The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1848-04-12

In he yiiupsrziiye. Ihr aeensaiiar. illr
drnunr'aiory s,nse e thar Term. da MT
know grrsier Mexican 10 Ills body than
The honorable Hnensher from AieLiTsn ~
The head II llar Military tommiliee.
SIR. Cas-. should like The honoraIile
gentleman 10 explain Ehsl sort Of Mex.
can | an.
Mr.. wEssTER. That ssxacIly the Thing
| INV prapnse 10 do. i
Dir. CAss. Ishall be glad 10 hear the
explanation.
Mr.. WEBsTEK. In his remarks on lhis
bill in the Senate. Tie ether day. the no
n0r4ble gentleman toll US that his ohjrcl
was 10 Tighten Mexiro-ii would E,lIrh
his humanity 10 hurt her.
Mr.. cass. Does the hnnorahle gentle
man mean 10 say that made such re-
mark,
Mr.. WEBSTER. I mean 10 say that the
gentleman said IL IL ice. ...
Mr. cAss. lbeg the gsntleman's pardon.
| said no such thing. Will the gentleman
allow me 10 state what di,l sayl remark.
ell thai We had twn objects To accomplish
IN rai.ing these regiments: one MAS. the
vigorous prosecution Of the war. and So
enndly. In prndure q moral effect upon
Mexico hy convincing her OF 0ur deter
minaiion. and thereby hid out an induce.
men, To hpr tn make prace.
Mr.. WEBSTER. The gentleman said that
his principal ohjerl Mas to frighlrn'
Mexico. and lhaI that would be InOre hui
name Than TO harm Mexico.
Mr.. Cas-, lin his seat. 'rme.
Mr.. WEBSTER. u il true! Very well,
| Thought as much. Now, the femarka'
BILE characteristic of his speech which
makes il so much Mexican speech Is,
that the gentleman spoke Of j, in the hear
ing Of Mexiro as well as in the hearing
of the Senate. We have heen accused,
sir, Of heing Mexican Wings" because
what We say here is heard ny Mex'c", and
Mexico derives counlenanee and support
frum what is said here. But the honnra'
bic member comes forth and tells Mexico
tina, his object is 10 frghren her! Ills
words have passed along The wires, they
are on the tiulf, they are floating away to
Vera Cruz; and, when they &c. there
they will satisfy the Mexicans that. afiet
all--afier all. ave good Mexicans, gu
principal object is to frighten YOU! And
81 ih- and that ihay max moi be lrIghien
ed TOO much, he gives them notice that the
object is 10 frighten them Mr.. President,
when Snug, the joiner, was TO represent
the lion, and roar an The stage, he wa:
quite apprehensive that he might too
much irighlrn "the duchess and the In
dies" and therefore, by the advice "f hi.
comratc. one Nirhola> Bottom, he wisely
concluded that i'm the heat and fury Of hls
effort he would show one half his face
and say: . Ladies, fair ladies', | would
wish you. or ] would request you. or
would enireal you not to lear, moi to trem-
hlr: my life for yours If you think Come
hiIher as lion il were pity of my life!
No, am no such thing; am man as
other men are; I'm Snug The jninet!"
But. sir. in any view of this case in
any view Of the proper policy of this Gov
eminent, according IN any mans appre.
henson and j 'dgment-where rs the ne-
cesssily of this augmentation of regiments
Of the military force of The country! hold
in my hand note. ! suppose subslanti-
ally correct. of the present. military forces
of the United States. will not vouch for
its entire accuracy. but | b, lieve il is sub
slaniially according 10 fact. There are
now twenty-five regiments of regular
troops Of various arms, which, ifinil, ~ ull
give US force of 2s,96O rank and file.
aud including officers, thirty thousand and
odd men. These, with The exception Of
six OF seven hundred men, are now all
without the limits Of the I'm tel Soates.
in field service in Mexico, or on the route
| 10 Mexico. These regiments are not full.
Casualties and the climate have sadly re-
duced their numbers. IL the recruiting
>en ice would now yield ten thousand men,
, il would not more than ill up thnse regi.
men,s, So as to give the field officers their
full command. understand, sir, thai the
report from Gen. Scott Gen. Scott
A man tia, has performed the m">t bal
liant campaign in military annals; man
that has waned against the enemy, warrrd
against the climate, warred against thou.
sand unpropi,ions circumstances, a q car>
ried the fly # his country To The rapi,al
efthr enemy. hnnorahly, proudly. humane
~, to his own permanent honor aud The
grea, credit o, his country. Gen. Scott !
And where is he! Al Puehla. At Pue=
bla, undergoing an inquiry before his IN
frr"rs in office. and other persons no. in
officr, while The high powers that he ex-
creased, aud exercised with so much dis
,inclion, are turned over to another. | do
no. mean to say an unworthy gentleman.
hu, his inferior in military rank and sta.
lion.
Blu, Gen. Scott reports, as understand,
tina, in February there were twenty thou.
sand regular troops under his command,