The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-07-27

Texas sroatsss.
Our readers will doubtless remember that have
from lime to lime urged on the administration the
cessty of giving adequate protection TO The Rio Grsnde
frontier We have forth the provisions OF the treaty
We have urged the public attention the necessity
of sustaining the provisions of that treaty But from
strange and inexpeable Mr. Fnorss cabinet has
said speaking by acts not words tand acts are stronger
than words,) We nothing for treaty spllations il
does not concern US 10 know how many ouIrages are
committed by the Indians the Rio Gfande.
Months ago we called the public attention to This mat
ter and exposed The utter nadeqnacy OF the means which
the administration had resorted 10 for the purpose oil
checking the honiI and destructive .roads OF the Gu
manches Navaloes, and Apaches But seems that some
strange fatality blinded the eyes OF General Taylor so
that he thought that artillery was useless and cavalry
unserviceable. Artillery saved the field OF Palo Alto
artillery and cavalry insured the victory at Resaca de la
Palma During both engagements the inianiry ala It's
duty with consancy and COOL calm coulase But mus
ket ball cannot be relied al six hundred yards and in
fantry cannot-commencing its charge third OF mile
ofcapture battery between the discharge OF The gyms
The Taylor administration seemed to be resouely de-
tcmned 10 employ nothing but infantry to check the
Texan and New Mexican lndans-the best horsemen in
the world When the public attention called 10 the
entire insuAicency OF such force, and when
toned the heavy Ieclamalons which would be made by
Mexican citizens for spoations committed by Indians
residing within the territory coded to the United States BY
the treaty OF Guadalupe Hidalgo the defenders of the
administration charged that democratic Congress had
refused the necessary appropriations and thereby par
ally zed the OF the government. We exposed the shall
low sophstry OF this defence soon il made
We showed that the spoliaons complained of were
committed before the of the present fiscal
year. and that for the last fiscal year Congress had
proprated for the War Department more than the de
partment had asked.
II was thought that if General Taylor knew anything
OF any branch OF the public service, he knew something
OF the organization and operation of the War Department
He indebted TO his military achievements for his
civil promotion. 1t was in vain for democratic member.
OF Congress- was in vain for democratic senators
represenaiivesto oppose the military recommendation
of the Tay or cabinet The most that could be done
10 carry out the recommendations OF the administration
foretell their nsuciency, and make provision for
effective defence OF the frontier Democrats in Con
gress undertook that task, and endeavoed 10 sh il
They complied with Mr. Crawford's recommendation, ant
made provision fos mounting the infantry for frontier
vice. When this was done, prominent democrats pre-
dicted the utter worthessness of mounted infantry TO
frontier service, and endeavored TO place al the dis
posa of the government other and more usefu
means. Such attempts were, however, thwared b,
the influence OF the administration itself, which
to have imbibed some mysterious but powerful an
pahy TO cavalry and artillery, and especially to T4ya
rangers and light troops OF every description. But
az we have already said, when it was asceriane
that heavy reclamations would be made by Mexca
citizens on account of Indian spoations the apoogst
OF the administration endeavored to asten the response
blity on democratic members OF Congress- by asserting
that adequate had not been placed at the dispose
OF the Executive Even the Executive lent itself 10 tina
attempt and sought to strengthen it by practically dso
ganzing company Of light artillery which had won i'm
perishabe laures every battlefield from Pao ALI,
TO the Belen Gate The horses OF Duncans batter,
were sold. turned over TO some other branch o.
service mere draught horses, and the company
was dismouned and practically disorganized and de-
sroyed. This measure-which hazard nothing in
.aying produced feeling of regret and modification
from one end OF the country TO the other-was excused
BY the plea that the means at the disposal OF the War
Department allowed option and forced the destruction
OF Duncan's battery ss measure OF extreme necessity
Blu, what will the country think when il asceains thai
the accounts OF the War Department show an unex.
pended surplus of than four millions of dol
lars7 What will the country say when it
tains that the present cash means at the disposal
Of the War Department two millions beyond Mr..
Conrad's estimates But we will not argue this point
We prefer 10 submit facts and figures rather than logl
cal deduction The following article from the National
LtsUgsaeer of yesterday speaks not only for ITSELF but
for u.s. and condemns with the tongue OF trImpe, the
wrongful practices OF the men in authority:
MEANS OF THE CONFERENCE.-The following ~ q
statement OF the financial condition OF three departments
OF the government at the commencement OF The present
fiscal year. (he LIST instantly
The balance rem aiming, and above
peudlture, on the Let instant, for the War - =
department s4.07o.s73 81
Appropriation Tor current year, from July l.
1851, to July l, 1872 1881 ~
Resources OF the department 81, 95 467 II
Similar balance the Navy Department ol2sO s9o n
Appropriation for the current year 7,S3S,sla ~
Resources sI2t 81 ~ q
Similar balance Tor the Department Of the - :,
Interior s3uo3 $50 o'
APPROXIMATION for the current year tUs 276 Al
S6iIi,3i3 "a
The balances OF the civil and diplomatic branch OF
penses government have not been struck Inc sp
preparation Tor that service for the current year wal