The State guard., 1848-07-04
Correspondence State Guard.

W VII 0UhN Act ACAOs
 The Adlutant General is making an ef- fort to induce Congress to increase the peace establishment by the addition of five regiments. The plea used, is our more extended frontier certainly requir- ing more troops for its proper protection than were necessary, heretofore. The ln- dian neighbors we have obtained with the acquisition of Texas, New Mexico, and California, are far less civilized than those upon our other borders. Indeed, of all North American Indians, they are less given to agriculture raising absolutely nothing. All the tribes of the Cumanche family use no bread. For months, fresh meat is their only food. They live by hunting and plunder alone, and, therefore, cannot fail to require more constant and active attention from our troops than the same number of souls in the tribes here- tofore under the supervision of the War Department. The necessity for the per- manent presence of considerable body of troops among the Oregon tribes is now admitted. So, will or nil, Congress must soon increase the old regular army. Al. ready have orders been despatched, detail. ing forces for the permant occupation ol New Mexico and California. Those fol New Mexico, which state is to be under the military government of It. Col. Wash ington of the Sd artillery, are to retracs the remarkable route or march performed by Doniphan. They are now around Sal tilo with Wool, and consist of some foul companies of DIagoons, and one of Wash ington's regiment. The force for Cali fornia, which is to continue under the mil itary government of Colonel Mason o the lst Dragons, are to be composed, per haps, of as many companies of the Ora. goons, with a company from the 3rd Ar. tillery, in addition to the regular troops on the Pacific coast. Maj. Beall. who is ir some part of Chihuahua with three com panies of the mounted men, is to march without delay to Santa Fe, and from thence to cross the wilderness into California and report to Col Mason. In addition two or three companies of Dragons ant Artillery are to proceed from Wool's camp by the nearest practicable route, for the same point. These are stupenduous mar ches. Another scarcely less trying upor mems soles is to be performed by a de tachment of Buffers army, now garri soning the city of Mexico. This detach ment is to evacuate Mexico by the route Santa Anna travelled in hurry to be de feated at Buena Vista. It may be that { portion of this force will be marched al the way over to our forts on the Red Riv CT and Arkansas. These marches, if sue cessfully accomplished, that is, in goot time, and without loss of life or property will reflect great credit on the service. While these movements are being or dered. the Navy Department is busy il arranging for the employment of most o the vessels of war lately aiding the arm, in the prosecution of the Mexican war, or distant foreign stations.
 Just now, the frigate St. Lawrence il being prepared, at the Norfolk Navy Yard to start on voyage up the Baltic and il the European seas. The sloop of wa Portsmouth, at the Boston yard, is to g to the coast of Africa, to relieve the ffat ship of the African squadron, the James town, about to return to the United States the St. Louis also, at the Norfolk Yard, i soon to weigh anchor for the coast of Bra gil.
 The position of Attorney General,
 hear, has been rendered to Gov. Touce of Connecticut. This looks as thoug
 Mir. Clifford is to remain as Minister t Mexico, which I think highly probable, a MT. Seyier, to my knowledge, has no dis position to be absent from the U. State just now,