Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-01-15

million dollars when in her best and palmies stat now,
as Gen Scott tells you, almost annihilaied h has the
best means Of knowing gives you this inormai But sup
pose the revenue TO be twentyone millions ofdoars would
that be sufficient to support army of 60 900 Sir if
you look at the official documents which have been sent to
by the Secretary you will that il will be entirely made
quate 70 deiray half the expenses to which
should be subjected But what is meant by the honorable
senator lrom Maryland Does he desire TO take every dol
lar from Mexico, and prevent her from supporting any govern
ment What policy would there be in that We wish
treat with the Government Of Mexico yet drive that Go
vernment from place to place. keeping them, has been ad
IN perpetual notion" We drive them continually from
place to place, and expect with
thus In notion and from which we have taken every dollar
OF lis revenue Is there wisdom in this Is not fact
an eiecua obstruction the obtaining any treaty must
end in the utter humiliation Of the sovereignty and ndpen-
dence Of that nation You will have of population
scattered over an immense region without Government
cause you will not permit them TO have You are 10 beat
Them drive hem shoot them and in every way punish them
you say you are to do for the purpose Of procuring an
honorable peace Sir have nothing say now about the
question Of humanity, involved in this matter but put
again to honorable Senators the other side is this good
policy Is It expeden, Are you resolved never to permit
Mexico to have Government that treat with YOU II
you send down thirty thousand men, which these bills
call fo IN vain TO say that there be independent
Government in Mexico
In reference to the suggestion s which held the idea
tnat Mexico can be annexed to this province
wish to say but very few words think that every states
man who reflects the subject will agree with that il is
utterly impossible for long hold that any other country
as province. IL you annex II 10 the Amercan Republic
any FORM its final destiny is fixed and certain. Your own
Institutions your Of JUSTICE your love Of the great prn
ciple OF human Liberty, will compel you admit it finally into
he Union. Hold it as province like Of the despoic
Governments OF Europe Hold country which once
Republic sir as province enslayed and enslaved by sister
Republic u is vain the idea is altogether impraccable.
cannot be entertained by American statesman for
ment Depend upon it, sir you evade the great aues
ion Now is the time to whether you will admit Mexico
into the American Union or not.
DO not propose NJ President to review the ground which
was ably taken by the honorable Senator from Kentucky,
who preceded in the debate in reference to the existing
army in the field the number of troops Mexico and their
sufciency for all legitimate purposes this have here
the report Of the Adjuant General and presume that every
honorable Senator has had the report upon his table, APP
pears Nv I'm. will barely read two extracts for the
Of confirming what has been stated already that the
aggregate regular and yo,n ces in Mexico Independent
of the Michigan regiment and the Alabama and Mississippi
troops which have not yet gone Mexico to forty
three thousand five hundred and hirtys The Mich
gam Alabama, and Mississippi troops will raise the number
above $4,000 men. There great propriety think in
the suggestion of the Senator from Kentucky, add the
number coo men) the five thousand sailors and marines
now in Mexico to ascertain the entire effective force already
there
There then, sir, by fair calculation already so 600
men in Mexico According to the letter which read by
the honorable chairman OF the Committee Military Affairs
Gen. Scott considered that force sufficient only the
gmate purposes of the war; but also for holding all the cap
tails of all the States Of the Mexican Confederation all its
Provinces towns and fortified places for the purpose also of
trail Government from place TO place, excepting in constant
motion ! in other words that the force was sufficient
Ing to the judgment of the Commanding General annh!ate
the sovereignty Of Mexico. Why then do you more
On what ground do you base the requon for 80 add
ona troops when have already force adequate
ing the Commanding General for the suugaton of the
whole country If you send these 80 900 additional troops
there you will have 80 600 additional mouths feed greatly
increasing the difficulties of the Commander chief in the
field, if not rendering them absolutely nsuperabe You will
thus raise the price Of supplies by increasing the demand for
them. AT the time your army being cve, occupy
ing the garrison towns and fortified places of Mexico you
all the hazard of muny and INSTRUMENTATION among that
immense of men, great portion of them being kept
the great capital of that Republic and the Others dused and
scattered among the principal towns. Reflect sir the diff.
fcutes which must inevitably surround army such
cumstances the danger merely from disease and the c-
mate but from ha. military INSTRUMENTATION into which they
would be likely fall when they have enemy encoun-
in the field AS the idea Of fighting any battles in
Mexico, that hold to be perfectly preposerous Battles with
whom single regiment sir of volunteers would be sui-
cent at this very defeat any Mexican forces that
could probably be brought into the field Who is there
Mexico that has under him, has the least expectation of
having under him, any considerable Mexican force Noone.
Santa Anna has few guerlas under him. and
threats but they like aassns and cuthoats in other parts
Of the world fleeing before regular forces and dare
face Them and never will dare face any army there.
conclude, then, Mr. President, that il could posi-
bly, be stated in which American Congress would usli-
fed in Withholding its consent to Executive application for
troops that is before There some in
dvduals who think that no possible emergency can
arise IN which pan0c statesman withhold his for
furnishing supplies OF money during of war.
With all such persons beg most respectfully differ and
quite willing, If gentlemen desire, measure patriotism
with them very question We placed here as guar
ans sense, Of the lives Of the American people, and
from age, there ma gray heads be this
chamber is expected Of hat shall restrain the i'm
pulses which prompt TO rush to every battlefield when
there is occasion whatever for their services.
Sir, is il indeed true that cannot vote against bill
send additional troops into the field unless he be- some
say, Mexican Wing, at heart enemy his country
No such assertion that made by my honorable friend
from Maryland (Mr JoHssoS) but just the reverse He
But such language have heard from the lips of Others and
without despsng it and its authors shallvoe,
trust, from high Of public duty, and say that in this
might with propety retort upon the friends Of the
Executive that he desires by the passage Of this bill get
large army Of military oceholdes eleconeer for bis party
in the next Presidential campaign might make such
charge against him with much popre than the charge
to which have alluded be directed against gentlemen
disposed to in favor Of this BILL If this bill passes
the President will have the appointment Of five hundred and
forty additional commissioned officers. The Executive has
already exercised patronage than his predecessors
in Office. This war, calling into existence mighty army Of
10000 men, has given him patronage, independently
Of other considerations than any President exercised be-
fore him. patronage be object the Executive he
not well be satisfied viii lightly make accusation
against the Chief Magistrate Of the country make charge
against him that his object carry this bill through the halls
Of Congress in order that he may obtain this patronage but
am Of those who very fearful and jealous Of Exccu
ranJE