Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1856-08-27

exercise the power which TIE constitution
eonfvrs on the. Executive for extraordinary
occasions. and promptly TO convene the
two Houses 10 order 20 AFFORD them I'D j
opportunity OF r,con-Iderins subject Of
such vital interest 10 the peace aud wei
fare IF the Uniop. ~ rf..f I
With exception ola pariisi authority !
vested by law in The Secretary of War TO !
contract Tor supply Of clothing and subsis-
rence. the army Is wholly dependent on
the appropriations annually made By Con-
gress. The omission Of Congress TO aci
in this respect. tefore the termination Of
the fiscal year, had already caused en-
barrassmenls 10 he service. which were
overcome only in expectation Of aPpropia-
lions before the close The present month
II the requisite funds be not speedily pro-
yided. the Executive will no longer be
able 10 furnish the trans ortalion. equip
ment and munitions. which are essential
TO the effectiveness of a military force In
the field With no provision for the pay
OF troops. the contracts establishment would
effect be disbanded: the consequence OF
which would be so disastrous as 10 de-
mand ali possible efforts TO ayertthe Gala.
nifty.
+, 1t is not merely that the officers and en-
listed men Of The army are 10 be thus de-
prved Of the pay and ,molumentto which
they are entitled by standing laws; that The
construction of arms tshe public armorIes
the repair and construction Of ordnance AT
the arsenals. and the manufacture OF null
lary clothing and camp equipage must be
/ discontinued; and the persons connected
with this branch Of the public service thus
i be deprived suddenly of the employ ment
essential TO their subsistence Nor is IL
merely the waste consequence on the for.
ced abandonment of the sea board FORTH =
caiiuns. and of the interior military posts
and other establishments, and the enor-
nous expense of recruiting and reorgan-
iziug the army. and again distributing it
over the vast regions which IL now oc-
cupies. Tbose are evils, which may. it
is true. be repaired hereafter by taxes i'm
posed on the country.
But other evils are involved. which no
expenditures however lavish. could RENE
dy.-in comparison with which local and
personal injuries or interests sink into
lnslglicance.
A great part of the army is situated on
the remote frontier. or IN the deserts and
mountains OF the interior. 10 discharge
large bodies Of men in such places. without
the means OF regaInIng their homes. and
where few, if any. could obtain subsist
ence by honest industry. would be to sub
jcct them to suffering and temptation. viii
disregard Of justice and right most derog
alory 10 the Government.
In the Territories of Washington and
: Oregon. numerous bands OF Indians are il
arms. and are waging a war of exlermina
lion against he white inhabitants; and al
D though our troops are actively carryin.
! on the campaign. we have no intelligence
as vet of successful result. On the Yves
a tern plains, notwithstanding the imposln.
! display of military force recently mace
!, thcre and ,is ~bs..'sivs sns i"ntS ssd -
' the rebel!Ious tribes, others TAR from BEN:
dismayed. have manifested hostile inten
d tons. and been guilty of outrages. whicI
). if not designed TO provoken conflict serv'
4 to show that the apprehension OF II is In
" sufficient wholly 10 restrain their ylclou
: propcnsItics. A strong force IN the Stat
il of Texas has produced ia, temporary sus
: pension Of hosti,ies there; but in New
e Mexico, incessant activity on the part G
!. the troops is required to keep in check ih
/. marauding tribes which nEcsl that Terri
!, tory The hostile Indians have not bee
J. removed from the State of FIorida an
" the withdrawal of the troops there from
leaving that object unaccomplishe woul
a be most injurious to the inhabitants, an
d a breach of the positive engagement OF tn
General Government.
! TO refuse supplies TO the army. there
= fore, is to compel the complete cessatlo
u of all It's operations. and It's practical dis
y bandmcnt, and thus TO invite hordes ,
ie predatory savages from the Wes,er
10 plains and the Rocky mountains TO sprea
devnstaiions along frontier of more tina
four thousand miles in extent. and to d,
liver up the sparse population of Va:
tract OF country to rapIne and murder.
Such. in substance, would be the DIN
+, ect and immediate effects of the refusal ,
:, Congress tor the first time in the histol
~ W Wv " Athut "
!, tie maintenance of the army:--lhe IL
!. eitable waste OF millions of public treasur,
{, the infliclioa of extreme wrong upon a
: persons connected with the military es
adjustment by service. employment. @
contracts. 1.-The recall Of our forces fror
o the hled.--lhe fearful sacrifice Of Iii
. and incalcuable destruction OF property o
~ the remote frontiers. the striking of on
national flag on the bslllemen, OF The iol
"a trcsses which defend our maritime cite
&c against foreign Inyasion.-ihe violation {
public honor AID good faith and III
- iiscredil Of the United States in the ey,
p Of the civilized world.
10 confidently trust that these considers
ID lions. and others appertaining TO the don
'e cs'ic peace Of the country which came
fail 10 suggest themselves TO every pairi'
D iic mind. will on reflection, be duly az
= preciaied by both Housese Of Congres
and induce the enactment ofthe requisi
Of provisions Of law for the support OF Il
8 army Of the United States.
:" FRASKLiS pIKRcE,
- Washington August el. 1856.
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