New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-01-25
Recall Of our Forces.

The resolution Of Mr.. CILLIY Of y. h. recon
mendipg q recall Of the armed forces Of the United
states from the territories of Mexico comes up for
discussion in the Senate today. and We trust will
be debated earnestly and candidly. We have not
doubt that the course it proposes Is that demand
cd by the vital interests, true dignity and endur'
ing glory Of oar country.
Its now some sixteen yesrs since France upon
strong diplomatic proyosstioD attacked Alglers,
took the capital and de.hroned the Dey where
upon the French rulers most unwisely and unfortu-
n.tely resolved 10 hold it as q permanent posses
sion adding thereto by conquest the country hitler
70 dependent Oh that City and governed by it's chief
From that Hay 10 this. Agiers has been constsnt
source CT weakness. exhaustion and trouble 70
Ffancc-a neyer csasiDg drain Of men and money
Thousands after thousands Of her brsvsst soldiers,
millions after millions Of her needed coin, have
been swallowed by that bottomless gulf and to
day she is a. far from having conquered peace
as sbe was when she first undertook it. Algiers
can never be q Of strength 70 France, but IL
case Of war with Great Britain must be abandoned
or maintained at cost utterly ruinous One Hun
arcd Thou sand Nee, with provisions and munitions
utterly inconceiyabIe ia amount would be required
aud then British feet Of moderate size would
hold this immense force perfectly idle and useless
for any purpose beyond the maintenance OF so much
ground as lay within cannon shot Of their entrench
nepts The madness Of Bonaparte's fatal invasion
Of Spain is hardly parallel TO this And yet
foolish pride impels tho French to hold Algiers.-
The Government dare not abandon it for fear Of the
Opposition the Opposition is equally cbsry CT
proving popular bueand-cry so Algicrs is held
at a cost which sends thousands Of French soldiers
uselessly to untinely graves and doorns tens Of
thousands a. home to famine end despair.
Ten years after the capture Of Algiers, the Brit
ish.Indo government was induced to invade Af
ghanistaD, on pretexts utterly insufficient If not
palpsbly fsllacious. They easily oyenan almost
the entire country, took possession Of its chief
cities, established their puppet as sovereign &c.
&c. Apparently the region was fully subjected to
British domination. But, after season Of sub
mission the people rose their foreign masters
aud dealt them q staggering blow and, after TAX
ing vengeance for this the invaders deliberately
and utterly abandoned the country-probsbly for.
ever They had learned by dear experience that
the cost of keeping and watching it was more than
1t was worth. From the day that their army aban-
doned the Afghan country, they have had no far
ther trouble with its inhabitants.
Shall the moral Of these two examples be lost
upon us We have our choice to initiate the
coarse of the French in Asisrs Of the British in
Afsbani,tsn Which is the wiser, nobsr more
humane, more honorable
We have said that the ayowed determination of
the Mexicaps not to treat for peace while our
armies in hostile attitude confront them on their
own soil ia one which would be heartily applaudsd
here II ours were the invaded country. Suppose
sueb were the fact and our Government wero to
proclaim No peace till soil is freed from the
stain Of inv aiding footsteps would not those wba
uow call for more men, money, rockets, shells arsi
Lieut. Generals to conquer peace, most heartily
approve the sentiment Would they not be stim-
ulated to more determined and enthusiastic efforts
against the INVADER Would not all say. The
origin Of the War is no longer to be considered
but the defence OF the country Would not
tens Of thousands volunteer to defend our native
land where hundreds caunot be obtained - fight Va
Mexico Let us look at this matter from all sides
so as to Judge wisely, righteously.
All are aware that in order 90 maintain our Of
fensive attitude. TO make good the places OF those
whom wsr aud Pestilence have struck down, our
armies in Mexico must be largely reinforced.
Where are the men to come from New-Englsnd
lGs not yet raised her first regiment although two
.f her six States voted for Polk ard Texas by
some Ten thousand majority each neither Of
which has raised the hrst company for the w az
thence resulting. Not the 6sst plsioon, SO far as
We remember, has yet bsSI made Up from three
New England States which gave Polk aud exss
$1,000 votes Nirginy. the foster q other OF the
Texas Conspiracy, has not yet mustered her first
regiment nor the War Michigan, hot ior Texas
has not sent company TO the War Whether
the presen, call of troops win ultimately read ten
regiments of Volunteers or OF Regulars they will
be made up with great difficulty The Massaehu
tets Regiment Of which so much has been heard
is not tulno' even the eight companies to which it
was reduced, nor is 1t likely to be. Out OF Penn.
sylvanis we doubt whether fall regiment has
been got ready ior service since the news OF the
taking Of Monterey.
The country has been grossly hunsbuggsd with
accounts OF Volunteer rushing by tens Of thsa
san.S to the fed--three to i've hundred Thousand
have been reported according to the vividDsss Of
imagination elasticity of conscience Of the isbu
list Nothing like this has ever been true We
do not believe il ever has been, We ara confident
il never will be practic able to concentrate $4,000
electives west OF the Rio Grsnde. Suppose the
strong position Of San Luis potosi forced land DO
man MT to command platoon will think Of leaving
1t untsken in the rear OF an invading army does
any rational beng deem il safe to stempt with the
residue the espsare Of Vers Cruz aud Perote and
IN advance thence % the City OF Mexico And II
not, what uss in continuing our occupation OF the
Eastetn provinces Of Mexicoi Are not all aware
that the conduct Of the Volunteers 10 every day ex
sspsrs,ins more and more the people Of those Pro
vipess and paving the way for guerilla warfare as
deadly that of the spanisrds against the troops Of
Napoleon
As to the project OF capturing the ports Q, Mex.
ieo and there resting cars calculating to col
lec from her the amount otou claims In the shape Of
duties assems TO ne unworthy Of serious copsidsrs
ton We might take Vera Cruz. etc Of course
,Back voznit and ALL aud could charge thsrs any
import duties we chose bu, they who suppose the
Nexicsns would tamely take the goods thus taxed
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