, 1860-04-26

QUE WASHINGTON LITTER.
The .9o.n.:a a.st~sn. qus,sfon...se.ton
4ussiaoa.
[cosses2oadeace ofthe Press and Tr;brne1
WAsn1xa1ux, April II. 1se1
The past tTo or three da, 3 in the House hare |
been devoted to the discussion Of the amend
ment attached by The Senate to the Military
Academy bill, providing for the equipment Of
the two regiments Of Texas Mounted Folun.
teers, which were authorised to be raised BY the
last Congress, bnt for which 20 appropriation
Messrs. Reagan and Hamilton, Of Texas, Of out.
RACES committed By the Indians upon the de-
tence!ess settlers upon the borders Of their
Statc; and il tie Republicans could hare be-
he'cd that the regiments proposed IN ec
equipped was no greater force than was needed,
and would be employed for the purpose ce,ig-
na:ed, thtre would not baye been d dissenting
Foce among them. But here camc McRae OF
Mississippi, Bonham Of South Carolina, snd
Pendleion Of Ohio, who, following the path
marked out by Sam Coz q few weeks ago, mr.
eued thss, in view Of the impending war with
Mexico, We ought to have our frontier guarded,
&c. There could be but but one meaning TO
tuls t2lk-it meant TINT the hostilities against
the Indians we're 10 be The means Of breating ::
ground for difficulties with Mexico. 0,ero, the
N~t|fHs[ AAAA4A NEH -ACAEuy ~ ai1EeNA A4A0E III
behalf ot similar mounted regiments for /
that territory, let the cat out of the bag. Hs !
admitted that the object Of bis constituents was I
to wage a war Of extermlnation upon the 1ndi.
ans, and hc left little ground 10 doubt that be ,
desired to extend the punishment proposed to !;
be inflicted upon the Indians, to Acx,co. Thad. :
SteEens, in short speech which he made on
the question, t21d the truth in nutshell. He
said, LET us vote this regiment, ard wc sbali
soon have var declared in q preamble, IS vas
| and We shall ho cllcd upon to vote thirty mil
| lion dollars ort Of THE Treasury to sustain it."
| There arc two theories for supprs ssing Indian
depredatioss. Tho first is By s.atiouiny reeu-
| lar troops ppo1 cur frontiers; the other is By
raising. IS IN tho present instance is proposed,
mouuted volunteer rcgiMenis, composed Of the
| pioneer settlers themselves. The objection to
! the former is that regular troops 10 not under
| stand the proper method 1t fighting the Iud;.
| ms, while the frontierstnen know exactly how
| to conduct saEage wariafe, and, beio. acquaint-
ed with tue mountain Businesses, can pursue tue
| Indians to their retreats and chastisc them. Oa
the other hand it is contended that tlsese from.
/ tiersmen if left to their own discretion as
| to the plan Of such campaign, being composed
in great part Of wild turbulent and often la.lcss
spr,ts, would carry their feelings Of resenge too
| fur, and convert their offensive into an e1teEmi-
mating var. Thad. Stevens yery forcibiy ar
gued that our Western frontiers are the only To-
calities where tia soldiers Of cur standin.. asmr
should be stationed, and they should he trained
in the kinds Of warfare peculiar to the border.
| The Senate's amendment Was passed in the
House last evening. By 3 majority Of two rotes,
but Mc. Junkin, OF Pennsylvania, who had been
induced without reflection to vote for it. moved
| reconsideration, aud motion to lay his mo-
tion upon tho table was lost, and tho torrner
motion is now pending; so that there Is good
reason to b:lisre that tho senete's proposition
| will yet be dcfsated.
1t is proper hero to say, THAT had it not been
for the imprscticablc substitute proposed by
3fr, Stanton, tie Chairman Of The Military COM
mite (which understand vas not cou.iIered
il thu Coumsttee), there. would uot have leca
as many votes fcrthc amendment as there were.
Mr. $. is severely ceEsure5 and lmercitesslf rid:.
culed for his proposition, which, when SIM
/ | uered down, proves to b. an outrageous one,
| and not half tEe members who voted for it could
he induced TO touch it again. His orly excuse
\ | tor o4aring it is that il WAS proposed BIZ the
+ Secretary Of War; very poor recommends
: ton. Cot. Curis. Of Iowa, Hho is OF the Mill
tary Committee, though opp> srd 10 the Sena,e's
amendment. voted fo- it ~ his preference be.
r tween il aud hr. Stauton's scheme. 4 new pro
+ position will probably be submitted when The
i matter again comes uo, which will remedy tht
! Republicans are ready and willing to vote an3
= requisite sum fur tile defence Of the Texas fro'
tier. but they desire to know how it is 10 be ex
~ renJcd. and that it is to be confined to that Oh
> ject alone.
= Thete has been, during the last day Or tro
; | solna extrasuperfne cursng among the De
= mocracy here N: an the faithful The Wake
n letter is an agfuE, auf IL thing. The Dough-
men we're crazy With delight when it appeared
~ but pretty soon some OF the moro reilec.n
: among theul began t3 reason thus: Vii
= not this thing hurt instead Of helping Us
!, Charleston: If the South come to see that Il:
~ Northern Democracy is thoroughly ihitcte
~. With Sluatter Sovereisnty--that Buchsua
:, himself stuck to it until actually driven from
Il hr the Southern pressure-wi!l they not be r,
~ newcdty moved. By this development. to max
Is united stan,i nsa,ns. MS: AMI find that III
Il | argument, circulated around among them, COO
80 their srdcr- But NIL this does not appexse IL
~ wrath OF the Administration men. Old Hue
~ dncsn't want Douglas killed off ut any sacl,
.,r | rificc. He hpa no rotion, when he pushes Du
H., oil the precipice, to hare the latter pull his t.
~, gust enemy along With him. This is not III Il
be programme, but gems likely to be in The Pc
~ fUruaace.
w. The Constitution (Bu:hauan's orsaa) has te'
rh ! stealrry Dnug!as's thunder. Icu know tt
ss whenrvyx the Litter is a-ked q peculiarly paf;
h. question. one that H." would give si1 thing
uvoid, and IT,: tiuds there il wa- to escape.
~ cept by answering it, he says: II an IL ID >
~. have asked tia: question, for wanted 10 g
awer it." 20 with iic tonsti!ut!oa. 1t is 81
,.s, The Covcde Committcc hare brought cut 1
hc Walker letter. Il. is Happy in heog able 10 c
,, aistency. In f:c: thu. letter Is i.ss: ti,e t,i
10. for the present crisis. "Thcfr never has be
10. the day" says the C1ns:itation, "when t!,t
,ia could have existed, Oh tbep:: OF the lrcsi.'e
H. the slightest objection to it, publication" ca.
TO- Douglas, in hts pafniest das2. beat that? 7
Iha stampede from buchanan, caused by the Put
a.. cation of this letter, t1eanwhi I. ii counted
es thousands per day, and e1ec:at;cns a:c bei
~ ! hcapel upon him By those who few days a
;na were bis tirm supporters.
~ ~. With reference to the Homestead bill in
tha Scnalc, tie probability NOW Is that u,ea.t
;sh will pass ,but body which ia its provisions =
TO be but slight improvement upon no hill ut
, 'a,. !And;e johnson has become frightened, q
~ agreed TO n,odifc his bill, support anotl.
~, 49, But johnson ct arkansas, has introduced q
~, - which he can support. From the fast ttat
III bill VAS ayoweaiy introduced in part. to oosi
,,r. the objections urged against the Honest,
,he principle Of s1r. Nlgf:sll, you can judge of
ia. lsbcgaiity Of its provisions.
r. 4 resolution was introduced in tic House :
terday By Mr.. Durllngamc, ,instructiac tic Ct
.., m,ttee on Foreign .Alairs TO inquire into
'sr. exred;eucy Of raising the american Consul
in Sardinia TO the runk OF first class nissi
'aa The resolution was preceded By preambls
I'D citing that the 1rceIoE Of the presss had b
49, secured, and to this preamble Garnet, Dc
w. W. crat from Virglpia objected, on lie ground
~ ne had rc,hing to do with tho Institution!
hV Sardinia. Thus Democracy objects to any =,
f * pathy OH the part Of this Government with
49, :. progress Of free institutions abroad.