Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1848-12-22
among his fellow citizens when he shall re

ton among his fellow citizens when he shall re
turn 10 civil lie
The war with Mexico has demonstrated not onl,
the ability of the Government TO organize nu
merous army upon sudden call. bat also TO pro
vide ii with all the munitions and necessary sup
dies with despatch, convenience, and ease and Il
direct its operations with efficiency The strength
of our institutions has not only been dis D ayed II
the valor and skill OF our troops engaged IN active
service in the field, but in the organizing of those
executive branches which charged with gen
eral direction of the war, while too great praise
cannot be bestowed upon the officers and men who
| fought our battles, ii would be unjust to withhold
! from those officers necessarily stationed at home
VIII" were charged with the duty of furnishing the
| army at proper time and place with all the mum
! lions OF war, and other supplies as necessary "a
make il efficient, the commendation 10 which they
| are entitled. The credit due to this class of on,
officers Is the greater when ii is considered that M
| army IN ancient or modern tunes was better ap-
| pointed or provided than our army in Mexico
Operating in an enemies country, remote two thou
/ sand miles from the seat OF the Federal Govern
ment, its different corps spread over vast extent
OF territory, hundreds and even thousands of miles
apart from each other nothing short ofIhe untIrine
vigilance aud extraordinary energy Of their officers
cou have enabled them TO provide the army at all
Polnts-at proper season, with all that was requ-
red in the most difficult service
is but an act of justice to declare that
the officers who had charge of the several
! bereaus, under the immediate eve and su
pervision of the Secretary Of War, per-
formed their respective duties with ability,
energy and efficiency, they have reaped
less of tie war; not having been personally
exposed to lis pcriS in batlle than their
companions in arms; but without their fore
cast efficient aid and Incorporation, those in
the field would not have been provided
with the ample means of achieving for
themselves and their country unlading
hOnOrs, which they have won for both.
When all these facts are considered it
may cease to be matter of so much amaze
ment abroad, how it happened that our no.
BILE army IN Mexico, how our regulars and
volunteers were victorious upon every bat
de-iieid, however fearful the odds against
them.
The war with Mexico has fully devcl-
oped the power Of republican governments
rs prosecute successfully just and neces-
sary foreign war with all the vigor usually
attributed TO more arbitrary forms of gov
eminent, 1t has been Useful for writers on
public law to impule To republics want of
that unity. concentration of nurnose and
yigor orcxecurion. which are generally nd.
United to belong to the monarchral and
arist0cratic forms, and this feature Of popu-
lar government has been supposed to dis
play itself more particularly IN the conduct
nr = war carried ON in an rnrm,'s cor,,rv
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performed ,hcir whole du,v 10 the country,
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the capture or Vera Crnz. and the s,lzure
and OCCUPATION o( other importanl positions
O, the G1lrand Pacific coast. ,hc birhrS,
praise is due. Their viulIance. ENERGY.
and skill. rendered the most enrrual ser.
vice in excluding munitions of war and
other supplies from the enemy, while they
secured safe entrance for abundant sup
plies for their own army. Our extended
commerce was nowhere interrupted; and
for this immunity from the evils of war
the country is indebted to the navy.
Uiyh nr,iso i dine ,o ,b. officers or the
several rvecu,;vo huro,us navy v,r,ls and
stations connected with the service. all un-
der the immediate direction of the Secreta.
nv of the Navy, for me industry, foresight