The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1847-01-05
REMARKS OF COL. BAKER ON THE
WAR
Correspondence Of The Tribune.


WAsHISGToS, Dec. 23,-5 p. NJ.
The Senate was but few minutes in sess-
ion to-day. The melancholy news OF the
dangerous sickness Of Senator Barrow Of
Louisiana, at Baltimore. cast a gloom over
the body which rendered them unit for any
business.
In .he House Mr.. Sawyer Of Ohio made
speech characteristic of himself upon the
Merican War
But the great attraction of the day was
Mr.. Baker Of Illinois, of whose remarks ]
give you the following condensed synon-
sis:
When Mr.. Baker rose. and the Honse and
galleries, which had been cOnvulsed with
laug liter at Mr.. Sawyer. were stilled into ST.
ence, lie said he regretted that the gallant
Davis Of Mississippi vas not here TO receive
the congraiulation Of friends, which ne de-
served. For himself he expected no honors.
His evil fortune had left him behind the war.
He could not but feel that the gallant army
must be disappointed at the state of things
Here. lie regretted that Congress should
now hc engaged in discussing the sentence Of
mob in Ohio. or the najorlies by viii CHI
meml ers of the next Congress from Ohio
were elected.
He would not discuss any party questions
here. His political associations were with
he Wings, aud for good or evil there they
will be forever. But he would state a few
facts about the hopes aud wants Of the ar
NV.
He pointed out the vast extent OF territory
which must be covered by an army not sx-
ceeding in all l.500 men. Did any one sup
pose that this army was sufficient 10 prose-
cute this war So far from our having hiIh-
srio weakened Mexico, they have become
more acknowledgements determined TO re-
sist. Nothing we have yet done IS sufficient
% convince the Mexicans that we are able to
conquer them. They feel that hatwe have
done does not Yet touch their national
strength. We have done comparatively
nothing yet TO conquer Peace. The Presi-
dent has called out nine or ten new Regi-
mcuis.-The regiments from Louisiana,
North Carolina, Virginia. Massachusetts, &c.
are not filled up. IL full now when would
they get to the sreue of action. The
Church. the people, the landed proprietors,
and above all, the women of Mexico, are
glowing with ardor to repel the northern in
vaders from their soil.
Whatever is to he done must be done this
w ib'Ct--llON uidhl VI t1c iuOuSaluS WHO
rushed TO the aid of their country. now sleep
the sleep of death on the Rio Grandc A.
bout two thousand of American hearts are
now lying in their graves on the Rio Grande.
OF bis regiment, over one hundred young
men are dead, and two or three hundred have
returned from the banks of that doeul river,
skeletons to be removed by the kindness of
friends. He was requested by his brave fell
low soldiers to state their case here. but as
a Representative ofthe People here. he would
say that il would be cold blooded cruelty 10
ask these men TO stand a summer cam
paign beneath The Mexican sun. He asked
not hv whom the war was commemorative
would say that more supplies snd more men
were wanted. If this is not DONE he would
say, if he dared 10 make prophecy, that
t!as ,rar DiH be The ruin Of this country!
Mexico has eight millions of people a coun-
try more easily defended Than any other
country. The climate fights fof them
their men live and arc healthy on food on
which ours Gle; their horses rive on what