Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1848-04-07


including the recruits on the way II my in
formation be exact--and the honorable mem
Der from Michigan can correct me IL il he not
! presume that is correct-in February Gencr- |
al Scott had under him in Mexico thirty thou
sand troops, regular and volunteers Now, all
these troops are regularly Differed. There Is
no deficiency OF officers in the line or in the /
staff. They are all full. Whatever deficiency |
there is, consists of men. Now Sir there is |
plausible reason for saying that il % difficult to
recruit at home for the supply Of deficiencies in |
the volunteer regiments. IL will be sad that
volunteers choose TO enlist under officers OF
their own sclection--that they do not incline TO
enlist here MS individual volunteers, when the
regiment is abroad under officers of whom they
know nothing. There may be something in
that, but pray, TO what docs that conclusion lead?
Does il not lead to this, that all these volunteer
corps must mouder away 20 far as the privates
are concerned and come TO nothing meantime
the places of the commissioned officers nrc con-
tnually filed; the regiments being full of Off
GERS although the privates, BY casualty or by
disease, are reduced to bc less in number than
the officers themsevcs2 But, however that may
be, in regard to the recruiting for the regular
service you can Gil up the regiment by pay and
bounty, according to existing laws, or new laws,
if new laws be necessary. There is no reason
upon earth why VIC should now create 500 new
officers for the purpose of getting 10000 new
men. There are officers to command them
| All that is wanted is men; and there is place
\ for the men, and suppose that no gentleman
can stand up herp or elsewhere and say, that
the recruiting service can go on faster than it
| will be necessary to 90 on in order to I'll up
these deficiencies in the regiments ah.uad But
| now what do we want with greater force than
we have in Mexico? Without asking what need
there is for the supply of deficiencies in the ex-
listing regiments, what do we want beyond thirty
thousand regulars and volunteers now in field
scrvicep What is the purposep There is no
army to fight. i suppose the enemy has not
five hundred men together under arms in any
part Of Mexico. Except in one instance, per-
haps, there is not half that number. Mexico is
PROSTATE. There is no government TO resist us.
Why, it is notorious that the Government Of
Mexico is on our side. 1t is our instrument by
which we hope TO establish such peace, and
accomplish such treaty as we wish. As far rs
II i can understand the matter, the Government
Of Mexico owes its life and breath, aud being, at
this moment, to the support of our arm and TO
the hope-l will not say how inspired-that
somehow or another, and at no distant period,
there may be pecuniary means arising from our
three millions, or twelve millions, or some other
of our millions. What do we propose 10 10, then,
with these thiry-sx regiments that we design 10
pour into Mexico? Are we going TO cut the
throats of the Mexicans Are we going 10
plunge the sword deeper md deeper into the
vital parts of MexicoY What do we propose 10
do? Sir, see no object, and yet we are press
ed and urged to adopt this proposition IN its full
leneth-ten regiments of regulars, and twent!
regiments Of volunteers! We are told, and the
public is told, and the public believes, that we
are on the verge of a safe and honorable peace
Every man looks out in the morning for tiding'
of confirmed peace, or confirmed hopes Of peace
He gathers il from the administration, and every
organ of the administration, from Dan TO Beer
sheba; and vet the warlike operailons,-the in
curing of additional expenses-the imposition
of new charges upon the treasury, are pressed
| here as if peace was not at all in our thoughts
r at least not in any of our expectations.
Now, Sir, propose to hold some plain talk To-
! day; and say that according TO my best judg
i ment and apprehension Of matters, the main OBJ
ect of these bills is patronage-office-the graft
fcation of friends. This very measure for tel
additional regiments, creates four or five hun
bred officers colonies and subal;crns, and no
them only, for whom have some respect bu
then there comes, pay-masieTs-c ontTaciors-
persons engaged in the transport scryiee-com
u missaries-even down to suffers, ct ID genus ON
: ne-pcople who handle the public money with
out facing the foe; one and all, the true dc
scendants, il not the true representatives OF Cor
IL poral Nym, who said
= Ford shall suffer be
Unto the camp, and profits will accrueF
Sir, / hope, without disrespect to those appl
W cants and asprants, and those patriots, some
At them patriots ready TO fight and those oiher p:
&c trots not willing to fight, but willing TO be pai
Of ! hope-without disrespect to any OF then
f according 10 their rank and station, and merit
T. that thew may be all disappointed. hope, 81
G. rs the weather grows GENIAL and the season a'
vanoss, they viii, on the whole, find it their II
as terest to place themselves one OF these mil
I'd mornings in the cars, and take their destnaiio
m TO their respective places OF honorable pri'at
occupation and civil employment They hay
my good wishes that, bidding adieu to the Ay'
u nue. and the Capitol, and the purleus of the Pr,
OF sidents House, they may reach their homes,
IN good health themselves, ard find their iamili'
r. all very happy to receive them!
he But, Sir, pduiO nlUord cdndmus ms wi
'g was waged for the purposes of creating ne
re States, near the Southern portion OF the Unite
n States, out of Mexican territory, and with sue
- population as might be found resident therein
lis have opposed that project l am against n
lis creation Of new States. / am against the acqu
he sition of territory TO form new States. And thi
nd Sir, is not a matter of sentmenialiiy, which
si- am TO parade before mass meetings, or befol
Si- my constituents at home. 1t is with me no ma
- ter Of defamation, regret or expressed repu
ed nance. II is matter of firm, Interchangeable pu
~ pose, 10 lleIu 10 no IcTct Vi tltuhstdh'es W
e, have occurred, or that ! may consider likely
ar occur; and therefore ! say, Sir, that If al
he asked to-day, whether for the sake Of peace
he will take treaty that brings two new States ii
MS to the Union on its Southern boundary, 81
n no. distinctly no and wish every man in Il
he United States TO understand that to be my jud
rs, ment and my purpose. / have said on the sout
st ern boundary, because there the present prop
or sition takes its locality. ] would say the same
ne the western, the northern, the eastern, or al
l other boundary. would resist to-day, and
e the end, here and everywhere, any. proposlti'
to add any foreign territory, ON the south
ny west, north or east to the States Of this Union
lt they are now constituted and held together u
q. der the Constitution. ! do not want the Col
Ia MES Of England on the north ! as little desl
he the Mexican population on the south. resi-
use and reject ALL and all with equal resolution al
ry therefore say, that If the question is put to
eh to-dny, whether will take peace in the prese
h. state of the country--distressed as it is-in q
wv exigency of this war; odious as it is-in cireuI
RI stances so affective to the community, and
oe disturbing TO the business Of those whom repr
rs. sent az those which now surround us-l say st