Weekly national intelligencer., 1848-05-13

u papable violation oil our engagement! gs
And now, Mr. " would ask, the existing state Of ths
country such that could spare this branch Of
That the question which presented ITSELF for If this
scheme went into elect that Of must be dried
up Gould dispense with il We in the midst Of ar
expensive True hope for peace but should
get peace, then the go on at the Of
sixty millions year. To this must take up loans
the Of thirty forty millions per But, sup
pose should get peace then should have settle up
the expenses OF the whole contest and how stood,
and where found ourselves. If had to bring home the
army and pay Mexico twenty millions for New Mexico and
California should have hands public debt Of
hundred and twenty millions. drawing interest of Fix
millions Besdes treaty guarantees would require
an increase Of standing army protect the Mexcans.
Besides should then have extension Of territory,
and Of 10 guard that there could be hope OF
ever getting back to our former peace establishment
gentleman from South Carolina Of great knowledge and
experience all military subjects, who the head of
the Committee Military Affairs had given his opinion
that would be impossible TO reduce standing army below
twenty thousand Mr. " did not pretend to have any
very acquaintance with those subjects but he
tho opinion Of one who had.
On the whole case he 10 the conclusion that II
would meet the increased expense of the Government and
the interest Of the public debt we must calculate povd-
ing thryye millions annualy could not certainly DO
done under thirty But must do than this must
do what fathers dwe must raise sinking fund OF five
millions Of dollars per Should get out Of
this to-day could not get on with less than forty mil
/ lions year.
Now, what had got TO stand against this live should
throw away fund worth thousand millions of dollars, what
had fall back upon The customs, and nothing but
the customs Did any gentleman dream Of getting along
upon these II there any gentleman that House who
expected all he could say was that he gentleman Of
large powers OF faith.
In the very Of things the country filed up with
settlements and population, the from the customs
would fail increase in the proportion. Our
for this year had been estimated at thirty millions; but
possible that il would keep to that amount another
year What sending abroad at this time which could
pay for these mportatons Of foreign goods Why,
had already discovered that free trade" would not sell any
thing abroad except what those who lived abroad under
imperious necessity Of buying What send
ing abroad what had for the last six months beyond
the ordinary expectation OF the country Nothing And five
receiving Of S3 900 600 duties upon Imports
when considered the very Limited amount Of exports go
ing abroad impossible but that very large debt must
accumulate against the country for the present year, which
must be paid by the exports of future might be that
money would be sent in from abroad for the purpose OF taking
stocks but this did alter the case; debt
which foreigners had against and which must hereafter be
paid principal and Interest The stocks to be Issued under
the bill Of the present session might possibly extent
go abroad for these mpoatons but that was process
which must be very shortly ended with the No prnc
pie in political economy better settled than that the ab
y Of any country to import limited by the amount of its
exports country could import beyond Its expos the one
must pay for the other and we were overimporing now
matter Of pay by the exports of fu
years or in other words, by curang, limiting the i'm
ports There the check-hat whenever any country for
considerable time continued 10 ABOVE
exports il destroyed their credit Now, when considered
our condition. uncertain whether should get peace and If
did, in view Of the large demands for money which must
upon the Treasury for years to he asked this
committee they prepared to pass measure which, in its
present shape, inevitably dry up that branch of
revenues
There were other views Of the subject which he consider
ed Of little importance, but the great question
the ability of the country as to whether could possibly at
ford spare this branch of the public This
the leading objection. We under obligation to make
this appropriation As he had already said, there
gentleman who would cheeuly any thing for those
who had hazarded their lives and given up their
country but there must be limit to such legislation in the
action of those who had gone before thirty oy, sixty
years for portion of the proposition was TO back
services sixty ago. and the rest OF to thirty years.
since which whole generation had gone by. There
be end 10 this thing somewhere must have public
policy which would put end to that Of legislation and
by which would be understood that what each generation
does for ITSELF goes along, with regard the it
makes for the public service ends and closes the matter
Mr.. BROWN, of Mississippi after some preliminary re-
marks in which he notice he intended occupy the
floor but few moments said he in favor OF the main
features Of the BILL He favored il from the great condera
ton that those who performed military services for the
try eminenty entitled be compensated for those
services those who performed any other service and
the miserable little piance which the Government doed
to the soldier who fought battles adequate COM
pensaion for the loss Of his me for the pvatons tolls
dangers he undergoes Independent q his patriotism the
pitance OF dollars month compensation to
him. Like his colleague, who had explained his views Mr
THoMPsoS,) he should be unwilling larger sum in
money because the Government might always have the
cash TO pay He did wish TO bankrupt exchequ; he
did wish Government in debt beyond It's abi
y to pay but when the Government Iich-rich n the
possession Of public andsands won defended by the yaor
Of troops he asked whether could not without great
stretch Of beraity the part of this Government give
small portion those whom indebted for the whole
The gentleman from Ohio (Mr. VISToS) had assumed
extraordinary position he said gave bounty lands
to the militia IN the revolution, and therefore he argued
against the proposition grant lands under this amendment
He Mr. b cared not whether they miliamen or re-
guars the much entitled compensation as the
other he fought the battles Of the country they were alike
American citizens and alike entitled to the boun,es Of the
Government
But the gentleman asked, if you pass this bill why not 90
bdk to the revolution, and grant bounty lands all The non
commissioned officers, musicians and prva,es who served
then His colleague (Nfr. THoapsos) had answered that
the revolutionary soldiers received pensions But another
vast difference in the ability and this Government
now and at that time then ii consisted Of thirteen infant Co
ones, which had long been engaged in with the most
powerful nation earth; it composed OF twenty
nine Staes rich in all the which constituted the
wealth Of natonrch in the possession Of public do
manrch in the possession and receipt Of from
| other
But said the gentleman from Ohio will NOT do to grant
these lands TO the soldiers who have fought battles be-
pechance the spectators will buy them II seemed
TO him that this extraordinary conclusion to he ar
rived by gentleman Of the eminence of the gentleman