Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1847-08-24
4hssRsception Of the Missouri Volunteers.

some remarks made by Col. DoNIPHAN,
in reply TO an address of Col. Benton, on
bthe arrival ofthe volunteers in St. Louis.
Col. Deniphan is "a WING, and we would
call the attention of some Of his brethren
in this region, and particularly of our
neighbor over, the way, to the facts he
sets forth. ~ ay.s da,,r,,a, $3.50 -. i.
II is not for me, fellow, citizens, to dis. :.
cuss the merits OF this war. But it is
natural that I, for one, should say some.
thing in relation to it, is a strange
war; when frst commenced, it was de-.
nounced by large party in our country
the. partyto which l belong a war
for political purposes But, when soldiers.
were to be raised for. the prosecution.
you, find {, that men of all parties-the
opposers and the advocates, the accusers
and the accused-were ready to engage
in the war, to rally under the same stand
ard, to fight in the same tented field.
Whatsa spectacle for the people of the
Old World to gaze upon! 4s,s tss.
Men who We're engrossed in the strife
ofpolitical p3ejndices were willing, like
Roderiek I1hu and Fitz James, to lay aside
those prejndices) fordhe time, when a
common enemy was to be epgaged-to
renew their discussions, if ever, when
peace should be restored. Fellow citizens
| wish that the same patriotic feeling had
existed IN the councils Of this nation.
wish that Mexico could have seen the
same unanimity in our people, in the
prosecution of this war, that they have
seen in our forces in the field. | recol.
lecr well the impression made on my
mind, on one occasion, when an express,
sent by me to General Wool, brought me
such papers as found their way to the
generals camp-the latest dates were of
the goth November--consequently, we
had seen nothing of the proceedings of
the last session of Congress, or of the
Presidents message. The first thing my
eyes fell upon, was a speech Of Mr.. Cor
win, senator from Ohio, denouncing the
war, and those engaged in it, as little
better than band of robbers. Gentle
men, winter shower bath would have
been pleasant compared with my sensa-
tions on reading ii! Freezing-chiIling!
Such speeches might haveibeen deemed
patriotic in the United States; but place
yourselves where we have beep,s and
endure what we have undergone, and
then imagine our sensation. We were
in a city numbering in population at least
twenty times our force, and surrounded
by enemies on all sides,gWe had crossed
the, Sierra Madre, and found, when we
had arrived at chihuahua, that we were
looked upon as little better than band Of
robbers! Eehowscitizens, the speeches
which are made 10 oppositionltp this war,
are said to temenate from the peace party,
but ! say that they are made by. those
who are opposing the peace eterniallyi
/ If the Honorable Senator s(tdrning to
Mr.. Benton) plans had been adopted, the
war would have terminated long ago, IL
our government ad,placed at the disposal
of Generals Scott and Taylor each 10000
men, they would, ere This, have subdued
the whole Mexicanpower. 70 talk about
guerrilla warfare us, nonsense, against
such forces, as this. ,IfGen. Taylor, with
1890 men, whipped Santa Anna at
Buena Vista, with 10000 he would have
hunted him down and crushed biml If
Gen. Scott had had az sufficient, force on
his march from Vera Cruz to Mexico, to
establish a lire Of Communication be.
tween his army and Vera Cruz. he would,
long ere this, have marched into the city
of Mexico, and there dictated the terms of
peace. asrffFse or ,s..ss .
Fellow. citizens! What have we gained
by this war? Of Gen. Taylor | can
safely speak, having been, through all
his Dnei of operation, He has gained four
distinguished yictories--perhlps the most
brilliant victories that have ever been
gained on the continent; and yet he has
gained nothing. Why, sir, Cunning to
Mr.. lBenton,)i itthat the efforts of our
|armyaare like the efforts of fevered
patient, who spends all his strength in
spasms, and as soon as they are over is
Frustrated? After the brilliant victories
which they qhave achieved, they have
been forced, for want of men, ammunition,
money, and conveyance, to lie idle until
the enemy have been5able to gainstrength
anew, and then the battles have, to be
fcughiaoveragain. In our victories nothing
has been gained. Suppose General Tay-
lor remains where he is, viii he have
gained ahythingq He has been there
ever since last. September. and unless
some! better means are afforded him, he
will remain there until next October
The expense ofthis war is enormous. /
have been. told 100000 a week has
been paid to sustain, the war, and yet
Gen. Taylor lies in the very position
where he was eight months ago, and
there be must lie. .sflx - v6..-a,4s.,q
Although { have not been over Cen.
Scots lineof operations, yet it Is clear