The Leavenworth weekly times., 1877-11-15
COL. W. A. PHILL1lsS.
An Able Argument Against Reduc-
ing the Army.

An Able Argument Against hSeOuc.
ing the Army.
The following is report of the remarks
made in the House, by Col. Phillips of this
District, on the 9th inst, against reducing
the army-the House being in committee
OF the whole, and speeches limited TO ten
minutes. Mr.. Phillips said:
Mr.. Chairman, all day We have had at
tempts repeated by various motions to re-
duce the Army. Although the committee
has adopted the motion of the gentleman
from Texas mr. Schleicher) amendments
looking to reduction have been offered
time and again in violation Of the spirit in
which that was agreed to, and couched SO
as to defeat its purpose. l wish to say that
have not antagonized, or desired to an
tagonize, any effort of the Representatives
from Texas to secure protection for their
frontier; but wish to call attention to the
fact that the present attempt is to reduce
the Army and at the same time TO secure
such protection in a manner that would
leave other portions of the frontier without
adequate defense. | am willing that the
frontier OF Texas shall be protected, but if
the other side of the House insist on reduc-
ing the Army and sending the whole avail
able force to the frontier Of Texas they
leave unprotected the frontier elsewhere for
thousand miles Iwould have moved to
strike out Texas" but wished that from
tier TO have adequate protection, and to
accomplish this appeal to these gentlemen
not to force others to antagonize this meas
ure.
know that the ouest;on of defepding the
Texan border is a larp. ouestion one which
onr army at present is unable TO handle
The gentleman from Texas GMr. Reapan1
who has inst spoken refers to pursuine the
Noxicans unon ,be;r own so;I Sir the
nonul,,ion IL Neyico on that frontier is 81
debased thai nothing but nower can Keen Il
in sub;act;on or secn1e safetv IN our horders
In !, we find , naonle Who have NOT hon
and cannot he Kent in subiec,ion bv the
oovernment of Mexico weakened bv nolit-
icaI dissensions and naralvzed bv imbec;Ii-
~ nonnIation of mixed Indian and
Snanisb bIood a mixture which seems to
have debased the ORIGINAL elements II has
neither the nob;I;ty of the C.st;l;.n
nor tho simnla DIGNITY ~ tho
Indian and nossesses ali the vices of both
and none of the virtnes of either. a 40, az
mon wbo gamble for an nccnn,,;on .sa
filthy upwasbed unkemnt nnraoenar,,eJ. :.
wbo ws,r r,aasJ g.herJ;pss ,bs;r un;forrn
ha;no a so,nJ,seSo 2 bl,nts, and !. n,;r of
snnrs. Who cat ,ed-nenner Mos and d,rI.
cnmnIected bread. Who are one d,v in the
.rmr tho neYt J,y robhars IN Tho iron,;ar
the ne,t n,onyn .;aJorss for % = WsI;c.n
borderer when be wishes 10 S s,e,I .nv,h;na
pronounoes for God and Iibertv ! . 90, oi
men Who curse the verv so;i On vb;cb thev
tread a hoJv Of neon,e 90 dsb,saJ .nd
ioatbsome that when fbev lie down 70 die
On the nr,;r;e even Nh. cooIss w;il No, 90,
tban,
Wbosb,,l s,v ,b,, this r,ce oovs-ns ,b.
unbanny rec;"n over Which !, ct.;ms ;ur;S. &
J;c,;on The oniv Sn,n;sh ona,;,v ,h.,
seems To have snrv;ved IN C,s,;J;.n I'D
i tho ,haorvs Tho, J;.onrarr = ta,,a. @
t;,Is than nosssss;on Those -. o,,r na;at. [
hors Tbe R;o G..nda =. . ,o.m.asn, U
boundary "a not so waII Sss;noj ~ ,ha fsna
- ,ha ccmn,,r .s ~ 81. ~.n T. aL.a"oe @
;,s Io..,;on -. "a e.. a.. .sanhIS.
ers ON | it, hank % md a % th"aa a. ~ha e b. ~
nrofsss;on.I rnhl'a-s .nd rnrra.,..s " .La;.
own country c can sc,rcsIv r con.;der !, mmnh I