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VOL. XXI. NO 10.
NEWDERN, N. C
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WEDNESDAY, 31 ARCH 8, 1837,
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J.I- TERMS.
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(13 On all letters addressed to the Editor, the fostag
must bejpatd,
War Department, ; ?
January 25, 1837.
ules
in relation to CLAIMS provid
ed
f:r by an act of Congress passed ISth
January, 1837, entitled "An act to proviqe
for the payrrjent of horses and other property
lost or destroyed iu the military service of the
(tinted States," presc
scribed ml pursuance ot the
4th section of the said act.
' At! claims under the. provisions of this act
TTirit he oresented at the office of the Third
'Auditor of the Treasury Department before
the en i of the next session of Congress, and
each rftust bejj substantiated by such evidence as
hereinafter designated, 'with respect itb
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rases oi ine jciass unuer wmcu n iaiis.
FIRST CLASS OF CASES.
. Bv the frs
ed : '
'That any
section of the
iw jt ' is
enact
field; or
staff, !br other officer,
!i Is . i
rnounled-iniHlt
a man,
volunteer, ranger, or
'Cavalry, ebgs(j.
al in the military service of the
Untied .MaU'S
since the 18th of June, 1812,;or
who shall h
4
after be in said, s ervice, and has
all sustain ,danUge, without any
sustained or
fault or ncght'ence on his paH while, in said
service dv me loss oi a norse
1 . 1 li ' 1 I i
n Da tile, or by
the Joss of a! horse wounded
in battle, and
which has died, or shall die, of
said wound, or
beitig so woiiiided, shall be abandoned by or
der of his officer, and lost,jtr shall : sustain
damage by thtl loss of auy horse by death, Jbr
abandonment! in consequericci of the United
States jailing! lo supply sufficiejU,., forage, Ipr
because the rider was distnouutea arid separa
ted from his hoi se, and ordered tw do duty on
foot at ia station detached from his hcfr6e, jjjir
' when the officer in the immediate command
. ordered, or shall order, thel horse turned out
. to wraze in the woods, prairies, or commons,
" 'because the United States failed, or shall fail,
j jo supply sufficient forage, and the loss was or
v shalh bp consequent thereon, irr for the Jss Ipf
T necessary equipage In consequence of the lj s
Tof his horse aforesaid,1 shall ji'fftcTwed- aifd
noid the value thereof 1 ProvidedThat if
payment has been or shall be thade to any one
aforesaid; otjjtlie use and riskl or for fora
after the. death, loss, or abandonment." of ll
horse. sid plaiyment shalL bell deducted frc
the value thereof, unless he satisfied, or. shall
satisfy the paymaster.'1 at thejtifne he made lor
shall make tht 'payment, ; or rtnr'safter show joy
proof, t(iat he was retnountedi in which case,
the deduction j shall only extend to the time hf
was on foot And.provided htstyfif any ' pajl
rneiu shall have, been, or shall hereafter be,
rsade to any person above mentioned, on ac
count of clothincr, to which he
was
not enti
deducted tied byj law.jsbch
from the value
raents.r.li h
payment's hii
be
or
of, his horse
accoutre
To establish
a claim under; t
the claimant must adduce the evidence of the
officer under whose command; he served wheri
the los$ occtirred, if alive ; or, if dead, then ol
the next surviving officer; d
nerlv. the value thereof, thd
iu which the puss happened; tjjd whether o!f
noi it was susainea wunou any lautt or
ligencs-onitheLciaimant's part.), j The evii
should also, in Case the claimant was remoun
prl ufitr ihA litc'c statu wrliPiL We II urn e rorti'kiint!
edC he if lo!rg j hje; continued, soj fand . espial,
whether the horse whereon he was reinounte
had not been furnished bvltne tlnited States
or been owne4 bv another
uiitiaman or v
bib
teer, to whom payment for the
use
and
risl
thereof, or for its forage, whilst in the pbssst-!
sion of the
;if it had be
ainiant, mav have been made
ant
the
us owned,
i
ft on Id name
person, and
the
command to',
which he beloqg
- d. And'ni every instance
n which the clam
may extend to equipage, thelsvral articfesio
A I 11 ' 1 1 . ' M J II
which the-sarne Consisted, arid the separate vai
lue of cachi should be specific
JECOND CLASS OF1 CASES.
The second section of th law! enacts: ;
"Xhat any person who, ;ih the;; said military
service; asja volunteer or, draughted militaT
ma,n furnished br shall furnish ! himselfj wh'h
arms '"."anoJ mijitkry-;" a'pcoufrerrekts, .andsuil
tained or shall sustain damage by the capture
or destruction; of the same, without anv fault
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or neglige'nce
( u j-oii, fvi nuv iusi or snail
by reason of his being wounded
lose the same
in the service, shall be allowed and paid
.the value thereof." i; : : 1:.
Each' claim under this provision must! be es
tablished by the, evidencejefj the omcer
commanded the claimant when the loss hap'
pened, if aliyej or if dead, then of the next sart
viying officjbr t describing ihe several article
lost, ine vaiue ot each, whether or not thte
same were not furnished by -.the: claimant, Iiri
what wayLand iwhen 'the
loss becurred,
whether or not it' was sus
ained II withobt
fault or negligence on his
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-TrfRif class' b . clsls. S' ' ; 'II
The third section of the law enacts: '
'That any person who sustained or -shall
sustain damage by the loss, Rapture, or. de
struction, by an enemy, of any horse, rriule,
or waffon cast boat sleigh, or harness. ' whilp
such property I was in the military service ijf
tne United States, either by impressment br1
contract, except! in cases wheie' the risk id
which the property would I be Exposed i was
agreed id be ihcurred by the owner, if it'shal
appear that such' loss,' capture, !, or destruction
was without any fault or 1 negligence r on the
part of the owner, and anv Derson. who. wit:
out any such fault. or negligence, sustainedfOr
shall sustain damage by the death or abandon
ment and loss of any such horse, mule, or oi,
wfhile in the service aforesaid, in consequence
of the failure, on the part of the United States,
th furnish the same with sufficient forage! shall
bfe allowed and paid the value thereof.'Vj i jj
To establish a claim under this provision, it
will be necessary to produce the testimony of
the officer or agent of the United States, who
impressed or contracted for the service of the
property mentioned in such claim, and'also of
the. officei under whose immediate command
the same was employed at the time of capture
destruction, loss, or abandonment ; declaring
in what way the property wis taken into the
service of the United States,;the value thereof,
whether or not the risk to which' it would be
exposed was agreed to be incurred by the
owner, whether or not, as regarded horses,
mules, or oxen, he engaged to supply the
same with sufficient forage, in what manner
the loss happened, and whether or not it was
Li.:..' :. . .1 JL' e. .1. Ji1 ! - &
susiaineu wimoui anv iauu or i negligence on
ins pan. ; ji Vx m-rm?'
The, sixth section of the Hw enacts ; ' '
"That in all instances where any minor has
peen or shall te engaged in the military ser
vice of the United States, and was, or shall be
provided with a horse or equipments or with
ilttary accoutrements, bv h
US
parent or gnapr-
fli.an;- and has died br shall die, without payihg
for said property," and the sarrie has been, br
ihail be lost, captured, destroyed, or abandon
ed, In the manner befo.re mep ioned, said pa-
?enit or guardian, shall be aljcwed pay there
6r, on making satisfactory pt ))f that he is en
titled thereunto, by having ! furnished the
Jare.''M!:;--r-;v rr,:ri;fr-?'--9;J-J
A parent or guardian of a I o ceased inoj,
wilt therefore, in addition to1 such testimony'
Applicable to j his" claim as is jreviously de
scribed, have to furnish proo'tiathe provided
the minor with the property tfitvi ein mentioned:
that the minor died without j pitying for sudK
property ; and that he, the parent or guardian
is entitled to payment for it, by his having fur-
y ms r
fe;:
riished the same
he seventh section of the law enacts
" I hat in all jnstanc.fis where anv rierso
bther than,a minor, has beeri or shall be en
gaged in the military service',
has been, or shall be orovided
aforesaid, and
with a horse
or ; equipments, or! with riiilitary- accputrfi-
ments, by any person, the owner thereof, who
has Risked, or shall rake the rjisfe of such .'jhors,
equipments, or military accooilkrnents on hirrt-
seif, and the same! has beeri
Of shall be lost,
c
ptured,1 destroyed; or abandoned in the man
ner before mentioned, such owner shall be al-
w;ed, pay thereftirl on making satisfactory
roof, as in other cases, and the further proof
that he is entitled thereto, by having furnished
the same and having taken Ihe risk on him
self." ' f - ii p-7 ' - I'lLliS
Besides the testimony ip support of his
aim herein before reauiredl evervsuch owni-
M therefore,; will hive to brbvit fthat he " did
rovide the horse, equipments or military ac-
ipoutrements therein mentioned, and took the
risk thereof on himself ; and1, that he is - enti4
iled to pay therefor j by haring furnished the
same!, and taken the risk thereof! on himself ;
L JA k: k, rii ii i.i:-j JL'1
oijii una piuutsuuuiu uc cuiiiaiiicu in a uepu
siiipn of the person who had been so provide
by him with such horse, equipments, or milt
ary accoutrements. - v ; ; ; c ':i- . t.v
In no case can the production of the evi-
?ence, previously described bedispensed vrith
nless the impracticibility ofpToducing it be
clearly proved, and
then the nearest and best
hich the, ease, mav be, sns4
pther evidence, of w
fept
l .4
ioje, must be tornisnea in lieu tnereot.
Every claim must be acebnipanied by a del
pc sition of the claimant, declaring. that he hasj
m t received from anv officer iorl agent of the
United States, any horse qr horses, equipage
arms, accoutre ments, muiei wagon, cart, boat
$Uigh,or harness, (as the krase may be,) in lieu
bti the property he lost, not anr compensation
or! the same and be supported,! if practicable
by the original vah.ation list, made by thap-l
praisers of the property, at thel time the same
jwls take.n intothe U'nitetl siii.,iservic.. Jtr.: .
j , All evidence other than the i certificates of
y nit era, wno ai toe time oi giyujg mem, were
in the military service of! .the United States
must be sworn to before some judge, justice of
the peace, or other personldiily authorized to
administer oaths, and of which' authority, proof
should accompany the evidence. - j
B: F. BUTLER.i
Secretary ofiWat ad in f rim.1,
.VE1 Jan. 24,'lS3fjl (IU M", - 'l I 'i
Approve.
ANDREW, JACKSON.:
11 :
Treasury Departmbnt.
Third Auditor's OEceMan 27, 1837.
jbach claimant can hate the; sum,
which
may be allowed his claim,! remitted to , him di
feci on his signifying a wish s to that effect,
and namin? the niaeei of his residence ; but if
themoney is to be remitted 6r paid to any
Other person, a J nower ofi attornevl to him
from the claimant, duly executed and autheni
ticated, should be forwarded with the claim. i
p To facilitate) the requisjte.searches, and 4
Told delay iu the adjustment of the clairasr 1
ealch claimant should nam on his papers i the !
paymaster or other disbursing oncers, by
whom he was paid for the service of himself
fiorse, wagon, cart, team, boa,!&c., . j
m 'f-;?:iTETER., H(NER, dib.- :
l Editors of newpapers, in which the laws bf
the United States are published, in the seve
ral States add frerritories, fare, requested to
publish therein, the ; foregoing ; rules, once ja
week,, for four weeks, and send their accounts
to jthe Third Auditor for payment. - 7-4 "
IH. CilAPMAK
TTTTAS just recmed. peri Schooner Perse
JJjX verance ia iresh supply of i:
DRUGS AND MEDICINES, .
Newberri Oct. 20th. 1830
t mm
it
ceedins
in
ongress.
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SENATE, FEB, 15.
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RELATIONS WITHHEXWO.
Hi
Mr. BUCHANAN, from
the Committee on
Foreign Relations;
made
the following
re-
Pb:
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The Com
mitte on Foreign Relations
to
rbich was referred the mesiaire of thft Pri
nt of the pnited , States of ike sixth instant,
r'ith the accompanvinr documents, on the'snh.
jeet of the bresenlt state of j Ur relations with
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exieo, report ; f; m y.v , ;?. , ;
(That thdy hajre given tojhis subject that
se-
ious anq ueiioerate consiueraiion which its
importance demands, and which any circum
stances calculated "to interrupt our friendlv
relations Witrj thi Mexicai Republic wUnl'd
necessarily insum From documents submitted
to the eqm.rnitteekftt appeari that ever since j the
revolution pf 1822, which separated Mexico
from Spairii and ieen for ibme rears before.
the United Stated have hadrepeated causes ot
juoi. oiijjMa.iiiL agijiusi me nexican auinoriiies
From timemotime, as these insults and finju
ries have occurred, demand) for satisfaction
have been made by our successive public Min
isters at the city. of Mexici; but almost all
these demands hate hitherto proved unavail-
It;might have been expecled that after
treaty of peace bnd amijtv, commerce,
the
and
navigationjconcluded between the two Repub
lics on the! fifth hay of April, one thousand
eight h una red and thirtyonje, these causes
of
complaint would have ceased to exist.
;. M. uttt
treaty so c early defines the rights and the du
ties of the -esppctlve parties, that it seem al
most impossible ih misundfrsland or toj mis
take therh; The jcommittei , notwithstanding
regret to be compelled to state that all the
causes of complaint against Mexico, w lich
have been ppecialjy noticed in the correpbn
depce referred tithem, have occurred since
the conclusion off his treaty - - V j j
We forbear from enterin ; into any minute
detail of otr I grievances. I The enumeration
of each individoaSicase, with its attendanicir
curastancesi, everi if the cepmittee were in
possession of sufficient mate rials to make sueh
a compilation, isndered j unnecessary, fom
the view winch they have taken of the subject.
These cases are, all referred to in the docu
ment No. 1, eniled "Claims on Mexico,"
in the letter of instructions from Mr. Forsy th
to Mr. Elli, of 20th of iily, 1836, and in
the! subsequent correspondence between ! Mr.
Ellis and Mr:, Monasterio, th ; acting Mexican
Minister of Foreign. Afi'airs.j i l l
If the Cjioyernmeht of the United States were
disposed to exact strict and prompt reOjress
rrom Mexico, your commmep migni wun
uis
tice, recommend an immediate resort to
war
or - to reprisal!' 0n -his jsubject. -howeveT,
they give tleir hearty assent! to the fallowing
sentimenfsVontainlbd in . thjej message; bf jthe.
President. Ileisays, "the lepgth qf time since
some ot tne lnmries have been committed, the
repeated jand ubavailinif"; appKcajiions:f fo'ij' jre
rfress the wanton character of some of the out
rages upon jthe j property ani persons o our
citizens, and, upon the officers! and flag of the
vmiea oiaies, lnaepenoentpt reeent lnsans To
this Govt;rnment ind people y the late extra
ordinary Mexicari : Minister! cvould justify J in
the eyes of ill nations, immediate war. 1 That
remedy, however; should nplj be used by just
and generous nations, confiding in! their
strength; for injuries committed, if it can 'be
honorably avoided; and it has occurred"; to me
that, considering ihe present embarrassed con-
ditiqnqf hat CQuhtry, tve should act with
both wisdom and moderation, bv eivinir1 to
Mexico
One
oresopportunity to atone for the
past before
take
redress into our own
hands."
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In affordi
' this opportunity to the Mexican
Government!
the committee would suggest the
propriety of (pursuing the fcrm required by
the thirty!. fouzthj artielei of the treaty with
MexicoJ in all tW rriRes tri w hich it" maV 'be
applicablei iI'lThis llarticle inrovides that, !if
(what indeed 'cannot be expected) any of the
articles obtained in the pre sent treaty shall
be violate4 jr infracted in anv manner whatev
er, it is stipulated that neither of the contract
ing pahles will order or; authorize any acts of
reprisal! nor declare war against the other,, on
complaints' of njurles of darieges, until the
said party considering-1 itsel" offended, shall
first have presented to the iother a statement
of sueh injuries br (damages, verified by com
petent' raofs,jand oemarided ustiee and satis
faction, and ihf simje shall have been ejther re
fused or unreasonably dllay eel.", I
After such a demand, fshoold prompt justice
be refuked by th4 Mexican Government, we
may appeal !to ajl riatiohs, hot only ! for the
equity and moderation ( with which we shall
have acted tbtlvards a sister Republic, but for
thenecesshysiwhich will the
compel us to
seek rtdre$s fbrjburj wrbrjgs, either by actual
warV of by ji'lpj-isals. The s ubject will then
be presented before Congress, at the com
mencetnfchof tKe next nession, in a clear' and
distinct (Torpijla.ridi the c )mmitiee cannot doubt
but trMflJsuich Measures I tvill ,be , imnjiediately
adopted as jmisy, bs necessary to vindcate, the
mand (o the President if the United States.!
Deiorc conciuuins tneir repoi c uuim
tee
deem ii; necessary to sutiriit a few remarks j
n the conduct of! Mil Gorpstiza, the late;!
Envoy Eitiabrdinary and Minister Plehipo -
lonliarv n prinn Rpnuhlieto the United
rtnntt
States.- In regard to that Ifqnctiouary, they
onnMir fiiiiu irt hnfmnri with! Mr,t orsvtn. tnati
he was lunder the influence of, prejudices,
And for
Pit
honor jof the country, and insure ample repara
tioal.tp por injured fellow-citizensl . They
leave the mode and mariner hf making this de-
what reasxin
i? 1 1 Because the
President refused,
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to recall the orders which he had issued to
the general commanding the forces of the ljn(
tek States in the vicinity : of Texas, directing
him to pass the frontier, should it be found
a necessary measure of self-defence; but pro
hibition him from pursuing this course nnless
the Indians were ; actually engaged in hostili
ties against the citizens of the Uqited States,
or he had undoubted evidence that such hostil
ities were intended, and were actually prepa
ring within the Mexican Territbryi. n
jit A civil tvar was, then raging in Texas. The
Texan Troops occupied positions between the
forces of Mexico and the warlike and restless
tribes of Indians alone the 'frontiers - of the
United States. It was manifest that Mexico
could noij possibly t restrain by f force these
tribes wihin her limits, from hostile incursions
upon the inhabitants of the United States, as
she had engaged to do by the ; 23rd article of
the treaty:; No matter how strong may have
been our, inclination, the ability jivas entirely
wanting Vj Under 'such circumstances, what
became" the duty ofcthe. President of the 1 Uni
ted States? If he enter tained, reasonable ap
prehensions that these savages, meditated an
attack from the Mexican territory against tlie
defenceless citizens along the frontier, was he
obliged tb order our troops to stand uponc the
line, and wait until the Indians, who knew no
rule of warfare, but indiscriminate carnage and
plunder; Should actually invacie o'ul ierritory ?
1 o, state
the proposition, is to
answer the
question
Under isuch circumstances,
our
forces had a right, by the law of nations, and
the great nd universal law of seff-defence, to
take a position in advance ot pur trontier, in
the country inhabited by these savages; for
the purpose of
their incursions.
preventing anq j restraining
1 1 The Sabine is so distant from
Washington
that it became absolutely necessary to entrust
this discretionary power in the ; commanding
general.
If ihe President had no
tissued such
orders in
advance, all s the evils
might have
been inflicted before the remedy could have
been applied: and in that event, he would haye
been justly responsible for the murders and
devastation which might have been committed
by the Mexican Indians on citizens of the
United States. j , ';."J,:
When these discretionary orders were is
sued to General Gaines, they vyere immediately,
communicated to Mr. Gorostza, in the most
frank and 'friendly spirit. The future expla
nations of ihe whole proceeding were made to
him, and lie was over and over again assured
that if this; occupation of the Mexican territory
should become necessary ,it would be of a limit
ed, lemporiry and pqrely defensive character,
and should continue no longer tlian the dan
ger existed ; that the President solemnly
diFclaimed any intention of occupying the ter-
ritorv bevond the Sabine, a with !the view of
taking possession ot it as belonging to . the
Iluited States: and that the militarv, movement
should produce no effeet whatever; upon the
boundarv 'Question. .-;!; ,: H- hJlii'l
The committee belei
Ieive that Mr. Gorostiza.
ought to hive been satisfied with these expla
' i . '
nations, but they failed to produce! any effect
upon his mind. Without instructions trom
his Government, he retired from iis mission
npon his own responsibility. This was notall.
. - . f .1 t"-; ri ll'l :iJ 1 :"H.,' L -J
Betore n leu ine umteu estates,: rie puonsneu
a pamphlet, containing a portion of his corres
pondence with our Goyernment,;and. with his
own; from which latter it appears'f that whilst
engaged upon the business of his special e mis
sion here he was making charges pf bad faith
againsjt the United States to the Mexican Sec
retary of Foreign Relations. Th committee
will not enlarge upon the glaring impropriety
of such conduct.; The publication of such . a
DamDhlet by a Foreign Minister, in the coun
try to which he has been accredited, before
taking his departure, can be ; considered in-, no
other liffhtlthan as an appeali to the people
against the;acts of their own Gbenment It
was a cross violation of that diplomatic cour
tesy which ought ever to be observed between
independent nations, and deserves jthe severest
condemnation: This aet vjd still 'more eitra
orinary,when we consi(JetriaI!i aire ost im
mediately followed the note of Mr, Dickens to
him of the 20th October,; 1836, assuring him
that the President Would instruct Mr. Ellis to
make such explanations to 1 the s 'Mexican Go
vernment of the conduct of that of the United
States as1 he beleived would ! be satisfacto-
The committee regret to learn from the
note of Mr.EIlis to Mr, Forsyth! of the Qthof
December last, that the Mexicans Government
has publicly approved of the ' Conduct of its
Minister whilst iithe ,Undj Igwjes.f They:
trust that a returning sense oi ;jusut iu i
duce lit viol reconsiderlihis;; determination.
They are willing to beleiye that it never could
have been made, had t that Government pre
viously received the promised explanation of
the President contained i;n thel teUer of Mr.
Forsyth to Mr. Ellis of the ilOtb December,
1836, which! unfortunately,1 did) hot reach Mex
ico, until after the latter had taken! his depar
ts. J This letter, with the President's roes-
cotrp at the commencement of the present ses
eiAtt Ae fTnntrrfiss. cannot fail to convince thf
Mexican Gbvernmeniv hfe j mbcb;f
ey ; navt
of ! their
been jmisled by jthe representations
Minister. YirMP-t mtMmni
After a! full consideration of all the! cireum
stances, Ue committee recommend the adop
tiott ot the tpuowing resoiouon? a
Itesolv
ion with
jk)otfThitfthe'Sehate:c
ibncur
in opin-
the President of the United Stntes,
Hhat another demand ou ht to be made for Uhe
redress' of our grievances from the Mexican
Government, the mode and manner of which,i
unaer me ow aruttc ui uh? c y, ?u
may be applicable, are properly; confided to
XilC UUUUI UUUUV jllUUI - HIS
that this demand will re
but" should ihley be dis-
appointed inahis .reasonable expectation; a
state of things yriW then hdtve
oicorred
a, wnica
will make it Jthe imperative duty jtof Congress,
promptly to considerjj what further, measures
may be required by tie honor ofjj the y nation,,
and the rights of our injured fellow-citizens. -.
On motion of Mr. Morris two .thjpusand ex
tra copies of the fepdrt tvexe ordered to be.
printed; "afterj jrhik$ jj j;'
; The Senate adjournesd.
.: -r - ;" Sesatb, Fsb. 16, 1837. -
Th bill to increase ) the present military
establishment of the t nited S lates Kei ng on its
passage, 1. .1 1;ifi.Ml '(' sV v'.;-,;-;-: ! :-1',; ;3 V :
Mr. SOUTHARD asked for top yeas ahcT
nays; and they wereprdered. v '
Mr. CALHUUJN rose and said, that betore
the ouestion should be! taken, he felt himself
called upon'tq make fcfew remarks The but :
before the ..the Se&aM proposed o " increase :j
thb present military estabhshmen bf the coun-f t.
ri.i . .i,' Ll .
try to upwards ot 12.UUU men, ana; would in
cur an annual expense of a millionjand a half
or two millions of dollars. The'huestion was
" Was soeh an increase necessatV V In his
oninion mere never wa a muc wucm so iuhb
necessity existed for an
increase at the the ar.-:
my
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There was no war, nor dangler of war
for. he nresumed there was not a
senator here
who entertained the slightest idea
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that tliero1
would be a war between us. and Mexico, And,
in the next place, heheld here prjever iva a
time when it was so much in thelpower of the
Government! to keep at peace withlthe Indianr.
Our Indian frontier hjid, within trie last two
years, become greatly contracted!. He con
tended that the whole: frontier, jfnom the Red
river to ni. jreiers, iuiut ue c juimcsi
fended by two regiments of dragons ahd sev-'
en of infantry But the Senate hid been told
that there was a l.are Indian force on that
frontier. Well, that Twbuld onlyj; pake it the
the more sect; re, provided lha.t llie Govern
ment sent g od, failiifuhand hdnest Indian
agents among them,' a they wouldlsecure their
confidence arid prev i.t hostilities. Now, be
held that to increase 4or military'fbrce, among'
the Indians', was the most certain! means- of
bringing about war with them. The Indians,
he insisted, were never so little forHnidable: and
yet, under the idea jp
defending is frontier?
we were gnng to add,
5,500 additional troop?
t was a maxim of our an-
to our army. Why,
eestors, that a, standing army; was dangerous tot
liberty---dangerous npt only as to i the means ;
of force jt put into, thjb hands of incorrupt adr 1
ministration,but dangprdus from ip patronage i:
which was ;n4ces'sarilj put at its (Jlsiposal ; and If
this bill was calculated to swell the patronage
already existing, enormously. The bill, made
it discretionary ithj ihe Executive whether ;
he should mate theappointments tr not ; con-? '
sequently, terecould: be no imitatibn on?,
triose who j might have the makin of the "ap-3
pointments. h-t' if t! ' j f
HMrCi.)iVras!ainazed whenJe fcv -how',
men could turn entirtdy round, and could call
themselves democrats, when theyjwere against
every republican priTt:ipfe. He pas a .friend
to the armvt and as its friend he yas opposed
to the proposed augmentation otat He saw" ,
the tide which wes niw sweeping every .thing ,
before it. - There would be a reflux a scarci-
ty of funds, at no very remote perjod, when wb !
should have to; retrafei oarsinsl ;,;He bad
again and again raised his voieeja jainst , these
extravagant expenditbres of the p jblic money.
Our situation, however! tvas now t uch as to re?
quire that we shouldllook aheacl. . i
rifle was opposed to jibe bill, beca use he. belie
ved that every change that had b ;en made in
the army, had gone to destroy i:s nprals. He
confessed that he hadj not the leasjt jeonfidehce
that the proper material would jbi selected in
the bestowment of the various prizes which-'
this bill; proposed' to 1 create. Jjv.Tjiev Senate
had had some experience on the subject ; Gen
tlemen would all rjeWember whstt bid ben the
history of the regihieni of draf lobe in thi res
pect. h Who, heertiquired, had ben ap
pect. Who, he ertquiren, nan keen appointee
ft . .
to command in that ebrpe ! a Bany id-
stances West Point cadets tyal nad beea dis
charged for imnroof r: eon iocti i;
the aadem.
Yes. these were the sort of me
the dragooasr
touna themselves, eornmaBaeq
;The,..enctj
s.apprehen-
had been demoralizing; and he
sive that the result of this bill
would prove
still more so. He j; was . ai
every; thin s
' : ' - :
the power of
this Government. iXperiescti naa shown
that theeehtral terideftcv of it mis overtrhel?
miriff, and was dansrerous and J disorganizing.
an eorraptingthe morals ;ofj the; community
It was a fundamental maxim wjth him, that as
we increased jn erripry:and humbers, so
ought we o diminish and generalise jthe aetien
of the Governmebt. rLKil . J.iJk;:vt:ij: J
i His opinion was , that we had . irrvedr at a v.
lime when .we muiteiid'eavor to get along wilh
the smallest possible portion of power. .t; Now,
he thought the true Tiolicv of this country was
in having an efficient and welt appointed navy .
it would give r t
ountry
abroad, and be less
mi
erouslc
e ground
next was
of patrpnage!J Ait(j what we vai
vanted
a sound judiciary!;; a :f ell reguhjtedj currency"
and a good and emcifnt post oflice, i As to the
arnivv he! jpottlq 'nU feend3t?ne..'lnch' roorb '
for in-'
; the sur-'
t (to ilie
plus revenue, msteadiof : returning
pockets the ;peopie..(j;!
Gentlemen got pp he anl i;ai
mnniir wntdd rorruDt: the neoible. f
lat the
ks'aid
there was danger to be apprehended; from hav-
&nowieare or me couuwy, , mt. vs.iut
on to sav that the real object In view
creasing the army,1 wis to geW rid i of
mg a surplus. . dm uitsy, were, rtpij airaiu , oi , !jf
corrupting the officelhjjlders ipe j (Mi. CJ)
concluded by saying that this was a scheme to j Im
spend , the surplus, and that . there was not ho
sljghtest necessity for increasing the army, j
M Jlr J5ENTON, repjied to thejnUor-frorry
South Carolina, (Mr.iCalhoun,) and congratu
lated himself on the ea.y task 'whicH bo had to
perform in answering all his objections to this
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