The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-06-25

Those fifty thousand volunteers called into service
| when war declared in 1916.
/ Mr.. HOUSTON Not at all. The President OF the
United States had discretion call out fifty thousand
volunteers but he did not call them all out at that
time.
/ MIR BROOKS. But he made his estimates.
i MIR HOUSTON The gentleman is mistaken; he
made estimates for them till he called them out. and
he called them out in different numbers and al different
times, and the very bill 10 which the gentleman has
referred shows the fact The language Of the law ma
king the appropriation, which the gentleman calls de-
fciency. shows il to be deficiency II estimate for
item which had not previously been estimated Tor by
The administration. regret that my friend from New
York Mr. BRooKs thought 6t not to state the language
| OF the law, so that every member OF this committee
could at once that the entire dedcsncies as he calls
them, were not SO IN point OF fact These are facts
which the law itself proves and the course pursued by
the gentleman only TO show the resorts OF some
gentlemen in their efforts TO assa and injure po-
pirate to this branch OF the subject One other
mark, however. upon the administration OF Mr. Polk
before | pass from it. The papers report that tue
gentleman from Pennsylvania, Mr.. CHANDLER,l not
now in his seat few days ago and the gentleman from
New York. [a1r; BRooKs,l argued, the other day. 10
show the same thing these defcie nces were 70 pay
the debts OF Mr. Poks administration: The gentleman
from New York,in reply 10 the gentleman from Mis-
sonri, [Mr. HALL said they to pay Mr. Folks
Is an error from begnaiag to end fhere IS no evidence
upon record, and defy the gentleman TO produce any,
which shows any such fact There but one outstand
ing claim that can be charged upon current appIopna-
ons, and that is the civil fund OF California; and with
that Dir. Folks administration had nothing TO do and did
not even know OF unnl after the wrong had been done
IT, indeed they ever knew OF It until after they bad gone
out OF power. But happen to have the evidence fur
nshed me by the Secretary OF War himself where he
on f he s uy ns Of %
279 This he says, is liable for the settlement OF the
accounts which accrued during the war with Mexico,
understand that my time nearly out, and will pub
lish these things with my speech wish TO say word
or two my friends upon this side of the House. We
now called upon by the administration to give them
| hat IT,
the frontiers for the protection OF our citizens, and for
the purpose OF carrying out our treaty with Mexico
II s our duty to sustain our army and protect mat
frontier, not only from treaty obligations to Mex
ico, but from ihe highest obligations we owe to our c
zens and emgrants who passing through that
country TO Oregon and California We owe them protec-
lion, and we must give it 10 them This morning
ticed in the Republic newspaper intelligence OF Indian
depredaons upon western borders and we refuse
TO give the money asked for, thereby withdraw our
protection; we had better disband the army. My demo
cratic friends sometimes tell me that we gave the admin
sration enough but they have wasted It, Admit that y
you please is that why should not keep up
the army? Because the Executive has wasted the money,
is thai reason why should refuse TO supply our
troops. and protect our fIonuer settlement! Certainly
not Admitting that the President OF the United States
has sluandered the money, viii not do for us to say,
because he has wasted it, the army shall be disanded,
starved, uncad hope such course will not be pnr-
sued hope this bill will pass and will go before
the country and show who IS responsible Our army is
the army OF the whg or the democratic party; Il IS
the army of party but of all parties; of no section,
but OF the whole counry and SUCH must be regarded
and maintained The deienceless III whose
army now engaged are our brethren and
and should neither be abandoned nor neglected by the
representatives of the people Gentlemen say they will
take the responsibility OF refusing supplies Even we
heleys me administration mas been ex!svagah NJ waste
courses must keep up the army Tor protection to oui
frontiers. and guard appropriations IN future II deem
ed advisable Go 10 the people upon their extrayagance
produces the evidence, establish the fact and the people
will eec, them from place.
II you turn your army loose and refuse 10 protect the
Il vii a nj
ton among the settlers oil that part OF the country and
through all parts OF the country that will overwhelm Us
II stop here and refuse 10 sustain the army We may
talk about extravaganza, but people will not bear Us
when their wives and children being buchered by
the savages We must vote these supplies, and put The
responsibility where properly belongs which Is on The
administration. From the of The gentleman from
New York, MIR. Brooks, am led TO believe that he is
striving TO defeat this bill He has done il more harm
i was tempted to believe that the gentleman took this
ground hoping to make the democrats defeat the BILL thai
they might smother up and merge the charge Of exirav
agance against this administration by taking advantage
OF the burst OF Indignation which would come up from
all quarters OF the country upon the defeat OF The bill
and in such an would have defend ourselves
against charge of withdrawing our support and protec
tion from our frontier settlers.
Il There the hammer fell
II Mr. HOUSTON had sum which intended to sub
nit TO my friend from New York, lMr BRooks,l and
the committee will indulge me, viii yet do so.
He stated fact, and argued 10 prove that during
the Florida war the cost OF our army per man was abou
great is now. and in that way attempted to just
fy the extravaganza OF his friends have moi examine
into the correctness of his statement but will for the
present give him the benefit OF it, The democratic parl
had the President during that war; and assure the gen
ueman II was very dear war to u.s. lie and his friend
charged with the people believed them
and II cost the democratic party signal defeat lol
beat us most shameiully therefore submit 10 him thi
sum; Ii during time OF war the cost oil our soldier
engaged in it great per that the people OF III
United States beat badly that only received tn
OF States in the ensuing presidential election
how many States will his administration receive mex
fall, when he admits that in time OF profound peace III
expense OF the per man is as great as It was dunn
that period OF war; II he will work out that sum, b
will find where he and bis friends will be next fall
il he does work it out will do il for him and fur
nisb the answer.
GREGORY n MhURY, MAsAayRs,
1 ], w. Maury X Col