Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1847-07-17

winch ny Wounueu, 90 NOT calm the pain
which all feel for the wound which your
excellency received defending christians
and civilized beings agsins, the rage and
brutality Of savages. All desire the speedy
re. establishment of your health and al.
though they know tina, in your own noble
soul will be found the reward of your con.
duct, they desire also TO address you the ex.
preston of their gratitude and high esteem.
| am honored in being the organ OF the pub.
lie sentiment, and pray you 10 accept it.,
with the assurance OF my most distinguish
ed esteem.
"God and Libertyw
This is trophy Of a new kind in war,
won by 80 Missourians, and worthy TO be
held up to the admiration Of Christendom.
The long march from Chihuahua to Mon.
terey, was made more in the character Of
protection and deliverance than of conquest
and invasion. Armed enemies were not
met, and peaceful people were not disturb.
ed. You arrived in the month OF Nav in
Gen. Taylor's camp, and about in condi.
ton to vindicate, each OF you for himself,
your lawful title TO the double soub,iquet Of
the General, with the addition to it which
the Colonel Of the expedition has supplied
ragged--as we'll as rough and ready. No
doubt you all showed title, at that time, to
that third soubriquet but to see you now,
so gaily attired, so sprucely equipped, one
might suppose that you had never, for an
instant, been stranger to the virtues Of
soap and water, or the magic minis,rations
Of the bldnchisseues, and the elegant trans.
formations Of the fashionable tailor
Thanks, pehaps, 10 the difference between
pay in the lump at the end of service and
driblets along in the course OF il.
You arrived in Gen. Taylor's camp rag.
ged and rough, as We can we'll conceive,
and ready, as can quickly shew. You re-.
ported for duty! you asked for service!-
such march upon San Luis de Potosi, Fac
atecas, or the "balls OF the Montezumas; !"
or any thing in that way thai the General
should have mind to. II he was going up
on any excursion Of that kind, all right
No matter about fatigues that were passed,
or expirations OF service that might accrue
you came to 60, and only asked the priv.
lege. That is what call ready. Unhap;
PLY the conquercr OF Palo Alto, Resaca de
la Palma, Monterey and Buena Vista, was
not exactly in the condition that the Lieut..
General, that might have been, intended
him to be. He was not at the head of 90.
900 men? he was not at the head of any
thousands that would enable him to march!
and had to decline the proffered SERVICE
Thus the long march and well fought VOL
unteers-lhe rough, the ready, and the rag
| ged-had TO turn their faces towards home,
still more than 1900 miles distant. But
this being mostly by water, you hardly
count it in the recital of your march. But
this is an unjust omission, and against the
presidents as we'll as unjust. "The Ten
Thousand" counted the voyage on the
Black Sea as well as the march from Baby
lon; and twenty centuries admit the validity
Of the count. The present age, and pos.
,erity, will include in "lhe going out and
coming in" of the Missouri Chihuahua Vol.
unteers, the water voyage as well as OF the
land march; and then the expedition of the
One Thousand will exceed that Of the Ten
by some 1900 miles.
The last 900 miles OF your land march,
from Chihuahua to Matamoras, you made
in As days, bringing II pieces OF artillery,
II of which were taken from the Sacramen.
to and Bracto. Your horses travelling
the whole distance without the U. States
provender, were astonished to find them
selves RECALLED, on their arrival on the Rio
Grande frontier, with hay, corn and oats
from the States. You marched further
than the far,hest, Tough, as well as the best,
left order and quiet in your train, and cost
ess money than any.
You arrive here oday, absent one year,
marching and fighting all the time, bringing
| trophies of cannon and standards from fields
whose names were unknown to you before you
set out, and only growing that you could no,
have gone further. Ten pieces OF cannon roll
ed out Of Chihuahua TO arrest your march, now
roll through the streets Of 81. Louis, to grace
your triumphal return. Many standards, all
pierced with bullets while waving over the
heads Of the enemy at the Sacramento, now
wave at the head OF your column. The black
flag, brought to the Bracito, to indicate the re
fusal Of that quarter which its bearers so soor
needed and received, now takes its place among
your trophies, and hangs dropping 10 ,heiI
presence. To crown the whole, to make pub
ic and private happiness go together, to spare
the cypress whore the laurel hangs in clusters
+ this long and perous march, with all its &C
cidents Of field and camp, presents an incredi
bly, small list Of comrades lost Almos. all re
return! and the Joy Of families resounds inter
mingled with the aPplauses OF the State.
have said that you made your long expedi
ton without government. orders; and so indee
you did. You received no orders from you
government, but without knowing it, you wer
fulfilling lis orders-orders which never reach
ed you. Happy the soldier who executes tn
command OF his government; happier still h
who anticipates command, and does what
wanted before he il bid. This is your case
You did the right thing at The right, time, an
;. what the government intended You 10 do, an
| without knowing ts Intentions. Tho facts Z