The daily union., 1846-10-31
From the savannah Georgian
AMERICAN VOLUNTEERS. IaM.

Amid the gibes and SCOTS which we have seen
countenanced by some Of our presses against the
volunteers OF our country, ms some relief TO md
one here and there, disposed 10 declare such senu
ments as will serve 10 console the brave volunteer
for the saehcesh he has made to sustain the honor Of
his country.
What induced them 10 forsake the attractions Of a
peaceful home--to encounter the priyations OF a
camp life, IL il is not a love Of country Some few
may be led away by the excitement of moment,
to undertake an arduous service, but the mass are
Rctuated by noble impulses, whose uniform example
tends to inspire the whole 10 noble deeds.
Had tho rxs&ai from Georgia been, we
hoped, d Montsrsy, their martial bearing would,
we are certain have been less conspicuous than
others. The day, We believe, is not distant when
we shall have the privilege ofnarratng the trumphs
Of our volunteers Of Georgia. ...
In the meantime, let us award the need Of praise
to the brave Louisianians, the MarylaDders, the
Mississippians, Tennesseeans, ohloans, and Ken
tuckians, who We'd at Monterey with the regulars
of our army in planting the eagles Of America on
the reduced forresses Of the enemy. Their con-
duct in the streets and on the heights Of Monterey
il the best response they render to the defama-
tory scrbbler The laures Of Taylor and Wolth
cannot bloom more freshly for deuae,ing from the
merit Of men, whose American ardor needed no 9th.
incentive TO victory than to be impressed with the
idea that before them was the foe-the duty was
therefore theirs to conquer, orto die d..
-... From the Charleston Evening News, 18th inst
AMrmoAE ToLUSrEERs.-The circumstance Of
volunteers storming entertainments is novel in mil
itary history. The auxiliary force under General
Taylor will be said, however, not 10 fall under tho
denomination OF raw recruits, having received the
benefits of drill and discipline for three months, in
the presence Of regular forces and accomplished
officers. Yet the attack and consequent exposure
in assailing fortified places ia nrely intIusIed to
any but tried forces Militia which have even re-
ceiyed some portion Of military instruction are
generally so blended with regular troops as to find,
in their superior discipline, support, and in their
trained steadiness an example. But IN stormlng
the batteries at Monterey, American miltiamen
stood alone in attack, as they came out of IT, with
almost unparalleled honor. .sr...
The secret OF this is To be sought in the qualities
which ever render this species Of force, when
trained not only equal but superior, to enlisted men
and compulsory service. Very few, except men Of
a lofty spirit, will become volunteers in a severe
service. If their sense of subordinaton is equal
to their perception Of honor and feeling of pride,
they must form soldiers beyond comparison-wth
equal discipline, superior to all others. Acting un-
der their own officers, they must become next to
invincible.
The conduct of our gallant militiamen at Monte
rey will form a chapter in our military history
which will compare with any that adorns the am
nails the revolution. 1t will place the citizen SOL
der eminence, even in Europe, where only
on occasions of invasion and domestic spoatioH,
the higher qualities Of patriotic courage brought
out as in the heroic defence of their country by the
Germans, at nearly the close Of Bonaparte's ca
reer. The aurels Of our volunteers will live with
a yerdure ever fresh, because they were not in
defence of theta kssmStesds but AT distance from
their hearth-stones, amid the privations Of severe
campaigning .., ..-.....