The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-09-07


wing press it falls into some amusing OF its own
"The Bulletin Of this morning stupid article,
copied from some other whig newspaper nqurng whethef
Mr. Polk, Mr. Buchanan, any other member OF the capi
has son or nn-law serving in the army II well
known that Mr. Folk has no children and that Mr. Buch
anan was married. Mr. Marcy and Mr.. Cave John
without children All the other members OF the
cabinet 100 young have of sufficient TO bear
arms, daughters old enough to give them sons-in-aw
We tell Puddinghead thing, however, which he
may may not know areadywhch he may repeat for
the benefit of his wing brethren those patriotic American
citizens who are aiding the enemy by spreading false ac
of their countrys ability carry the war; while
they affect to find fault with others for not sending sons and
sonsnaw to battle, when they have such relations
tell those gentry that Mr.. Buchanan, Mr. Marcy
and Mr. Cave johnson bore in defence OF the nation
| rights in the last war with England"
1t may be truly said that the President and all his cab
efecuay conducting the battles Of their coun
try at home, as if they under arms in Mexico.
| MIR. Polk has no sons-in-law to send to the
tented field but his brother has just resigned his mission
at one of the most agreeable courts in Europe for mill
tay COMMISSION which sends him TO encounter the hard
ships and dangers OF Mexican climate and campaign.
We had supposed that this patriotic feeling which has
urged William H. Polk, ever since the war commenced,
to surrender his delightful Office in Naples, and to ask
commission in the army might have saved him from the
rabid criticism of the wing press if it could not
American" has had the miserable taste to fling its poi
sonous weapons at Major Polk. This attack has drawn
down the following severe rebuke from the Philadelphia
esprit of the Tines"
"The yituperatve remarks in the North American of
yesterday, in relation Major w. H. Polk, would polute
the columns of any paper pretending to the least especta
billy Such language and such personality never found
place in the old United States Gazette, under the regime OF
Mr. Chandler He permitted himself to forget that
al "A q a
convinced that the wings of this city admired such con-
duct and feel disgust for uncaledfo virulence
calculated to reflect disgrace upon them, as body pro-
Tossing respect the courteses OF life and the amenities OF
political warfare The North American will have to ac
quire e OF the courtesy that distinguished its amiable
predecessor, if it do wish glory in the title OF the
Paul pry' of federalism"
"Mr Buchanan was never married." as the New
Orleans Courier states But both Messrs. Marcy and
Cave Johnson are blessed with children; and two of Mr.
Marcys in the service of their country in
Calfona-one in the army, and the other in the navy
The Postmaster General has no sons old enough to WELD
a sword-nor are the sons of either Messrs Walker or
Clifford old enough to take the field The Secretary of the
Navy has in the navy So much for the family OF
the members of the cabinet But the Courier has sent
back to the annals of the last and we must Improve
the OCCASION" the sacred desk has it to tell anec
doe of the absent Secretary OF War; which is too good
in itself to be lost to curious readers We have re-
peatedly heard the story and vouch for its authcn
ITCHY, as follows:
William l.. Marcy was not in the regular army, but
served in the campaign of 1872 the northern frontier
He was officer of light infantry company from Troy
New York, which stationed at French Mills, (now
the town of Fort Covington) in Franklin county. The
troops at that place, hearing that company Of the enemy
at st. Regis, Indian village on the ST. Lawrence,
marched the night OF the 22d Of October to ST. Regis,
and captured the British force at that place Among the
trophies British flag, which the first taken on
land in the Ex-Governor Marcy was an officer of
inferior grade and claims peculiar merit for taking the
flag. The British company-Canada troops, not regu-
arswere in house built Of square timber, the
other houses OF the village; and he went with file of
men, broke open the door HIMSELF and took the arms
from the hands of the soldiers The number was forty
five. These the first prisoners taken land
was generally said and believed This circumstance was
mentioned to Gen. Cass, when Mr.. Marcy pres
ent he conovered it, and stated he had taken prison.
ersin Michigan before that date but those whom he
sisted in taking recaptured. Not so with those
whom Mr.. Marcy assisted to take. They were sent to
Pattsbugh and thence to Greenbush, near Albany and
afterwards exchanged for American prisoners Imme-
daey after this occurrence, the troops which he be-
lOnSeu went 10 CndWpldln anu JOlneu Oen DedrDOrn
when he moved from Plattsburgh with the main army
towards Canada. He was with Col. Pike and his regi-
ment when he we mt night expedition into Canada
break up British encampment upon the PEcole river
which, upon the WHOLE Their unfortunate move
ment He found the encampment, but the troops which
had occupied it retired his ach and confu-
sion occurred, in which forces fired each other
but not much injury ensued. He also in the cam
pagn 1914, and stationed at the city Of New York
Thus, Gov Marcy was among the first to reap the
"fruits of victory and gave and beautiful turn to
the saying for which he was once much and so UNI
necessarily abused We say unnecessarily, because no
governor OF the State of New York was ever more re-
markabe or his berality to his political opponents No
one claimed fewer OF the spoils of office for his
friends less proscriptve towards his oppo
nens.
We understand is estimated, from the official returns
that there least 900 additional troops Vera Cruz
prepared to form another train Besides these there are
other reinforcements route The Paoli sailed yester-
day with 100 men from Fort McHenry, for Colonel
Hughess detachment and at Fort Monroe 1875 men were
preparing to embark in her. The New Orleans papers
frequently speaking of troops arriving there for the
scene OF action.
FUNERAL OF SILAs WRIGHT.-The Ogdensburgh Republic
can, OF the 31st ult has the following,
TheG finer burial had Can