Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-08-08
WssurSGr \, July %, 1913.

To ths House Of Representatives. Of "a. I. Sti,5:
In answer 10 The resolution OF lEe House II
Representatives Of the 9Th instant, rsqaes.ihetSa
President TO com .nnicste Ut moi iucnts ,itGi
with the pub ic inlere>t) copies oi q lnSaGcuuts
given 70 IN. Hon Ambrose II SEWER anG Sahan
CltiolC, commissioners appointed 70 cugGac il.
-, ions ipl The ratification vi the tIeaiy Itleiy
concluded bptween The UEilcd States and tar II.
public 81 Mexico" | have 10 state TN, ii a..
opinion il would be 'Inccnsislen with ne Mt &c
interest" 10 give publicity 10 Leee instructions :,
the present lime avail myself Of ,nis occasion
10 observe that, as q general ,ale, applicable Z
al our important negotiations with ioieien pGY.
ELS, il could not lai Il be pr,Jcdlcial 10 The nnsc
inieres, 10 publish the instructions 10 oar Ma.
ieiS unll some Tine hal elapsed alter h cun,ii.
sion ot such negotiations. In thc p!eSe'' ca,e
he ohjcct oi the mission OF onr commsson,ri
70 Mexico has been accomplished The rfrsJ, IS
amended By he Senate Of he U. States, las hesn
raiifsd, The ratification, have been exchar-.
and the treaty has hecn procla rs tie So
preme law of the and. NJ contingency Occurred
which made it ei'her necessary 81 proper or our
commissioners 10 enier upon anr nee lo.s
with inc Mexican Government further ,han .
urge uron hi. Government lie ratification u re
ireay IN is amrnard form.
JAMES X POLK
Referred 10 the Committee on Foreign A.iAiia
and ordered 70 NJ printed.
The SPEAKER also laid te.ore the Hcu-e
the following message:
WAsH,Soror, AuGusT |, loiS.
To he House Of Rsprs,en,ahrcs efhe United S-'ts
lCommunicaic herewith rep = ir"H ne -.
cretafy O. Var, containing the Information card
Ter 4" the resolution OF Inc House 81 representa-.
lives OF ne l7th Jcly. SIS, IN relation q ie
number Of Indians in Oregon, California art
New Mexico The number OF Military p5s-, tie
number OF troops which will be required in saco,
and "ihe whole military force which shoHid con-
s,iue The peace establishment"
| have seen no reason 10 change the orinioi
expressed in my message TO Congress Of He
9Th July, l54S transmitting the treaty oG p,sce
with Mexico, that the old army, a il >: I'd
before the CONNIE ncement Of The war wia
Mexico, especially il authority be given 10 6II
up the rank and file Of the several corps 10 tie
maximum number authorized during the So.
will be sufficient force TO be retained IN -
vice during period Of peace The Oh lfny
consists o. fifteen regiments BY the aci q iJh
May, 1876 the President was authcaLe' y
voluntary enistmcnts TO increase the num-sg q
prvates in each or any Of the compir!r' y
the existing regiments Of dragons, afin'sI,
and infantry, to any number not exceeding one
hundred, and to reduce the same tosN.y tour,
when the exigencies requiring the present "a
crease shall cease Should this act remain ~
force. the maximum number Of ths rank sid
file Of the army authorized by it would ne over
| G0o men, exclusive Of officers. Should ifs
authority, conferred by this act, be conIHueO,
it would depend on the exigrncles OF Inc e,
vice, whether the nuaber OF the rank n tiie
should be increased, aud, if so, 10 what amount
boy ond the minimum number Of sixty lour pr
Yates TO company. Allowing sixty four pr
Yates 10 company, the army would be over
10000 men, exclusive Of commissioned az
non commissioned officers, number which y
| is believed will be sufficient; but, IS PFtca.'
tionary measure, it is deemed cxpedien! thit NC
Executive should possess the power OF iacfea'
| ing the strength Of the respective corps snow.
the exigencies of the service be such 3 70 :,
! qure it. Should these eXgencies not call T.
such increase, the Discretionary power gwen
the act to the President will not DO exercise
| II will be seen from the report OF laf Stcft@'
| Of War that portion oil The iVicrs W. - a..
| pIoyed in Oregon, Ne" Mexico, a"d orr ,r' 80"
| ;furnia, portion for thr p'oec"h y ~ ~.
frontier, adjoining lie Mexican ,.,,,n
bordering on he territory OCCUPIED " 'ae NO."
tribes within her limits Arc Getal'ihs - - ~
| necessary Tor these objecs. i IS pee'e
Glen, plumber Of troops wal! remain " gu
curi,y and profession TO our Indian lfo"'e' y
the West and Norhwe.i, and 10 occnp2 W..
sufficient sarrisohs he posts on our NJ; neg ."
| Atlantic borders. have no reason at pres g" =
hel;eye that any increase Of TIE nuniber q egg
m-a;s or corps will &c required during per-. :
peace. ia .ItS u - RI
The message was referred 10 The canimI ~
the whole on The state Of lie Union AID n ef''
10 be printed.
II We are reqaes;el 10 announce ma -
| Fl L. HofKirs Of Pouhaan sill address =
peopIe of Nechiephure Al heir August Con'L