Arkansas intelligencer., 1847-06-12
VOLUNTEERS vs.. REGILiRS.

! nc H..".ng rA;l.rlr from Inc ST. LOUIS Re.
',i',c, aIG 'h" IicLn quart. shows n rclIrnlur
,'.- o. a>Icr, on 'hr part Of tine press. in re Ia.
'"p to H." ro".uct OF our Volunteers, a, the bal-
.r i..u, \.~.a. Imu,'a a,.ry after that glorious
a.ll De. iu" 'TrguIu' ,,t,,r wr.trrs" in the army.
''g to>.cac 10 :uru.,r,1r, luat place IN the ut.
f.. rs of l." p.o.., Ma:.I the volunteer, naI
'"ra'" '' :r..r h14n ruyairy, TOOK the ear
10 s.: .. o..."lnr, TO hnuI Tie country " En Nlsir
a"r".mts nt tie. br.'.'. AL "i " ulrn painted IN
oNf gr,"m'~ IA" ."rt~ of tn. yrgullr portion Of
'.' arm'. ":' every fcSu'W officer IN all grades.
i'n '" ''".t b. - General Down t. IT,"
.."..' n.hi. "i'.uu,: mere. pressing notice. wa~
@.'"a" TT .r,r ,o.uu.rcrS and Their . ant Of
arnI-. wao>,. .,..s Of drrug and Iutrrpiiitv. pa
uo;~m and seIC.sacrcc. added new haIoo to
the "Stnrs and Siripns,' and immortalized
thr character Of the American army. Tn.
worthy assaults We're made upon THAI class of
troops, while 4 portion Of it received their bitter
dchuncInllons. Who'c companies, battaIions and
regiments were brazoniy charged with cowardicc
having ingloriou>'y fled. Upon Arkansas was
hcnp"d II load Of gnomy, sufficient to beer down
any Young Slatc. The hdcr's sting had struck
our State lis most vital and sensitive part, and
the venom thus emitted. circulated 10 our utter
modification and dlsr,ay. The following extract
from the ST. Louis EercWc. will show that this
poisoned source has been traced, and that Justice
Will be dealt out to all parties.
"Smce the opening of the campa On against Mex
lrn III" volunteer force of our country has been
continually nSsaiI"d through letters written from
the army by regular officers. Wherever outrage
was committed by the cvIl disposed portion of the
volunteers, the " hole force has been assalled as
hamah'". and wherever victories have been won,
although nearly tn" whole force. rs in the glorious
action OF Buena Vista, may have been volunteers
Yet I" such lew regulars aS were present has been
lnvarIahv Ascrlbci the glory. Some of these
regular letter writers have gone so far to say
that large portion of tho volunteer force fed
from the field Of Bucna Vista, when, upon inves.
ilG0llon. 1t is Hsccrtn'nCd that but few soldiers
of the Indiana and Arkansas regiments were the
rrcrennls. All this vItupraton and detrnclion
on 'lc part Of the friends of ''the army" is in.
duged IN for the purpose Of ccvatIng the services
of the regulars above the volunteers but We think
it will have quite n different eflect.'
Tho gallant Col. May, than whose testimony
none slnnds higher, states that the arkansas re.
Smrnt behaved well with the exception of about
thirty who fed Those who remained he SAYS
behaved as well as any troops. Gen. Tny or'>
report shows that the Arkansas regimen, met the
enemy at different points. in the battle. All wri
tcrSagrce thatthc celebrated charge at the Rancho
where the brave Yell. Porter, and others of tn,
Arkansas regiment fell. calamity uphodng the
honor of their country and their State. was main
tanned almost entirely by ARKANSAS and Kentucky
troops, and was one Of the sevorcst hand to hanc
conflicts, witnessed on any battle field.
I Tho following extract from the Picket Guard
published at SatiIlo. in Mexico, near this immor
! tai bntte tie !, whore the editor has the best op
portunes TO procure the most accurate informa
ton, and to learn the opinion Of those who ming