Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-02-12


Bocork. Morris, Fox, Lacy, tardwrIl. Thompson oi
niEwiGdir, Chi-man, Roanr, Love. Scott. Smhh, Hin
of fayee and Nicholas. carp.r, Jones al 6 oncrsifr.
Carroll. Major Siovnii, Thompson ~ hampshire Ear
racott Is-, DiIlard G"iwin Howard. Hunter raffss,
Gaines Robinson, Gresham, richmond, ballard, Scho"
lev Mcintyre, Etmnnd-on nf l.Inrn1urs. Banks, Old
ham, Browne nt Mathews and Nndl,sst, Wac:nnel,
Williams, Brirnr, Ednnnd-"n d Montgomery aud Pm
aksi, Breaheh, Prrow. VERIFY, Nc;m', Davis, Neither
son. Taium. Newman Cafkiry, Anderson, Tyler. lIaf-
per, Mayo Dornan. Bare Brown ii Rockingham, I'm
of Systematically siick-y, Tate fi.Giue, ufdrtt, Gil
l-spir t:nodson, Chandler, Stephenson anG Fms d-'S
Soss-Nrssrs BrowI, ii Alhcma. iiar.i,u 81 Rrr,n~-
wick Dickinson. Slaughter. s:.illnan. s'rc. Woker.
Ieake, Lane slrr Thompson Of jefferson, lirsln ot
i.oudoun, Kelly, Newton, o!ivet, Symr, fnn-ih Sro-
lieI, Cooke, Morrison, Goodwin cilaaY and Freeman
90.
On motion OF Mr. BALLARD, tie House al
journed.
We lake from the Times t!e following sketch
OF he el, qusnt remarks in tn House Of Dele
gates, OF Mes.Is. Leake ami Lee, in support a
the resolution uf thanks 10 Gen. Taylor, and
Lieut. Colrnes Payne and Garland ard The oIil-
cels ard soldiers I'll hc armY. In oferils hi>
amendment, including Lieut.. Co!onels Payne
and Garland in the resolution OF thanks, Mr..
Leake said
Ia compliance with the sucg s;iors OF many
friends, Mr.. Speaker As well as IN ole
dence 10 line prunp,ngs OF my owa feelings
have offered This resolution As an amendment
10 those offered Ivy my + lend from Prince vii.
liam, Mr. Tyler,) 10 he added 10 hi; and ! hoTe
il will receive The favorable consideration o. D;s
House, and will tc adopted by il. One ii the
brave and patriotic soldiers who are The subjects
OF il, (Col. Payne, is native oil my comfy, and
thilher ne goes, when dny allows II, 10 ENJOY The
greetings Of iin,iled and friends. And he gene
rous people whose humble organ am, feel NJ
ordinary qualification in The It ilecinn, that when
on! willy and peifdious foes had filIct The meas.
uIe Of Mexican outrage uroa our conn'ry r!1.':
BY srilling The blood of cur own ciiz'Ds upon
our own soil, one who had gone iron among
them was amidst The gallant men oi ua! lite
army upon our Southwestern i:onlicr, don.
his duty ami his whole dug and neser testing
from the tots ii two bloody and momeutuus la,
ties, until The shout Of victory, which arose lions
Resaca lie la Palma, was echoed back from ,hr
lille font, made glorious by The bravery Il hand
iul Of men, against fearful Odds, and rendered
sacred by the uuipourins o! the bloc! u is he O.
ic commander
Col. Payne United Himself wi,!: eur army in
1872, when the condition # our foreign relations
called for men who would kr posts VI danger
and honor that eiircual service might BE- render
ed 10 the county. And from that time, nn; h.
was ordered 10 Texas, risn. continually ii Tic
estimation Of his companions in arms, IL dcvo:c
himself To The service OF his country, ever obydi-
emf 10 her calls, and always regarding The post II
duly as he post oil honor. As Inspector General
all If his energies were directed to The training
and dlscirIiu,rg OF he army Of occupation lha
they might be fully prepared for any contingency
which should arise and lhai, in the hnnr Of he
struggle hey might stei additional !usrc upon
lhr American arms. The rc.ult is before The
void Tor lis admiration. And III The two meme
Fable battles, an This side o: the RE Grande, Col
Payne was no idle spectator. High in he conf
dencc Of his commanding general, he was now
seen yunder conveying The orders which directed
these mastery movements which will enibazrn
The annals OF war, and ther, there, pointing gan
that lis aim might b. The more unerrins; and again
here, where The havoc 81 the enemy artillery
was the mos dreadful, cheering he men, sharing
with them their perils; and, although severely
wounded, never quitting he field while an energy
was in ii nor mil! victory psrchcd upon oar
banner. And as he hear! ran'elh for The wafer
brook, so did he 10 be with 1'ay!ur, Worth. BG
Ter, Hamer, Qnilman, TwisgS, Henderson, Gar
land, Duncan, May Riiscly, and the resl, A.
Monterey; and his wound only prevented. And
now, sIr The warrior, whose heart is sca'y and
composed amidst The clashng OF AIMS and The ra-
gine Of he Observation-Disclosures he i obrying nj
counry's calls and fighting her battles will have
heart, sir, that viii he hig with nnulIsrablc eme
tons, when his country gives some ipNen ol il
plaudil: for The performance ol his dn'r, which h.
will leave Is his richest legacy all who vii, taa
pride in remembering his name
Col Garland, too, sir, is a naiiv. 81 Virginia
The constituents represented rs ny WORTHY
friend from Inslcrst have tie honor ~ hnyn.
sent him la lie war, where h. has won ior him
sell name that will live in The memory o. Viz
sinia, and where he has sustained and aided /"
her ancient glury. Bu; The deeds Of his vaior are
so mixed up with the achieved enl The roThics
and lhe uiu,nphs Of PaIo Allo, Resaca IL Il
Palma and Monterey, that !. mere reir!eLce 10
them is Il sufficient recital Il MS rcncwn. His
place was in The hottest Of The fight. AMI b"
stands most prominently, and sluiIorsly. anics
scenes o! danger, Of ia lie, and of blood, where
lhr generals all were wis ard Ihc soldiers al
were brave.
The feelings and sentiments Of mankind have
always cA them 10 award honor T. The brave
Lei This be Withheld. and yonr so!iirI> become
mere hireiines. Ard in tcrabl;c, whe'r they
figh. not Tor trophies TOR their generals, bar !or
INC rights and honor If their country, some me-
mortal of that couniry's praise is the only adr-
aua,e reward FIR III. soldier who has DONE his du-
Is. And, sir, The page q our country's history.
which records these battles and lie bravery II
these soldiers, will be bright ami dazz!iag even
beside those which come before u ana Tfci'r NE
deeds Of Ibc mighty men whose siumpls made
America The asylum Il freedom.
Ard while we pay homer 10 rhr living wc mus
moi ie unmindful OF what IS due 10 The memories
of The dead-tor, the officers who tell in these en-
gaeemenrs, ty The manner Of their iall. have le!t
rich inheritance iar The heneti nfiheif country
men, and for the Ienowa CT their country. And
iii memory DER their ,ombs no trophies raise"
Americans will have forgotten the sacredness Of
lliei, tights. and the price If their freedom.
These mighty and splendid achievements were
attained at the cost Of many nube-heared, datin'
less soldiers. For amidst these scenes ard s'rn.-
Giles how Often how slrikingly, was he sentiment
illus'r rated, liza,
The paths or glory lead but To The grave"
And while We honor those whose rank and high
position have brought their deeds Of bravery. oi
skill, and OF paul in full blaze OF SPLEEN
dor, 10 The admiration OF US all. the men who
worked The guns, who charged down upon The
enemy-,hese men. many oil whom, nameless 10
history, lie upon the banks Of the Rio Grande
and upon the heights of Monterey, where the
stream will ever murmur their glory, and The
breez. sigh their requiem, have claims upon our
gratitude as mperisbable as The glory they have
won They never can be forgotten. sir. And
although
sWe carved not line, we raised not a stone,
We have left them alone In their glory"