New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-06-29

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the subject aud cannot open our columns at our own
cos, 70 purely local controversies The feeling excited
by this feud Is already quite too acrimonious.
Soldiers ecruiting Tribune and tue
Courier and Enquirer.
We recently took the liberty of telling the naked,
honest truth TO the laboring men whom our Gov
ernmen, is DESTROYS of enlisting 10 serve i've years
in the Army al six or seven dollars month. with
such board lodging, and chances OF death by pes'i-
lepce, exposure, prvation and battle as are known
to be the soldiers portion We believed ADD still be-
lieve it our duty tell that truth Can any one Sc
riously doubt it? Suppose the contemplated IN
crease of regular Army TO $1,000 men, ensaiiing
n heavily increased expense on the Nation Tor hVe
wears 10 come, were really necessary or desirable
las we know it is mott ought no. the poor men who
are to be enlisted to be fairly paid We insisted
that they ought to be-that ten dollars month,
with discharge at the end Of the War. and l6O
acres Of bounty land inaenaby secured to The SOL
der or his widow end their heirs, would be the
very lowest terms on which men should be asked to
peril their lives in long marches over the arid food
less deserts, up the steep. rugged mountains, ana
through the narrow, difficult passes OF Mexico,
where fifty good men may stop thousand ana
cannot be dislodged bat al heavy expenditure OF
life Volunteering for frolicsomc dash OF three or
four months at the halls Of the Montezumas ID one
thing; but ensting for five years is qute another;
and we nsis, that we who stay at home and
enjoy its comforts in comparative safety, case
and abundance, ought to pay fairly those whom
we hire 10 go soldering. They are generally
needy; bat is that a why we should
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They are mostly ignorant; shall we therefore stand
quietly by and see them deluded by represent
atoms which are known TO be unfocnded and
fraudulent We shall not do it The truth shall
be told them, cost what it may. Then il any choose
or are driven by necessity TO enlist, our duty Is
done. But what we proposed In their oehali had In
substance been previously urged upon Congress by
Hon. ANDREW STEWART, whom we knew and con-
fded in as the the right sort of Wing for long years
while the Editor of the Courier and Enquirer was
brawng furious Loco Foco. Mr.. Stewards pro-
position $50 month and leo acres of land to each
soldier was voted for by every Wing but tUe In the
House when 1t was taken. 1t was voted down by the
Loco Foco ma jority butt is not whit less just and
honest now than it was before. We shall continue
10 advocate Il and advise laborng men not to enlist
until it is agreed 10; nor then unless change is
made in Military system, so as TO take at least
ha If the Ulcers from the ranks. In our deliberate
Judgment, laboring men have quite long enough suf
fered themselves TO be used to stop bullets and
fill trenches so that Members Of Congress may
shine as Coonels and their be educated at the
public expense and directly appointed Ensigns and
Lieutenants We are bound TO do something TO.
ward the spelling Of this game if life Is spared u.s.
and no threats of assassination or vOlleys OF hard
names will suffice to defeat purpose.
The Courier does not venture to dispute single |
statement of our article, of which it copies part
emitting all that sets forth the changes we advocate
1t asserts that article appears at this moment
when the Country is doubtless in rant of men TO
carry on the War''-which is not true Gen. Tay-
lor has more mon than he wants at present Gen
Gaines is under discipline at Washington for call
Ing out and accepting too many men. If half be
true that is told Of the alacrty with which the Peo
plo have rushed TO arms-of the officers racing with
each other TO Governors the chance 10 be received
into the service, and regiments rejected-then we
have many more men already on foot than we need
Every supporter of the War insists that i, is be
short then why with several thousand Reg
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The Courier does US the honor TO say:
awe venture to say there treason perpetraed
IN hs couatry during the a., war nor has there ever
TO light the reasonable ntents OF any individual
excepting Arnold, which compared IN inlshy VIVA me
lonaWins eHtaca from 'oe ss"'Hs eui.'''S af'G.e "
Wa 49,, ,S mac..,v which compe,s snv farther
a.,on 10 The 7yibrs but WE feel that i, 10 due to the
character of our city not suffer such dersh article
,nS 10 pass WI ,b m n ., ,,op y, Ssb n
famous ,d,orals The whole history of The Press in
the United States exhibits nothing quite so vile aud
,Sl oe very .rSs ss ress,ne,s Of n,
rite Hi. Foureii.m. and Aoolitionism, and even his
Eaossa hs rs %
Blu, Treason such ,hs-appeals the worst passions
Of our ns'sre toerpple the arm OF wssns
S.ibs no and which csnno, fail 70 accom-
nIi.h pnrnos,s bsfrr snv rmsdv car n. snnI,I
/, ia th.r fore an offence which In anexctsd sa, Of be
puho m ,d sur, 10 lad 10 sceus, of roence and com
aequen,t those who have the power should preventa
Iepe, s Q. the QUO. NO; 0S tue suior