The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1847-02-11

An his message xherrlare lhis "a rr should
he rsishlishrdi VIII. sir. Cor enr. that
ws are rsrry inF On > waE with MrKiea
~iih minelrd I0aps. reenlsrs and Eolun'
lrsrs. Wa Mt that lie esse IN ihe xsl
AZ IsI2l For another. that lhr faErs
whirh we nsw rmpisy IL large. Vas q
nal large Ia Isl2i Mas England lee,
farmidal.le loe lhan Seal and crippled
M+xlea! How sland- tie case briwseE
usl WHY. CIR. en shore. ON the soil. ouI
war with England MAS almOsl en.iTtly :
defensive war. SHE. fIsm hrr great ma
rhine powFr. wss snatled :" throw heI
lra.ps into ruE eaDuIIy. and We arrs oe'
rupird in Irreilins them. Which we did
successfully. thanks In the gallant sPiTl
Of The Officers and men composing oul
army. But hnw 10 II nov, We are nos
almost IN he heart af Mexico: the ION
Of M E'reign soldier PolluIss nHr coil
our agricultural lsboTs are naI Disturbed
We are suffering n0 evils inflicted nr"H
Us nv . Iorrign f,e within The limits o.
our land. llas dues IL happen. Then, Iha
~ha' MAS moi thought In be necessary on
" against the neighhering Republic o
Mexico. though not exactly Tie ronismp'
iihle enemy which she was Nnce suppos'
ed 10 be. bfcause we have tie hest au'
lhariiy Cor thinking nov thai the idea nf =
six weeks contest has passed away from
the minds even az Ih"se who ale mos
apt 10 indulge in firiinns of the imagina.
lion; for. on yesterday. We had il an
nrunced that We are now, though warning
against a drspirsble fas. only Al The be-
ginning of this war. But sill. although il
H. true that Mexico il not the canIempii'
BILE foe which she has heen represented ID
be-allhough she is showing that = nation
reused for Ilie purpo'e of protecting them
selves from an invading enemy may be
sIr'ng II uniicd-yei still every one mus
know her power is not 10 he compared
with ours. and lhai.',as an enemy. she is
not worthy TO be compared with the great
na'i"n To which We were opposed in
1919.
But, in reference ioi,he reasons which
induced the Senator frnm Kentucky and
myself, as members Of the Military Con.
mitiee Of the Senate. 10 be opposed 10 the
bill. the same objections which then Ell,
terlained still remain in Iull force. lis,
tened allentiyely yesterday to what fell
from the honorable Senator from New
York, Tor the purpose Of seeing whether,
in reality, there was some just reason for
the passage of his measure, which, con.
cealed IRON my own observation, might
be brought forward and explained before
me by the ingenuity Of the honorable Sem
ator but, sir, after the most attentive con-
sideration Of what had fallen from the
Senator, l not only failed 10 have any OBJ
lection entertained removed. hut some
s9 ggss,. Inward TO my mind neg have
yerpowering anu InsuperaDlc onlecuons 10
what is now proposed to be done. The
honorable Senator has mentioned as one
of the reasons why this measure should
be adopted, that the number Of uoops-as
in another connexion | have already OBJ
seryed-iha, the number in our service il
the late war with England, was greater
than The number now in service but, e
ven il sufficient reason existed why tina
number Of troops should require com
mander OF the rank now proposed, so ial
as that reason is concerned, il existed in ;
much higher degree at that day. And
sir, if there were any magic in the name
Of lieutenant general, in virtue Of which
the spirits Of our own troops would be in
vigorated and those Of our enemy be d.
minished il we required such magical as.
sislanre al all, was it not required during
the dark period Of the commencement, o
the war with Grea, Britain! How iher
did it happen tina. this remedy for evil wa.
not thought of by Madison, and by th,
parties Of that day! How did il happei
that when the danger was greater, an,
when patriotism was as great as il is now
il there be virtue in the remedy now pro
posed, that i, was not thought Of then
Blu, The gentleman speaks Of this measur,
being required in accordance with the re
gular military organization of an army
that the proper command of a major gen
eral was from $500 to 1000 men an,
that something was due to the arrange
ments whirh had formerly prevailed anon!
other nations-that something was du,
TO the customs Of the world. But, sir
these arguments, il they prove any thing
If we are TO have an eye 10 conformin.
our military arrangements TO the es,ab
lished customs Of foreign Powers, we mus
have several lieutenant generals; and wheI
we have several, permit me to say, tler,
will exist precisely the same necessity fo
inven,ing aud establishing some other su
perior in rank in our service. under whom
the lieutenant general NAV render eficien
service 10 the country. For | believe i
will be found, when you have three o
four officers Of that grade, that The celia, a,
tending that rank will pass away. anoihe
and higher grade will be looked for as ca
gerry as the first.
But another reason vhv sprh IN off;rs