The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-07-16

rant oil hoFsemAnSip ~ 70 believe thai he could aks
company OF of the infantry corps OF our army, the
most Of whom il Is reasonable to suppose mounted
horse in their lives. and put them in the saddle. and
thai they would Be % '.i .Nsy soad b; made horse
| recommend him 10 collect few Irish and GeFmans-of
which people three fourhs OF army comp0sedand
noun, them on horses. and start them of ~ Ealop;
wheel them two three times quickly and will ven
ute TO say that he will find the most OF them upon tue
Eround-some perhaps with broken limbs, and their
HORSES running al their will without riders Those
the kind OF men that sent 10 battle against hOEsemen
mat are only 10 be equaled by the wild Arab OF the
desert Il Is but sending 10 be butchsred when they
get INTO night which they must do time; for, il
they do not lind the Indian while hunting him. and they
are the stronger party (Which they will the Indian
VIII hnd the occasion when he Is the stronger and
become ihe attacking party and ali know who know
our American Officers and soldiers that nine lenihs OF
them would remain lieless corpse upon the field Of bat
te sooner Than retreat before an Indian foe, il their mum
beers even double their own.
There have been objections made as understand, 10
Ian increase OF two mounted regiments 10 our army,
on OF the increased expense that Il Is supposed
would be 10 our government. Now, have hesils
ZION saying, thai in less than year would be the
cause oil an actual saving m the money pad 0uf for the
support OF The roop. upon the rontief Tor Tue following
reasons. viz All Of the supplies now required upon the
frontier for the feeding OF troops are sent IRON the
interior States, instead of being raised in The country
be- were the inhabitants protected and their fields
las two regiments Of mounted light troops would be able 10
make them and that wouli cause saving Of At least
thrceiourt in provisions for the army Take the art
ce OF for instance which is the most required
for frontier troops and make comparison al that. At
the post OF Laredo costs the government from
I'LL IS 10 w. per bushel; NJ Paso del Norte over G;
Il Santa FL over w. and all other supplies cost in
proportion IL the country was protected 1T oil at the
places named could be purchased at Is cents. wheat
and beef with proporonae difference IN fact almost
eyery article OF ration required for the soldier and all for
his horse, would be raised in that country and furnished
at nearly low rate as they IN our northern and
western States all freight would b. and the cost
of transportation any Of those frone posts than
rebes the original cost Of any article Of provison there
by making il less expense 70 feed three men with the
country protected than feed its present unpo
tscted state Again it will cost more than double the
to keep infantry mounted than it wall to keep good
cavalry Tor the that they know nothing Of the ills
|of horse hesh like men who have been raised about
horses. They do not know how to saddle them,
nor sit on them when saddled Consequently they
will always have lot OF soeback horses. unfit for
service, eating their seventy I'VE cents worth Of for
age per day. which is sufficient to ration three soldiers,
they will never get in chase or M engagement without
|a great number Of them being dsmouned, and the 10.
tue cost will be about equal to the pay
Of eighteen for one month the government never
buys horse that country that does not cost over
hundred dollsrs add the equipments, will make $3.50;
and she pays her rs per month"; which, to eighteen
men, amounts to $l44 II is safe to say that the
government will Be At more expense in keeping one CON-
paDy of fantry mounted than would pay all the ex-
penses OF good horse company II may be asked. is
not this loss liable body OF troops the other,
answer No; for in raising new reslmenss 10! the from.
the backwoods aud they are horseinen that cannot well
be thrown and when their horses get SICK they
how 10 cure them if they durable; they know how
saddle them 10 keep from hurting their backs and from
having been with horses all their life. they feel fond
Tor them that the other acquires therefore,
instead Of doing only what 'hsy are ordered and com com,
many attentions that do not under the regular order,
and which wmak vast difference in the endurance Of
the animal.
The portions Of the country now devastated and un.
protected of the faireet and richest parts OF the
United Satesch in soil, mild, pleasant. and healthy 10
climate, cheap in lands in TACT offering every induce
men, emgrants tina. be offered By any country;
and il would be very short time before all of the val
legs the different streams in Western Texas would Be
IN high state OF cultivation II they were protected. Al
this day il peace and security had regned ov< that
country since lS4S the difference in the demand for a
cles OF consumption would be hive hundred thousand
dollars its present demand.
10 carrying out treaty supulations with Mexico ia
relation the Indians, the United States would herself b
large beneficiary an pecuniary point OF view; for every
dollar taken from her treasury TO give necessary protee
ton to THAI country would be returned The upper
end OF the Slaesi Durango and Chihuahua known
be the richest mineral districts OF Mexico, and former
y their trade amounted TO and bali millions OF dol
than does ut present The of the great
dimnuton owing the Indians who have literally
ken possession OF those two Safes, broken mp most oil
the Mines and driven The miners into the large cities, and
other portions Of the country further south By protect
ing frontier the lives and property Of own
citizens we would. At the same time, keep OUT Indians
out OF those States. and by doing keep treaty Of
peace with that country and our honor untarnlshed II
protected il would not be long the mnes would b
revoked and the trade Of that country be elnstated
lis former standard increased beyond tall of which
would flow into the United States the articles for
sumption required by that people principally cotton
goods. such As our northern manufactures produce
Now, make a calculation OF the advantages and dssd
vanaxes OF increasing army by two regiments OF light
mounted troops OF increasing the present rank and he
and mounting the infantry il will be found TO be good
speculation TO government, rather sure gain to
our Golfers 10 raise the two Tegiments But say that
will be extra expense gay that il would cost The gov.
eminent millions Of money: II not her duty TO goto
t.utu her cahn kv
country can be protected Are dollars and cents 10 b
placed the scales 10 weigh against the lives or single
life OF American citizenl Ia time for our govern
10 stop and calculate what il will cost to punish
savage foe civilized nation after they have robbed
country outraged and made oui mothers and
SISTERS and murdered and held posstseon OF ouF
soil say. No; and every American breast will make
Ia. same reply Can any eson doubt but that every
the above named ourages have been and now beng
committed almost daily Texas and upon the frontiers Of
Missouri and Arkansas' think II there are,
because they have not taken the trouble 10 know The
that has been spread before them repeatedly /"
many ways, during the past two years Suppose, ior
comparison sake. that Great Britain. France any pow
the lace OF the globe lake OF our small
to murder the men and violence the women, keep
them prisoners. make them slaves what would the unl
led States do Suppose again, that party OF soldiers
should be sent by England from the Csnsdas into our
country. and they 10 take farm, murder one
man, carry Cd female, and keep possession OF one
OF ground what would be the cry OF The Norlh,o
the South OF the whole United Ssatesi viii not Say
leave every citizen OF this country find his own an,
swer and make his response then let him THINK o.
Texas. aud the facts have stated relation 70 her su
alton. and bear in mind ALSO that have only made men