Litchfield enquirer., 1847-01-14
GO M g u B S $40 NJ A q
THE ARMIES REQUIRED FOR MEX
ICO,

THE ARMIES REQUIRED FOB MEX
ICO. -.r.
The Official Report of the Senate's pro.
ceedings, on the 3lst ult., as copied into
the Union of New Years night, iacaades a
long debate on a motion, by Ge:,eral Cas-,
10 raise ten regiments for the war In Mexi-
CO, Immediately, in addition to the AS,OOO
United States troops now occupying that
unfortunate Republic, and With a view "
farther levies hereafter .......s. a..-.,.
General Cass said, that to attempt to pre-
vent The American People from taking
possession Of Mexico, if they demand it,
would be as futile AZ to undertake to stop
the rushing Of the cataract of Niagara.
myself (said hey should think 1t very M
fortunate thing to extingulsh the indepen>
dence of that country, and annex ii 10 our
own; but the more the war is prolonged
the longer it is suffered to go on-the
greater will be the danger Of such an oc>
currence. What, thea, is the issue ? The
administration says they dc not intend to
CONQUER all of Mexico. That project is
aisavowed, and the fighting line isdisavow>
ed: and the only thing that remains is 10
keen possession If what We have, and ex-
lead our operations as the position Of the
enemy render necessary and AZ cut means
may enable as.
Mr. Calhoun was not prepared to vote for
the raising of ten additional regiments; he
was of the opinion that the course pursued
by the President would end In the destruc>
ton Of the Mexican nationality.
Mr. Befrien said, we are called on BY
This bill and others that will succeed, (as
advised by the Presidents message. &e.,)
to add force IF 10000 men TO the army of
the United States, We have q force Of
about $4,000 men in the field already, not
many of them being regulars. He wished
for time 10 consider q measure Of such
magnitude.
Mr. Allen Sir, we are in state Of war:
and in that state we must continue until
peace puts an end 10 it, That war has its
theatre two thousand miles from this esp>
itoi, and the intercourse between the Cow
eminent and the army consumes some two
or thee months time.
Well, sir, under these circumstances, with
tina, armv cut, hacked. and bleeding in the
achievement of its glorious victories, shall
we leave bUCu kuctCS W OSS~Gy S~~"'J
as large as our own, surrounded by ten
millions Of enemies, and subjected to all the
perils 10 which their precarious situation
exposes them, without taking the precan>
tion 10 sustain them by additional reeA>
forcemeats !? We want to replace the ex>
haus,ed strength of the army, 10 enable 1t
10 hold possession of its c0squests, and by
tina, possession compel Mexico 70 put an
end to the War.
Mr. Calhoun.-Accoediag to my apPse>
heasion, there is no greater calamity that
can befal this couatfy .haa the sahjaga,ion
of Mexico, and the extinguishment Of heI
nationality, and the transfer Of her aerriio'
nv to us. Sir, from the beginning I had
great f,reboding~ about this war, and my
Iorebodings among others related 70 thu
yery thing--the absorption Of Mexico, ant
/ reiterate. sir, that ifit takes place we ar
verynear the end Of oar political career.
Mr. HAZEL believe that the var wa
commenced in falsehood, and prosecuted
in injustice; and that the institutions o
the United States are in more danger q
this moment OF annihilation. than those o
Mexico; and have no sympathy with
those gentlemen who tell M that thu!
measure has NO connection with the origil
Of the war. think II has everything to d.
With it; and would like to see gentlemen
who think otherwise solve this prOslem
and inform us how long II will take IL
the manner we are going on, TO arrive q
the end of the war. believe that Thu
war marks the age as barbarsus, and VI
are vastly more Ia danger Of Aringinl
rain and distraction upon our own In
s.itLtisas, than those of the country
with which we are al war.
& ! want the question presented boldly
For one, my mind 10 made ops. Not ID
Arst dollar shall the President take, b.
my vote, tor each regular or ,voluntee
force. until he comes forward and infofn,
the country how much he wants IN ords
20 secure an honorable peace and th
snnde in VIII ich he proposes to- effect 4
desirable a result. ~ ~ .yj..-s..}. a.
Mr. II. added that he was OF opinio
that the origin Of the war lay In Il
'asowed object Of the Ancrican' Cover
ment to perpetuate the institution OF
merriam Slavery. ;a .eis.r.t .-s. -,.
The Senate, on the question as 10 PR
ceeding with General Cass's bill, vote
10 to 10. and Mr. Dallas gave the castin
vote to prcosed.