Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1846-06-04
CORRESPONDENCE OF THE
BOSTON ATLAS.
WAsurNcroX, May 25th, 1916

| Cur gallant niue army upon inc no
Grandc has performed Prodlglcs OF val
or, and General Iaylor hoS won Tor
himself reputation liitIo INFERIOR to
that OF the best military man OF the
me day "hlIS', however, we can,
WIN sincerity ana rcJo'cing, congratu-
/ ia'e '"c'I' ana 'lic country, LOT 'IlIS go
I t'o"' iVSUI' III ''ic lace OF inc most
'uriil'd"D'c oddS' u Is no less pune
d"'y 10 u'aI on 'Ile JuS' cehSure Which
/ t'c ADMINISTRATOR deserves, not oh'y
Tor Scz,nT upon what 1t mas ADMITTED
/ To DC "ulSpu.cu 'cIrIlory, but lor sen
ulil% Il il'iu'u' OF troops mo 'le Jaws
/ Of utmost certain u'',H' NO victory
no Puo,Ic ucHIo,lNt'"'ioil, no cause OF
triumph, sR"u'd auSoIvc Mr Iolk ana
ms party from 'hc responsibility OF
/ making thlS war, or rom me settlement
OF that reckoning, which heoWeS to al
outraged constitution. II our arms
have hecn victorious, inc gratitude d
@.ory IS cue tllc brave ana none SpIrNS
aone VINO achieved the trlilrph.--
ih"y were ScnttG'orpu' CHRISTI with
out artillery or cavalry, ana almost
without supplies incapable Of Il 1csc-
lu'o resistance against superior force
ana an cnSy prey to a SklIIinI enemy
By Inc blessing OF ProVldcnce they es-
capped the tate INTO winch the Prcsl-
dent had rcckieSslY hurried them, and
Were lmpcIIcd forward only TO meet
another, even more terrible to cncoun-
ter Inc precision OF the Amencan
muskct; the deliberate application OF
the bayonct; and, above alI'the undaun-
tea proWcSS OF our soldiers, turned the
tldc o. bat'le ana secured success. 1t
has cost TIE lives OF many noble spirits
WHO counted no COST, ana considered
ulr 'llelihT no Sagr'lcc men worthy
10 nave worn 'hc pest lalIfeIS OF me
hcpuO!'c' b"t urn from ms sub
J,G' TO aho,ilor' cannot heleve tIlo'
al 'ha' VIII be gaihca from Mexico
VIII compensate LOT II Single me mat
mas Decl IoN', TO say hothlng OF the O.
,'"',S ~ p,o',' wa, ".o e, 10 now ana
VIZ '''','''''' ~ WHY WHY wa, "'c 10 DC
oqu'I'o'' w. rn ''''' - - O' ,,'c sum
NM w. 49,, 81 ~" og' inc wan,
".'' '''' 'i%''p"'' WY ''eA'," VIII
."PIi'Tn. 10 i''''oi"''i'u r'l3in'iu' + rance
'"I n''>I''' 'o"'o'y y VIII ih'cTpoSe'
"'o we S''''' "e coiHlC"eu TO , make a
'c"'( % Io"CCi ana what VIII 'lIat Sc
cure 10 US No' Il lo' more tlah we
nav t Ill ''t present uiy' we may get
recognition OF me boundary OF the
40 brandc, ana The promise OF Con-
ventlon to adJudlcotc the pending
camSi ana tins will be our compensa-
ton Tor tllty or hundred millions OF
expenditure, and for thousands OLIVES
OF our fellow citizens. II Mexico was
"A nation worthy even of our anger,
much less of our arms, there might
have been some reason in beginning
this war; Out, cnicebIed and distracted,
she offers nothing bat difficult con-
quest, from the nature Of the country,
and no honor when 1t has been at
tanned.
Since the Press Of both nortics have
snol,cn ont. IN terms of such General
onnroboton Of the selection If ;nnorol
Scott to lead the army INTO Ncvico n
considerable reaction has taken place.
IN tho mind Of the President and his
constintionol advisers who oro M.
thing moro or less Than the sIovisb m
tomato of hs wishes ms to the nolicy
of ms selection When fine first en-
borrossrnonts occurred an the frontier
Mr. Poll, manifested the utmost cogcr.
ness To- have General Scott assume rho
command held by General Tnvlor
The hero of Nio5aro like n tr1o soI