Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-10-30

hundred thousand men to occupy and garrison the differ
emit States and military posts How long would il take us
get this equipped and in the field The President
winter called for ten additional regiments (en thousand men,
and although during the short session Of Congress-
portion of the troops have not yet arrived and those which
have did not arrive at the seat OF operations until the
month of August They enlisted for the war; under the
excitement of active operations and spirited campaign Now
that the excitement of the campaign has ended that the
session Of Congress is long one how long will il take
throw into this country hundred thousand troops when
they know that their life be the dull monotony of e
garrison But admitting for the sake of argument that they
could be sent here by the expiration of year. is standing
army of one hundred thousand consonance with the
spirit of our republican and free institutions Would
with the same simplicity and regularity our old army has
Would the military profession retain its present ability, its
scientific atanmens lis dignity and its high character, by
being suddenly enlarged hundred thousand think
may safely answer no! Again hoo ,oouM his large
army hare TO be suppored Will the people Of the United
States to supply revenue for its support viii they
consent any further and permanent enlargement of the pub
lie expenditures for the sake Of holding territory from
,cich they scould deripe uy little benefit for years
we may judge Of the aversion of the people of the United
States high taxation, high duties, unproducve expend
lures Of the public treasure, think may be safe in concud
ing that they piH consent 10 The support Of standing
army sufficient 10 garrison and occupy that portion haze
already, and what Of necessity would have conquer"
'Let the other alternative, and if in
do require that should fall back upon the base
of our operations, and nothng more, aoa The dispositions
Of the american Congress.
iWe here and for the present isolated from the Go
and the Of the army. From the time the army
foot the Rio Grande have had nothing but
cession of brilliant vctoreswe have penetrated the very
heart of Mexico with four different columns and from each
point there has been iumpha machhe stars and stripes
have yet suffered defeat"
sThe valoE and superiority of arms have been
established beyond question doubtMexco has been hum
bed and degraded in the eyes of the world while our own
brilliant achievements stand up prominently as precedent in
the annals of the world be admired and boosted of when
the themselves shall lie Wondering in the dust Ma
tiona and personal ambition has been satisfied The nation
will be proud of the trophies and those who them But
with hare arrped at the end Of rope
the capital has fallen, and there nothing offer any fur
Their resistance. The President, Gen. Santa Anna has alb
Dictated the Presidency and the commander of the army left
with small body guard, for parts unknown and now in
fact flying fugvehe army of 49, 900, which they had
when arrived before the city, does not number
$1,000 without of support, and deserving every day
Can army do any thing morecould it be expected
have done any thing Now there is no enter
prise which offers itself, and there is Government with
which arrange difficulties. Therefore, | would
ask, we had not better pack up wagons The
sick abefo be oped and fall back upon The base Of
operations, and atca tie action Of Government? Then
wounded and sick could be better provided for and
army better and cheaper supplied and placed in good
quarcrhe volunteers sent homethe regulars drilled, and
the regiments filled up and prepared to occupy the boundary
may determine. This of policy, in my opinion,
considering the existing circumstances, is preferable more
than 1t leaves the Government home in
position carry its views with facility and without delay.
1t would leave the army in position convenient in point
of transportation, to the occupation of boundary,
though it were in barrack in the United States"