Weekly national intelligencer., 1848-02-05


me his reply is wholly unsatisfactory.
There in this matter point which has not believe,
been touched upon but which he will beabe neither
look nor overeap II the Senate of the United States
IN Executive session. celebrating the ratification of
y, and it. aid their deliberations they were in need Of
certain other information in possession Of the Executive, and
should apply to the President communicate could he with
any face refuse to send it Now, though Of this House
are not the treaty power yet the power and
having sent to the Executive for information deem material
IN forming our judgment grant of additional troops could
not the President have given that information under the
seal Of confidence And would he not have done 50 had
not not been something behind which will bear the light
But have time to spare this part of the subject
present. though hold to be Of the utmost Importance to
Tue Liberties of the people of this country 1t strikes
singular that while the President admits deficiency of 700
regulars and $4,000 volunteers to M up the regiments already
IN the field, he should ask for large additional number
Of new regiments besides II he does not expect these
recruits to be raised For myself, willing give be
raj bounty any that may be necessary raise the
army we have to that number which Gen Scott himself de-
claes 10 be sufficient to all Mexico Here Mr. b.
quoted despatch of Major General Scott in which he says
that augmenng the army So 900 men will enable to
cuy all the State capitals to drive off the gueias, get
OF all the revenues and to alarm the Government
into making peace Here we have the highest military
toy declaring that an army Of 900 is sufficient for
lhe conquest of all Mexico General Scott asks no more and
have shown that, without the increase asked for shall
nave that number of men in the field If the Presidents de-
sign the subjugaion and annexation of all Mexico il he
wants these new regiments to absorb Mexico swallow
he (accordng to the modern beautiful figure then
utterly opposed to the granting Of for any such purpoe.
am ready to do any thing for the maintenance Of the
Try honor, to secure true national glory willing
to maintain the in its present strength in The expeca-
hon that thereby we may obtain peace but will only
Tor vouneers-not for regulars would be willing TO vote
hy esmepts instead Of ten but they must be volunteers
or will not vote for them
Why do prefer them For many reasons They are
more easily raised That evidenced by the facts furnished
IN the last two years Every Of the fifty thousand
uneers authorized under the of May 1876 could have
he call 3 New
be raised now and if volunteers were necessary Ten
nessee, Kentucky, and the other States of the South and
West, and of the North and East too, would furnish youn
teersn onehird the time they would regulars. II also evil
dent from the fact that you get necessary
to make up the number Of regulars authorized by law. With
out meaning any offence to the regular army prvates Off
for whom have the highest respect and evidence
of the act Will mention that years ago. when not
so fashionable 1t to praise the regular officers when
they had not that halo of glory which surrounds hem
was not IN the habit of joining the oucry against West Point
and ITS pupils which demagogues often raised against this most
worthy set Of The volunteers have higher incentives
action to gallant Deeds patriotic daring They gen
orally from men who have been better educated fom
who possess stake in the community, and who rush for
ward to battle with thousand incentives not offered to the
regular private Ia the first place. the regular private has
chance for promotion Cast your eye if you please the
number of regular soldiers who have distinguished themselves
In the recent battles in Mexico, and how many have been
promoted Not more than twenty, twenty five, fifty
the outside The incentives that the volunteer possesses
are numerous and powerful Why, when he goes into bat
e he fancies not only that the eye of his immediate
mander and eowsode only the eyes of the people of
the United Sates but of the whole world are upon him. and
ne knows well he performs any individual act of gaantry
and daring that no point high he may not reach
aud when striking terror into the hearts of the enemy by
chvaous feat which of itself may decide the fortunes of the
battle, visions of glory rush upon him and render him
'evons not stopped by the Legislature by the Executive
'r his Cabinet but bounded alone by that highest civil station
the world within the gift of the people of the United States
he Presidential chair ITSELF Here them are incentives that
make the volunteer force nvncibethat always make pre-
cradle to the regular army for the of this country
There hundred other which might mention
Why prefer the volunteer to the regular il to have
more force have not time to advert TO them but there
very striking to which wish to call the attention Of this
ommittee After this over the volunteer returns
lis family He has further ambition-no desire to keep
standing army that he may have share in its spos
His object accomplished he has defended his country he
added to the acquired by bis unces.ers
goes back TO receive his reward the smiles of his wife aud
he congratulations Of his friends and comparots He sinks
It once from military into civil e What is the
gard to regulars They very often have other of
support they have not left little farm go and join their
brethren in the defence Of their country; and il becomes
therefore,, almost necessity of existence that they should
III their efforts to continue the army the point which
cached while they there. Is this danger which
should stae us which should make all those who hes
ang upon this subject prefer the volunteer TO the regular
Increase OF the army could talk half hour about the
hangers OF standing army could bring 10 your recollec
thousands and thousands Of the
ecoecons of the other side of the House-where denuncia-
IONS OF scahng character been made all those
Who in favor Of increase of the regular army. But
lave not the time, and therefore must hasten other
opcs.
Sir another reason why prefer the volunteer TO the regu
increase of the army, asked for by the President of the
United Staes Is that have desire increase the already
vershadowing patronage Of the Executive Of the United
States And must here in my place give my thanks to my
oeague, Mr. JOHNSON, who this morning decried the in
rease OF the Executive patronage, the increase OF officers
the departments Of the Government in such eloquent terms
lie deserves the thanks Of his constituents and certainly
be thanks Of the whole country and trust when copy of
MS remarks appears in print, he will scnd me five hundred,
md will distribute them all my district for we have
eard OF him IN Tennessee almost the giant OF the Demo
ratio party and when this giant steps forward and says the
eam OF Executive patronage becoming too immense TO be
further swelled TO 60 TO corrupt and coruptng that
MS constituents and the people of the whole of Tennessee
will open their eyes and say, This must be coming
oes from man who has been good party man. and
Use the term in no offensive sense.)
What the increase contemplated by the proposition OF
he chairman Of the Committee Military Affairs in the Sc
ate amounts TO increase Of patronage on the part OF
ne Executive OF at least five hundred and forty officers Of
ious descriptions from major general presume, and brga-
her generals down to second lieutenans have no desire
lend my and in increasing the power OF the Executive
this extent and especially the power OF an Executive who
now moro patronage within his gift than was ever allowed
such men as Washington, Madison, Andrew Jackson,
my Of his predecessors.
WELL in addition to these general for my opposition
the increase e the army by regulars have personal
personal the Executive, dsrespecuy So but
because the facts out which they grow have charac
ezed his action in similar cases heretofore Now Mr. Chair
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