New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-03-25

cogntrvY hold IN my hand MOTEL suppose 'un'tan.
sav c6rrecof the present military forces Of tne ns1
stsfe. not v0uch for Us entire accuracy iuA1 "
49, I. . .ub.t.nsiiy According 20 There are uoW
twenty Ave regiments Of regular troops OF various ms
y hieh n full. would give us force OF z'soO IAIA ~
fle and. including c1icsrs thirty thobsan1 So ~.
-, Tnsse With the exception Of sir or seven hundred
men are now all without the limits Of the lnel S'Ate'
in field service M Mexico, or the rouie OF we've
These regiments sre not foil Cassaues ana tne e.1
have sady reduced their numbers II the sei1e
would nov yield ten thCussut men, i YOU. hot more
than I'll up these regiments. 50 As 20 give the nel es
their ful command. understand, Sir, mat me repol
from Gen Scot-Gen scott man thst ha- lHe-
the 10 AZ brilliant campaign IN military snnsls \ man
tina. has warret against the enemy-warrei agAsl ne
cmaie-warred against thousand unpropluo.s CT oIn
sisnces and carried tire tag Of his country 70 'e eA
of snerr-honorably prnu 1y humaney - his own per
nsrent honor and the grest credit q ms county &C.
scottf And where IS he? At Fueha. AtFueoA unuefso
ng an isury tefsre his interiors 10 oce and otnef per-
.ons not IN Office while tie high powers thai re eNel
set and exercised with much csiineton' are 'uIHc1
over 70 anotherI 80 not mean 20 say AZ unworthy -
temeu-bu his Inferior 10 military Fank an slaul' d.
GEN Scott reports as understand thai IN eoruAy ~
we're twenty thousand regular troops uueeT h' eounAnu
and er roufe Add the thirty regiments CT volunteers
and II fu they would make hiry-our thousand men OF
Gcers included over thirty fve thousand and mere Wona
he force Of regulars and volunteers Amounting 70 ho'
ess than ffyhve thousand or sixty thousand men, IN
Gliding the recruits the way. Il my i1l.fmA-.oA DC
/ exact-and the honorable member from heh gan can
correct me III te mott presums thar IS cor ec-i GU
mary General Scott had under HIN o. Mexico thirty tboa
sand troops regular and volunteers Ncw, az these
troors are regularly differed There 10 ttnAeney OF
Ulcers in the line IN the saf. They are 81 illL-
Whatever deficiency there h. consists OF men. Now SIR
there is plausible reason fr saying mat u j.
difficult 70 recruit at home Tor me supply CT &c
hcencies in the volunteer regiments Il VIII DC saio
that volunteers choose 70 enlist under officers ol
their own seeeIn-hat they DO not incline 10 enlist here
as individual volunteers when the REGIMENT j. abroad un
Ter officers Of whom they know Iohlng Iherc may ne
sOehng In thai bat gray. 10 what docs that CONCLUSION
ea5s Does Il not lead this, thst al these volunteer
corps must molter away far rs The plvzis orc con
ernef and come O. nothins meantime the places OF -le
c-mnieso'ei ofcers are continually nled the rcneuis
heinz u II q, GERS 81 h0UEl ne pTlVatcs by casually or
bvdseese are reduced O. Pc essn nruhrr han tho ocs
Themselves Rni however that my be, w. regard TO 're
recruiting r The re.u service you can n up we rcsi
menls b piy ana bounty, according 20 existing Avs OF
new laws II new laws Dc Necessary. There no reason
upon earth Why We should now create 500 new officers
for the purpose Of getting lO,jOO new men lAsfe are
officers 70 command them. All that IS wante4 - mem
and there IS a place for the men, and suppose that no
gentleman stand here elsewhere aud say that the
recruiting service can 90 on faster than u Will be necessary
TO 20 on in order an up these deficiencies In the rss
rneDts abroad BuiuOv what DO want with greater
force than We now Lave IN Mexico without ASKING "hat
need there IS for the supply OF dehcelces ~ lie eAsins
regiments what 10 want beyond the thirty thousand
regulars and volunteers row IN field service What
Is the purpose There f. no army 10 fight sup
pos the enemy has LOt FIVE nunlred men tgfiner
under AIMS In any part Of A.xico. Except N ohe
Ifsttnce perhaps. there "a rot haf that ndmber.-
Mexico is PROSTATE There il no government TO resist
Is Why II is notorious that the Government Of Mexico
q on our side Il e our instrument hy which we hope 90
establish such peace and mpsh such treaty IS We
wish As fsr understand the mater, the 6Ovetn-
meut OF Mexico owes It's life and breath, and heng At ms
moment, to the support or our arm ana 20 'he nope
YIN not hOg nspiTefihat somehow or anolher, ahi
A. no distant period there mas be pecuniary means arising
from three millions. or orr twelve millions or sous
other Of our mlons WHAT DO propose 20 do, then.
with those thirty regiments hat we dosgn 20 pour into
Moxicol Are gorg cut the hroat' Of The Msxicans
Are W. going 20 plusge The sword deeper and
deeper into the vital parts Of Mexico Nhat DO
We proroTe 10 dol Sir see No OBJECT and yet We are
pressed and urged adopt this proposition In It's fu
length-en regiments Of rclers, ard twenty regiments
OF volunteers We tod, and the public IS told, and
and the public believes that we ae on he verge OF safe
and honorable peace Every man looks out IN the morning
fer iues Of confirmed peace confirmed hopes Of peace
tie gathers from the administration, and every organ Of
the administration, from Dan 70 BeeshebI aud yet the
varlke operauonshe incurifg OF additional expenses
1.-The imposition Of new charges upon the treasury are
pressed II neace was no, 10 all our thoughts at
least not IA 3 Of orr expectations!
Now Sir propose 20 hold some plain talk 70 day; and
say that according 10 10y Judgment ard ap2rehen
sion Of matters the main Oh 81 these bills IL patronage
-olce-the eradication OF friends. THIS sery measure
ten additional regiments, creates four or five hundred
0,ers colonies apd uDsterns. and rot them only, ir
whom hsvs some respect, bu, then there rsy
engsged I'm the transport
,aryi &C mcissare5--e down u suffers. ngauS
ODne-peope who handle the public DoEey without facing
he Je and all the tue descendants IT not the true
representatives o: Corporal Aym, who said
"For shall sutler be
Unio the camp, ani profits vii. accrue''
sir hone without disrespcct 10 those appl can,3 and
as2rants and those patriots some Of them patrots ready
10 neht and those other pai0s not willing 70 hght but
wiling 20 be pail hopewithout dsr,spect 10 any Of
them, according to their rank and station and merits,
that thev may he all disappointed. hope. Sir, the
weather grows genial and the advances they will
onthe whole God their interest 10 place themselves ore
II these mild mornings in the cars and take their testna
ton 10 their resPCc iva places Of honorable private occu
p,tian and civil en- pOymentl They have my good I
wishes that doing aaieu TO the Avenue AMI the CAPITOL
ard the purlieus OF the Presidents House, they
reach their homes. In good hesth themselves and fad
their families All very happy 10 receive them
But. Sir. pauio B.ajOrc eaRdmu! This waged /
for the purposes u creating states the Southern
portion Of the Uniisd States out OF Mexican territory and
with such population as might De- found resident iheren
have opposed that prCct am against the creation Of
new States. against The acquisition OF territory 10
form new States. And this, Sir, Is not matter Of s'nt-
which 70 parade before mass meetings,
or before my constituents at home IL Is with me no
matter Of defamation regret expressed repugnance
Its matter Of firm. Interchangeable purpose 70 yield 10 no
force Of circumstances that have occurred, or mat may
consser likely TO occur; and therefore sly sir that II
am asked TO dsy whether for the sake Of peace will
iske a treaty that briggs two Ssates into the
Union its southern boundary, say distinctly NO!
ard wish every The United states 70 understand
that 70 be my judgment and my purpose have 'Aid on
the southern boundary because there the present PROPOSE
lion takes It's locality would say the same OF the west
ern. the northern the eastern, or any other D1nniAy
apv PROPOSITION 70 add any foreign territory the south
or west north n the Sises OF ths Union as they
are now constituted and held together under the Con-
stutlon DO not want tie Colonies OF England the
moth as ltue desire tie Mexican population the
south resist and rjeet all, AMI all with equal reso'
luton; aud therefore, say that II the question Is
put 70 me to-day, whether ! viii take peace N the
presen, state Of the country-disiressed ~ Il Is
IN the exgency Of this war, oilous es IL is-in CIR
cumsances so IN cve 10 tie community, and 50 Dis.
turbpc 10 The business Of those whom represent IS
those which now surround u.s. say sil that II tue ques-
ION be put 10 me whether will have peace, Win new
states say no-no- no! Why Because, Sir there is
no NECESSITY Of being driven into the dilemma IN my uis-
-nept one gentlemen may think differently. own
no mans conscience but mine own. | mean 10 make
clean breast Tor my.eE and protest that see no reason
whatever 20 believe that cannot obtain as safe peace
ss honorable peace and as promp. peace Without ie.-
-i.ory a. with H. TIE things sporadic There IS no
,e.essary connection between them. Mexico does not
With Us h lake n territory that she may receive our
money Far from u. She yields her sssent-ifshc yot
AZ areIuctanty aut all know a. II she yield tis'he
-est Of force and there "a not here that does not
know H. Let me say. Sir ihatf this Trit paper shall final
v be rejected I'm Mexico 70 most likely 70 be because
nose VINO under protection prepared 70, per-
,uade the Mexican Congress or the Mexican people 10
sgree 10 this ccsson Of territory The thing me- likely 20
,reak I'D wha, IS now expected 10 take place, the re-
,ugnance Of the Mexican people 20 part with Mexican
srrtory They would prefer 20 keep their territory, and
hat should keep our money; or We resolve thet VIC
should keep money aud allow them 20 keep their ter
-itory We shall pretend 10 no powers Of prcdlc-
tinn- I o not know what happen. The times