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make AM opinion a1d then be sustained ds
by Howe desirable ii may; be, 4 ia
would befutile and sunaYailing ,:iiff swess
were to make ae efor, 10 withhold ,Ithe.
views of different: parties tromsth knows:
ledge OF the Mexican people. But that lis:
not, in. my opinion, the most prominent:
or only source OF her 4inducement5io
protract this war. 1 think Mexico has.
some right 10 complain of the exacting
terms which we have been demanding
of her as the price ofpeace. Why, sir,
when the ten regiment bill was under
discussion at the last session, / recollect
the honorable chairman of the Commits
lee on Foreign Relations, acting no
doubt as the organ of the Adniinistra-
ton, advertised the whole county,
before, sir, the territory was leducedto
subjection by our arms, ;dnd before we
had any right of conquest over it--that
tile least that would be demanded sdf
Mexico in any negotiation for peace
would be New Mexico and all Of Calls
fornia. So
Mr.. Calhoun, Tin his seat. Upper
California. ..l.s.t,
Mr.. Butler. All.of California, Upper.
and Lower; and, sir, | thought at that
time that it was one Of these declara-.
lions that was very, we'll calculated to-
offend the pride and arouse the jealousy.
Of any nation. No nation on carlIrt that
had spark, of national pride could sub;
nit 10 be told in advance that She was
TO be despoi!ed Of nearly one third Of
her territorial dominions, and that be-:
fore we had obtained a,y thing; byiright
of conquest. But, sir, this is notyali.
The president Of The. United States has
gone further, ,-and told us, in his late: :an.;
nual message, lhatnot only New Mexii-
CO and Uppor and lower California
had been conquered, but that he would
not, under any rcumstances, sign. a
tIeaty ceding them or any part OF hem
TO Mexico again. He has gone still 1flr<
lh,r, Mr.. President, and, ,swba1 slrdck me
as somewhat: remarkable at the time, ,5he
has assumed that. they are our territorial
dominions now, and thar the Goycfi1i:-
mcnl of,he United States has a righpto.
!. appropriate them by extending ihcir
/ civil Jurisdiction over them This. IS
?. nolhing more nor less than assuming that
we have. a good tile TO these territories
!; by.conqnest. Il. does seem to lne, ID
/ saemed then, land upon perusal oibooks
! ;uponAhe subject am still more satisfied
), lhatlitlis entirely against allsthe weiigft
Of authority in, the laws of nations.
There is no such thing as sone nation
/, Continued upon fourth page.
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ItrnctlDn Oh Internationally. pui rliavs
seen enopghs sir,lo satisfy me that the
current-ofsc0nseqnences is carrying the
measutesreeonmended even by the Ex-
ecutive liiimssli ifar;beyond his control.
Since the discussion of this subject
commenced within. this last fortnight,
there.liaye been demonstrations of pnb-
lie opinion MOTTO be mistaken. | have
heard it$openly avowed that this war is
MOTTO be carried on5merely for the pur-
pose ofmaking speace with Mexico un-
der satisfactory treaty, but that 1t is to
be prosecuted with the more obnoxious
design Of cenqNering Mexico and bring
ing her into ssGbjeclion, either as an in.
dependentsproyiuce, or to be annexed as
a par, otour territorial government. Sir,
it is. mol 10 he disguised. When my col.
league first ihtimaied that such would be
tile tendencWof the measures recommen-
ded by the President the friends Of the
President onSthis hoor-and I have no
doubt they spoke by aulhorily-repudi>
ated the idea, and said that nothing was
further from the. intention of the Presi-
dent than spcl,sa design L cannot i'm
pule ,o:,he Chief Magistrate the disguise
of.any+ desigH6nder the cover of ambi-
guons:tefnisss&He has said-and be-
lieve he was honest when he said it
that !, was npf his purpose to;suhjugate
Mexico aud destroy her nationality. But
ifihe President should be unable con-
tlol the resultof. his own measures, what
difference will it.makeE lotthe people
whetIior:ite afises. irom3design, fromig.
norance, orsfromshiss inability TO control
tile consequences, of. the measure which
heiliimself proposes7 The effect will be
the SAME. Arc we any nearer peace
now than weswereat The commencement
Of the campaign, which has fulfilled the
most neutrality-suspicious., in a militia
.ry;pointof view, 'ofal those who were
interested inethe accomplishments the
designs oEtlie Executive 7 / CAN never
forget tle=,ime when that campaign was
under Discussion n:insprivate circles-the
deep: anxiety.that Ifelt on the subject. ]
mean the cdmpaign which may be de.
nominated thesWera Cruz expedition
There were. men who iorcboded The
greatest evils-men.swho looked at i
wilra dislrustful eye, who; denounced i
asrrashiand .nnmililary, andione likely te
result.in disaster and disgrace. Gentle
men willrecollect tie deep anxiety which
was felt BY !!allswhohad friends Of rela
! tives in. that expedition, at the time 0
hhe landing of Gen. Scot, at Vera Cruz
And, when twas sascer.ained ibatstbe,
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two Subaltern officers -and in some ca.
ses none.at all-proviaed, however, there
be five officers 10 each company; and
in this way / Shall raise sevenly.fiye
hundred; not so many, 10 be sure, as the
President has asked for, and the com.
niitee:recommended.. Bdt.I can raise
in this way seven thousand 1--WE hundred
men withoutthe necessity for more;tllar
a very few additional officers. ! have
this recommendation in favor5of my
system-lhat it will certainly be the mosi
efficient mode Of raising additional troops
for active service. ] think this position
cannot very well bo controyerted-lhal
raw troops. Infused and mingled with
disciplined soldiers, are more readily as
simulated and rendered efficient and all
the military men will tell you SO They
will be better officered, too, having
those officers who are experienced. l
know there are those who entertain the
belief that officers can be selected from
civil life, equal in every respect, for
such war as this, to trained and educa-
ted officers already in the army. Iibe-
lieve, Mf. President, there never was a
greater heresy ;but if tie truth were
known, and the testimony Of officers Of
The army obtained, we should be entirely
satisfied that those battles which have, SO
signally illustrated the American charace
Ter in this war, from the battles of Pala
Alto osand Resaca de la Palma 10 those
of Contreras and Churubusco, were u
he attributed to the skill and ability
which were displayed by the officers OF
our army who were educated al West
Point. / know there have been splen,
did achievements performed by the yol-
unteer corps; but the TRUTHS, that both
the soldiers. and officers of the volunteer
corps relied with an abiding confidence
in all operations Of The army upon the
science and skilEof those who direcled
9he operations.
Well, sir, ia raising force Of this
kind, you put them under just such men
mot officers from civil life, but those
already trained and accustomed to 1.-The
service. The soldier himself. will sbbes
better trained, and The Will sbes better
taken care Of; :it5wiil, 1herefore, boa
measure reeomme endeds By coRsidefas
inns nj a.
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Si)Cd pot. " : i:"-G q l!sItI ~ I3ph ~
.:la history 1T il.s .c,l lt4glisept bill, WhiH!,
passed Coneressalth the lastsession, ,swilh
view 10 ascertain The true ctaractersof
this measure. And what was the char
acIer OF that bill ? do not mean 10
say thai the President intends to'ask for
two major generals and -four brigadicr.
generals, and the full complement, of
other officers, as on that oc casion; but
whether that be tho case or not, il is
very certain that under the bill before
you, there must be ten entire regiments
raised and. for the purpose ofotficering
these regiments, you must have ten col
nels, ten lieutenant colonels, twenty
majors, one hundred captains, and three
hundred lieutenanls. Now, in point OF
of cost, there is very great difference
between thc.two the one has the re-
commentator of being cheaper, and, +,
when raised, the troops will be more
efficient. There cannot be difference
OF opinion OH these two propositions.
But the objection on the plan I have
suggested is, that the Presidcn, cannot
raise the number of troops that he de-
sircs in The mode VIII ch have suggest
ed /; in other words, that il becomes ne.
cessary, when the President wishes 10
raise body oftroops, to appoint popular
officers in the first place, otherwise he
canno. get them. That is the argument.
have heard it said, if you adopt this
plan the men cannot be raised, because
the officers under whom they arc 10
serve are already appointed. 1t does
seem 10 me, sir, however, that the men
can be readily raised. / can see no
reason why they cannot. L do not see
why men will mot enlist without having
the excitement OLA political movement
every timewe calI:for additional troops,
fthis he the case, il is high time thatwe
should examine into the true lmerils 'oi
this war, especially in regard 10 The
character Of the troops to be employed
in it. However, sir, | have submitted
the amendment for what il is worth. II
the II oops should be raised under it, they
will stand thus: General Scott now has
at his commandiabout 81 900, Two thou,
sand of whom are in garrison at Tampi,
co and Vera Cruz. The remainder are
now under lis immediate command in
and near me city Of Mexico. Eunder-
stand, from >miitary men who are re-
Gently from there, that he has niovea
bic column of twenty thousand TO carry
on offensive operations. L, do not@pre
tend, of my own knowledge, 10 Ssa,
what the number 5of;his available fore,
I. is; but, il sevenlhousand be addcd-t'
/ those which il is said are now under hi
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VS. caa tas.s J-s:4 10 iiie ayfuisin our.
countrymcn, and rejoice with those. who:
surviye--and every one! !can.proft blythe
history which WILDE written of the dead
we must recol!sct that this history is
written upon tombslones-lhat it will be
found in the neglected graves of our SOL
diers, whose bones and blood are now,
enriching foreign soil-in the tears Of
widows, in cries OF orphans, and in sta
;tutory provisions for your manned sol>
-diers. These are the only fruits, as far
las we have seen, of those splendid a.
chieyements. Have youa right 10 ex>
pect any other Is there a prospect that
there will be any other? i would there
were. The President has told us that
the only mode by which we can obtain
a peace is by The entire subjusalion Of
the people of Mexico, SO as TO redlce
them TO an unconditional submission.
That is the only alternative he presents.
But why have we had no peace? This is
an important question, aud may be an
swered by a combination of several
causes, different in their character bu,
concurring in their effect. The people
with whom we are at war are peculiar
and difficult people 10 deal with; having
the pride Of republicans they have moi
the intelligence to understand liberty, or
the hereditary iencelo protect it.
The vague feeling of a blind and con-
ceited patriotism deludes and ,Iislracts
tllcm. Hence their continued but i'll di-
rccted resistance TO our invading army,
I.and hence their continued divisions a.
,mong themselves. I
The army under Gen. Scott was too
small for a Task of such magnitude as
was imposed upon isi4by the Administers
ton. Inslcad.ot 900 men lie should
have. had $4,000 al least. Sncll. had
tbeen his own opinion, and such too was
the opinion ofanoLner general the brave
and distinguished. Gen. Gaines. Gen.
Scott gave luminous plaa Of operation,
suggesliug that the SO ,o00thal were fist
put at the disposal of the President
slrould have been trained at home and
then sent in a body under tlle direction
Of skilfuI leaders. Such suggestion
was not only treated witilindillarence
butwas denounced as dilaiory and imbe.
cie, evincng the want Of the wild en,
efgy which seemed TO be demanded 70,
tue occasion. The Administration ha!
already had the authority to use at less
10000 men at one time, yet in its view
of economy, it preferred 10 save money
and sacrifice life. ~. @.sz :. .a
But there arc other and d.more prom
irent reasons, ], Why we have no peace
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soil, do$yorl believe that five tim es that
number could not be called into requisi..
=,ion :? Sirsat The voice ofthe Executive
of the United States en.times that num-
Der would spring up, ready 10 defend the
national honor and the soil of this, Res.
public. And must here make another
remark all parties in the United,
States we're to concur in the justice and.
propriety of carrying on this: war, /,
would answer: forit:that the President
could not say that it was Out Of his
power 10 raise the number Of troops
which the laws ofthe country authorize
him to raise. But, sir, the very fact thai
he is unable to raise these troops by the
means which have been putin his power:
is, think, one Of the omens which a
wise ruler should regard in administering
The ,rust-.hatis committed, 10 him..
Before, sir, I proceed further to dis
'cuss this bill, I.must be permitted to ad-.
vert 10 some of The tendencies of this
war;. Andsin doing SOL beg leave to
address myself particularly TO the pfopo-
silions for amendment which have had
the honor 10 submit. T do otgpropose
by The amendment to withhold from the
Presidentthe troops, or such number Of
troops as may required, but / propose
toraise them in different manner. And
II know that l am likely to incur the CEN
sure Of those who sustain the measures
of The Executive, and perhaps shall en-:
counter The. criticisms of those who,
speaking cr cathedra, may find fault
with the measure which | haye, suggest.
ed. Sir, have not brought forward my
proposition without consulting those who
are better acquainted with the subject
than am myself, nor have l broughtit
forward for The purpose oflhwartng the:
measures ofthe President. But, sir, this
lis a conjunc,ure Of affairs which calls
upon eYefymansW who feels an interestin
the welfare of the Republic to express
himself freely, feailessly, and openly
upon all matters that CONS before us.
!! 5!Ehtliis is:nol The Sffst lime that ! have
apuod necessary TO differ with the Pre.5
lsideat tEas j sgasds O. s. omss Of sthe heSmeasnres
|ssa bus aa yissa ffols sarry yling on
and ssIil ;lfsapg That did;
ihnI iIiag defaar1
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control Vi Hat east have e,3stWentyss J
en- tholsa and there are 10 sbeire
crniled aer l1e exlaliags law, !, 10 fill:thl
/ old regime six or seven thousand
monre.;;S q hese, and we will have a
least lhItsss feaf thirty. 6yeftIousate
IA Dunt thcient mot only for4igar,
Iison duly bat for active operations: a
any point Which they may be directed
Why sIks parte had not, Sat some
periods his campaign in Italy,
more stlal five sor forty thousand
men sllat is!it lhat:these troops
are so CURED 10 dot2 Motto Gghl
battles are told 8tbey.ale not &c
| fight sbatsias KHat are they TO do
They ar oYerruniheM Mexican States
70 edisafiIsssi population, to confscate
the pubGs pIoperly, i 10 Sc ssquesler the
reya nsIes, and 10 become the armed
|jaiIofs Hose sons .who will moi
take their parole. f lie soldiers To- be
raised MOI e not soldiers who are to
be- ANNA The love glory and the
spirit Ct sallll ad adyenture ;stheir Office
isneitheE snor less than lobe armed
taxsggathe fssls or iailors. They are TO
sweep thfsa e lIie country for the ,pur-
pose of gahetiag jlrea asares, and keeping
! il 10 4 ave y bIe and distracted popula:
ton. sir The. Experiment. has 10
be made though Gen. Scott: has
recommeaaea am addition which will
make tl,e ashsber of troops amount 10
fifty thoGssa am satisfied that the
Exsculiss @iI carry on his operations
WtetEeI naInbei be added or not. j
foronss sbe erfactly willing; tosacs
csler rate, " as I may besabIe, al
Operations fiat may be necessary 10
bring the ffo a ssucc ccsssfuE Tissue. sBnl
it;does seen Is that; if We grant sew.
en- thcusandsre guIars, 70 be added 10 the
army ias the manner prop WHICH
is as niceh rs has ever been employed
:1nder ganeYal ioff tliiis country the
service be .suficjent fof any
purpose be- desired lin ordertG
bring IBIS laE 30 as close and sttustin
God dshsis III fast war ot invasion I'D
which Re ever Ebsseng aged. sSs g
Butssi llI aalaxe aiias intifFsted ny
purpose iSs eorcprS ofne e extei1 III
raisin tie ~ M iEstbeI Esieils tlls
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4: i5.kLsG 80 ate s3!.. ;.ld u
deeper ih!o.thes labyrinth ola danger
Gus and inextficable policy, from which
we may find no clue for4an honorable
and saferetreat.
There are those who look on the fair
!sideso things always, and if the Presi-
dent had recommended that we should
put atlris dispos#llwo hundred thousand
men, l believe there are those on this
floor, and in the other branch of Con-
;grcss, who would have voted for it, il on
no other ground Than that it came from
the Executive, who is responsible for
this war. believe they would have
voted for any number of men which the
.Presiden, might have called for, and for
all The schemes-the magnificent and
splendid schemes to be carried into ope-
ration by the Exccutive-if that would
require an army Of Two hundred thou
sand men. Yes, sir, if we are 10 go on
with this enterprise of conqnering and
subjugating The Republic Of Mexico
either with view of absorbing the
whole of that Republic, and making it a
part oi this conferederacy, or Of making
her a dependant province-it would not
be an extravagant proposition for the
President to ask for-two hundred thou
sand men TO enable him 10 do. it with
security and safety. There arc those
who, looking AT objects in the distant
horizon, sometimes n"glecl to look at the
clouds which hang above our heads, and
which are readylo burst upon US. And
that is the case with some gentlemen on
This occasion, who, while they are in
duIging themselves in splendid visions
ofievolutionizing Mexico, and making
her apart of this Republic, or making
her in some degree dependant on us, are
ne5eciing to look at the dangers which
surround our institutions. ! therefore
have introduced this amendment, in
some measure, that l might have an OPP
ror,uaily ofexamining more particularly
into the tendency of the measures tha,
are hereafiertobe proposed. My amend
menl-fur | mean to address myself
more particularly in the first instance
to tlat-g9es only SO far Sas to add 10
the different regiments Of the army-,he
riAemen, the infantry, the artillery, and
the dragoons--although by some IN,
guarded omission the dragons seem tc
have been left out; 10 add, 1 say, tc
each ofthesc regiments three hundred
men. By adding thirty men 10 each ONT
OF tue companies, ii will give regimen
on paper of thirteen hundred men; ant
for this incrcasc | only propose to adj