The Democratic pioneer. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1845-1853, 1847-12-31

I have word TO say TO the Young men
oi my ownnge, and to those who are mncl
,ounger than myself Yon, my friends
have solemn duty to perform-a duty t.
ourselves, to your country, to poster'iy
aud to God. You aresfnll Of youth, of en-.
ergy, of courage, and Of high hopes for Jour
own success and the glory of your country
That country now demands your aid mot 10
march TO the battle field, but To maintain
her rights and her honor at home. She
calls upon you to rebuke treason and
punish traitors, upon any and every oc'
casion. She calls upon you 10 revenge
insults suffered to the gallant dead, and
not TO allow the bright laurels, bedew ed
with their life blood, to BIO tarDished by
the treachery of men less worthy than
lhey who, upon the scaffold, met the trai-
tors doom. You cannot, you will not,
prove false to the trust con6ded to you by
your country and your God.
A few words more, and am done. The
world resounds with the brilliant feats Of
our countrymen, and their daring and
cliyalry have become themes of universal
praise. But trait not less glorious, not
less honorable, has scarcely been noticed
Il mean the humanity ofo troops The
Mexican soldier does not hesitate to mnr-
der our wounded officers, and, when dead !,
horribly to multilate their bodies. They
commit such acts of barbarity, that the
very Indian might well shudder at their
cruelty. This is the character Of the
Of tile Mexican. Let us turn the picture,
and behold the American soldier In the
darkest hour of conflict, when the soul
is fred with its widest fury.-when the
dread roar of carnage,-tbe wild cheers
of the living, the groans ofthe dying, aud
the last sad mum of the dead, are blen'
ded in one awful harmony--at time like
the, you may behold the American sold
ier approach his wounded enemy, who lies
welterlng in bis blood, and with upturned
eyes and outstretched hands, through his
parched lips, exclaims water! water!--
The battle fire, al once dies away 10 the
American soldiers eye, and, kneeling by
the side of his wounded foe, he takes off
his canteen, and applies the most refresh
ing of all beverages to the lips of his suf- |
fering enemy; and then, arranging rude
pillow for the head Of the wounded man.
lie once more dashes TO the couhic'. Such
have been the every day scenes upon the
battle fields of Mexico.
II is said that our friends at home en-
tertained much fear for the fate OF our
gallant little army. That the Admins
tration was blamed, that the government
was denounced, for not sending more
troops to the field. / have only 10 say,
my friesds, that in the darkest hour nf
hanger, no such fears were entertained
by the American soldiery--no such de-
were ever uttered by an off
,er Of the American army.
More troops were not asked for-mure
roops were not wanted. 1t was only
necessary 10 remember that they were
americans, to make each man equal 10
en-. Every soldier felt the noble senti.
nent OF England's gallant Harry. when on
he plains Of France
II we are mark ed to die, we are enough
TO do our country loss.
md il to live, the fewer men the greater
share of honor"
Allow me. my friends, again to return
~ heartfelt thanks for tins kind welcome
o my home.