Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1847-12-07
From the Washington Union.
Vigorous Prosecution Of the War.

this time to go into this discussion, nor in
any manner 10 express our own opinions,
much less pretend TO Stale what are the
views ofthe administration, upon the most
efficient manner Of prosecuting the war.
We content ourselves with furnishing
some materials for the consideration of our
readers, and for that purpose alone we
now lay before them the following ex.
tracts. -7 a.t. -. j.
LIST. The last (November) number Of
the Democratic Review" devotes its first,
article to the "Occupaiionof Mexico" 1t
takes an able view Of the origin and the
consequences Of the war. 1t disclaims
annexation, but recommends us to employ
''an army of occupation" which is to be
auxiliary To n purely Mexican govern.
noent." II also touches upon a plan of
military operations, which is popular with
several politicians as we'll as officers
The "Revinw" thus discusses it:
"TO withdraw troops TO line of de-
fence, would be first to surrender the mil
itary reputation which has been so dearly
bought, and which, in view of our rela.
lions with Europe, is invaluable, and still
20 require an immense standing army,
fraught with all the evils which such an
institution engenders TO surrender all the
advantages which commercial intercourse
with Mexico would confer on both nations
and on the world; to leave Our commerce
in all parts Of the world permantv expos
ed TO Mexican privateers and to impose
heavy and useless expense on the PEG.
pie Of Ne United States an expense of
not less than 100000, OOOpe annum, or
equal to the whole ordinary expenditure
OF the government-in addition to past
expense, and all that Mexico owes us un.
der treaty. Without the force, the from
tier would he continually exposed to in.
roads. Such scheme is practicable on
the ground that Mexico would forever re-
main inert-abandon the project Of recon.
quering Texas, which has heen the in
strument OF revolution for ten years-and
sacitly preserve the peace which she refu.
see to acknowledge"
ID. We select the following article
from the New Orleans Mercury of Nov.
J. 1t is written with great force-ihough
there will be, Of course, great diversity Of
opinion about the suggestion it offers as to
the disposition of the country consequent
upon its "subjugation -
"MExIco.-The que stion has now
changed lrom"Shail we conquer AIexicol"
10 "How shall we conquer Mexico ~
There appears to be but one opinion on
this latter question, which is, that it is TO
be done by planting strong armies in each
Of the Mexican States, and thus subduing
them in detail. The great objection to
this is, that it would be too expensive
that it would require at least one hundred
thousand men. We do not thick so; and
we base our opinion on what our armies
have already doue, and what they are now
doing, in Mexico. General Scott is now
holding in coMplete subsection a city OF
one hundred and fifty thousand inhabit-
ants, bitterly hostile to him, with only a
handful, as it were, Of American soldiers
and this, too, in the very centre ofMex.
ico, the most difficult point of all--abou,
which all the Mexican forces are concen.
Iraied. Six or seven thousand men are
undoubtedly sufficient for such position
as the city of Mexico, and less than half
that number in any of the other States
would be all that are necessary.
"NOw let VI see how many States there
are There are Oaxaca, La Puebla, We
"a Cruz, ValIadolid, Mexico, Guadalaxara,
Guanaxuato, Potosi, Zacatccas, Quereta.
re. Taa,aulpas, New Leon, Durango
SinalOa. Coahuila, Sonora, chihuahua,
and Nsw Mexico--eighteen States in all;
and the average Dumber Of troops thai
Would be required in each of these States
would not exceed three thousand men,
Two thousand would be sufficientin some
quarters, and over three in others-sc
that the entire force required in the eigh
aeen Mexican States would he only 4,00t
men.
"Now, Judging from what we have done
thus far, we think the above calculation
amply large, for it is demonstrated tina
5000 Of our men are fully equal to an
5000 or 10, 0O0, at least, of the best Mex
lean troops. So that TO cope with 5000
Of our men, in each Of the provinces. i
would be necessary fnr the Mexicans 4
have an army Of at least 10000 men il
each of the provinces, it would be nsces
sary for the Alexicans to have an army o
atleast 10000 men in each of their State
.-or, in all, an army Of 10000 men,
The probability is, that 10000 Of oul
men would be amply sufficient for tn,
complete conquest of the whole Of Mexi
CO.
ii CHOW, . word about the expense, which
seems to be the great difficulty.
"The plan pursued by our governmen
should undoubtedly be TO make the inva
ded country pay the expenses of the wa
By supplying our armies with provisions
beasts Of burden. &C., just SO far as.-th
resources Of Mexico OF every description