Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-01-21
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MONDAY, JANuART IL, 1913.
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Several petitions, praying for the speedy ermi
nation OF the war, were presented lion diferen
sections OF the country.
On motion OF Mr. Cameron, select commit
tee was appointed 10 investigate the recon, teia-
cation in The mint.
The following resolution, Submitted by Mr.
Mangum. on Thursday last, was taken up fcr
consideration:
Resolved, That The President OF the U. States
be requested 10 lay before The Senate all he plans
estimates and calculations, presented BY General
Scott, as in his opinion hes, adapted 10 attain The
objects OF the war, and his opinion Touching The
military means necessary 10 accomplish lhe 90.
JectS OF cur governments in any aGd all the altvt-
native views that have been considered BIZ the
Executive or suggested b. General Scott, 10 bring
the war with Mexico 10 a lose, if no! ibcOnsis-
tent in The opinion Of the President with ihe pub
lie service.
Mr.. Cass opposed the resolution, and said is
passage would be injnicious now.
MIR. Maneum repelied The idea that the plans
ought not 10 be given 10 the American people
when Mexicans had been pu; in possession OF
them by the publication Of the orders Q. General
Scott.
Mr.. Allen moved 10 lay the resolution on the
table.
Mr.. Naneum rejoined and The resolution was
! then passed over informally.
Mr.. BerIien offered resolution for the Post
Office Committee TO reconsider and report upon
The means necessary TO expedite the great South
ern mail &c.
The hour Of ole o'clock having arrived, The
morning business was aid aside, and the Senate
resumed the consideration Il the Ten Ge.men,
bill
Mir. Butler addressed The Senate at some length.
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in hr field, forming 4 basIs Of - coo regulars
and 90 000 volunteers OF these, il Appeared
thai about IS 600 were available. The President,
he conended, had lull power 10 raise this 10 lie
fall complement OF 10000 efficient men.
The bill, he remarked, now before The Senate,
gives 10 COO regulars, and another bill has been
reported authorship 20O coo voluntegTs-add 10
these The seamen and marines who are engaged
! in IN" service and here will be an army OF 100
900 men And this great military force was placed
a, The power of he President Tor the purpose ofn.
vadine the only republic on or continent, ex-
cepi our own. Were this popular war, the
President would no, have had cause 10 complain
OF the difficulty he had met with in raising the
entire force which he had been authorised 10
raise. II it was popular war; five times the
number asked tor would have marched 10 The
feld-and If the Pre>iden, has not been able to
u
regard the failure as one OF the omens which in
dicae that the public is not with him.
He did not propose to refuse the number Of
troops asked for but he proposed 10 raise them in
a different mode. His proposition was not lp-
tended 10 embarras the President, bU, he thought
that this was junclufe in which every man was
called upon 10 speak his opinions ireely-which
every man should make his own reckOning-as
he believed we were daily going into a labyrin
E Ill lob
soon be NO avenue by which 10 retreat He be-
lieved tina, if the President had asked for 300 coo
men, there are persons here and IN The other house
y no would have voted them merely because Of
his recommendation. And if the magnificent
vision Of conquest in which some had INDUCED
was 10 be realized, 200, 600 men will yel be Ieces-
saIy.
lie then proceeded 10 point out the advantages
OF the plan which he had proposed lie presumed
no one would deny the superior efficiency Of The
officers who had received their education at West
Point Other officers, taken from civil life, re
admitted had acquitted themselves SO as 10 win
splendid renowu, but the troops went into the
field with much greater confidence in those skill
iul and experienced officers by whose science The
secret operations Of The campaign were directed
He had heard a military officer assert that five
hundred men under officers OF this class would
achieve more than one thousand under new and
inexperienced officers. The plan lie suggested
would, therefore, be cheaper, because a less num-
Der OF troops would effect a greater result. He
enumerated the number Of officers which would
be required by his plan, and contcnied that they
should be taken from our military school, What
he asked, were all the troops now asked for TO be
employed inn Was il for the purpose OF merely
bringing 10 a speedy and honorable leTminatior
or were they, instead Of being employed in the
| leo,f 10 MN nf In he N cd merely
armed jaoTs and tax gathe!crs?
He alluded 10 recent indications, that the war
was no longer 10 he carried on with view 10 an
early ard honorable peace hrl with far more
ambitious design. II now appeared the object 10
conquer the whole CT the territory Of Mexico, tor
the purpose OF attaching il 10 our country as a
province, or anneIing it as territorial govern
men,. He remarked on this change OF sentiment
on the part of the administration az very recent.
because when his colleague, Mr.. Calhoun, first
stated that the tendency OF our policy was TO the
annihilaiion oihe Mexican nationality and 10 its
annexation TO the United States province, or
territorial government he organs OF The govern
ment repudacd The idea as entirely foreign TO he
intentions OF The administration. lie wen, on to
remark on the difficulty we should find in justify
| ing our course according 10 The established laws
OF nations. He reviewed The history OF Inc an
ne1aion o. Texas, which was consumma ed
while Mexico held one portion Of The disputed ter
| ri.Orv and Texas held another paE. Neither OF
! them possessed any perfect title TO the territory,
AMI neither OF them could con"eY sach title.
Wnen Gen'I. L. was ordered 10 the Rio Gtsndc,
for Inc honest purpose OF preventing the Mcxi-
| can army from selling the dispucd territory, the
administration was perfectly justified 10 taking
lha; step; bu if il was because Of the failure OF
Mr. SlidelI's mission, it was not SO. We a;c
| a III iOh, rf 20 tnU
placed il upon our statute book that We recognise
ner rights To the Rio Granie, and up 10 Ina, we
can and must 60. On The negotiation OF any
treaty OF peace thus ia he would go, bat he would
hot consent 10 go further. He would be willing
10 send some OF our illusIrious citizens as an EN-
bassy to Mexico, PROSTATE and dis!r; ctet, ant
powerlcss as she is, 10 terminate The war Oh hi:
bass-to give her lhs rgh! 10 designate the line
me would be willing TO adopt as an indemnify II
u.s. he won!d thus leave her az an independent
republic. He did NO, say that we should agree Il
such a line as she may offer but il is oCrtrne Po
hey % terminate this war al almoe! any sacrifice
he might, as Southern man, 90 'nto scheint
Of extended conquest but as n senator oi tie u
States he mus, oppose H. He believed max VIZ
leo as mater Of policy might give up ALI 'na
we ella lined, but he was not disposed TO press heI
:, this point lie would no, lDiusc the sicky
blood Of Mexico INFO the veins OF our republic -
We should only thus, by crteavo::nS TO give lie
10 her, yield up our own life.
He criticised The Ieckessncss which our govern
meni had exhibited in permitting The landing a
Vera Cruz with such mied NUMBER of troops
He alluded to the propric'y OF recalling some
the regiments Of volunteers and replacing then
by new regiments. He dill suppose that his sug
ges,ons would not have much weight, but he hop
ed that We should bring the war 10 as carly ter
minalion as possible.
MIR. +. concluded with moving recommi!la
of Ice bill for the purpose OF being amended, a
follows
Strife out all after The enac'ing clause and in
seu: That the regular army shall be Increased a
follows 20 wit: To each company OF artillery, in
fantry, and regiIn.nl Of rlfemen, there Shall b
added - privales, and 10 each company OF IN
regiments aforesaid, as many subaierns as wi
provide two first lieutenans and two second lieu
ton,r,s roc neci;vrIv. proridrd That Ire sal