The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1848-01-26
ABBEVILLE c. H., S. Co., JANUARY &C. 1913.


some horror Of Il standing army. But
change has come over the spirit Of their
dream. Their talk is now of war-and its
glorics must be had a. any price. The
President has called for additional troops
Do the people know how much force the
President has already in the field, and how
much more he has authority by law to call
into service? We learn from the debates
on the Ten Regiment bill. that General
Scott has now in Mexico over 10000 men !;
under the existing law, 5000 regulars and
1000 volunteers may be recruited to fill up
regiments now in the service and besides
these, there are troops from Michigan.
Arkansas and Alabama that have no, ye,
reached the scene Of action, and are there
fore not included in the estimates. In
word, there is power by law for over
GO 900 men. But the President asks for
10000 more--2O,000 volunteers and
10 900 reg eeulars-making an aggregate Of
over 10000 men for our ''Army of Occupa-
ton" 4 word as to the costs and charges.
Mr. Crittcndcn says that the average cost
OF officers and men is $4,000 each per
annum! The sum total might be easily
figured up, il wc could only know how
long tho war was to last! And all this is
wanted as Mr.. Cass says, "io produce
moral effect in Mexico! If all the whip
ping the Mexicans have received has pro-
duced no moral effect on them, we fear
they will prove incorrigibIe by any other
means.
We observe by the orders of the General
Chief received this morning that '.the
army is about to spread itself over and about
to occupy the Republic of Mexico: until the
latter shall sue for peace in terms acccpia-
bic to the government ofthe United S,a,es!''
This idea Of the army being about to spread
for ausht we know, be very beautiful in the
expression; but however the conception or
the phraseoIogy may grace general order,
we may rest assured that the act will not
cut very respectable figure in the annals
Of our history. The plan proposed will re-
suit in the utter extinction of the nationality
of Mexico, and will throw her. a dead car
cass, upon our hands. This may be a fine
game for the President who dispenses the
patronage, and for the Generals who gain
the glory and hold the power; but it is Tor
the country 10 reflect how much Of damage
this Standing army Of nearly one Elendrcd
thousand men, will ultimately inflict both
upon its resource and its liberties. The
beginning we may see, but the end-where
is it.-Charlcst0n Evening Nrws.
THE PUBLIC DoMA1N.-The report of
the commissioners Of the General Land
Office. submitted 10 Congress, shows that
during the year 1916, 2,273,730 acres OF
the public lands were sold, amounting to
$4,000, ,037 and in the first, second, and
third quarters of the present year, 83OG24
acres have been sole, producing S2,336,342.
GENERAL SCoTr's NEXT MOVEMENT
The Washington Union says :-'' 1t is be
lieyed that General Scott was, at the last
advices, about to dispatch two columns 10
the mining districts, TO occupy two Of the
richest mines within reach of the city-to
be supported by common column"
TRorHrEs OF THE WAR-The Washing.
ton Union says" The War office has
received by the officers who have recently
arrived from Mexico, various trophies of the
war Among them. are two small beautiful
brass wall pieces Of ordnance, sent by Gen.
Scott, and brought to this city by Colonel
Andrews. The most curious of these tro
phles is the black flag of the gucrriIleros.
The material is bombazette. The orna.
ments and letters 10 the centre upon the red
ground, are worked with green silk upon
black cloth pieces, except the squares which
are worked with white. But the most re-
rnarlsable is small penant on the top, made
Of black, 21 inches by II 3-4 with various
military ornaments. On the top and bot
tom are denths head and cross bones.
In the centre, these ominous words
"No dol cuarlel" GIVE NO QUARTER.
This staff and flag was taken at La Mira
Floros, on the 18th Of August, lS47 from
the Guerrilleros who attacked Lieutenant
Hammond's party"
"AvowED TRMroRs."-A Whig paper,
the New-Bedford Mercury, uttered the fol-
lowing truthful sentiment at the commence.
ment of the war;
"a citizen who in war time seeks to de-
press the spirits of his countrymen, and re-
fuses to lend helpino hand 10 his country