Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1858-02-06
COURT HOUSE. c. SATURDAY FEBRUARY g. 1858


three or four times of tine necessity of more
troops to fight the Indians on the frontier,
and as soon as the additional regiments
were granted. we had peace. The regi-
ments, however, were not to be got rid of,
and then permanently fastened on the
cou etry. ~~
Mr. Davis proceeded to show the neces
sity for the passage of the bill The army
would amount to ii ,966 men if these two
companies be added He preferred the
plan of Mr.. Calhoun to that of the present
Secretary, namely, to have skeleton in
time of peace, capable of a sudden expan-
slon IL time Of war. This is the most eco
nomical plan. The increase is not asked
for by the Secretary of the Army on the
ground of the Mormon war. 1t was, how
ever, notorious, that in some sections of the
country it was difficult to enforce the laws
OF the land. He regretted as much as any
one that it should ever become necessary to
call upon the troops to aid in the execution
OF the laws, butwhen rebellion exists, tits
the. duty of the President to put it down,
aud Congress should furnish the means to
enable hIm toperform that duty. 1t would
be very fortunate for the country if there
would be no necessity for the employment
of troops after they were raised
Mr.. Hunter of Va, favored tho plan of
the Committee rather than that of tho Sec
rotary of War, but thought it ought to be
accompanied with proviso, that when the
present difficulties are settled the extra
force shall be dsbanded. Unless that is
done, it was manifest that an Increase was
desired in the standing army. To this he
was unwilling to agree. The subject was
discussed in 1855, aud four new regiments
were at that time added to the existing ar
my. 1t was supposed that it would be
able, when necessary, to guard and protect
the country in time of peace. He had seen
nothing since to show the necessity for the
increase, unless it be the Mormon war. He
suggested that in granting land on the
frontier the, donation should be accompa-
MED with the condition that the Govern
ment Shall command the services of the
frontiersmen, in cases of emergency.
Mr.. Hale (N. II. remarked that during
the last year the government expended
about SIS, 100000 for military purposes,
and there was a deficiency of upwerao of
seven millions more, making S26 200, 900
spent during the twelve months for military
purposes in time of profound peace. Dur
gsthc most expensive year Of the last war
with Great Britain, the military expenses
of the government reached as high as SOL
100000. When he first took his seat in
Congress, fourteen or fifteen years 100, the
army cost one thousand dollars man every
year. This bill proposed to raise seven
thousand additional men, which would sad
die upon the government permanent an
nual increase of expenditure ofabout twelve
millions of dollars; and thc3idea that the
army will ever so back and grow smaller,
as long as we have got the money or credit
to sustain it, was too absurd to be advanced
by any sensible man There were no back
ward tracks where our Government begun
to spend money There might be war,
no matter how expensive, and then, when
it was succeeded by peace, the expenses
would so right on, steadily increasing
In his opinion, the President wanted this
additional force to carry out "perfect free
dom"and popular sovereignty" in Kansas
It has been said that Congress 3 had not de-
clar"@ war against the Mormons, but it was
a part of the history ofthe country that war
was once declared to exist by the act of
Moxico, and'it might also be declared to
exist now by the act of Brigham Young
He should vote for the amendment propos,
ed. He wanted to cut the billsdown to a.
skeleton, and then should vote against the
skeleton itself. Laughter.l
ar FessehGeii Bic ,i,itJ bhftf. Foster,
((Conn, opposed the bill, on the ground
mainly that no necessity for its passage had
been shown. -'a4
Mr.. Seward On, Y. was of the opinion
chat the Utah troubles are more serious
than generally imagined. But, while dis
posed to afford NJ necessary relief to our
troops now in tho mountains, he was OPP
posed to anymore of the military forces
being used in Kansas to force on the ma
jority laws which, were enacted by aminors
ity; nor did he want to see them used again
in the enforcement of the Fugitive Slave
Law. lie should, at the proper time, pro-
pose an tamendmentto the effect that the
Steers and men raised under this new levy
shall be occupied only in the business of
maintaining the Constitution and laws Of
Utah, and that when order shall be estab7
lished there, then they shall be dishanded.
If this amendment be adopted, he would
probably be able to support the bill "a
5H r. Davis (Miss directed theattention
Of, Senator from New XyOrk, Mr. Seward,
to the. fact that, inasmuclt as part of, this
increase vas 10 be made to the present COM.
panies, il would beimpossible to adoptsuch
an asrendment as he proposed, without
breaking up the whole organization of tho.
army He conGendcd it was necessafy to-