New-York daily tribune., 1849-01-27
loubt b a. the other AZ migbt ave been .avsd

doubt that the other hsF might have been savedl
And II SO. Why DOT begin saving now1
Mr.. Chairman, we have lstely had Indian hos
tIltles in Oregon and have sent troops thiiber AZ
sheNy expense 70 suppress then. What caused
them The President tells us Il was neglect If
not positive injustice on our part. We sent our
people over 70 settle IN Oregon, but we took no
care to compensate or propitiate the Aborigines
whom they inevitably dispossessed- We crowded
the sayages of Of Their lands until az last they re-
sisted us-snd what wonder The President
says few thousand dollars sessonsoly paid where
jgstly due would hsye saved al tba blOOdshed and
expense. Yetve shall rush upon Just such csisrn-
tiles and crimes again and again, relying on our
Army 20 extricate Us
Mr Chairman. we bsve had quite a number Of
Indian Wars since l7-s-sone OF them costing
Us many valuable hves and much treasure Dur
ing ali this time our British neighbors on the
North-certsnly not very peaceable rsce-have
had an Indian frontier as lsrge as Il not more ex-
tensiye than ours-they. too, have been mixed up
with Indisns-hsve crowded back lndIans-snd
yet do not remember that they have had ssingle
serious Indian War, and an sure they have had
next 70 none when compsred with ours. Why is
tins Why are the Abo1gines so troublesome
within the territory Of the nited States, and 50
harmless within that Of Great Britain adjoining
Us Can anybody imagine
The biu before Is proposes 70 appropriate Tor
the military service q the next fiscal year on the
presumption that it will be one OF profound peace
The total ,uro Of. s5425ss7
similar oil for the Esrsl service proPose'
the Ike appropriation for that service oi % W
Making totsl Of.......-...--..-.. l5J'sel,
The total cost Of our military service during the eight
years Of Gen. Washington q presidency .-.,,o-
was :, - -
Do Of the Naval service for DO o-----..-slo07slO lO2
Aggregate for Army and Navy si9322 10
Or little less for eight years. checkered by for.
midable Indian Wars than We propose 70 expend
II one year Of profound Peace
The total cost Of Military service during four years
n Mr. Jefersous Presidency beginning With ~ his
first full yesT) vas. -5cs ~
Do of the Naval Service for do..--...-...- i3too's
Making an aggregate of.--.--..--.--.. s',sJolO-
Or less for four years OF Army and Navy both
under Mr. Jefferson than we propose 10 expend
on the Navy alone in a single year under Gen.
Taylor.
Mr Chairman If the late War with Mexico has
been worth anything 10 il has been 30 IN teach
ing us that American citizens do not need years
Of camp discipline 10 make them efficient soldiers
Ii has proved that our volunteers, with sixty days
preparation Tor the field, Will there be equal 70 the
best recruited veterans. Shall that knowledge
profit us nothing Why spend millions IN war
IKE preparations when our people are so ready
and g. capable ufft0nt preparation Only let
the call % arms resound through the land end Ia
a week il viii be responded to by thousands
unsurpassed az marksmen and animated by
patriotism and pride which a hired soldiery can
rarely ieel Right or wrong let the trumpet
be sounded and our ranks will promptly be
filed Why not. 70 great extent trust TO
this general galla,try and efficiency Why
not begin now the gradual reduction OF our
Peace Establishment A new source oi expendi-
ture opens and grows upon Us in the cost OF our
Ocean Nal Steamers-a portion, and IN my ludg-
ment the best portion, Of our Naval Service. THIS
expense will naturally increase, and the vessels II
creates viii form al important portion OF our Navai
force ia time Of War why not begin to curtall
and retrench in other quarters believe the time
for this has come and ! trust we shall begin by
sboshing the Recruiting Service as proposed by
this amendment,
The question being put, the amendment wss
voted down by large majority.
These remarks written rstler uly tsl he
,inngel rule would permit them 70 be delivered
but ib.e pom, introduced ard essential vArsoa