The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-05-09

h.ss OCT laid before readers. because our many
Asws. would not permit TO do 50. But we shall con-
nas sag lavsssG occasion will permit until all
4 asm ase before the public. Since our last article
..s snllsa. we hnd the case even stronger than we
..vsss<i 10 be fos our Investigations have brought
= ssr srcwsdge additional evidence fixing on the whig
srs TIE responsibility Of the Indian oulrages commit.
"A IN TEXAS. and Of the reclama,ions for similar out,
.ss.s wtieh sil be made BY the Mexican government
ass ss eleventh article OF the treaty OF Guadalupe Hi
&xs
TIE laAi.A sYsiem Of the United States requires the
.fa ssysramsn, 10 psolee, the people OF the States
"a rsmscess from iaa,an aspredaons. II forbids the
ss Il ne States ssa Territories. well as their State
"a ,srfloa governments. 10 provide organized means
,ssps, shsm.sly-s ircn ladaa outrage and depreda.
~ ~ 10 nks meas. 10 Feiaals for such outrage and
Gstslssea. o. 10 enfosee satisfaction for them Thus
= hasFl gessmmeai has taken the Indians under its
g,siai Gaze and exclusive sa,horiy. and has engaged
X, os, 10 Asep hem check. bat To make restitution
3 an, aamses AMI loss they may mae on our citizens
Boz ts.s d 40 si The eleventh article OF tie treaty
Il sasdalsss hdsgo, which we Published some days
40 sS asass the federal government to pro,ec, the c
ssns "a Mss,co iisa Expectations committed by Indians
.alnx within ne ,s,ofs Of the Uni,ed States as ex.
sstsa and enlarged y that treaty II is eon,ended ,ha,
aams on he pant Of The United States 10 fulfil the
yasoas 81 ts article oi the treaty. by preventing In
aa ssrarsoas beyond The line established makes i,
s.soasbse io1 al she damage which may result, from
aA sAeaSraons We do say nor is /, necessary to
"a, hs The spsis.ch u the treaty was wise or unwse
Nshsi % tie political PARTIES is responsible for H. mas
nsel il sustained IN the Senate rol by party
rVls, bal b vote Of fosiy-1rn TO fre
Rayag said thus much, proceed TO the nves,iga
oh u he questions, Who is responsible for the made
sisis defence a citizens the frontier VINO is
responsible for The recamaiions which may be made on
,esouu, Of thai inadequate defence And who is respon.
.bs ioi thu Tsclsmaloas wh,rh Mexico may make for
Hac.cs fepaaiaon of the eleventh article oil the Mexi-
can utay' We much mistaken il we do not fix and
ssn that responsibility on The whig party. and the bad
plgmsnt aud incfhciency Of wing administration.
General Taylor owed his elevation 10 The presidency 10
bis military services the Rio Grande and in Mexico
and although there wss TO suspec, that be
sOua exhibit any civil qualifications in administering
he government, there pervadng belief thai his
uPrence Of forty years in the camp would impart wis.,
tom to his military recommendations Ills first victories
Rss The Texas frontier, and. as a natural conse-
nse, bis views with regard to the defence OF tina, iron.
au could not be successfully resisted. His frs, and
I annual message sent to the frs, session Of The a.t
Congress- contains the following words
The cession OF Territory made by late treaty " III
MEXICO has greatly sxended exposed isontier and fe
Afed lis defence difficult That treaty has also
ought us under obligations to Menco TO comply with
Hsch military force - requisite But military
a5shment Is materially changed. its eficieGey
rom the condition in which l. stood before the mcnce
OF the Mexican war Some addition viii there
s be neccssay ssa fyscooms~s 10 the faroaik consd
ratios Of Co~ps" an 's1Ga Of Tho aroai corp " ths
at dsaat sssfsrw gosis, rKorssD IN rnK Ac
uxFsSYIso KSrorr rms SECRETARY WAa"
Here we have General Tsylors accommodation OF
bal portion Of Mr. crswiord's report which treats OF
he additional required to defend the extension Of
car frontier growing OF the Mexican treaty Let US
how see what was Mr. crswfords report in this behalf
Looking 10 the Annual Message and Accompanying
Documents. isiQ'-so." we find on ,ass VI the fol.
owing;
"Ths peril. hich are hus presented reard the growth
hontisf scie which, In their nfasoy stiead.
q with severe Pvstoos. dem sndng tho eIercise
asAsa courage and eaergy Of the pioneer Exposure
me upnc Of the savage should be superadded evil
he duty Of the government IL 20 aosd protection. 10
msbs TO do thus .I.eSafy. a. 10 ssSssssa sAat iAs as.
~a assgh Of each ct shx sssHsi ssxsy yssss
sss rs'iUs o~sr BE- ,srsssed TO avssty fgss yirsis
~ hai psri Of fM ,~)ssrg b. mos.ssd ssof s~els
ra This Tlsn for increasing The defence i,onefs
hr'pecuauypresen,sd, combniag the economy
Ad security"
Looking little further, we Gad on page " the fol.
loving;
NO recent disturbances in Texas have been reported
md rom the prones Of p~sce which have been lately
as BY the Cnmsaehe nation. thfoosh their newly elected
had ehiei with mAnilcalioas OF the m friendly di,po
'uon' towards the Uniet States and acteru nato by
Zen 70 abstain from any further depssdAn upon our
1en' u Is believed that the regular uoops coao
y Nu DC suthcen, tor any emergency Itksy 10 arise
s operations IN New Mexico and Texas have resal ed In
iscovev OF many OF the captves pre- viousy made By
Ae ans, several Of whom been restored 10 the
ousih Mexico. mtressby 10 the provisions Of the lat.
usar with that repubhov
we have now fully and fairly presented the recon.
uoaons Of Gen Tay lors cabinet or the defence OF The
Oauer those recommendations were fully and entirely
aonpisd with BY Congress. Blu, this is not all Mir
's'sd'hs report Of December ,, lsa9. which WAS read
No ordered to be printed December az, 1872 demanded
W hs army Ss.29o.is3 ~. That sum, and more than
"a sum- was appropriated in the army bill for The year
cns June 30, 1850 We Tins sec that The rscomme nda
IONS Of General Taylors cabinet were fully complied
viii
but This is not all we see We see, further that Mr.
avs OF Mississippi Ia democracy Mr.. Rusk, Of Tsxss
dsnocrai,) Mr.. Howard. Of Texas, Ia democrai) and
N kaufman. OF Texas democrs,,) all expressed their
anadsi action with The reoomme nds,ions OF Gen Tay.
as cabinet. Mr. Rusk foreiod that mounted infantry
''ud be inefficient Mr.. Davis EXPRESSED his di.ss,.
faon, and afterwards reported bill 10 give the Psss.
'n more than be asked. In the House OF Representa-
ra, Mr. kaufman and Mr. Howard urred Additional