The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-04-08

SAND unpropuous circumstances, and carried the flag
his country 10 the capital of the enemy-honoraby proud
~ humanely; 70 his own permanent honor, and the
he Al Pueba AT Puebla, undergoing an inquiry before
his interiors in Office and other persons not in office
while the high powers that he exercised and exercised
WIN so much distinction, are turned over to another
DO not mean to say an unworthy gentleman, but his
Terror IN military rank and station But General Scott
reports, as | understand, that in February there
twenty thousand regular troops under his command and
en- route Add the thirty regiments of volunteers and
tu they would make thirty four thousand menoicers
included, over thirty five thousand-and there would be
force OF regulars and volunteers amounting not less
Than fy-hve thousand sixty thousand men, including
the recruits on the way, If my information be exact
and the honorable member from Michigan correct
me 1t 1t be not-l presume that il is couect-ln February
General Scott had under him in Mexico thirty thousand
troops, regulars and volunteers Now all these troops
are regularly ohcered There is deficiency OF officers
IN the line or in the staff They all full Whatever
deficiency there rs, consists of Now, sir there is
plausible reason for saying that il is difficult to recruit al
hone Tor the supply OF deficiencies in the volunteer reg
menis II will be sad that volunteers choose TO enlist
under officers of their own selecGon-hat they do not
incline 10 enlist here as individual volunteers when the
regiment IS abroad under officers of whom they know
nothing There may be something that but pray what
does that conclusion lead Does no lead to this that all
those volunteer corps must mouder away so far the
prvaes are concerned and come to nothing Meantime
the places OF the commissioned officers continually
illed the regiments being full of officers although the
pnVaes by casualty or by disease reduced TO be less
IN number than the officers themselves. But, however
that may be- regard to the recruiting for the regular
service you can fill up the regiments by pay and bounty
according to existing laws new laws, if new laws be
necessary. There is no reason upon earth why we
should now create five hundred officers for the pur
pose OF getting ten thousand There officers
to command them All that is wanted is and there
Is place for the men; and | suppose that gentleman
can stand up here elsewhere, and say that the recruit
ing service can go on faster than will be necessary to
so on, IN order to fill up these deficiencies in the re
ments abroad But now what do want with greater
force than we now have in Mexico! Without asking
what need there is for the supply of deficiencies in the
wi hayn the hrty
thousand regulars and volunteers now in field ser
vice? What is the purpose? There is no army to
hshti l suppose the enemy has not five hundred men
together unIer arms III any part of Mexico. Except
IN one instance perhaps there is not half that number
Mexico is PROSTATE There is no government TO resist
us. Why, it is notorious that the government of Mexi-
co is on side. 1t is our instrument, by which we
hope to establish such peace and accomplish such
treaty as we wish AS Tar as can understand the matter
being at this moment to the support of arms, and to
the hope-I will not say how nspred-hat somehow or
Other and at no distant PERIOD there may be pecunary
means arising from our three millions, our twelve
millions, or some other of our millions. What do we
propose to do then with those thirty regiments that
design to pour into Mexico Are we going TO cut the
threats of the MeXcans Are going plunge the
sword deeper and deeper into the vital part OF Mexico
What do we propose TO do9 Sir, | no object and
yet pressed and urged to adopt this proposition in
its full lengthten regiments of regulars and twenty
giments of volunteers We told, and the public is
tod and the public believes, that are the verge of
sa aqd r s pc mean looks out
hopes of peace. He gathers from the administration,
and every organ of the administration, from Dan to Ber
sheba and yet the warike operations the mourning OF
additional expenses, the imposition of charges upon
tho treasury, pressed here if peace not in all
our thoughs-a least not in any OF our expectations
Now, sir, propose to hold plain talk day; and
say that according TO my best Judgment and appTehen
henson of matters, the main object of these bills is pa
uonageoffice- qualification of friends. This very
measure for ten additional regiments creates four or five
hundred officers coonels and subalterns; and not them
only for whom have some respect but then there comes
port servce-commssaries- down to suffers ct i'd
genus 0mne,-peope who handle the public money with
out facing tho foe one and ALL the true descendants
not the true representatives of corporal Nym, who said
For shall suffer be
Unto the camp, aad profits will accrue"
Sir hope without dsrespect to those applicants and as
prans and those patriots, some OF them patriots ready
to fight and those other patriots not willing 10 fight bu
willing to be paid,- hope, without dsrespect to any Of
them, according to their rank, and station, and merits
that they may be all disappointed hope, sir, as the
weather grows genial and the season advances, they
WILL on the whole, find ii their interest TO place them.
selves of these mild mornings, the and take
their destination to their respective places OF honorable
private occupation and civil employment! They have
the Capitol, and the purieus of the Presidents House
they may reach their homes in good health themselves
and find their families all very happy to receive them
But, sir, paMo mdjora candxnus? This war wageC
for the purpose of creating States the southern
portion OF the United States, out of Mexican territory
and with such population as might be found residen
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creation OF new States; am against the acquisition OF
territory form States And this, sir is not mat
ter of sentlmenalty, which am to parade before
meetings, or before my constituents at home II is with
matter of defamation, regret, expressed repug
nance. II is matter Of firm, Interchangeable purpose. tc
yield force OF circumstances that have occurred,
that may consider likely to occur; and therefore say
sir, that if am asked to-day whether, for the sake
peace, will take treaty that brings two States
into this Union on ITS southern boundary say nodis
tincty, and wish every in the United States tc
understand that to be my judgment and my purpose
have said the southern boundary, because there the
present proposition takes its locality. | would say the
of the WESTERN the northern, the eastern, any
other boundary would resist to-day, and to the end
here and everywhere any proposition to add any foreign
territory the south west north east to the States
OF this Union as they now constituted and held to-
gether under the constitution do want the colonies
population the south resist and reject all, and al
with equal resolution; and, therefore, saw that if the
question is put to me to-day whether will take peace
the present state OF the country, distressed the
exigency of this war, Odous it s, circumstances
affective to the community and disturbing to the bust
ness OF those whom represent those which sur
round say still that the question be quito wheh
er will have peace with States say no! no! no
Whyi Because, sir, there necessity of being driven
into the dilemma, in my Judgment Other gentlemen may
think differently. / mans conscience but my
own. | mean to make clean breast for myself; and j
protest that no reason whatever to believe that
cannot obtain sale peace, honorable peace and
as prompt peace, without territory as with it. The
things are separabIe There necessary connexion
between them. Mexico does not wish us to take her
territory that she may receive money Far from it.
She yields her assenif she yield ALPHABETICALLY
and all know it. If she YIELD is the result of force
/ a., - Al L. l.