Weekly miners' express. (DuBuque, Iowa) 184?-1849, 1847-11-17
clothe the Massachusetts, Regiment anew

clothe the Massachusetts Regiment anew
their old gray uniform having become
seriously dilapidatcd, Gray clothing,
cculd not, of course, be procured here,
and the United States blue the best cloth
ing in the world) was substituted for it,
The regiment accepted the clothing, with
The exception of one company, the men,
bers Of which positively refused, on the
ground that it was disgraceful for them
to wear the National uniform! They
could not clothe themselves in anything
else; thov were becoming ragged aud were
on the point Of marching to the interior
where there is no clothing at all. Gen
Gushing pursued with them the very
course that most military men would have
pursued. His order sounds somewhat
harsh, but like the tone oft. Muffin
GUS troops usually behave badly on the
field Of battle and the disposition which
the general had made Of this rowdy COM
pany is very judicious one. The army
desires no such fellows in its midst.
Yesterday the prisoners we're marched
! from the camp to the castle. under charge
Of Capt. Carr's company, 18th Infantry.
On reaching the mole some fifteen of
them endeavored to beg off, saying that if
they were permitted to return to duty,
they would wear the blue cloth, but it was
too late.
To-day the 18th Infantry will march
with train of some sixty or seventy
wagons, for the National Bridge.
In addition TO his regular staff, Isee that
General Patterson has appointed as aids
for the march to the city Of Mexico, Capt.
Halle, 18th Infantry, and Midshipman
Perry, son Of the Commodore. Capt. Haile's
company is at Puebla.
The Quartcrmasters at Vera Cruz,
Capts. Elliott, Jordan, and Gleason, are
us busy as bees, and are ac9uitting them
selves in most crcditable manner. They
are young, clear-headed, and active. FL
lott is at the head Of the department here,
and is as Jealous an officer as there is in
the service, and is as ready to oblige those
with whom he has to do. Jordan is the
disbursing officer, and is very much es-
teemed for his anna Bile, gentemanly quail
tiles, and fine abilities as an officer. Glea
son is the issuing officer, having in charge
the horses and greater variety Of goods
and chaltels, than could be found in doz-
en country stores His head is as clear
as a bell, his business talents Of the first
order, his manners pleasing, and his heart
in the right place. But who would be
quartermaster? 1t is the most thankless
and the most responsible office in the SER
vice. The quartermasters are expected
to do everything, and they do have lit
tie Of everything to do, and frequently
they are obliged 10 do twenty things at
once. Is there a quartermaster in the SER
vice who has not been a thousand times
blamed, against whom curses, bitter and
deep, have not been muttered by troops?
In fact, who is there who has ever been
across the gulf since the war commenced
be he officer, soldier, Jew or Gentle, spec
ulator, newspaper correspondent, idler or
Ioaler, that has not cursed the quarter
masters? have INDUCED in my full
share Of blaming them; yet the more |
have seen Of their endless duties, and Of
the killing labor that is imposed upon them
the more do feel convinced that they are
n thousand times more sinned against
than SHINING; and that the press, at least,
should protect them against the numerous
unjust complaints that are made against
them by anonymous writer's.
0TThe quarrel ofthe Washington Unicn
with the Florida Senators, lest winter, has
lost the State to the democracy. Because
Senators Wescot and Yulee would not obey
unwarr'ntahle edcts, they were denounced;
and behold the result!-Chicago Democrat.
Please reverse the above, so that it will
read as follows. The boiling disposition
manifested by the Florida Senators last win.
ter, and their failure to find an excuse to in
suit the administration, except by voting,
to expe from the Senate chamber, the edit.
er of the Union, has lost the State to the
democracy. Because Senators Wescot and
Yulee. did not represent the wishes of their
constituents. but followed in tho wake of J
G. Calhoun, dcnouncing the administration
and every one connected with it, and there.
by bringing down odium upon the democrat
ic purity in Florida, behold a Wing victory!
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