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the loss Of those officers and soldiers who have fallen
in battle and the other authorizing the governor to
transmit the resolutions to General 1aylor-shoud be
added. With slight verbal amendment in the subs
t,ue and the two resolutions to which he had refer
red he should be in favor of the substitute though he
must confess that he preferred the original reso uons
The object OF the resolutions originally to give due
credit to our generals and their associates for their
eats OF arms and tor gallant conduct ana brilliant
achievements in battle. The name of Gen. Wool has
been added to the Others although he has not been en-
gagged in any bnte but there is no doubt that he de-
serves great credit as q commander, and being na.
tive OF this state would not object to the addition OF
his name But the names of Taylor and Worth, are
prominent among the heroes Of the Mexican war.
They are prominent because they have performed
feas OF gallanry in arms, and in the case of the COM
manderi in chief Gen Taylor, there has been evinced
a wisdom in council as wei as efficiency i'll action,
possibly not at II surpassed at any period in the his
tory OF this country ar any other He was not one OF
those disposed TO cxaggerate the services OF his own
countrymen, but he would give them the just palm due
Tor those services. He thought that in thu present we
should be guilty Of no exaggeraon, for he did not be-
eve the page OF history supplied any instance surpas
sing in heroism, under difficulties and cmbnrrassinents
the conduct and achievements of officers and sol.
ders, in the present With comparatively hand
u OF men they have met with superior numbers under
circumstances OF every disadvantage. With but an
imperfect supply Of the ma crials tor aggressive war;
they met the enemy, and BY an unsurpassed vaor,
achieved the most brilliant victories The circum
stances under which the troops advanced were such as
lead TO grcut dsrust in the community as to the re-
suit hr. L. reviewed the acts OF MEXICO, HIter inc
advance of the American forces from Corpus Christi
sketching the achievements OF the American forces
under Gen. Taylor. He then briefly sketched the
career OF Gen Taylor from 1903 when he first entered
the army Us lieuenant-auding to his gallant defence
Fort Harrison against an almost overwhelming force
OF Miami lndanso his services in the other Indian
Wars and his participation in the fierce contest at
Okechubbee in Fiorid1 with the Seminoes On three
or four different occasions he had been indebted for
his promotion simply TO his brave vaor and the ei
cheney of his services Mr. F. concluded expressing
the hope that the resolution would pass unanimously
trusting that there would be but one sentiment per-
the services Of the who had engaged in this
Mr. SPENCER am gratifed at this mention of
Gen. Wool. At an hours warning he left his head
quarters at Troy to take the command Of division of
the army of the south, under orders from head quar-
tiers. A few days after, he was found in the great
valley OF the Mississippi at its upper waters where in
n short time, he organized force with which he en-
tered Texas and marching through that state he
sed the Rio Grande far up, on his way TO chihuahua.
With undisciplined troops, almost all Of them vo-
lunteers, with very few regulars he entered the
try at the head of 5000 men, with some sixty days
provisions and made march in n short time of some
army at Saltillo And then, after short time when
the gallant Worth ordered south, perfect had
been his discipline and management Of his army, that
he able to fit out Gen. Worth with forty days
provisions from the very supplies with which he enter.
ed the country. 1t was service much less glorious in
the eyes OF the world, but difficult of performance
any other and so long the retreat OF the 10000
Greeks shall reflect honor OIL their commander so long
will the manner in which the American forces were
| lead without bloodshed through an enemy's country
with brilliant success, reflect honor upon its COM