The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1848-03-02

I ~ force ia MEXICO, 10 winch W 1s pfDposeU
!. TO make this formidable addition With
+. out gong into detail, may safely say that
that force at present amounts, IN round
i numbers, TO forty five thousand men. L nder
existing laws. twenty Thousand may be RAJ
sed, to complete the complement OF regu
u lars and volunteers, making an aggregate
p Of sixty five thousand men. Deduct from
. lha. fifteen thousand. on account Of the cas-
. ualies TO which The Senator from Michigan
. 50 often refers, and you have on army OF
. ifly thousand men. Yet, il is now ptopo
Q sed to add to the, force ten regiments Of
. disposal Of The President twenty thousand
/ volunteers, n force including the sailors and
nariues cooperating with the troops, oil
not less then seventy five thousand TO eIgh.
, IS thousand effective men. What IS 10 be
ACCOMPLISHED BY that force Are there bat.
Ties 10 be fought That is distinctly dlsa-
vowed. There is no expectation, SIR, Of
any more battles TO be fought. For what,
then, sir, do you ask these meDl Why the
Hon. gentleman from Michigan suys that
, he wishes, by the exhibition Of large
force there, to produce I" a great moral Ell
+ eci." Howl Why, he means to con
vince tbs Mexicaus that they are unable 10
res stus!
Well sir, If they ore able to Withstand
the logic Of such fields as Buena Vista, Chu'
ruhusco, Conreras, and Cero Gordo think
r you, sir, tina, their incredibly will yield to
the mere sigh, Of large body Of men
What, then, do you intend 10 do with thus
immence military force? They are TO take
possession and occupy the country IL is SAID.
And when they are there, what great ob
iect is II intended that they should accom-.
plish. which this country desires TO see &C.
compllshed? d. We want peace ! IL 1t
not obvious TO every one that peace cannot
IN this way be Obtained? II peace could
; he coerced We have done every ID ng that
genius can con,rl,e, and skill and gallantry
, execute, 10 accomplish II. | believe II may
be SAID, ~ithou, exasgeratlon that the his
tory Of no cyuntry has presented such a
succession Of brlIlan, military achievement:
as we have gained in Mexico. As sin
gle battle, nothing can he produced TO the
/, las, battle Of Tay Tor; and as succession
+ of military operations, where can you hnC
q a parallel to the advance of Scott from
> Vera Cruz TO the city OF Mexico
a chasl semsnt-d eieat--over powerlng. over
% shelmpp defeat-were suiii lent TO brIn
Mexico to disposition for peace she wou
have been brought TO that disposition lon
q ago. How, then, do you propose TO &C
o compsh It by your troops! Why, the,
are 10 take possession and occupy tht
I whole country-or, the Secretary o
, War says to keep that portion Of il which
which our means will allow US 10 take pos
!. session. Well, When YOU have got posses
# sons ehs, disposition Of II do you propose
). 10 make Posts aud fort ticalions, | sup
, pose are 10 be established every where
>. You are 10 maintain all the stronghnIds o
n Mexico, aud her valleys IRE 10 be every
a where ma ked BY the signs of military oc
q cupalon. How long IS this state Of ,hlng
;. to continued Until Mexico makes peace
!. But, pray you, is this the way IN which
:, the gentle sentiments OF benevolence ent
peace are 10 be lnslllled into the MexIcar
bosom!
4 True, YOU NAV compel her to submit
YOU NAV proven, her from utletiOg wott
n Of molain,; you may force her TO Ieigr
n compliance with your wishes; her acty
d resentment may disappear; and We; dog
.. eed sp,ru of revenge, and the in enses, hat
; will rankle and Turk beneaih. The La'l
a, poet has said with great propnesy an
:. force:-
n, Isl TO colo Sextg non AmABo"
referring TO a we'll known quality OF gu
DIS nature, IN virtue OF which the supenorit
which demands our admiration incIiues u
en- TO withhold our love. Ii this be the tet
he dencv Of that moral coercion, what NAV "
Ir. hope from awe and terrof! DO We real
CT. expect, BY renewed conquest, by devastate
H. fields, bv captured villages, by stormed 70
n, ffesses, by occupying such positions that |
20. Mexican can look forth without beholdr
oil evidence Of the fall OF his country and tt
ne presence OF her conqueror, that true peac
a. is to be restored SIR, no man should e.
- pect il. What is the situation OF Mexlt
|. if a, this momentl She lies al our ieet blee
il ing, exhausted, painting. Do you wish
IF trample upon thus enemy, already IN Il
90. dus,l D. YOU wish TO crush the last
Of mans OF her vitality | hope not, sir; b
e.. even II you do, you do no. need this aot
ned iousl force.
20. We received yesterday the copy OF
les, general order of the Is December. lssu
,iv. by General Scott the first article OF WIN
tro. proceeded to inform the army that II wo'
F., 10 spread itself over the republic OF Mexic
sub. and which goes on to establish system
tent internal regulation for the gosernmen'
Q TO the country, and the collection and q
iop bussement Of the revenue. II, then, II
cate r,nh, and manly, in the present cripp
!, % condition Of Mexico, to destroy her nali
war, atty, YOU have ample means TO DO so. d
our ere YOU proceed to the accomplishment
~ such a purpose, will you not pause to'
3 de. moment, and reflect upon the consequen
}, be which mus, inevitably follow 1t sue