TO close, if conducted with
vigor, before the national debt reaches fifty millions"
That it will be conducted with vigor, no man who is
in the slightest degree acquainted with the spirit of the
administration with the movements of the war, car
possibly doubt The number of volunteers pouring to the
of action shows that have troops sufficient
the whole country, if please The last repl,
of the Secretary of State to the Mexican secretary of for
egn affairs, well the Presidents message shows thu
firm determination of the Executive prosecute the wal
with great vigor until have obtained an honorable
peace