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the globe, providing for yourselves as you went and re-
turning with trophies taken from helds, the names OF
winch were unknown 10 yourselves and your country,
until revealed by your enterprise, illustrated by your
valor, and mmoralzed by your deeds History has but
few such expeditions record; and when they occur it
honorable and useful it Just and wise, 10 cee
bTate and commemorate The events which enlte them 10
renown.
Your march and exploits have been among the most
wonderful OF the age. Al the call of your country you
marched thousand miles to the conquest of New Mex
co, as part of the force under General Kearny, and
achieved that conquest, without the loss of man, or
the lire Of gun. That work finished, and New Mex
leo, itself distant, and lately the Ultima Thulehe
outside boundary of speculation and eneprse-so lately
distant point TO be attained becomes itself point OF
tended expeditions You look across the long and lofty
chaln-the Corderas of North Amerca-which divide
the Atlantic from the Pacific waters and you beyond
that ridge savage tribe, which had been long in the
habit of depredating upon the province which hal Just
become an American conquest. lou part only OF me
subsequent Chihuahua column, under jackson and Gil
PIN, march upon them bring them 10 terms, and they sign
treaty with Col Doniphan, in which they bind them
selves to their depredatons on the Mexcans, and
10 become the friends OF the United States. novel
treaty. that signed on the western confines OF New
Mexico, between parties who had hardly ever heard
each others before, and to give peace and protec
ton to Nexcans who were hostile to both This was
the meeting and this the parting of the Missouri voun
teers, with the and savage tribe of the Navajo
Indians, living the waters OF the Gulf of California,
and long the terror and scourge OF Sonora, Snaoa,
and New Mexico.
This object accomplished, and impatient of inactivity
and without orders, General kearny having departed
for California; you cast about to out
work for yourselves Chihuahua Ga rich and populous
city of near 10000 souls, the seat OF government OF
the State of that name and formerly the residence OF the
captains general of the internal provinces under the vice.
regal government OF New Span) was the captivating OBJ
iect which fixed your attention 1t was far distant city
about far from St Louis as Moscow is from Paris
and towns and enemies, and large river and deles and
mountains, and the desert whose ominous portend-
ing death to travelersel Tornado de los Huertosthe
Journey of the dead-all lay between YOU 1t was a
nerI one for
sand men, badly equipped, to contemplate. No matter,
Danger and hardship lent it charm and the adventu.
rous march was resolved on and the execution COM
menced First the omnous desert was passed. its char
acter indicating its title to its mournful appellaon--an
arid plain OF ninety miles, strewed with the bones of ami
mails persisted of hunger and thrstitte hillocks of
stone, and the solitary cross, erected by pous hands,
marking the spot where Christian had fallen vic
tim OF the savage, of the robber, of the desert itself
no waer-no animal life-no sign OF habtaton. There
the Texan prisoners driven by the cruel Salazar, had
met their dres suerngs unreeved other parts OF
their march in the settled parts of the country by the
compassionate minstraons (for where is il that
is not compassionate OF the plying The desert
was passed, and the place Tor crossing the river ap
preached little arm OF the river Braco On SPANISH
numbers and confident in cavalry and artillery, under
took to bar the way Vain pretenson Their dscovs
cry, attack and rout, about simultaneous opera
TONS A few minutes did the work! And in this way
our Missouri volunteers of the Chihuahua column spent
their Christmas day of the year 1916
The victory OF the Bracto opened the way to the
ing of the river Del Norte, and 10 admission into the
beautiful little town of the Paso del Norte, where neat
cultivation comfortable people, fields, orchards and
rereshment which Tolls, and dangers, and victory had
won You rested there till artillery brought down
from Santa Fe but the pretty town OF the PdSo del Nee
with all its enioyments, (and they many and the
greater for the place in which they found,)
a CaPua to the men of Missouri. You moved forward
February and the battle of the Sacramento one of the
military marycs of the age cleared the road Chihua-
hua, which entered without further resistance Ii
had been entered once before by detachment of Amer
lean troops; but under circumstances how different! In
the year 1907, Lieutenant Pike and his thirty brave men,
taken prisoners on the head of the RIO del No1te had
been marched captves into Chihuahua in the year si7
Donphan and his men enter 1t as conquerors The pal
try triumph OF captain general over lieutenant was
eiaced in the rumpha entrance of thousand Nissou-
rians into the grand and ancient capital of all the
NAL PROVINCES and Old men, still alive could remark
the grandeur of the American spirit under both events
the proud and lofty bearing of the captive thirty the
mildness and moderation OF the conquerng thousand.
| Chihuahua was taken, and responsible duties, more
delicate than those OF arms, TO be performed Many
American citizens there, engaged in trade much
American property there. All this was TO be mo-
teced both lives and property and by peaceful arrange
men; for the command was too isna TO admit of di-
vision, and of leaving garrison. Cancellation and ne
gotlaon were resoTted to, and successfully. Every
American interest provided for and placed under
the safeguard first Of good WILL and ner of guarantees
not to be violated with mpunity.
Chihuahua gained, 1t became like Santa Fe, not the
terminating point of long expedition but the begin
ming point OF new one Gen. Taylor was somewhere
no one knew exactly where--but some seven eight
had heard that he had been dcfeatedtha Buena Vista
had not been good prospect to him Like good Ameri-
cans, you did not believe word of it; but like good
soldiers, you thought it best 70 go and see volunteer
party of fourteen headed by Collins, of Boonve under
take 10 penetrate to Salto and TO bring you information
of his condition They set out. Amidst nnumerable
dangers, they accomplish their purpose; and return You
march. vanguard of one hundred men, led BY Lieut.
Col. Mitchell, led the way Then came the main body
ut the name is not buresque such thankfully com
manded by Col. Donphan himself
The whole table-land of Mexico, in all its breadth
from west to east, was to be traversed numerous and
hostile population in observation-disclosures Cumanches in
the mountains-were to be passed Everything was TO
be ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, transportation fresh horses
Tor remoun's, and even the means OF vctory-and all
without military chest even an empty box in which
government gold had ever reposed All was accomplish.
ca Mexican towns were passed, in order and quiet
pundenng Cumanches were punished means were oh
famed from traders to lqudae indispensable contribu
TONS and the wants that could not be supplied were en-
dured like soldiers of veteran service.
say the Cumanches were punished And here pre
sens itself an episode OF novel; extraordinary and
romantic kindAmericans chastsing sayaees for nunder
Ing people who they themselves came to conquer and
forcing the restitution OF capves and OF pundered prop
eny strange story this to tell in Europe, where back
woods character western character completely
known But 10 the facts. In the muskeet forest of The
Bolson de Mdpim and in the sieras around the beautiful
town and fertile district Of Parras and in all the opep
country Tor hundreds of miles round about the SAVAGE
Cumanches have held dominion ever since the usurper
their Businesses 10 slaughter men, plumber cattle and car
ry on women and children An exploit of this kind had
Just been performed the line of the Mssourans march
not lar from Parras and advanced party CHANGED TO be
IN that town at the time the of the degradation ar
rived there II was only fifteen strong. Moved BY graft.