Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-01-08


to the people Our policy should be directed by the pure
and most patriotic motives that end which will hasten
peace and leave Mexico the power erect again her
tonalty.
If believed that this additional force were unnecessary
should against the bill II believed that regulars were
not better calculated occupy gasons and that the gaan
try Of our volunteers in De field should decide this question:
would vote against IT, But believe the force be
sary and that these regulars the proper force The SEN
ator from Kentucky spoke Of giving Discretionary power
tic President TO call out 30 600 volunteers Well, doubt
not the wisdom Of the Executive doubt not his nerve
encounter that responsibility. would be quite willing
make him responsible and 10 rely upon good feeling, pa
rosn, and intelligence Of the country 10 sustain him in call
ing out these men or the present purpose and still further for
the ultimate object when the forces may be reduced Of
calling the volunteers making sacrifices beyond duty
which they undertook TO perform And at this moment sir
The honorable Senator from South Carolina before me- recalls
TO my mind appropriately in this connexon the fact that the
regiment which has covered the Palmetto State with au
s and cypress numbers only about hundred and
fifty t for active service. Would rcc that regiment at
would return lis members their social and COM
mercial duties, and substitute for them regular regiment
equally able TO Perform at all events the duties they have
to discharge.
did not rise for the purpose Of making any extended
marks, and have been Led say than intended
hope the amendment viii not be adopted.
Mr. CALHOUN said Tint there were two or three points
Of difficulty still planned in answering the objection TO tho
bill he understood agh, the Senator from Kentucky du
ring aperod Of The last fifteen months not more than about
eleven thousand recruits had been enlisted
Mr. CASS here inteposed and said that the Senacrr
Kentucky was IN More than twenty thousand had been
enlisted in the course Of little more than year.
Mr.. CRTTENDEN referred the report Of the Adjuiant
General to show that the number but little eleven
thousand.
Mr.. CAss explained that that was exclusive Of the new
regiments which had been raised.
I Mr.. CALHOUN continued. lie would then assume the
number stated by The chairman Of the Military Committee II
only twenty thousand raised during the last year.
was very evident that in the present slate Of the makeor
The recruiting had taken up great deal Of tho loose portions
Of society disposed 10 enlist would be very dicu in
decd to raise during the present year The men necessary to
gu these ten additional regiments. Well they bad been told
that this additional force required immediately when IN
all probability, with the strongest recruiting force could not
be obtained IN less than SIX eight months after the passage
Of the BILL allowing the greatest Yet they bad been
emphacaly told that this force Immediately necessary
that day could DO allowed here for debate. He did not
doubt that regulars the best description OF force he
wished TO know il the eight thousand included the entire
deficit,